Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
Roy Lee Goforth
Dec 22, 2019
Roy Lee Goforth, 73, of Campground Lane, Wilmore passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019. He was born in Wilmore, Kentucky on March 26, 1946 to the late Lawrence and Katherine Fain Goforth. He is survived by one son, Edward (Soina) Goforth, three daughters, Tabitha Renee (James) Ritchey, Kandice Nicole Goforth and Nevach Ann Goforth, two brothers, Freddie Goforth and Jerry...
Enoch Smith
Dec 22, 2019
Enoch Smith, 58, husband of Tina Masters Smith, of Wilmore, died December, 22, 2019. He was born on March 8, 1961 to the late Asble and Ethel Griffith Smith. He is survived by two sons, Enoch Smith Jr and Cody Allen Smith and one daughter, Joanna Reynolds and four grandchildren. No services are scheduled at this time. Betts & West...
Martha E. Farris
Dec 21, 2019
Martha E. Farris, 81, wife of David E. Farris Jr., passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 at the Hospice Care Center. She was born in Pelzer, South Carolina on August 1, 1938 to the late Dr. E.O. Edwards and Lois Morgan Edwards. Martha was retired after 49 years as a teacher for the Fayette County School System, a graduate of...
Esther Dennis
Dec 21, 2019
Esther Dennis, 68, widow of Sherman Dennis, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Baptist Health Lexington. She was born in Manchester, Kentucky on June 3, 1951 to Claude Mays and Catherine Hicks Mays. She is survived by a son Michael Dennis, a sister, Edith Mays and other family members. Betts & West Funeral Home is honored to serve Esther...
Gary Hunter Carter
Dec 20, 2019
Gary Hunter Carter, 61, succumbed to ongoing illness and passed away December 20, 2019. He was the son of the late Waller Rhodes Carter and Mildred Walker Carter. Gary grew up in Nicholasville as a member of the Church of Christ and recently attended Southland Christian Church. He is survived by the mother of his three children and best friend,...
Michael Anthony Rigney Sr.
Dec 20, 2019
Michael Anthony Rigney Sr., 55, passed away December 20, 2019. He was born on June 11, 1964 to the late Eugene Rigney and Alva Nell Lairson Adams. Michael was a truck driver and was former Deputy Jailer for 15 years. He is survived by two sons Michael Anthony Rigney Jr. and Joseph (Amanda Nichole) Wayne Rigney, two grandchildren Turner Wayne...
Barbara Anne Flynn
Dec 20, 2019
Barbara Anne Shields Flynn, 86, wife of Norman Franklin Flynn died Friday, December 20, 2019 at Nicholasville Health & Rehab. She was born on February 28, 1933 in Anderson County, Kentucky to the late John R. Shields and Gertrude Gillis Shields. She was a member of Providence Christian Church and worked as a secretary for the Girl Scout Council. Survivors...
Alisa K. Lokken
Dec 19, 2019
Alisa K. Lokken, 54, died Thursday, December 19, 2019 at her home on East Chestnut Street in Nicholasville, Kentucky. She was born on February 17, 1965 in La Crosse, Wisconsin to John P. Lokken and the late Sharon Elizabeth King Lokken. Survivors include her son, Joshua (Jamie) Klaman and two grandchildren, Zane and James Klaman. Services will be scheduled at...
Elsie Dean Bruner
Dec 16, 2019
Elsie Dean Bruner, 85, widow of Lloyd Fairbanks Bruner, passed away December 16, 2019. She was born on September 6, 1934 in Jessamine County to the late Lewis Jackson and Sarah McKinney Beaumont. Elsie is survived by two daughters Debra (Bob) Stone and Cindy (Mark) Sharp, one daughter in law Carolyn Beaumont, eight grandchildren Nick, Julie, Mark Allen, Hannah, Emily,...
Jerry Keith Abrams
Dec 15, 2019
Jerry Keith Abrams, 65, of Thomson Hood Veterans Center, Wilmore, Kentucky, formerly of Danville passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019. Born in Richmond, Indiana on June 23, 1954 to the late Kermit Abrams and Virgie Lakes Johns. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He is survived by two daughters, Ciara and Haylee Abrams, three sisters, Brenda Willoughby...
Brian Scott Lindsey
Dec 13, 2019
Brian Scott Lindsey, 36, of Glenbrook Court in Nicholasville, Kentucky died Friday December 13, 2019 as the result of an automobile accident. He was born in Panama City, Panama on the Fort Clayton Base on April 27, 1983 to Edd Allen and Terry Neil Clark Lindsey. Brian was avid sports fan especially enjoying the University of Kentucky Basketball and watching...
Geneva Duke
Dec 12, 2019
Geneva Duke, 85, wife of Keller Duke, passed away December 12, 2019. She was born on April 25, 1934 in Danville, Ky to the late William and Edna Baxter Cutter. Besides her husband she is survived by two sons Benny (Pam) Clouse, Chuck (Carla) Clouse, one daughter Brenda (John) Gorman, two stepdaughters Patty Byrd and Marie Rutherford and one daughter...
Wilbert Parker Jr.
Dec 10, 2019
Wilbert Parker Jr, age 72 husband of Carolyn Davis Parker passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019. He was born on August 18, 1947 to the late Wilbert Parker and Anna Francis Puckett. Wilbert was retired from GE. He is survived by one son Wilbert Ray Parker, three step sons Bobby (Teresa) Campbell, Lester (Cheryl) Campbell and Benny (Debbie) Pivonka, three...
Ina B Privett
Dec 9, 2019
Ina Blanche Crawford Privett, 97, widow of Eugene Privett, of Gainesway Drive in Nicholasville, Kentucky passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born in Washington County, Kentucky on January 14, 1922 to the late Elias Crawford and Cordie Bugg Crawford. Survivors include three sons, Victor Privett, Edward Privett and William Privett...
Oneida Dell Cassity
Dec 9, 2019
Oneida Dell Peel Cassity, 93, wife of almost 72 years to Welch H. Cassity, of Lexington, formerly of Nicholasville, passed away Monday, December 9, 2019. She was born February 27, 1926 to the late Morris and Ollie Peel and she was a retired teacher of the Fayette County School System. She was a worthy matron of the Eastern Star, Lodge...
Eugene Lowery
Dec 7, 2019
Eugene Lowery, 82, husband of Nancy Lowery, of E. Brown St., Nicholasville, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Baptist Health Lexington. He was born in Richmond, Kentucky on September 26, 1938 to the late Edward and Elizabeth Preston Lowery. He was owner of Chase Inc. and worked for the Fayette County School System. Additional survivors include two daughters, Becky...
Hogan West Mckinney
Dec 5, 2019
Hogan West McKinney 81, widower of Ruth Ann Ruckman McKinney, of Handys Bend Road in Wilmore, Kentucky died Thursday, December 5, 2019 at The Willows at Citation in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born on August 3, 1938 in Irvine, Kentucky to the late R.B. McKinney and Emmer Morris McKinney. He was an Army Veteran and a retired brick mason who...
Darrell Layne Squires
Dec 2, 2019
Darrell Layne Squires, 56, husband of Michelle Grimes Squires, of Bellechase Lane, Nicholasville, passed away on December 2, 2019. He was born in Jefferson County to the late Maxie and Louise Squires. He was employed by Greenix where he worked as a branch manager. He is survived by his wife Michelle, four sons, Jarrod, Aaron, Gregory and Dallas, a brother,...
Linda Darlene Alcorn
Nov 29, 2019
Linda Darlene Alcorn (Burgin) age 68, passed away on November 29, 2019 in Lexington Kentucky. She was born on November 9th, 1951, the daughter of the late Thomas Burgin and Mary Catherine Burgin, both of Nicholasville, KY. She was a nurse, mother, grandmother, wife, Minnesota Vikings fan, Nascar fan, oldest of eight children and caregiver to many animals that many...
Clarence A "Tom" Moores
Nov 27, 2019
Clarence A. “Tom” Moores, 87, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born on June 24, 1932 in Estill County to the late Clarence and Mattie Lee Witt Moores. Clarence was a retired Quality Engineering Assistant for IBM and was US Veteran serving in the Army. He is survived by his wife Mollie Dunaway Moores, two...
