Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
Clellie Burch
May 15, 2019
Clellie Burch, 88, husband of Mary Helen Walker Scott Burch died Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at his home in Nicholasville. He was born September 27, 1930 to the late Frank Riley Burch and the late Ida Peters Burch in Booneville, Kentucky. He is survived by a daughter, Laqueta Burch Shaw and her husband, Terry, son, Bill Scott and his wife,...
Paul "Pete" Allen Slone
May 5, 2019
Paul “Pete” Allen Slone, 67, husband of Donna “Susi” Goode Slone died Sunday, May 5, 2019 at his home on Locust Heights Drive in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He was born on June 10, 1951 to the late William B. Slone and Helen Bond Slone in Lexington, Kentucky. He is survived by a son, Paul Slone II, three grandchildren, Cameron Slone (Sierra),...
Connelly Wayne Taylor
May 1, 2019
Connelly Wayne Taylor, 82, died, Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at his home in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He was born in Mercer County, Kentucky on December 1, 1936 the late James Hollie Taylor and the late Reva Mae Phillips Taylor. He is survived by two sons, Jeffery Wayne (Cathy) Taylor and Michael Gregory (Shari) Taylor, brother, Norris Taylor, sisters, Rita Mason and...
William "Wig" Edward Land
May 1, 2019
William “Wig” Edward Land, 70, husband of 38 years to Karen Pate Land, died Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at his home in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He was born in Nicholasville, Kentucky on February 5, 1949 to the late James Potts and Celia Hobbs Land. He was a member of New Hope Fellowship Church, worked as a carpenter, built houses with his...
Lynda Hill Dizney
Apr 30, 2019
Lynda Hill Dizney, 82, widow of Melvin Richard Dizney died Tuesday April 30, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospice in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born on March 28, 1937 to the late Robert Allen Hill and Mary Elizabeth House Hill in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Lynda was a Graduate of Nicholasville High School, a member of the Nicholasville United Methodist Church and retired...
Emma Louise Wise
Apr 28, 2019
Emma Louise Wise, 76, died Sunday, April 28, 2019 at St. Joseph Jessamine in Nicholasville, Kentucky. She was born on January 10, 1943 to the late Harvey Wise and the late Polly Davis Wise in Orangeburg, South Carolina. She is survived by a daughter, Ana (Eugene) Cross, grandchildren, Courtney Cooper, Katie Anne Lewis, Samantha Cross, Ashley and Bobby Perkins, and...
Georgina Magness
Apr 28, 2019
Georgina Magness, 81, widow of Miller Magness died Sunday, April 28, 2019. She was born on February 5, 1938 to the late George Puckett and Robelia Hawkins Puckett. She is survived by two daughters, Pam (Roger) Blevins and Donna Francis, grandson, Barry (Emily Mae) Blevins and siblings Donald (Mary K.) Puckett and Helen Hines. She was preceded in death by...
Emma Louise Cobb
Apr 24, 2019
Emma Louise Cobb, widow of Clarence Cobb, passed away April 24, 2019 at Cherokee Park Rehabilitation after a long battle with cardiac dementia. Often, she went by the name Louise. She was born June 2, 1924, to Pete Stevenson Whitlock and Minnie Belle Neikirk Whitlock in Kirksville, Kentucky. Emma attended elementary school in Kirksville through the fourth grade. She left...
Rose Marie Elizabeth Drury
Apr 23, 2019
Rose Marie Elizabeth Drury, 62, died Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at her home. She was born in Jasper, Indiana on July 22, 1956 to the Jack Parks and Francis Kroft Houchen. She is survived by three sons, Johnny (Magdalene Farris) Davis, Charles (Annette) Parks and Timothy Myers, brother, Jack (Joan) Parks, sisters, Susie Parks, Connie Brown and Teresa Parks Hucklebee...
Sadie Gabrielle Hollon Thacker
Apr 23, 2019
Sadie Gabrielle Hollon Thacker, 27, born March 5, 1992, lifelong resident of Nicholasville, was given back to the Lord Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Sadie was the fun loving mother of two outstanding children, Griffin Elise and Bradlee Adele. She was the beautiful daughter of Elizabeth Ann and big sister to Charlsie Anbrielle and Isabella Alexis. In addition, she is survived...
Cheryl Christine Pinson
Apr 22, 2019
Cheryl Christine Pinson, 72, died Monday, April 22, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born on April 28, 1946 in Scioto County, Ohio to the late Lester Eugene and Christine Jane McGinnis Pinson. Cheryl was retired from the U.S. Postal Service. She is survived by a son, Ashley Vernon Yost and his wife, Karen and two...
James Dean Combs
Apr 21, 2019
James Dean Combs, 53, husband of Evalena “Tina” King Combs died Sunday April 21, 2019 at his home in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky on February 4, 1966 to the late Curtis Combs and Margie Uhrig Combs. Survivors include three children, Nikki Lawson, Vince Combs and J.D. Combs, six grandchildren, Jayzen Combs, Khloe Lawson, Jakob Lawson, Zander...
Aaron Drew Nickerson
Apr 20, 2019
Aaron Drew Nickerson, 28, died Saturday, April 20, 2019 in Jessamine County, Kentucky as the result of an automobile accident. He was born in Williamsburg, Virginia on May, 21, 1990 to Timothy Ray Nickerson and Kathy Louise Unger Nickerson. Aaron was in the Masters Program at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. In addition to his parents he is survived by...
John D Sturgill
Apr 15, 2019
John D. Sturgill, 63, died, Monday, April 15, 2019 at his home. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky on December 29, 1955 to William Q. Sturgill and Nell Gilmore Sturgill. He is survived by a sister, JoAnne Arvin and her husband, Foster Arvin and other family members. Betts & West Funeral home is honored to serve the Sturgill family. Online...
Eric Daniel Shelton
Apr 14, 2019
Eric Daniel Shelton, 45, died Monday, April 14, 2019 at his home in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 26, 1973. He was a welder employed by Midwest Welding in Lexington, Kentucky. Survivors include his mother, Lana Diane Nunez McMillion. and her husband, Rick McMillion and two daughters, Ashley Shelton and Michaelene Shelton. No services are...
Finn Parks Collier
Apr 10, 2019
Finn Parks Collier, 7, son of John and Tricia Watts Collier died, Wednesday, April 10, 2019. He was born September 23, 2011 in Lexington, Kentucky and was a first grade student at Rosenwald Elementary. He is survived by his siblings, John Will Collier, Patrick Collier, Caroline Collier (Jed) Jackson and Catherine Collier, paternal grandparents Johnny and Doris Collier and Maternal...
Alfred Eugene Tuggle
Apr 10, 2019
Alfred Eugene Tuggle, 87, widower of Edna Mae West Tuggle, died Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at Diversicare of Nicholasville. He was born in Milford, Ohio on March 16, 1932 to the late Delbert and Flonnie Atkinson Tuggle. He is survived by a daughter, Sandy McDonald, four brothers Robbie, Gilbert, Jessie and Kay Tuggle, two grandchildren Josh and Jake McDonald and...
Hazel Neal Mcgraw
Apr 9, 2019
Hazel Neal McGraw, 77, widow of Dennis McGraw, died Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at her home in Nicholasville, Kentucky. She was born in Jessamine County on May 3, 1941 to the late Elbert Stinnett and Mabel Wheeler Stinnett. She is survived by two daughters, Regina (Herman) Gray and Shirley (Steve) Sams, five grandchildren, Jessica (Matthew) Brock, Joseph Sams, Sarah Sams,...
Nannie Bell Stinnett
Apr 7, 2019
Nannie Bell Stinnett, 94, wife of the late W.I. “Dubb” Stinnett, of Union Mill Road, Nicholasville, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019. Born in Jessamine County on November 6, 1924 to Riley and Linda Jane Locker Hager she was the owner and operator of Stinnett’s Grocery. She was also a lifetime member of Antioch Christian Church. She is survived by...
