Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
Arthur Dalton Carpenter
Aug 24, 2024
Arthur Dalton Carpenter, 87, passes away on August 24, 2024, at his residence in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He was born on June 28, 1937, in Pike County, Kentucky, to the late Rufus and Minnie Lyons Carpenter. Arthur is survived by two daughters, Virginia Katherine Carpenter and Cleo Nolte; three grandchildren, Neil (Sara) Nolte, Jeremy (Liz) Nolte, and Shannon Collins; and ten...
Tegwyn "Teg" Benton Evans
Aug 22, 2024
Tegwyn “Teg” Benton Evans, 71, husband of Beverly Ann Goodrich Evans, died on Thursday, August 22, 2024, after a short illness at Baptist Health Lexington. He was born on February 17, 1953, in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Robert Kenneth Evans and Betty Jane Benton Caruthers. He was a music promoter, owner of Shindig! Productions, and a member of ASCAP....
Deidre Lynn Riley
Aug 21, 2024
Deidre Lynn Riley, 61, of Shamrock Lane, Richmond, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born in Detroit, Michigan, on February 9, 1963, to Douglas Smith and Sandra Stines Vaughn. She is survived by her son, Stephen Lorenzo Smith; parents, Douglas and Sandra; sisters, Sybil Smith and Scarlett Towles (Chuck); and half-brother, Cooper Smith. There are...
Doris Lee Mallory
Aug 19, 2024
Doris Lee Mallory, 90, widow of Mickey Mallory, passed away Monday, August 19, 2024, at Baptist Health in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, on November 30, 1933, to the late Peter Atlogic and Mildred Jeffers Atlogic. Doris worked as a histologist for 22 years for Central Baptist Hospital and was a member of Southland Christian Church....
Susie McFadden
Aug 19, 2024
Susie (Debra Sue) McFadden, 67, wife of Barry Christopher McFadden, passed away Monday, August 19, 2024, at her home on East Hickman Road, Nicholasville, Kentucky. She was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on September 23, 1956, to Wilmot Gay Young and Naomi Faye Gilbert Young. She is survived by her husband, Barry; son, Michael Jason Williams; stepsons, Adam McFadden (Christina),...
Imogene "Emma" Blakeley
Aug 9, 2024
Blakeley, Imogene “Emma” Knott died August 9. 2024. Born on September 18, 1940, in Daviess County KY to Michael R. and Rosalie Abell Knott. She graduated from Owensboro Catholic High School and attended Brescia University. She retired from Mellon Bank (DE). She was a volunteer with Hospice of Delaware. At St. Albert the Great Catholic Church (Louisville) she was active...
Elizabeth Ann Moores
Aug 8, 2024
Elizabeth Ann Walker Moores, 94, widow of James Alexander Moores, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at her home on Rainbow Drive in Nicholasville, Kentucky. She was born on May 6, 1930, in Jessamine County, Kentucky to the late George Walker and Hattie Cooley Walker. She is survived by her sons, David Moores (Linda), and Kevin Moores (Kelly); daughter,...
Richard Boyd Adams
Aug 4, 2024
Richard Boyd Adams, 74, widower of Linda Corman Adams, Lancaster, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2024. He was born in Boyle County on August 24, 1949, to the late Lee Adams and Marie Cox Adams. He was an avid UK Basketball fan and animal lover. As a young man he grew up on a farm, leading him to farm for...
Samuel Jacob Stewart
Aug 1, 2024
Samuel Jacob Stewart, age 26, died on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at his home on Hartley Drive in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Samuel was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on March 3, 1998, to the late Troy Stewart and the late Orphie Angela Campbell Stewart. Survivors include a brother, Kaden Stewart, and a stepbrother, David Lee Stewart. No services are scheduled at this...
John Alfred Cramer
Jul 31, 2024
John Alfred Cramer, 58, died at his home in Nicholasville, Kentucky, on July 31, 2024. He was born on January 26, 1966, in Lexington, Kentucky. John worked in construction. He is survived by a daughter, Shannon O’Neal; sons, John Cramer and Jordan O’Neal; his girlfriend, Penny Workman; and her son, Asa Workman. John will be laid to rest in Maple...
Orphie Angela Campbell Stewart
Jul 31, 2024
Orphie Angela Campbell Stewart, 47, passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at her home in Nicholasville, Kentucky. She was born in Wolfe County, Kentucky, on November 10, 1976, to the late Dale and Frances Hall Campbell. She is survived by her son, Kaden Stewart, and a stepson, David Lee Stewart. She was preceded in death by a son, Samuel...
Tina Jean Smith
Jul 31, 2024
Tina Jean Smith, 59, widow of Enoch Smith, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at her home on Andrea Drive in Nicholasville, Kentucky. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on August 29, 1964, to Nathan Junior Masters and Patricia Ann Carl Masters. She is survived by her sons, Johnny Goforth (Emily Burress), Matthew Goforth, and Cody Goforth; daughters, Lindsay Mastin...
Marshall Allen Gill, Sr.
Jul 30, 2024
Marshall Allen Gill, Sr., 73, husband of Kathy McQueen Gill, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at Baptist Health Lexington. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on August 6, 1950, to the late Newt Gill and Ima Rose Gwynn Gill. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Kathy; son, Marshall Gill (Ashley); daughter, Angela Johns; and grandchildren, Allyson, Cameron,...
Wanda Carol Burdine
Jul 30, 2024
Wanda Carol Roberts Burdine
Wanda Burdine, age 89, born September 11th, 1934, went to her Heavenly home on July 30th, 2024. She was the daughter of Fred Roberts and Naomi Cobb Roberts. She lived most of her life in Jessamine County. She was preceded in death by both parents, her husband Aubrey Howard Burdine, son John Frederick (Freddie) Burdine, daughter-in-law Robyn...
Burnis Sparkman, Jr.
Jul 29, 2024
Burnis Sparkman Jr., 59, of Russell Springs, Kentucky, passed away Monday, July 29, 2024. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on December 2, 1964, to Burnis Sparkman Sr., and Dorothy Tackett Sparkman. He is survived by a host of family members and friends. Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, August 7, at Betts & West Funeral Home with...
Elizabeth "Libby" Lee Brumfield
Jul 28, 2024
Elizabeth “Libby” Lee Brumfield, 86, died Sunday, July 28, 2024, at her home on Abby Deeann Drive, Nicholasville. A native of Jessamine County, she was the daughter of Clyde and Elizabeth Morford Brumfield. She graduated from Nicholasville High School, attended Eastern Kentucky University, and earned her BA degree from Transylvania University, and her MA degree from University of Kentucky. She...
Melinda Francis Watts
Jul 27, 2024
Melinda Francis Watts, 78, widow of Roy Watts, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Nicholasville, Kentucky. She was born in Jessamine County on January 13, 1946, to the late Clayton Rogers and Hazel Tutor Rogers. Left to cherish her memory are her sons, Clarence Rogers (Angela) and Charlie Rogers (Ronda); daughter, Debbie Brumfield (Jimmy); brother, William Rogers; sister, Judy...
Rosalyne Hill Brooks
Jul 25, 2024
Rosalyne Hill Brooks, 95, widow of Harry Brooks, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at her home on Sugar Creek Pike in Nicholasville, Kentucky. She was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky, on January 15, 1929, to the late Miles Hill and Melinda Carr Hill. Rosalyne was a homemaker and farmer for many years and a lifelong Wesley Chapel Methodist...
Ruby Beckley Waits
Jul 24, 2024
Ruby Beckley Waits, 87, widow of Joe Waits, of Grows Mill Road in Wilmore, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at The Willows of Harrodsburg. She was born in Versailles, Kentucky, on November 12, 1936, to the late Thomas Beckley and Beula Prather Beckley. Ruby was a member of Jessamine Christian Church. She is survived by her children, Timothy Joe...
Charlie Wayne "Buddy" Smith
Jul 23, 2024
Charlie Wayne “Buddy” Smith, 74, of Hickory Hill Road in Nicholasville, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on May 27, 1950, to the late Charlie Ray Smith and Lucy Evelyn Gibson Smith. Buddy was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed playing billiards. He was also...
