Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
Alan Jesse Grant
Apr 9, 2022
Alan Jesse Grant, 67, husband of Wilda Hurt Grant, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022, at his residence in Nicholasville, Kentucky. On April 17, 1954, he was born in San Diego, California, to the late John Grant and Patricia Messerschmidt. Alan was a retired Biologist with the State of Kentucky. Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, Jared...
Judy Ann Halderman
Apr 9, 2022
Judy Ann Durham Halderman, 76, widow of John William Halderman, of N. Keeneway Drive, Nicholasville, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022, at her home. Judy was born in Fayette County, Kentucky, on February 11, 1946, to the late James and Opal Stinnett Durham. She was previously employed by Texas Instruments, where she worked in customer service. She was also a...
Thomas "Freddie" Russell
Apr 8, 2022
Thomas Frederick “Freddie” Russell, 72, of Nicholasville, passed away Friday, April 8, 2022, at Baptist Health Hospital in Lexington. He was born in Mercer County on June 13, 1949, to the late Conditt Brewer Russell and Alice Johnson Russell. He is survived by two brothers, Leonard Russell, and Robert Russell, and three sisters, Phyllis Turner, Helen Turner, and Wanda Russell....
Paula Rison
Apr 7, 2022
Paula Rison, 64, of Nicholasville, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on November 23, 1957, to Perry Manley Corman and Peggy Mae Mulcahy West. She is survived by a son, Michael Blair, daughter, Heather Blair, sister, Patricia Ann Sosbe, as well as eight grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. She is preceded by one son, Charles...
William Michael Kegley
Apr 7, 2022
William Michael Kegley, 32, passed away on April 7, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. On February 22, 1990, Michael was born to James “Eddie” and Barbara Jean Gray Kegley. He was employed by D.M. Deliveries. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Sulphur Well Christian Church. Visitation will be 4-9:00 PM Monday, April 11, 2022, at Betts...
Mary Allen Drury
Apr 7, 2022
Mary Allen Drury, 76, wife of Curtis Drury, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at her home in Nicholasville. She was born in Mercer County on September 18, 1945, to the late Conn and Alice Russell. In addition to her husband, Curtis, she is survived by a son, Kenneth Lee Drury (Anna), three brothers, Leonard, Robert, and Freddie Russell,...
Nancy Lee Nieves
Apr 2, 2022
Nancy Lee Chafin Nieves, 90, wife of Antonio “Tony” Nieves, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022, at her home in Nicholasville. She was born in Logan, West Virginia, on January 2, 1932, to the late Herbert Chafin and Lucille Coalmer-Chafin. She was a member of the First Christian Church. As well as her husband Tony, she is survived by two...
Richard Glenn Barnes
Apr 1, 2022
Richard Glenn Barnes, 61, husband of Tammy Barnes, died Friday, April 1, 2022, at his home on Sugar Creek Pike in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He was born May 25, 1960, in Lexington, Kentucky, to the late T.G. Barnes and Nettie Coy Barnes. Richard was a mechanic and truck driver. Survivors include his son, Brandon Barnes, (Katie), brothers Ernie Barnes (Tammy) and...
Joshua "Josh" Burton
Mar 31, 2022
Joshua “Josh” Burton, 37, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Baptist Health Lexington. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on October 14, 1984, to Stanley Clay Burton and Gwen Robbins Burton. Josh worked as a Department Supervisor at Lowes in Nicholasville and was a former Deputy at the Jessamine County Detention Center. He is survived by brothers Christopher Burton,...
Cathy Lynn Jeter
Mar 30, 2022
Cathy Lynn Jeter, 69, wife of Jim Jeter, of Leah Court, Nicholasville, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Baptist Health in Lexington, Kentucky. Cathy was born in Harlan County on June 1, 1952, to the late Roy and Mildred Balltrip Wilson. She is survived by her husband, Jim, a son, Carl Lee Jeter, two daughters, Jamie Michelle (Nelson) Shrout...
Nancy Jo Gibson
Mar 30, 2022
Nancy Jo Hager Gibson, 71, of Nicholasville, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Rockcastle Regional Hospital. She was born in Versailles on July 4, 1950, to the late Arch Jr. Hager and Mary Lee Hager. She is survived by one daughter, Sherry Yvonne Gibson, and a granddaughter, Ali Lowry. She is preceded by one daughter, Stephanie Kay Gibson, and...
Arvel Dunaway Jr.
Mar 26, 2022
Arvel Dunaway Jr., 69, passed away March 26, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. On November 9, 1952, he was born in Texas to the late Arvel Sr. and Billie Faye Daniels Dunaway. Arvil was a retired farmer and a veteran of the United States Navy. He is survived by two sons, David Rex Dunaway and Johnny Jackson Dunaway, one daughter Recca...
Travis Michael Antonchak
Mar 26, 2022
Travis Michael Antonchak, 43, of Nicholasville, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022. He was born in Rantell, Illinois, on July 8, 1978, to Michael Carl Antonchak and Charlotte Stamper. Besides his parents, Mike and Charlotte, he is survived by a daughter, Anastasia Antonchak, and a sister, Shannon Antonchak. No public services are planned at this time. Betts & West is...
Anthony Keith Parker
Mar 24, 2022
Anthony Keith Parker, 63, husband of Cheryl D. Parker, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022. He was born in Lexington on October 23, 1958, to Roy Parker and Betty Becknell Parker. In addition to his wife, Cheryl, he is survived by two sons, Ryan Parker (Jordan) and Jerry Wayne Miller, two daughters, April Cannady and Hattie Winkle (Gary), one brother,...
Don Wilson
Mar 24, 2022
Don Wilson, age 67, passed away unexpectedly doing what he loved on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at the family farm in Nicholasville, KY. He was born in Jessamine County on September 30th, 1954, to the late Charles F. Wilson Jr. and Joan Bowman Wilson. Don was proud to be a lifelong farmer working first with his father and then his...
Judy Gay Drakeford
Mar 23, 2022
Judy Gay Collins Drakeford, 74, widow of Robert Vance Drakeford, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at her home in Nicholasville. She was born in Fayette County on October 18, 1947, to the late John Thomas “J.T.” Collins and Helen Lucille Chapman Collins. She is survived by a son, Michael Thomas Johns (Patty), daughter, Sherry Lynn Bullock (David), seven grandchildren,...
Donna Kaye Hager
Mar 22, 2022
Donna Kaye Hager, age 61, wife of Allen Hager, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born on January 3, 1961, to the late Dea and Nannie Hamilton Rhineheimer. Donna was a former CNA at Royal Manor Nursing Home as well as a former custodian for Jessamine County Schools. Donna is survived by two sons Allen...
Betty Jean Collier Donaldson
Mar 18, 2022
Betty Jean Collier Donaldson, age 87, passed away March 18, 2022 surrounded by family. She was preceded in death by her husbands Carl L. Collier, Sr., and John Donaldson, and her brother Dudley Smith. She is survived by her five children: Katherine Davis (Ronald, “Favorite Son-in-Law”), Carl L. Collier, Jr., Robert Collier, William Collier, and Christopher Collier (Kim); five grandchildren:...
Everine W. Parker
Mar 14, 2022
Everine W. Parker, 90, widow of James O’Neill Parker, passed away Monday, March 14, 2022, at Baptist Health Lexington. She was born in Garrard County on January 17, 1932, to the late Kitty Knight Grimes. She was a member of the Spoken Word Tabernacle. She is survived by two sons, James Parker (Tonya) and Jack Parker, two daughters, Hattie Cross...
Kenneth Wesley Edward Brady
Mar 14, 2022
Kenneth Wesley Edward Brady, 34, passed away Monday, March 14, 2022, at Baptist Health Lexington. He was born in Danville on May 12, 1987, to Edward Brady and the late Charity Soper Brady. He is survived by a brother, Andrew J. Reed (Unita), and two sisters, Leslie Duncan and Andrea (Jose Corsino) Hager. Besides his mother, Charity, he is preceded...
