Obituaries

Feb 16, 2017

Mr. Roy Kenneth McClain, 86, of Owingsville, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017 at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center after an extended illness.

He was born on June 8, 1930 in Salt Lick, Kentucky to the late Lillian Green Snelling and Irvin Jackson McClain. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by...

Feb 14, 2017

Terry Lewis Steele, 65 of Owingsville, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington after a brief illness. He was born on July 26, 1951 in Lexington to the late Allen and Alline Anderson Steele.

Terry had attended the Owingsville Christian Church and was a retired hay and straw...

Feb 13, 2017

Mr. Raymond Manley, 89 of Bethel, Kentucky passed away Monday morning February 13, 2017 in the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Lexington following a brief illness. He was born in the Bald Eagle community of Bath County, Kentucky to the late Steven Douglas Manley and Rosie Jewell Welch Manley.

Besides his parents he was preceded in death by...

Feb 8, 2017

Mr. Boone Razor, Jr., 67, of Wyoming Road, Owingsville, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at his home.

He was born on February 15, 1949 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, a son of the late Boone Razor, Sr. and Helen Marie Hamm Razor.

Mr. Razor was a carpenter and United States Army Veteran having served during...

Feb 5, 2017

Ashley Nicole Calvert, 30 of Salt Lick, Kentucky, passed away Sunday evening in Rowan County from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

She was born in Morehead, Kentucky on November 20, 1986 to Bob Calvert  and Tina Everman Vanderpool.

Ashley was a graduate of KCTC in Morehead was of the church of God faith...

Jan 23, 2017

Hazel Parks, 89, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2017 at Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility in Owingsville.

She was born on January 28, 1927 in Bath County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Goebel and Cordia Crockett Parks.

Ms. Parks retired from Owingsville Elementary School.

Her hobby, in the winter months, was...

Jan 12, 2017

Mrs. Patsy M. Varner, 72, of Owingsville, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 in the St. Joseph Mt. Sterling Hospital.

She was born on February 10, 1944 in Winchester, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Margaret Jewell McKenzie.

Mrs. Varner was a retired legal secretary for Hays & Hays Attorneys, former employee of...

Jan 12, 2017

Mrs. Helen Jean Stewart Snedegar, 83, of Owingsville, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 in the St. Joseph Mt. Sterling Hospital.

She was born on April 6, 1933 in Bath County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Walter and Lucille Rice Stewart.

Mrs. Snedegar was retired from the Southern States Cooperative in Owingsville where she...

Jan 9, 2017

Marjorie Dicken Colliver, 63, of Somerset, formerly of Bethel , daughter of J. Dryden and Peggy Morse Colliver,  died Monday, January 9, 2017.

Private memorial service was held Saturday, January 14, 2017.

Burial in Longview Cemetery, Bethel.

Survivors include two brothers, Jim, of Port Charlotte, Florida, and Bob of Lexington.  Two sisters also...

Jan 1, 2017

Ms. Wanda Ingram Ginter, 69 passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 at  Fall Creek Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Humble, Texas after an illness of several months.  She was born in Bath County on April 29, 1947 to the late Sam and Opal Blevins Ingram.

Wanda was the church pianist at Preston First Church  of God for many...

Dec 31, 2016

Bobby Dewayne Yocum, 41, of Maysville passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016 at his home.

He was born on March 1, 1975 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, a son of Bobby Oris Yocum and Ginger Faye Wells.

Survivors include his father, Bobby Oris Yocum of Frenchburg, his mother, Ginger Faye Wells of Piketon, Ohio, one sister,...

Dec 30, 2016

Mrs. Rosa Mae McCarty Riddle, 96 passed away Friday evening, December 30, 2016 at the Edgewood Estates in Frenchburg after an illness of several weeks. She was born in Bath County, Kentucky on September 14, 1920 to the late Sanford and Martha Otis McCarty.

Mrs. Riddle was a former nursing home employee having worked at several nursing...

Dec 27, 2016

Mrs. Gladys Roberson Sparks, 92 of Owingsville, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning at her home.

She was born in Bath County, Kentucky on August 5, 1924 to the late Walter and Pearl McCarty Roberson.

Mrs. Sparks was a member of the Tunnel Hill First Church of God.

She enjoyed singing at church, spending...

Dec 19, 2016

Lawrence Vernon “Bud” Maxson, 70, of Olympia, passed away Monday, December 19, 2016 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead.

He was born on February 9, 1946 in Bremen, Indiana, a son of Lloyd and Clara Sherland Maxson.

Bud had worked as a security guard for Heilig-Myers and had also worked for Cutter...

Dec 19, 2016

Mrs. Roma Lee Armitage, age 88, went to her peaceful home with her Savior on Monday, December 19, 2016.

She was born to parents Manie Lee Moore Highley and Benjamin Wiley (“Buck”) Highley in Mingo County, West Virginia on September 5, 1928.

Mrs. Armitage was a retired medical office receptionist and she attended Mud Lick Church...

Dec 6, 2016

Christopher Clay Jackson, 34, of Owingsville, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at the St. Joseph Mt. Sterling Hospital.

He was born on June 13, 1982 in Morehead, Kentucky, the son of Robert Jackson and Vedna Donahue Jackson.

Chris was a construction worker.

He enjoyed working and spending time with his family....

Nov 27, 2016

Mr. Edgar C. Gillespie, 95, of Owingsville, Kentucky passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016 in the Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Owingsville.

He was born on May 7, 1921 in Frenchburg, Kentucky, one of twelve children of the late George and Lura Williams Gillespie.

Mr. Gillespie served in the United States Army during World...

Oct 21, 2016

Mr. Allie Edward Hunt, 96 of Ash Road, Salt Lick, Kentucky passed away Friday evening, October 21, 2016 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center at Morehead.

He was born May 2, 1920 at Yale in Menifee County, Kentucky to the late Samuel R. "Bud" Hunt and Julia Mynhier Hunt.

Mr. Hunt was retired from the U.S. Forest...

Oct 12, 2016

Matthew D. Ferguson, 32 of Owingsville, passed away Wednesday morning, October 12, 2016 in the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington.

Matthew was born in Paintsville, Kentucky on October 28, 1983 to Pamela Daniels and the late Joe Ferguson.

He was a City of Owingsville police officer and had been a Johnson County Sheriffs...

Sep 29, 2016

Woodrow “Woody” Allen Frazier, 46, of Eddyville, Kentucky formerly of Bath County, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016 in Lourdes Hospice in Paducah.

He was born on March 31, 1970 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, a son of Ronnie and Diana Swartz Frazier.

Woody had been a construction worker.

He was preceded in death...