Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
Johnetta Sue Wash
Oct 17, 2022
Johnetta Sue Wash, 58, wife of Ronnie Wash, of Lancaster, passed away Monday, October 17, 2022. She was born on April 6, 1964, in Lexington, to Sarelda “Cindy” Mastin Huff, and the late John Guy. In addition to her husband, Ronnie, and mother, Cindy, she is survived by her daughter, Kelsey Rae Wash, as well as sisters, Cynthia Hammons and...
John S. Houk
Oct 15, 2022
John S. Houk, 87, widower of Martha Woods Houk, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2022, at his home on Jessamine Station in Wilmore. He was born on October 24, 1934, in Brodhead, to the late Ottie and Mae Sexton Houk. He was a farmer, as well as a member of the Wilmore Free Methodist Church. John is survived by a...
Curtis Flora
Oct 14, 2022
Curtis Flora,71, died Friday, October 14, 2022, at the V.A. Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born in Woodford County, Kentucky on September 9, 1951, to the late Ansel Flora and the late Minnie Mae Bailey Flora. Curtis worked as a carpenter and was an Army Veteran. Survivors include a son, Curtis Lee Flora, Jr., and two daughters, April (Travis)...
Jill D. Edrington
Oct 12, 2022
Jill D. Edrington, 60, wife of Randy Allen Edrington, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022. She was born on August 8, 1962, at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, to Bill Fortner and Linda Elam Fortner. Jill was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She and Randy were truly each other’s missing pieces, which turned into a beautiful marriage with many...
Juanita Haydon Baker
Oct 12, 2022
Juanita Haydon Baker, 93, widow of John A. Baker III, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at her home on Catnip Hill Road in Jessamine County. She was born on September 6, 1929, in Jessamine County, to the late Frank Haydon and Alma Madge Farra. She was a member of the Nicholasville Baptist Church. Juanita is survived by her sons,...
James R. "Bob" Hughes
Oct 12, 2022
James R. (Bob) Hughes, 89, passed away on Wednesday, October 12th, at his home on Rainbow Drive in Nicholasville. He was born on December 29, 1932, to the late Mabel Lucille Drake and J. Robert Hughes in Bloomfield, Kentucky. Bob was a Registered Pharmacist and entrepreneur. He owned and operated 3 independent Drug Stores for 35 years, including Nicholasville Drug...
Barbara A. Estepp
Oct 11, 2022
Barbara A. Estepp, 86, widow of Darrell Estepp, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at her home in Nicholasville. She was born in Lexington on September 29, 1936, to the late Howard Blanding Young and Mary Elizabeth Blankenship. Barbara was a woman of many interests, and a member of the Jessamine Christian Church. She is survived by her daughters, Debra...
David Lon Goulden
Oct 9, 2022
David Lon Goulden, 27, of Heritage Drive, Nicholasville, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2022. He was born in Winchester on October 5, 1995, to Matthew Goulden Sr., and Donna Williams (Anthony) Melchiorre. He worked at Graves Construction and was a proud veteran of the United States Army. He is survived by his brothers, Joseph (Tiffany) Williams, and Matthew (Shaina) Goulden...
Jessie Mae Marler
Oct 8, 2022
Jessie Mae Marler, 93, widow of Ralph Marler, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2022, at her home in Waynesburg, Kentucky. She was born in Lexington on November 1, 1929, to the late Jess Ernest Grugin and Mary Sams Grugin. Jessie is survived by her son, Les Ralph Marler (Elizabeth); daughters, Beth Land (Richard) and Vicky Lowery (Ray); eight grandchildren; and...
Brenda B. Goins
Oct 5, 2022
Brenda B. Goins, 81, widow of Bob Goins, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington. She was born in Fayette County on December 10, 1940, to the late William Herbert Brumagen and Grace Miller. She is survived by her son, Ronald Eades (Sarah); daughter, Valerie Goins; stepson, Wayne Goins; brother, Jerry Miller “Tinker” Brumagen; grandchildren,...
Karen Denise Becknell
Oct 4, 2022
Karen Denise Becknell, 66, wife of Denver Lee Becknell, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at her home in Nicholasville. She was born in Lexington on April 22, 1956, to the late Benjamin Seevers and Alta Faye Browning Seevers. She was a member of the Lighthouse Baptist Church. Karen is survived by her husband, Denver; sons, Mark Havens (Barbara) and...
Wilma Jean Gorman
Oct 3, 2022
Wilma Jean Isaacs Gorman, 89, widow of Clyde Winfred Gorman, passed away Monday, October 3, 2022, at her home in Nicholasville. She was born in Estill County on March 18, 1933, to the late Scott Isaacs and Nannie Katherine Riddle. She is survived by her sons, Ronald Dwayne Gorman, Wayne Allen, and Gerald David Becknell (Debbie); brother, Benny Isaacs (Jurline);...
Denver Lee Shuman
Oct 2, 2022
Denver Lee Shuman, 85, husband of Mildred Joyce Hudson Shuman, went home to his Heavenly Father on Sunday, October 2, 2022, at Baptist Health Lexington, surrounded by family. He was born on December 21, 1936, in Barnesville, Ohio, to the late Granville Milroy Shuman and Julia Ann Delong Shuman. Denver worked 47 years of service at R. J. Corman as...
Peggy Ann Woods
Oct 2, 2022
Peggy Ann Woods, 70, widow of Clifford Ray Woods, of Kingsway Drive, Nicholasville, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2022. She was born on March 31, 1952, in Toledo, Ohio, to the late Amos Walker and Helen Stinnett Walker. She is survived by her daughters, Tina Ann Woods, and Cathy Marie Playforth; brothers, Ronnie Walker (Janet), and Robert Walker; sisters, Debra...
Roberta Joyce Woodard
Sep 30, 2022
Roberta Joyce Willhoite Woodard, 95, widow of Robert Woodard, died Friday, September 30, 2022, at her home in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born in California on March 2, 1927, to the late Cooper Willhoite and Georgia Willhoite. Roberta worked for GTE as a department secretary for many years. She is survived by a cousin, Geraldine Scott, and other family members...
Alvinith Stewart
Sep 25, 2022
Alvinith Stewart, 82, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2022. He was born February 10, 1940, in Harlan, Kentucky to the late James Bruce and Arley Boyd Stewart. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Aulden Stewart and Aulment Stewart, and sisters, Jerelene Lacy and Janovua Chenault. Alvinith is survived by his children, Melinda (Jon)...
Terry Anderson Cross
Sep 25, 2022
Terry Anderson Cross, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully in his home in Wilmore, KY on September 25, 2022, at the age of 73. He was born to Arthur Marvin and Rosa Lee Cross on August 2, 1949. Terry is survived by his wife of 48 years, Deborah Cross of Wilmore and three children: Ginnie McIntyre of Wilmore,...
Stephen Douglas White
Sep 21, 2022
Stephen Douglas White, 62, husband of Donna Peel White, of Beechwood Drive, Nicholasville, died September 21, 2022. Stephen was born in Grayson, Kentucky on April 28, 1960, to Joseph Edward (Tyanna) White and the late Martha Johnson White. He was the previous owner of two Dairy Mart convenience stores in Lexington, one on Southland Drive and the other on Reynolds...
Heather Nicole Kaylor
Sep 20, 2022
Heather Nicole Kaylor, 37, of Josephine Court, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at her home in Nicholasville. She was born in Lexington on July 6, 1985, the daughter of Cheri Freeman Kaylor and the late Ted Kaylor. Heather is survived by her mother, Cheri; sisters, Andrea Kaylor and Brandi Lay; as well as her maternal grandmother, Lydia Freeman. Services...
Timothy Forrest Iddings
Sep 16, 2022
Timothy Forrest Iddings, 65, husband of Marbel Luz Ortega Iddings, passed away Friday, September 16, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born in San Pablo, CA on March 20, 1957, to the late Ralph Iddings and the late Louise Bonham Iddings. The family has chosen cremation for their services. Betts & West is honored to serve the Iddings family in...
