Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
Ann Farley Combs Peel
Jan 8, 2024
Ann Farley Combs Peel, 83, wife of Jimmie J. Peel, died Monday morning, January 8, 2024, at her home in Nicholasville, Kentucky. She was born on June 15, 1940, in Jessamine County, Kentucky to the late Elmo Talton and Cleo Adams Combs. Ann retired from Kroger in Nicholasville after many years of service. She is survived by two sons, Tal...
Charles William Dixon
Jan 7, 2024
Charles William Dixon, 83, husband of Barbara Jean Wells Dixon, passed away, on Sunday, January 7, 2024, at his home in Lancaster, Kentucky. He was born in Roxanna, Kentucky on March 30, 1940, to the late Arvil Dixon and the late Lavada Caudill Fouts. Charles was a retired computer operator at IBM, and a United States Air Force Veteran. In...
James E. Wilmot
Jan 7, 2024
James E. Wilmot, 90, husband of Jane D. Wilmot, of Nicholasville, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, January 7, 2024. James was born in Stanford, Kentucky on June 5, 1933, to the late John James and Katie Frances Gooch Wilmot. He was a Veteran of the United States Army and was retired from the University of Kentucky, where he worked as a...
Emily Gail Colbath Fitch
Jan 6, 2024
Emily Gail Colbath Fitch, of Wilmore, KY, died of heart complications in Lexington, KY on January 6, 2024. She was born in Hapeville, GA 1939 to Adrian and Violet Colbath. Emily attended LaGrange College before transferring to Asbury College to study Art and met the love of her life, James Leonard Fitch. Through this meeting she became a Kentucky transplant...
Carol Hamilton Russell
Jan 5, 2024
Carol Hamilton Russell, 94, wife of Dr. Carl Reed Russell Jr., of Keene Road, Nicholasville, passed away Friday, January 5, 2024. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky on August 9, 1929, to the late Kenneth and Clay Foley Hamilton. She worked as a veterinary nurse alongside her husband at their family veterinary practice. She was a longtime member of Bethel...
Sean Lee Tipton
Jan 5, 2024
Sean Tipton, age 54, of Nicholasville, Kentucky, passed away Friday, January 5, 2024. He was born July 30, 1969, in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late Edward C. Tipton and Shelby Horn who survives. Besides his mother, Sean is survived by a brother Timothy Edward Tipton (Sara Hurst Smoot), and a sister Monica Jean Coulardot (Neal). Sean is also survived by...
Donald Wayne Johns
Jan 1, 2024
Donald Wayne Johns, 87, husband of Ruth Agnes Williams Johns, passed away on Monday, January 1, 2024, at the University of Kentucky Hospital. He was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky on September 5, 1936, to the late Elmer Johns and Dallas Reynolds Johns. Wayne was a Minister at Trinity Community Church in Jessamine County and retired from IBM in Lexington,...
John Frank Howard Iii
Dec 29, 2023
John Frank Howard III, 74, Mitchell Avenue, Lexington, Kentucky passed away, on Friday, December 29, 2023, at the VA Medical Center. He was born in Yoko Suka, Japan, on January 4, 1949, to the late John Frank Howard, Jr. and Maymie Marie Howard. John was a Navy Veteran and a retired nurse, who worked at the VA Medical Center in...
Danny Lee Dunaway
Dec 27, 2023
Danny Lee Dunaway, 70, husband of Vicki Jo Russell Dunaway, of Maxey Valley Road, Hustonville, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2023. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky on August 12, 1953, to the late Ernest and Naomi Hall Dunaway. Danny was a retired Veteran of the United States Navy. He is survived by his wife, Vicki, three daughters, Jeanna Michelle...
Glenda Lee Akers
Dec 25, 2023
Glenda Lee Akers, 85, widow of Donald Laverne Akers, died Monday, December 25, 2023, at Ephriam McDowell Hospital in Danville, Kentucky. She was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky on July 6, 1938, to the late Leo Harrod and the late Laura Marie Carney Harrod. Glenda was a salesperson at Sears and Roebuck. She is survived by 3 children, Laura (Stephen)...
Homer Lloyd Meeks
Dec 24, 2023
Homer Lloyd Meeks, 75, husband of Theresa Lynn Cota Meeks, passed away, on Sunday, December 24, 2023, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. He was born in Liberty, Kentucky on April 30, 1948, to the late Raymond Meeks and the late Hollis Patterson Meeks. Homer was retired from the United States Navy. He is survived by his wife Theresa,...
Donald Laverne Akers
Dec 23, 2023
Donald Laverne Akers, 85, husband of Glenda Akers, died Saturday, December 23, 2023, at Ephriam McDowell Hospital in Danville, Kentucky. He was born in Floyd County, Kentucky to the late Everett Akers and the late Adis Stamper Akers. Donald worked as a salesman and was an Air Force Veteran. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son,...
Teresa L. Johnson
Dec 18, 2023
Teresa L. Johnson, 73, wife of Jackie L. Johnson, of Lindsey Drive, Nicholasville, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 18, 2023, at her home surrounded by her husband and two daughters. She was born on June 16, 1950, in Jessamine County. She is survived by two daughters, Debi Taylor and Tammy Roe, three grandchildren, Matthew Nichols, Amber Roe, and Jacob...
Barbara Lafaun Craycraft
Dec 18, 2023
Barbara LaFaun Johns Craycraft, 82, widow of Robert Clay Craycraft, passed away Monday, December 18, 2023, at her home on Linden Lane in Nicholasville, Kentucky. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky on June 12, 1941, to the late Herschel Johns, and Josephine Stipe Johns. Barbara worked as an Administrative Assistant for many years. Survivors include a son, Billy Craycraft (Beth),...
Virginia Falma Gallutia
Dec 18, 2023
Virginia Falma Tingler Gallutia, 99, widow of Charles William Gallutia, passed away, on Monday, December 18, 2023, at Wesley Village in Wilmore, Kentucky. She was born on November 17, 1924, in Fairfield Township, Ohio to the late Virgil Tingler and Madge Tingler Noragon. Virginia worked as a secretary at Willard High School in Ohio. She is survived by her daughter,...
Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Jenkins
Dec 17, 2023
Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Jenkins, 92, of Lexington, Kentucky, wife of James R. Jenkins, passed away, on Sunday, December 17, 2023, at Baptist Health Lexington. She was born in Carter County, Kentucky on June 5, 1931, to the late Milton McClung and the late Letha James McClung. Betty was a homemaker. She is survived by two sons, Mark R. Jenkins (Lisa)...
John Farrar Webster, Jr.
Dec 16, 2023
John Farrar Webster Jr, (78), of Lexington Kentucky, passed away on Saturday, December 16th, 2023 at University of Kentucky Medical Center. John, known to many as Big John Webster, was born to John Farrar Webster Sr. and Anne Velois (Terhune) Webster, on November 12th, 1945 in Lexington Kentucky. John was gifted with mechanical skills at a young age and was...
Hannah Danielle Archer
Dec 16, 2023
On the afternoon of December 16th, our beloved Hannah Danielle Archer went to be with her Father in Heaven after a long struggle in this world that she could not seem to find a place in for her kind and forgiving heart. Hannah lived to spread love and kindness wherever she went for a short but remarkable 26 years. She...
Janet Leigh Delaney
Dec 16, 2023
Janet Leigh Guy Delaney, 72, widow of Farrell Delaney, of West Brown Street in Nicholasville, Kentucky passed away, on Saturday, December 16, 2023, in Union City, Tennessee. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky on April 3, 1951, to the late Lawrence Askins and Reba Doris Teater Guy. Survivors include a daughter, Tracey Pietosi (Michael Patrick), and a son, Phillip Watts,...
Taylor Mitchell Blair
Dec 15, 2023
Taylor Mitchell Blair, 85, husband of Burline Saylor Blair, passed away Friday, December 15, 2023, at Ephraim McDowell Hospital in Danville, Kentucky. He was born in Salyersville, Kentucky on November 9, 1938, to the late Mitchell Blair and Ada Jackson Blair. Taylor was a loving and devoted Husband, Daddy, and Papaw. His sense of humor filled our lives with endless...
