Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
Ethel Mae Tipton Wiggs
Aug 28, 2017
Ethel Mae Tipton Wiggs, 90, widow of Stanley R. Wiggs, died Monday August 28, 2017. She was born in Jessamine County on November 18, 1926 to Arthur and Josephine McGohon Tipton. Ethel was a member of Mt. Freedom Baptist Church and was retired from Tacoco, Wilmore, KY. Survivors include her four children Billy (Kathy) Wiggs, Bessie Jo (David) Irvin, Stanley...
John J Labadie, Jr.
Aug 27, 2017
John J. LaBadie Jr. 80, husband of the late Rosie LaBadie, died August 27, 2017 after a brief illness. He was a retired veteran of the U. S. Navy, a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church and was retired from Link Belt. He is survived by three children, Debra S. Labadie, Diana L. (Mackie) Hughes and James “Steve”...
Nellie York Shackelford
Aug 26, 2017
Nellie York Shackelford, 98, widow of Luther Shackelford, formerly of Wilmore, died Saturday, August 26, 2017. She was born in Jackson County, Kentucky on August 22, 1919, one of fifteen children to Robert Boyd and Virginia Frances Crank York. Nellie attended Mt. Freedom Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She is survived by her brother, Jerry York of Nicholasville and...
Freida Lynn Guy Marlow
Aug 22, 2017
Freida Lynn Guy Marlow, 68, wife of George McCauly Marlow, passed Tuesday, August 22, 2017. She was born February 13, 1949 in Harrodsburge, KY to the late Samuel Howard and Gladys Mildred Scott Guy. Freida was a self employed barber stylist, member of Christ Community church, and loved to ride motor scooters. Additional survivors are a daughter, Nikisha “Niki” Dawn...
Glenna Faye Wilson King
Aug 22, 2017
Glenna Faye Wilson King, 84, wife of Harold L. King, died Tuesday. She was born in Berea, Kentucky on January 15, 1933 to Brian and Bertha Fowler Wilson. Glenna attended Nicholasville Baptist Church and was retired from GTE Yellow Pages. Additional survivors include three sons, Philip, Alan and Glenn Asher a daughter, Vera Meredith a step-daughter, Vickie LaFeuille and numerous...
Mason Morgan Routt
Aug 18, 2017
Mason Morgan Routt, 36, husband of Kenna Struble Routt and father of Thomas William Routt and Samuel Morgan Routt, of Avenue of the Champions died unexpectedly at his home. He was Founder of CAL Laboratory and a Graduate of West Jessamine County High School (1999) and University of Kentucky (2007). Additional survivors include his parents, Bob and Stephanie Routt, brother,...
William Rice Stinnett
Aug 18, 2017
William R. “Rice” Stinnett, 76, born August 11, 1941, passed away to his eternal rest on Friday, August 18, 2017. He was a retired horse farm hand, having worked on many of the horse farms in the area, including Taylor Made Farm. Rice was a Member of Roberts Chapel United Methodist Church. He is survived by a sister, Anna Louise...
Rita Ann Shelley Carter
Aug 14, 2017
Rita Ann Shelley Carter, 77, wife of Donald Wayne Carter died Monday, August 14, 2017 at her home. She was born February 26, 1940 in Jefferson County, Kentucky to the late Harold Rowlet and Ruth Mae Duncan Shelley. Rita was employed by the Jessamine County Fiscal Court and U.K. for many years. Survivors include her daughter, Shelley (Bobby) Vanderpool, a...
Juanita Carol Perkins Garland
Aug 14, 2017
Carol Perkins Garland, 78, widow of George Franklin Garland, Jr. passed, Monday, August 14, 2017 at Diversicare of Nicholasville after a long illness. She was born on July 27, 1939 in Nicholasville, Kentucky to the late Robert C. and Ruth E. Broaddus Perkins. Carol attended the Nicholasville Christian Church and worked as a switchboard operator for many years. Survivors include...
Cynthia Lynn Rothgeb Falin
Aug 14, 2017
Cynthia Lynn Rothgeb Falin, 65, passed Monday, August 14, 2017. She was born January 17, 1952 in New Haven, IN to the late Lee Wayne Rothgeb and Myrtle Mae Mahan Stewart. Survivors are a son, Charlie Wayne Falin, two grandchildren, Sylvia Chapman and Dani Lynn Fielder, a sister, Joy Russell, a brother, Tim Rothgeb, and other family members. She was...
Betty Joyce Dobbs Downs
Aug 12, 2017
Betty Joyce Dobbs Downs, 86, passed, Saturday, August 12, 2017. She was born January 16, 1931 to the late Cordell Wesley and Ophia L. Carter Dobbs. Family survivors are a daughter, Janet Barnes and her husband John, a grandson, John Tristan (Reema) Barnes, a great granddaughter, Noor Anne Barnes, a sister, Joann (John) Ford and other family members. She was...
William Alan Courtney Jr.
Aug 12, 2017
William Alan Courtney Jr., 45, husband of Stephanie Nicole Plantinga Courtney, passed Saturday, August 12, 2017. He was born March 1, 1972 in Lexington, KY to William Alan Courtney Sr., and Rebecca Jean Lay McCarty. He was a member of Light House Baptist Church. Family survivors are three children, Ellexis Courtney, Sierra Courtney, and Micah Golden, a grandchild, Liam Golden,...
Virgil Bryant Houp
Aug 10, 2017
Virgil Bryant Houp 92, widower of Francis Pauline Houp, died August 10, 2017 at the VA hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born in Ludlow, Kentucky on February 6, 1925 to the late Jackson and Fannie Alcorn Houp. He was a Member of the Roberts Chapel United Methodist Church and was a Navy Veteran serving in World War II. Virgil...
Mary E. Watkins Cobb
Aug 9, 2017
Mary E. Watkins Cobb, 103, widow of Charles R. Watkins and Price Cobb went to be with the Lord on August 9, 2017. She was born Mary Elizabeth Williams on April 25, 1914 to Henry and Celia Scott Williams. She retired from Montgomery Ward and was a Founding Member of the Nicholasville Church of the Nazarene. Mary was a great...
Jimmie Katherine Garrison Philpot
Aug 7, 2017
Jimmie Katherine Garrison Philpot, widow of Daniel B. Philpot, passed Monday, August 7, 2017. She was born March 9, 1929 in Hamilton OH to the late James Monroe and Edna Hensley Garrison. Jimmie was a member of Wilmore United Methodist Church. Family survivors are two children, Sandra I. (Richard) Cotton and Lt. Colonel Nancy P. (Lt. Colonel Robert) Thomson, five...
James "Jim" Perry Bailey
Aug 3, 2017
James Perry 'Jim ' Bailey 69, husband of Kathy McMillen Bailey, died Thursday, August 3, 2017 after a short illness. He was born in Foley, Alabama the son of the late Earl H. and Edith Younce Bailey. Jim was the President and C.E.O. of the Farmers Bank in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Survivors include two sons, Brian (Angie) Bailey and Keith Bailey,...
Lea Ann Savage Spanyer
Aug 1, 2017
Lea Ann Savage Spanyer, 50, wife of Robert William Spanyer, and mother of Hanna and Bryce Spanyer, passed Tuesday, August 01, 2017. She was born May 31, 1967 in Lexington, KY to Raymond Edward and Wanda Ann Welch Savage. Service will be 11:00 AM Saturday at Betts & West Funeral Home with Pastor Erik Koliser officiating. Burial will follow in...
Etta Marie Mays Frye
Jul 30, 2017
Etta Marie Mays Frye, 74, widow of James T. Frye, passed Sunday, July 30, 2017. She was born December 15, 1942 in Jackson County to the late Walker and Zoda Margaret Fox Mays. Etta was a member of the Apostolic Fellowship Holiness Church. She liked to quilt and do embroidery. Family survivors are four children, Rickie Frye, Gail (Dale) Freeman,...
William Theodore Stubblefield
Jul 28, 2017
William Theodore Stubblefield, 68, husband of Mary Kathryn (Kathy) Rigling Stubblefield, passed Friday, July 28, 2017. He was born January 26, 1949 in Fort Wayne, IN to the late Lee Junior and Gladys Lee Stubblefield. Additional family survivors are a daughter, April Lynn Stubblefield Williams, three step sons, Joshua Arnold Rothweiler, Andrew Scott Rothweiler, and Richard Wayne Rothweiler, a grandchild,...
Edward S. Bradshaw
Jul 28, 2017
Edward S Bradshaw 83, (aka Reddy Eddie, the short circuit from Short Creek), loving devoted husband and father entered Heavens gates on July 28, 2017. He is survived by his wife, JoAnn Bradshaw of 63 years. One daughter, Karen Jaeger (Don), sons Scott Bradshaw (Karen), Byron Bradshaw (Marsha). Son-in-law, Rick Provine (Ann). Nine grandchildren, James Jaeger (Nancy), Michael Jaeger (Aimee),...
