Obituaries

Mar 11, 2019

Teresea Marie Fultz, 50, of Owingsville, Kentucky, passed away Monday, March 11, 2019.  She was born September 26, 1968 in Stock County, Indiana to Joseph Walton & Laura Maxson Dever.

Teresea was a sewing machine operator at Turnstone/Jenmar. She would often tell her friends "Don't worry, Be Happy".  She enjoyed fishing, watching The Voice television show and taking long...

Mar 3, 2019

Mrs. Louise Bowles Perry, 91, of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, passed away Sunday morning March 3, 2019 at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center after a brief illness.

She was born May 10, 1927 in Bath County, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Lum Bowles and Eliza Hornback Bowles.

Louise was a beloved mother, grandmother...

Feb 28, 2019

Mr. Anthony Paul Dunaway, 47, of Owingsville, Kentucky passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019 at his home. He was born on June 17, 1971 to Judy Steppe-Razor and the late Alfred Dunaway.

Anthony had many accomplishments. He attended the University of Notre Dame, Ohio State University and University of Kentucky. He then went on to receive a master’s...

Jan 16, 2019

Mrs. Charlene Ruth Mullins, 65, of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, drifted off to heaven to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family.

She was born on January 19, 1953 in Belleville, Illinois, to late Charles Joseph Vogler and Wilma Ruth Hoffmann Vogler.

As a child she attended the...

Jan 15, 2019

Mrs. Suzanne Tolson, 62, of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at the St. Joseph hospital in Lexington.

She was born on January 8, 1957 in Mt. Sterling to the late Shirley Conkright & Ivy B. Sorrell Conkright and was raised by the late Thomas Sorrell & Hazel Reffitt Sorrell.

Suzanne was...

Jan 10, 2019

Mr. Clayton Thomas "Tom" Lane, 67, of Sharpsburg, Kentucky passed away Thursday morning January 10, 2019 at the St. Joseph - Mt. Sterling Hospital in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. He was born in Mt. Sterling on September 18, 1951 to Doris Roberts Lane of Sharpsburg and the late J.W. Lane.

Tom was a graduate of Nicholas County High...

Jan 1, 2019

Mrs. Christine Purvis Lucas, 93 of Owingsville, passed away Tuesday morning, January 1, 2019 at the St. Joseph-Mt. Sterling Hospital in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.

She was born in Bath County, Kentucky on May 26, 1925 to the late George and Margaret Purvis.

Mrs. Lucas was a homemaker and a member of the Tunnel Hill Church...

Dec 31, 2018

Mr. Bobby Rogers Snedegar, 87, of Owingsville, Kentucky passed away Monday afternoon at his residence. He was born in Bath County, Kentucky on September 6, 1931 to the late Raymond T. and Frances Rogers Snedegar.

Mr. Snedegar was a lifelong farmer and was a Federal Tobacco Grader for more than forty years. He was a member of the...

Dec 30, 2018

Mr. Harold Ginter, 70, of Owingsville, Kentucky, passed away Sunday afternoon, December 30, 2018 at the Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility.

He was born on October 15, 1948 in Owingsville, to the late Ernest Dailey Ginter & Mary Ollie Clay Ginter.

Harold was an auto mechanic who owned and operated "Harold's Garage".  He enjoyed working...

Dec 28, 2018

Mrs. Opal Mae Spence, 57, of Owingsville, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018 at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born on June 1, 1961 to the late Johnnie and Barbara Butcher.

Opal was a caring and loving person who was known to take in children with needs and care...

Dec 16, 2018

Mr. Douglas Scott Conyers, 57, of Owingsville, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018 at his home.

He was born September 20, 1961 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, the beloved son of Earl and Wanda Garrard Conyers.

Doug was a former employee of The Walker Company where he worked as an asphalt plant manager. He attended...

Dec 3, 2018

Cecil David Ballard, 51, of St. Petersburg, Florida, passed away at 2:01 P.M. on Monday, December 3, 2018 at his home due to cardiovascular disease.

David was born in Frenchburg, Kentucky on August 26, 1967, a son of the late Cecil Herbert Ballard and Tressie Ethel Coldiron Ballard.

He was married to Felicia Warner Ballard on January...

Nov 29, 2018

Bobby Scott Lewis, 72 of Morehead, passed away Thursday evening at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington after a brief illness. He was born in Bath County, Kentucky on February 7, 1946 to the late James and Goldie Adams Lewis.

Bobby was a retired construction worker and was a veteran of the United States...

Nov 21, 2018

Mr. Joseph Aaron Hovermale, 53 of Owingsville passed away Wednesday at his home.

He was born in Marion, Indiana on March 4, 1965 to the late Perry Thornton Hovermale and Gladys Hatton Hovermale.

Joseph was a Graphic Artist and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Owingsville Ward ....

Nov 21, 2018

Mrs. Joyce Carpenter Staton, 86, of Bethel, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday at her home after a brief illness. She was born at Kendall Springs in Bath County, Kentucky on May 25, 1932 to the late Chester Cleveland and Beulah Craycraft Carpenter.

Joyce was a  1953 graduate of the Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing in Lexington, Kentucky....

Nov 18, 2018

Mrs. Lorena Mae Whitton Staton, 86, of Owingsville, passed away Sunday morning, November 18, 2018 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.

She was born on March 19, 1932 in Bath County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Holden Lee Whitton and Mary Ethel Royse Whitton.

Mrs. Staton retired at the age of 80, having...

Nov 3, 2018

Mrs. Marjorie Lide Whittington Kincaid, 87 of Owingsville, passed away Saturday afternoon in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead after a brief illness.

She was born in Bath County, Kentucky on March 9, 1931 to the late Eugene Whittington and Mary Ellen Vice Whittington.

Marjorie retired from Jockey International after 38 years,  having...

Oct 30, 2018

Mr. David Austin Jones, 89, of Owingsville, Kentucky, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning, October 30, 2018 at his residence.

He was born in Bath County, Kentucky on March 9, 1929, to the late Austin and Sarah Reynolds Jones.

David was a member of the Owingsville Christian Church and was the former owner of Clay's, Grower's,...

Oct 27, 2018

Mrs. Vada Louise Goodpaster, 86, of Owingsville, Kentucky, went to be with the Lord on Saturday morning October 27, 2018 at the Ridgeway Nursing Home after an extended illness.

She was born March 16, 1932 in Bath County, Kentucky, the daughter of the late James Bailey and Anna Henderson Bailey.

Vada was a beloved mother...

Oct 22, 2018

Brenda Lou (“Bertha”) Skaggs, 68, of Bethel passed away Monday, October 22, 2018 at her home.

She was born on March 22, 1950 in Columbus, Ohio, a daughter of the late Lonnie and Wanda Rigsby Skaggs.

Bertha was a homemaker, who enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

She was an...