Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
Helen Jewell Lynam Davis
Feb 26, 2015
Helen Jewell Lynam Davis, 82, widow of Kenneth H. Davis passed away Thursday. She was born September 22, 1932 in Bath County, KY to the late Leo Lynam Sr. and Frances Cambell Waugh Lynam. Helen was a retired secretary for Kentucky Growers Insurance and a member of the Nicholasville United Methodist Church. She is survived by two sisters, Sally Lynam...
Mary Jane Behm
Feb 19, 2015
Mary Jane Snodgrass Behm, 94, widow of Harold Jacob Behm, passed away Thursday February 19, 2015. She was born on February 27, 1920 in Groveport, Illinois to the late Raymond Dow and Ama Ruth Wildermuth Snodgrass. Mary Jane was a retired school teacher for the Groveport Madison Local School District in Groveport, Illinois. She was a member of the Wilmore...
Nellie Mae Smith
Feb 18, 2015
Nellie Mae Smith, age 101, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday morning, February 18, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband, William B. Smith, and her parents, the late William and Anna Strehle. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Louise Strehle and Edith McClelland and one brother, William E. Strehle. She is survived...
Kathleen Elizabeth Demaray
Feb 17, 2015
Kathleen Elizabeth Bear Demaray, 91, wife of Dr. Donald E. Demaray, passed away February 17, 2015. She was born on April 8, 1923 in Fresno, California to the late Grover Howard and Mabel Raucher Bear. Kathleen was a retired alumni secretary for Asbury Theological Seminary. She was a member of the Wilmore Free Methodist Church, a member of the Martha...
Nicole Jean Barnett
Feb 16, 2015
Nicole (Nikki) Jean Barnett, 41, of Nicholasville went to her heavenly home February 16, 2015 at UK Hospital surrounded by her family and friends. She is survived by her parents Thomas and Sharon Stutler, husband Michael Barnett, daughters Emily Jones, Zoe Barnett, Cadence Barnett and Laurel Barnett all of Nicholasville. Brother Gerald Scott Stutler of Somerset, KY and mother in...
Teresa S. Martin
Feb 12, 2015
Teresa S. Martin 50, wife of Dale Martin, went home to be with the Lord after a short illness on Thursday Feb. 12th 2015. Teresa was born in Lexington on May 27th 1964 to Irene Long Searcy and the late Shirley Searcy. Teresa is also survived by her daughter and best friend Heather N. Martin and mother Irene Long Searcy,...
Juanita Joan Halderman Humphrey
Feb 9, 2015
Juanita Joan Halderman Humphrey, 79, widow of Harold Bowman Humphrey, of McCauley Road, died Monday, February 9, 2015. She was born in Jessamine County on August 11, 1935 the daughter of the late Thomas Robert Halderman and Pearl Bryant Reynolds Shanklin. Mrs. Humphrey was a homemaker who enjoyed quilting and sewing and was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church....
Michelle Tracy Hood
Feb 4, 2015
Michelle Tracy Hood, 42, passed away February 4, 2015. She was born on September 1, 1972 in Fayette County, Kentucky to Elmo and Bernice Pierce. Michelle is survived by one daughter Cotie Hood, one son Austin Hood, two grandchildren Madison and Maryssa Smallwood, her fianc-e Jayme Johns and two brothers Samuel and Derrick Foresman. The family will receive friends from...
Douglas W. Johns
Jan 31, 2015
Douglas Johns, 57, passed away January 31, 2015. He was born on September 2, 1957 in Jessamine County to the late William Johns and Marcella Hall. Douglas is survived by three daughters, Angela Nicole Johns, Bridgett Suzanne Lyons and Amy Lynn Johns, seven grandchildren Noah Wasson, Jeremiah johns, Matthew Stinnett, Haley, Hannah, Will and Terry Lyons, three brothers George, Cecil...
Mary Lee Williams Higgs
Jan 30, 2015
Mary Lee Williams Higgs, 86, wife of Harold Logan Higgs passed away January 30, 2015. She was born on January 25, 1929 in Lexington, Kentucky to the late Sewell B and Grace King Williams. Mary Lee was a Jessamine County 8th grade English teacher for 27 years, she was a member of Nicholasville Presbyterian Church, a member of the Kentucky...
James E. Carrier
Jan 29, 2015
James E. Carrier, Jr. age 62, son of the late James & Norma Carrier, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 at the VA hospital on Cooper Drive. His family was at his side. James was a kind and gentle man always willing to help others. James died as a result of complications of PSP (Progresssive Supranuclear Palsy), a very rare fatal...
Leonard "Dickie" Rankin
Jan 26, 2015
Leonard 'Dickie' Rankin, 85, husband of Helen Frances Wells Rankin, passed away Monday, January 26, 2015. He was born on June 15, 1929 in Bourbon County, Kentucky to the late A.T. and Edith Mildred Rankin. Leonard was a retired Glazier and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. He was a member of the VFW, the local Glazier Union #1701 and...
Fonda Joyce Clem
Jan 25, 2015
Fonda Joyce Clem, 81, widow of Stanley Clem, passed away January 25, 2015. She was born on December 14, 1933 to the late Hezekiah and Lillie Brown. Fonda was a deeply religious lady who attended various Pentecostal Churches in the Nicholasville area. She is survived by two daughters, Linda Maxey and Patty (Paul) Taylor, one son, Johnny(Carol) Clem, six grandchildren,...
Singleton "Garry" Simpson
Jan 24, 2015
Singleton 'Garry' Simpson, 66, beloved husband of Virginia Johns Simpson, dear father to Jeremy Shea Simpson and Jonathan Keene Simpson, loyal and true friend to many, died Saturday in Nicholasville. Son of Robert Flournoy Simpson, Jr., and Cornelia Jane Yeary Simpson, Mr. Simpson was a lifelong resident of Jessamine County, graduating from Jessamine County High School in 1967. A successful...
William B. Brown
Jan 21, 2015
William B. Brown, 64, husband of Sharon Greer Brown, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015. William was born on December 14, 1950 in Anderson County, Kentucky to the late C.B. and Mary Brown. He is survived by one son, Jeff (Megan) Brown, one daughter, Amber Brown and three grandchildren, Zoe and Javin Brown and Aiden Rivera. Funeral service will be...
Mary Katherine Goins Frederick
Jan 17, 2015
Mary Katherine Goins Frederick, 79, widow of William Thomas Frederick, passed Saturday, January 17, 2015. She was born June 23, 1935 in Pollard, KY to the late Theotis and Bertha Mae Miller Goins. Mary was a member of True Gospel Tabernacle. She liked crafts, puzzles, reading and being with her family. Family survivors are six children, Charles Richard (Norma) Perrin,...
Joseph T Morgan
Jan 17, 2015
Joseph T. Morgan, 53, passed away January 17, 2015. He was born on October 7, 1961 in Ashland, Kentucky to the late Louis B. Morgan and Madonna Morgan. Joseph is survived by one brother Tom Morgan and two sisters Pam Conley and Pat Hodge. Memorial service will be conducted at a later date.
Marshall "Mark" Wayne Hammons
Jan 15, 2015
Mark Hammons, 52, husband of Cynthia Hammons, passed Thursday January 15, 2015. He was born August 8, 1962 to Mary Ellen Welch Myers and the late Ralph Hammons. Mark was a landscaper and loved to fish and play with his grandkids. Family survivors are two sons, Jason Hammons and Matthew (Hope) Hammons, four grandchildren and one on the way, Trevor,...
Jean Reliford
Jan 15, 2015
Jean Reliford, widow of Charles C. Reliford, 81, passed away January 15, 2015. She was born April 9, 1933 in Boyd County to the late Emmette Raymond and Louise Kersey Walton. She was a member of the Young Moderns Homemaker Club and attended Sulphur Well and Southland Christian Church. She is survived by one son Gregory (Sharon) Reliford, three daughters,...
Vertrice "Butch" Lay
Jan 12, 2015
Vertriece 'Butch' Lay Jr., 57, passed away January 12, 2015. He was born in Richmond, Kentucky on October 17, 1957 to the late Vertrice Lay Sr. and Eula Mae Callahan Lay Durbin. Vertrice is survived by his wife Paula Robinson Lay, one daughter, Hayley (Eric) Butler, one son, Jacob Lay, five grandchildren, Courtney (Cody) Lopez, Holly (Ryan) Gosser, Cameron Miller,...
