Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
Billy Cobb
Dec 23, 2020
Billy Cobb, 60, husband of Phyllis Peel Cobb, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at his home on Keene Road in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky to William Archie and Mary Edna Peel Cobb. Billy was the farm manager for Willow Birch Farm. Betts & West Funeral Home is honored to serve Billy and his family. In...
John Ellis Robinson
Dec 23, 2020
John Ellis Robinson, 76, husband of Glenda Gaines Robinson of Lancaster, Kentucky died, Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Thomson Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore, Kentucky. He was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky to the late Clarence Ellis and Lorena Mae Hamon Robinson. He was an Army Veteran who served during the Vietnam Era and Desert Storm and was a member...
Lela Arnett
Dec 19, 2020
Lela Barnett Arnett, 83, widow Ronald Arlen Arnett of Lexington, Kentucky died Saturday, December 19, 2020 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. She was born in Bell County, Kentucky on April 18, 1937 to the late Luther and Bessie Mills Barnett. Survivors include her daughter, Donna Arnett and son, Greg Arnett. Betts & West Funeral Home is honored to...
Monte Edwin Marsee
Dec 18, 2020
Monte Edwin Marsee, 64, of Willisburg, Kentucky died Friday, December 18, 2020 at the University of Kentucky Hospital. He was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky on January 28, 1956 to the late Edwin B. Marsee and Mary Katherine Goins. He worked as a Heat and Air Technician for many years. Survivors include his children, Shannon Marsee, Hermitage, TN, and Brandon...
Kenneth Gregory Witt
Dec 15, 2020
Kenneth Gregory Witt , 97, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020. He was a longtime resident of Nicholasville, a member of the Baptist church community and as a WWII Army Veteran and POW, he recently resided at Thomson Hood Veterans Center. He owned a small business, Nicholasville Appliance Store and after retirement, enjoyed a second career with Walmart until age...
Robert Keith Jones
Dec 14, 2020
Robert Keith Jones, 56, died Monday, December 14, 2020 at his home on Strawberry Court in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He was born June 19, 1964 to the late Robert Lee Jones and Sandra Kay Becknell Salerno. He is survived by his daughter, Destiny Jones, sister, Shannon Parrott and brothers, Tom Jones, Mark Johns and Eric Jones and other family members. Betts...
Ruth May Locker
Dec 13, 2020
Ruth May Locker age 94, widow of Buford “Buck” Locker, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Diversicare of Nicholasville. She was born in Cynthiana, Kentucky on October 9, 1926 to the late William and Sarah McLoney May. She was retired from the Jessamine County School System where she worked in the cafeteria for many years. She is survived by...
Teresa Carol Becknell
Dec 13, 2020
Teresa Carol Bain Becknell, 61 died Sunday December 13, 2020 at her home on East Edgewood Drive. She was born on July 19, 1959 to the late Herbert Bain and Ethel Canter Bain. Teresa was retired from the University of Kentucky. Survivors include her son, Kyle (Shelby) Becknell, stepson, Hunter Becknell and stepdaughter, Sydney Becknell. She was preceded in death...
Dorothy Welsh Moss Ward
Dec 12, 2020
Dorothy Welsh Moss Ward age 94, widow of George Francis “Bo” Ward, died Saturday, December 12, 2020 at The Willows at Fritz Farm. She was born on February 22, 1926 in Blackey, Kentucky to the late John Welsh Moss and Lilly Goldstein Moss. Dorothy was an administrative assistant for Federal Judge B.T. Moynahan for several years and was a member...
Alvin Underwood
Dec 12, 2020
Alvin Underwood, age 86, husband of Mary Blackburn Underwood died peacefully Saturday, December 12, 2020 at his home on Wesley Drive in Wilmore, Kentucky. He was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky on December 30, 1933 to the late Roas Underwood and Myrtle Purvis Underwood. He is survived by sons, Alvin Mark (Jae) Underwood and Leonard Welch Underwood, four grandchildren, Lindsey...
Patricia Ann Masters
Dec 10, 2020
Patricia Ann Masters, 78, widow of Nathan Junior Masters, passed away peacefully at her home on December 10, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was born on September 7, 1942 to Richard Carl and Pauline Miller. Patricia is survived by her five daughters, Natasha (Danny) Gossett, Tina Smith, Karen (Eddie Hutchison) Masters, Marilyn (Gary) Land, and Beverly (Ricky) David. She...
Edna Marie Dillard
Dec 9, 2020
Edna Marie Manuel Dillard, age 77, wife of Cecil George Dillard of Handys Bend Road in Wilmore, Kentucky passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at St. Joseph Hospital She was born on December 8, 1943, in Yakima, Washington to the late Phillip Chapman Manuel and Hazel Francis Drace Manuel. Marie worked for 31 years in the Jessamine County Circuit Clerk’s...
Beulah Rose Foster Anderson
Dec 8, 2020
Beulah Rose Foster Anderson, age 96, widow of Clifford Lyndon Anderson, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Baptist Health Lexington. She was born in McCreary County, Kentucky on March 12, 1924 to the late Manuel L. and Emma Lou Gregory Foster. She is survived by a son Terry Brent Anderson, a daughter, Trudy Lynn (John Robert) Blandford, grandchildren, Melanie...
Ruth Ann Snow
Dec 7, 2020
Ruth Ann Snow, 73, previously of Junction City KY recently residing in Danville KY peacefully passed away in her home on Monday, December 7th, 2020. Born August 23, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Garrett Patterson Cobb & Mattie Ruth Walker Cobb. She is survived by a son, Joshua Adam Snow of Danville; daughters, Jennifer (James) Goode of...
Deanna Harrison
Dec 6, 2020
Deanna Harrison, age 73, died Sunday, December 6, 2020 at St. Joseph Hospital. She was born in Berea, Kentucky on August 22, 1947 to the late Alison Harrison and Delitha White Harrison. Survivors include two daughters, Melissa Pemberton and Vanessa Calhoun, a granddaughter, Heather White and a great-grandson, Arlo Lucas White. She was preceded in death by a sister, Peggy...
Marvin Thomas West
Dec 6, 2020
Marvin Thomas West, age 83, died Sunday, December 6, 2020 at his home on Figg Lane in Wilmore, Kentucky. He was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky to the late Clarence West and Clyde Wilhoite West. He was retired from the Jessamine County School System where he worked in Maintenance and was a Block Mason. Survivors include a son, James (Angela...
Robert P Steele, Jr.
Dec 5, 2020
Robert P. Steele Jr, 56, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020 at his home on Pinegrove Circle in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He was born on March 20, 1964 to the late Robert P. Steele and Anna Steele. Private Services will be Wednesday at Maple Grove Cemetery. Interment will be in Maple Grove Cemetery. Betts & West Funeral Home is honored to...
Doyle Wayne Sawyers
Dec 5, 2020
Doyle Wayne Sawyers, 72, of River Park Drive, Lexington, was pronounced dead on December 5, 2020 at Central Baptist Hospital. He was born on January 20, 1948 to the late Colston Sawyers and Eva Collins Lowry. Doyle Wayne was a longtime resident of Nicholasville, his later years residing in Lexington. He is survived by his longtime companion, Mary Frances Wright,...
Dorothy Welch Mulcahy
Dec 5, 2020
Dorothy Welch Mulcahy, 97, widow of Lewis Edward Mulcahy, died Friday, December 4, at her home. She was born June 3, 1923, to the late Henry and Callie Welch. Mrs. Mulcahy was a homemaker who took special pride in her cooking and crocheting skills. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Roy and Mary Lou Mulcahy, and by her...
Fern Van Hook
Dec 1, 2020
Fern Van Hook passed away peacefully on December 1, 2020 at the age of 91 in Rochester, NY. She is predeceased by her husband, J.C., her parents, William and Mary Farmer, sister, Sylvia Sears and her brother, Claude Farmer. Fern was married to J.C. for 59 years before his passing in 2010 and together they created a legacy of family...
