Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
James Lawrence Earlywine
Aug 23, 2023
James Lawrence Earlywine, 69, husband of Linda McQueen Earlywine, of Garden Park Drive, Nicholasville, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family. James was born on July 19, 1954, in Fayette County to the late Spencer and Mary Thorne Earlywine. He was a longtime employee of Link-Belt Construction Equipment in Lexington. He is survived by...
Harland Richard Lutz
Aug 22, 2023
Harland Richard (Robley) Lutz, 95, of Wilmore, Kentucky died on August 22, 2023 at Wesley Village in Wilmore. He was born on February 5, 1928 in Mitchell, South Dakota to Eva Kinsley Lutz and Edwin Albert Lutz of Mitchell, but was raised by his mother’s sister, Mabel Kinsley Robley, and her husband, George Robley, of Davison County, South Dakota. He...
Kenneth Ray Doolin
Aug 21, 2023
Kenneth Ray Doolin, 80, husband of Runa Faye Duty Doolin, passed away Monday, August 21, 2023, in Florida. He was born in Dayton, Ohio, on February 8, 1943, to the late Harold Doolin and Ida Mae Davis Doolin Dunn. Kenneth was retired from Dixie Cup, where he worked as an expediter and trainer for many years and was a veteran...
Michael Dale Cobb
Aug 17, 2023
Michael Dale Cobb, 73, of Cobb Lane, Nicholasville, Kentucky, died Thursday, August 17, 2023, at the VA Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky on October 21, 1949, to the late John Thomas Cobb and Lois Masters Cobb. Michael was retired from the U.S. Navy. He is survived by two brothers, John (Sue) Cobb Jr. and Clay...
Vickie Lynn Gill
Aug 17, 2023
Vickie Lynn Gill, 71, widow of Eldon Dewey Gill, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2023, at her home on Edgewood Drive, Nicholasville. She was born in Nicholasville on November 22, 1951, to the late Samuel Locker and Teresa Woods. She is survived by her sons, James Edward Gill (Tammy), Michael Wayne Gill (Laura), and Tommy Lynn Gill (Delanna); brother, Michael...
Donna Jean Barnett
Aug 16, 2023
Donna Jean Barnett, 68, widow of Terry Teater, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at Saint Joseph Jessamine. She was born in Lexington on April 14, 1955, to Robert Stanley Shelton and Virginia “Cricket” Humphrey Shelton. Donna was retired from Sylvania and attended the True Gospel Tabernacle. Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Misty Dawn Chapman (Dean Thornton),...
Roberta Lucille Perkins
Aug 15, 2023
Roberta Lucille Bruner Perkins, 90, widow of Goble Perkins, formerly of 312 West Chestnut Street Nicholasville, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at the Willows at Hamburg in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born in Jessamine County on January 18, 1933, to the late Jesse Bruner and Elizabeth Stinnett Bruner. She was a longtime member of Lighthouse Baptist Church. Left to...
Sergius Thomas Leach
Aug 12, 2023
Sergius Thomas Leach, 77, husband of Sheryl Werner Leach, passed away on August 12th, 2023. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky to the late Sergius Wayne and Nellie Staton Leach and was a retired letter carrier for USPS.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Sheryl; son, Shawn (Blanche); sisters, Elaine Ogden, and Sharon Eason; as well as a...
David Eugene Richardson
Aug 11, 2023
David Eugene Richardson, 76, of Nicholasville, Kentucky, passed away, Friday, August 11, 2023, at his home. He was born March 6, 1947, in Lexington, Kentucky to the late Lester Eugene Richardson and Juanita Hampton Richardson. He was retired from General Electric where he was a unit mechanic and an Army Veteran. David is survived by his wife of 52 years,...
Linda Rose Bowman Mcelroy
Aug 11, 2023
Linda Rose Bowman “Zilla” McElroy, 71, passed away, Friday, August 11, 2023, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, with her family by her side after her battle with breast cancer. She was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky on October 11, 1951, to the late Lewis Bowman and Mary Mae Davis. Linda was employed by the Jessamine County Fiscal Court...
Jimmy Lee Wyman
Aug 10, 2023
Jimmy Lee Wyman, 65, of Nicholasville, Kentucky, was escorted by angels into his heavenly home on August 10, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was born to the late Oswald Lee Wyman and Dorothy Marie Peel Wyman. Jimmy fought a long, hard battle, and never gave up until the very end. He was preceded in death by his father,...
Richard Clay Walker
Aug 10, 2023
Richard Clay Walker, 47, passed away Thursday, August 10, 2023, at his home on Anthony Drive in Nicholasville. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky on April 28, 1976, to Lewis Clay Walker and Georgia Mahan Walker. Rich worked as a tow truck driver for David’s Towing & Recovery. He is survived by his parents, Georgia and Lewis; his children, Katlyn...
Michael Eugene Gainey
Aug 10, 2023
Michael Eugene Gainey, 55, passed away Thursday, August 10, 2023, at the University of Kentucky of Medical Center. He was born in High Point, North Carolina, on August 30, 1967, to the late Maxie Gainey and Dorothy Brown Gainey. He is survived by his brother, Danny Gainey (Jessica); and sisters, Frances Aline Noe, Patricia Creech, and Sue Wright (Jerry). He...
Elizabeth Ann Bruner
Aug 5, 2023
Elizabeth Ann “Sissy” Bruner, 74, of Kingsway Drive, Nicholasville, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2023, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. She was born in Nicholasville on September 19, 1948, to Luther J. Bruner and the late Frances Brumfield Bruner. Sissy was retired from the Jessamine County Health Department where she was a senior support associate. She lovingly raised...
Abigail "Abby" Marie Dobie
Aug 1, 2023
Abigail “Abby” Marie Dobie died in a tragic auto accident on August 1, 2023. She was born in Jellico, Tennessee on October 24, 1984 to Timothy and Carol Crawford. Abby’s family was very involved in ministry in Kentucky and Africa, and Abby also ministered in missionary trips to Kenya, China and Colombia, South America. Abby was a big sister to...
Danny Ray Willhoite
Jul 31, 2023
Danny Ray Willhoite, 72, husband of Sandra Kay Hill Willhoite, passed away Monday, July 31, 2023, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky on May 17, 1951, to the late Ray Vest Willhoite and Betty Jean Stinnett Willhoite. Danny was an iron worker as well as a combat veteran of the United...
Calvin Edward Houk
Jul 29, 2023
Calvin Edward Houk, 74, widower of Sharon Ruth Underwood Houk, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was born in Rockcastle County on June 30, 1949, to the late Ottie Houk and Mae Sexton Houk. Calvin was proud to be a farmer. He is survived by his daughters, Christi Hornsby (Brad), and Lisa Houk;...
Bonnie Marie Berryman
Jul 27, 2023
Bonnie Marie Berryman, 75, widow of James Berryman, passed away, Thursday, July 27, 2023, at Baptist Health Lexington. She was born in Monticello, Kentucky on September 30, 1947, to the late Clyde Troxell and the late Effie Gregory Troxell. Survivors include her children, William Arnett (Christy) Griffin, Jr., David Howard (Rebecca) Shelton, Loretta Sue Saunders, and Kimberly Ann Garrett, sisters,...
Devon Trey Preston
Jul 27, 2023
Devon Trey Preston, 22, of Lancaster, Kentucky passed away, Thursday, July 27, 2023, at his home. He was born on July 23, 2001, in Lexington, Kentucky to Jayson Preston and Rachel Renee Holman Preston. He was employed by the Kentucky National Guard. Besides his parents, he is survived by fiancée, Elaine H. Reilly, son, Myles Reilly Preston, brother, Michael Preston,...
Linda Sue Pitts
Jul 26, 2023
Linda Sue Pitts, 71, widow of Archie Pitts, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Nicholasville, Kentucky. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky on July 17, 1952, to the late Paul Clouse and the late Elizabeth Preston Clouse. She is survived by a sister, Betty Clouse. Linda was preceded in death by two brothers, Eugene Lowery and Roy Lowery. Services...
