Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
Robert Morris Leigh
Oct 14, 2020
Robert Morris Leigh August 15, 1941 – October 14, 2020 Bob was born in Danville, KY to William and Margaret Leigh. He grew up on Grant street with his three sisters Mary Francis Leigh Terhune Vest (2019), Amelia Leigh Goode (2021) and Betty Leigh Goode. They later gave him 10 nieces and nephews and they adored their Uncle Bob. Growing...
Ashley Sue Davis Sullivan
Oct 13, 2020
Ashley Sue Davis Sullivan, 34, wife of Aaron James “A.J.” Sullivan died Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at her home on Stream View Drive in Shelbyville, Kentucky. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky on March 1, 1986 to Douglas Davis and Mary Thurston Davis. Ashley was a nurse at Frankfort Regional Hospital. She is survived by her daughter, Aubrey Rae Sullivan,...
Joseph Patrick Walker
Oct 11, 2020
Joseph Patrick Walker, 56, died Sunday, October 11, 2020 at his home in Wilmore, Kentucky. He was born in Utica, New York on November 11, 1963 to Robert Walker and Carol LaPage Walker. Surviving are brother, Gene Walker, Wilmore, Kentucky. No services are scheduled, the family chose cremation for his final disposition, as were his wishes. Betts & West Funeral...
Howard Mclean Drury
Oct 10, 2020
Howard McLean Drury, 87, of Nicholasville, husband of Betty Jean Carroll Drury to whom he was married for 66 years died, Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Baptist Health Lexington. He was born in Woodford County, Kentucky on December 17, 1932 to the late George Drury and Hannah McGohon Drury. Howard was a farmer and retired from the University of Kentucky...
Carolyn Sue Montgomery
Oct 9, 2020
Carolyn Sue Montgomery, 75 died Friday October 9, 2020 at her home on Leeway Court in Nicholasville, Kentucky. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky on May 23, 1945 the daughter of George Thomas Montgomery and Della Mae Mattingly Montgomery. Carolyn was retired from Stratton Lumber Company, where she had worked as a salesclerk, and a member of Nicholasville Methodist Church....
Ethel Jean West
Oct 8, 2020
Ethel Jean West, 75 passed away Thursday, October 8, 2020 at Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Ethel was born in Jessamine County on October 5, 1945 the daughter of the late Virgil West and Zula Mounce Bruner. She is survived by sister, Mary West, brother, David West and half-brother, Herbert Bruner Jr. Private graveside services will be Tuesday at Maple...
Robert Leroy Paterson
Oct 8, 2020
Robert LeRoy Paterson, 82, husband of Thelma Rea McCain Paterson, died Thursday, October 8, 2020 at his home on Hillcrest Drive in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He was born in Puyallup, Washington on March 27, 1938 the son of the late Glen Paterson and Alma Knapp Paterson. Robert was an Air Force Veteran and retired from Lex Mark. Survivors include daughter, Darlene...
Chad Edward Embry
Oct 8, 2020
Chad Edward Embry, 46, of Northbrook Rd., Nicholasville, died Thursday, October 8, 2020 at St. Joseph Jessamine. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky on July 30, 1974 to Gary Lee Embry and the late Pauletta Locker Embry. Chad loved to coach basketball and did so in Jessamine County for many years. He also loved to play softball up on the...
Ozella Arthur
Oct 6, 2020
Ozella Arthur 90, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at her home in Vancouver, Washington. She was born in Nicholasville, Kentucky on December 4, 1929 to the late Wallace Watts and Lillian Burke Watts. Graveside services will be 11:00AM, Saturday at Maple Grove Cemetery. Betts & West Funeral Home is honored to serve the Arthur family. Online guestbook at www.BettsandWestfuneralhome.
Robert Jamison "Jayme" Johns
Oct 4, 2020
Robert Jamison “Jayme” Johns, 44, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020 at his home on Old Mill Road. He born in Lexington, Kentucky on March 18, 1976. He is loving son of Robert F. and Sankey Sponcil Johns and father of Robert Walker Johns. He is survived by his parents, son, sister, Brooke Johns, niece, Morgann (Dustin) Hildenbrandt, niece and...
Brenda "Bk" Kaye Brumfield
Oct 4, 2020
Brenda “BK” Kaye Brumfield, 73, wife of Michael Charles Brumfield, died Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Mayfair Manor in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky on March 10, 1947. BK loved UK basketball, football, the Cincinnati Reds, movies and walking her dog. She played softball and coached men’s softball for 25 years and met her husband, Michael...
Susan "Suzie" Maxine Cuzick Mastin
Oct 3, 2020
Susan “Suzie” Maxine Cuzick Mastin, wife of Billy Wayne Mastin died Saturday, October 3, 2020 at her home on Kevin Drive in Nicholasville, Kentucky. She was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky on April 18, 1958 to the late Robert Lee Jefferson Cuzick and Nettie Irene Lay Cuzick. Suzie was a member of Apostolic Holiness Fellowship Church, retired from Thomson-Hood Veterans...
Robert Lee Thompson
Oct 1, 2020
Robert Lee Thompson, 73, husband of Mae Thomas Thompson, died Thursday, October 1, 2020 at his residence on McCauley Road in Wilmore, Kentucky. He was born October 31, 1946, in Battletown, Kentucky. He is the son of the late Cleve and Rosemary Kegley Thompson. Survivors include daughter, Melissa Thompson Richardson and her husband, Brian, and a step-son, Michael, as well...
Cassandra Osborne
Oct 1, 2020
Cassandra Osborne, 65 died Thursday, October 1, 2020 at her home on Beauford Place in Nicholasville, Kentucky. She was born in Ohio on May 23, 1955 to the late Edward Holecker and Beverly June Towner Holecker. Survivors include a brother, Dale Holecker of Verminia, Ohio and friend, David Baker of Nicholasville, Kentucky. Private Graveside Services will be Wednesday. October 7....
Tracie Ladawn Panor
Sep 27, 2020
Tracie LaDawn Panor, 50, wife of Jon Panor died Sunday, September 27, 2020 in Summerville Medical Center in Summerville, South Carolina. She was born in Paducah, Kentucky on February 26, 1970 to Sharon Kaye Johnson Gibson, and the late Calvin S. Gibson. Survivors include two children, Willard Lee “Trey” (Maya) Scott, III and, Kelsie Lynn (Troy Michael) Bailey, step daughters...
Gerald Dean Wade
Sep 25, 2020
Gerald Dean Wade, 84, died unexpectedly Friday, September 25, 2020 at his home in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He was the son of the late Harrison and Dorothy Walker Wade. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Barbara Hall Wade. Gerald was a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church, Buckhead Ridge Baptist Church, and Bethel Christian Church, served in...
Alice Mae Fannin Eiden
Sep 24, 2020
Alice Mae Fannin Eiden, 89, passed away September 24, 2020 in Nicholasville, Kentucky after a lengthy illness. Born November 15, 1930 in Morgan County, Kentucky, she was preceded in death by her parents William Claude Sr. and Verna Esther Curtis Fannin, brother Henry Wesley Fannin and sister Ada Elnora Fannin. She is survived by her five children Murva Black Fong...
Linda Charlene Bourne
Sep 24, 2020
Linda Charlene Rowland Bourne, 72, wife and soulmate of Larry Callahan of Lancaster, Kentucky died Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Baptist Health Lexington. She was born November 12, 1948 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina to the late Jimmy Rowland and Bettye Ruiz. She is survived by three daughters, Tammy Learn, Linda (Ernesto) Basile, and Tina (Will) Confer and a sister,...
Sandra Sue Brumagen
Sep 20, 2020
Sandra Sue Brumagen, 73, wife of William K. Brumagen, died Sunday, September 20, 2020 at St. Joseph East in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky on November 22, 1946 to the late Clyde Pittman and Edna Pittman. Sandra worked for Amazon in the Warehouse. Survivors include her children, William “Will” K. Brumagen Jr. and Robin Curless and...
Dea "Jeff" Rhinehimer
Sep 18, 2020
Dea “Jeff” Rhinehimer, age 53, passed away September 18, 2020 at the UK Medical Center. He was born on January 29, 1967 in Lexington, Kentucky to the late Dea Jefferson Rhinehimer and Linda Reynolds Rhinehimer who survives. He is survived by his son Dea “Trey” Rhinehimer III, daughter Lindsey Rhinehimer, the mother of his children Michele Lewis and his four-legged...
