Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
Clara Crane Carson Forrest
Nov 17, 2007
Clara Crane Carson Forrest, 94, widow of Roger W. Forrest, died Saturday November 17, 2007 at Thomas Hood Veterans Center. She was born January 7, 1913 in Winfield, TN to the late Hilary and Kansas Adkins Carson. Clara was a member of Edgewood Baptist Church, Eastern Star and was a Army Veteran of WWII. Survivors are a daughter, Joan (William)...
Geraldine Ingram Turner
Nov 12, 2007
Nicholasville-Geraldine Ingram Turner, 71, of West Brown St., died November 12. Survivors include her children, Luther Ellis (Jan) Turner, Roger Allen (Donna) Turner, Dinah Christine (Haskel) Risner, Mitzie Gay (Tikie) Baker and Karen Lynn (John) Chevalier, fifteen grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren, four brothers, Luther Curtis Ingram, Bill (Teresa) Ingram, Cecil (Bonnit) Ingram and John Ingram, five sisters, Shirley Todd, Pauline...
Gary Lee Osten
Nov 11, 2007
Gary Lee Osten, 61, husband of Brenda Carol Howard Osten, died Sunday, November 11, 2007. He was born October 14, 1946 in Lexington to the late Ralph and Bernice Parks Osten. He was a meat cutter currently employed by Wal-Mart in Lexington but had worked in many stores in the Lexington area. Additional survivors are a daughter, Cheryl (James) Halderman-Cynthiana,...
Lucille Moss Bearden
Nov 11, 2007
Lucille Moss Bearden, 100, of Royalty Court, died Sunday, November 11, 2007 at her home. Born May 25, 1907 she was the daughter of the late Frank and Nancy Moss. She worked as a self-employed quiltmaker. She is survived by two children and their spouses, Jay (June) Bearden-Nevada and Betty (Pete) Vires-Lexington as well as numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and...
Everett Cartwright Jr.
Nov 8, 2007
Nicholasville-Everett Cartwright Jr., 74, widower of Thelma Kaufman Cartwright of Bristol Ave., died November 8, 2007 at the home of his daughter after a long illness. Born in Jessamine County on May 20, 1933 he was the son of the late Everett and Myrtle Masters Cartwright Sr. He was retired from Link Belt Corp. and a 30 year volunteer firefighter...
James Caywood Cooper
Nov 5, 2007
James Caywood Cooper, 59, husband of Carole Lynn Bailey Cooper, of Honeysuckle Ct., Nicholasville, died November 5, 2007. Born in Mason County on January 1, 1948 he was the son of the late Clemin and Mary Florence Wallingford Cooper. He was a honorable discharged veteran of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy, having served two tours of duty in...
Edith C. Hughes
Nov 3, 2007
From: Betts & West Funeral Home 885-4173 Nicholasville-Edith C. -Ebo- Hughes, 83, widow of Lewis C. Hughes, of East Oak Street, died unexpectedly at her home November 3, 2007. She was born April 2, 1924, daughter of the late William T. and Zeffie C. Motley Stinnett. Survivors include a sister, Mable S. Masters-Nicholasville, numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded...
Edith C. Hughes
Nov 3, 2007
Nicholasville-Edith C. Hughes, 83, widow of Lewis C. Hughes, of East Oak Street, died unexpectedly at her home November 3, 2007. She was born April 2, 1924, daughter of the late William T. and Zeffie C. Motley Stinnett. Survivors include a sister, Mable S. Masters-Nicholasville, numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, James Corbett Stinnett...
Ruth Ann "Rudy" Hunter Bates
Nov 1, 2007
Ruth Ann -Rudy- Hunter Bates, 28, died Thursday, November 1, 2007. She was born December 30, 1978 in Fayette County to Ann Elizabeth Graham Cotton-Nicholasville and Randy Bruce Stinnett-Lancaster. Additional survivors are four children, Brittany Hunter-Nicholasville, Trevor Bates-Garrard County, Katelyn and Hannah Bates-Nicholasville, a sister, Glenda (Danny) Hammonds-Nicholasville, two brothers, Paul (Shannon) Masters, Leslie (Holly) Murphy-TN and other family members....
Charles Edgar French
Oct 27, 2007
Charles Edgar French, 73, husband of Rose Yvonne Koontz French, died October 27, 2007. He was born August 12, 1934 in Dandridge, TN to the late Kenneth Coile and Una Fay Whillock French. Charles was retired from the United States Department of Agriculture in marketing, an army veteran, loved his golfing and fishing and was a member of Lone Oak...
Edwin Thompson Christian
Oct 26, 2007
Nicholasville-Edwin Thompson Christian, 97, widower of Katherine Dailey Christian, of Lake Street, died October 26, 2007 at his home. He was born in Madison County in 1910, son of the late Robert and Lena Thompson Christian. He was a descendent of William Christian, a Virginia Revolutionary war soldier and 1796 settler at Athens, KY. As a young man at South...
Billy Mitchell Fain
Oct 26, 2007
Nicholasville-Billy Mitchell Fain, 71, of Linden Lane, died October 26, 2007 after a lengthy illness. He was a Jessamine County native, son of the late William Fain and Josephine Stipe Johns and Herschel Johns. Billy was an avid golfer, fisherman and sports fan. He spent forty years working in Southeast Asia and was a former project manager for Pacific Architects...
Clell Ford Despain
Oct 25, 2007
Clell Ford DeSpain, 85, husband of Rebecca Perry DeSpain, died Thursday, October 25, 2007. He was born April 29, 1922, in Green County, KY to the late Roy E. and Tessie Ford DeSpain. He was a veteran of the Air Force in WWII and served in Italy where he was a B-24 pilot and attained the rank of Lieutenant. He...
Amanda Lynn Hughes
Oct 24, 2007
Nicholasville-Amanda Lynn Hughes, 25, of Ash Court, daughter of Don and Linda Bowles Hughes, died October 24, 2007. She is also survived by two daughters, Alyssa Joy and Chloe Lynn Hughes, a sister, Misty Hughes, paternal grandmother, Hazel Woodard, uncles and aunts, Rusty and Connie Bowles, William and Judy Woodard, Jeffrey and Ann Woodard. She was preceded in death by...
Frances Urick Pitek
Oct 24, 2007
Frances Urick Pitek, 95, of Lexington, died October 24, 2007. She was born December 12, 1911 in Svinna, Czechoslovakian to the late Andrew and Josefina Stefanik Urick. Frances was a member of Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary. Survivors are a daughter, Carol Jean Pitek Doyle-Lexington, a son, Bruce (Judy) Pitek-Illinois, nine grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren, five great great grandchildren...
Eileen G. Folsom
Oct 22, 2007
Eileen G. Folsom, 78, of Woodspointe Way, died Monday, October 22, at her home after a valiant battle with cancer. Eileen lived her youth in Durango, Colorado. She attended Los Angeles Pacific College and married her best friend's brother, Harold Folsom. The three sang and gave meals to the homeless at L.A.'s Peniel Mission. Eileen worked for U.S. Army Intelligence...
Charles "Boss" Mitchell Blakeman
Oct 17, 2007
Charles -Boss- Mitchell Blakeman, 80, husband of Margaret Jane Massingill Blakeman, of Lancaster formerly of Nicholasville, died Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at his home. Born in Jessamine County on March 5, 1927 he was the son of the late Mitchell and Mary Elizabeth Hager Blakeman. He was WWII veteran of the U.S. Army and was retired from the Bluegrass Army...
Orbra Gullette
Oct 15, 2007
Wilmore-Orbra Gullette, 84, husband of Vina Rainwater Gullette, of Maple Street, died October 15, 2007 at his home after a long illness. He was born in Jessamine County on December 8, 1922, son of the late Henry and Vena Blakeman Gullette. He was a retired employee of the V.A. Hospital and served as a lockmaster at Lock #7. Additional survivors...
Hallie Jeanette Fox
Oct 14, 2007
Wilmore-Hallie Jeanette Horton Fox, 62, wife of James P. Fox, of Wood Street, died October 14, 2007 at her home after an extended illness. She was a member of the High Bridge Union Church. She was born April 29, 1945, daughter of the late Elbert William Thomas -Sprout- Horton and Mary Etta Johnson Horton. Additional survivors include two children, Deborah...
Nora Lee Preston Waits
Oct 10, 2007
Nora Lee Preston Waits, wife of Luther -Pete- Waits for over 65 years, went to her heavenly home, Wednesday, October 10, 2007 after a long illness. She was born in Garrard County on May 11, 1920 to the late George Hobert and Emma Doolin Preston. Nora graduated from Nicholasville High School in 1938 and attended Fugazzi Business School. For twenty...
