Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
Cherie Dawn Brown
May 27, 2025
Cherie Dawn Brown, 81, widow of Ron Brown, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at her home on Southside Way, Nicholasville, Kentucky. She was born in Petros, Tennessee, to the late Earl Chambers and Mona Delaney. Cherie is survived by her sons, Rob Miller (Laurie), and Thomas Evans; grandchildren, Hunter Miller, Autumn Miller, and Matthew Evans; as well as great-grandchildren,...
John Edward Gardner
May 26, 2025
John Edward Gardner, 75, of Sugar Creek Pike in Nicholasville, Kentucky, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Born in Lexington on October 18, 1949, he was the son of the late James McGibbons Gardner and Dorothea Leuna Miller Gardner.
Known to many simply as a legend, John lived life with grit, laughter, and a...
James Harold Humphrey
May 26, 2025
James Harold Humphrey, Wilmore, Kentucky, born March 30, 1958, to Bowman and Joan Humphrey, joined his Lord and Savior at his home on May 26, 2025.
James leaves behind his wife of 42 years, Linda; daughters, Kayla Humphrey, Wilmore, KY, and Jessica (Will) Jones, Versailles, KY; and 2 grandchildren, Viviann and Lucas Jones. In addition, he is survived by his siblings,...
Thomas Frank Field
May 24, 2025
Thomas Frank Field, age 81, passed away May 24th, surrounded by his cherished friends and family.
Tom was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Harry and Marie Field. He lived in Nicholasville the majority of his life and was a retired Little Debbie Distributor. To many, he was known as the “Little Debbie Man.” He attended Mount Pleasant Church in Keene. Tom...
Roy Durham
May 23, 2025
Roy Durham, 74, husband of Donna Jean Cartwright Durham, passed away Friday, May 23, 2025, in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born in Nicholasville, Kentucky, on January 22, 1951, to the late John T. Durham and Addie Clouse Durham. Roy was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He was a classic man who spent much of his time hunting, fishing,...
Jerry Lee Workman
May 21, 2025
Jerry Lee Workman, 76, widower of Loretta Workman, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Berea, Ohio. He was born in Dakota, West Virginia, on February 16, 1949, to the late Arnold Workman and Arizona Donley. Jerry was both a truck driver and a veteran of the United States Army. He is survived by his brother, Darrol Workman. Graveside services...
William "Butch" Curtis Elks, Jr.
May 19, 2025
William “Butch” Curtis Elks Jr., 75, husband of Lisabeth “Libby” Rae Manning Elks, passed away Monday, May 19, 2025, at his home on Hickory Hill in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, on March 3, 1950, to the late William Curtis Elks Sr. and Frances Wolfenbarger Elks. Butch worked as a finish carpenter for many years. He was...
Lena Harrod Wade
May 17, 2025
Lena Harrod Wade, 103, of Wilmore, Kentucky, passed peacefully at St. Joseph Hospital on May 17, 2025. Lena was born on May 10, 1922, in Franklin County, Kentucky, to the late Houston and Rhoda Harrod. She was a member of Pinckard Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, E. R. Wade, Jr.,...
Brandon Lee Hamilton
May 12, 2025
Brandon Lee Hamilton, 47, passed away Monday, May 12, 2025, at his home in Mount Vernon, Kentucky. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on May 12, 1978, to Cheryl Lynn Houp Parson and the late Roy Lee Hamilton. He is survived by his mother, Cheryl. There are no public services planned at this time. Betts & West is honored to...
James Thomas Stamm
May 12, 2025
James Thomas “Little Jimbo” Stamm, 20, of East Oak Street, Nicholasville, passed away Monday, May 12, 2025, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. He was born in Lexington on February 18, 2005, to James Crawford Stamm and Elizabeth Ames Stamm. Left to cherish his memory are his parents, James and Elizabeth; maternal grandparents Tom and Lynn Kearns brother, Wesley...
Ruth Joyce Brown
May 8, 2025
The spirit of Ruth Joyce Brown, Wilmore, Kentucky, went to be with the Lord on May 8, 2025. Born at home in Eckerty, Indiana, on August 8, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Verna Snider. She was preceded in death by her husband, Keith Brown, on February 24, 1989.
Ruth lived in Eckerty for the first 35...
Joseph Keith Vitai
May 7, 2025
Joseph Keith Vitai, 47, passed away at his home on Appian Way, in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born in Lexington on November 9, 1977, to the late Emery Steven Vitai and Lucille Aldridge Vitai. He had worked in the Nicholasville Post Office. He is survived by his son, Joshua Luke Vitai, and sister, Cheryl Montgomery (Darryl). He is preceded in...
Louis Edwin Spaeth
May 3, 2025
Louis Edwin Spaeth was called home on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at the VA Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky, at the age of 76. Born in Blytheville, Arkansas, on March 28, 1949, to Peggy Griffin Spaeth and the late Edwin Booth Spaeth II. Louis proudly served his country in the Navy during the Vietnam War and for many years he...
John V. Clark
Apr 29, 2025
John V. Clark, 59, of Wilmore, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, on August 9, 1965, to the late Thomas Jefferson Clark and Tulsa Angeline Peters Clark. John was an accomplished painter, having spent many years painting houses and businesses with incredible precision. Left to cherish his memory are his son,...
Jeffrey Ramesh Urs
Apr 27, 2025
Jeffrey Ramesh Urs of Nicholasville, Kentucky passed away April 27th, 2025, at age 65. Jeff was born March 28th, 1960, in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1975, the Urs family relocated to Illinois. Jeff went on to attend the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he met his college sweetheart and lifelong companion, Alison. Jeff and Alison married in 1985 and settled...
James Larry Baker
Apr 26, 2025
James Larry Baker went to be with the Lord on April 26, 2025, following a long illness. He was born on January 24th, 1950, in Richmond, KY, to the late John Gilbert Baker and Anna Lee Story Baker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, William Russell Baker, and sisters, Rosie Lee Smith, Amelia...
Anita Gayle Gibson
Apr 21, 2025
Anita Gayle Gibson, 80, wife of David Stewart Gibson, Richmond, passed away Monday, April 21, 2025, in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born in Martin, Kentucky, on August 2, 1944, to the late Arnold Turner and Annette Newsome Turner. She is survived by her husband, David; son, David Brian Gibson (Jeffrey Vanlandingham); brother, Arnold Turner Jr. (Libby); sister, Joan Chaffins; and...
Carl Davis Jones
Apr 20, 2025
Carl Davis Jones, 68, widower of Brenda West Jones, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2025, at his home in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He was born in Paris, Kentucky, on May 7, 1956, to Lester Jones Sr. and Louise Johnson Jones. He is survived by his son, Marvin West; daughter, Heather West; brothers, Johnny Jones (Jerrie), Lester Jones Jr. (Charlene), and Danny...
George Denver Mink
Apr 19, 2025
George Denver Mink, 79, widower of Corma Jean Mink, Nicholasville, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2025, in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, on July 12, 1945, to the late Andrew Lewis and Bea Mink. George is survived by his two sons, Thomas Denver (Jennifer) Mink and Roscoe Lewis (Eula) Mink; two daughters, Constance Jane (Donald) Bowen...
Zahair Ramiro Navarro
Apr 18, 2025
Zahair Ramiro Navarro, infant son of Ramiro Navarro Gamez and Danielle Michelle Walker, passed away Friday, April 18, 2025, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born in Lexington on February 28, 2025. Left to cherish his memory are his parents, Ramiro and Danielle; maternal grandparents, Linda Walker and Raymond Isaacs; paternal grandfather, Marin DeJesus...
