Dec 18, 2019

Eva May Shannon Smith, 83, of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Stanton Nursing Home.  She was born in Millersburg, Kentucky on November 19, 1936 to the late Silva and Mildred Clary Shannon.

Eva moved to Montgomery county in 2001 from Lexington.  She was a trust administrator for Bank One in Lexington and was of...

Dec 16, 2019

Paul Thomas Rucker, 79 of Richmond, died Monday, December 16, 2019 at his residence.  He was born on December 6, 1940  in Lawrenceburg to the late Howard Thomas Rucker and Louise Marie Grider.

Paul was a lifelong resident of Richmond and attended church at Church on the Rock in Berea.  He enjoyed meeting friends for dinner at...

Dec 16, 2019

William Tandy Chenault, 72,  of Mt. Sterling, died Monday, December 16, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.  He was born on March 31, 1947 in Maysville to the late Tandy and Mary Kathleen Shepherd Chenault.

Tandy was a lifelong resident of Mt. Sterling and taught biology for the Montgomery County School System.  He received his Master's...

Dec 9, 2019

Rita Faye Smyth, 63, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 in Montgomery County.

Born Oct. 4, 1956, in Martin, she was the daughter of the late Harold Jones and Gladys Prater Clem.  She was a healthcare worker.

Survivors include a granddaughter, Megan Nicole Owens of Mt. Sterling; three grandsons, Nathan Tyler Lowe of...

Dec 7, 2019

Otis "Mark" Markham Ashcraft, 59 of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday, December 7, 2019 at UK Hospital.  He was born on May 2, 1960 in Irvine to the late Otis Frank and Ydell Fowler Ashcraft.

Mark has lived in Mt. Sterling for the past 32 years.  He drove a truck and loved that over the road trucking gave...

Dec 7, 2019

Pamela "Pam" Sue Hughes Graddy, 62, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday, December 7, 2019 at UK Medical Center.  She was born in San Bernardino, California on August 22, 1957 to the late Harold and Anita Johnson Hughes.

Pam moved to Montgomery County four years ago from California.  She was a member of the First Church of God...

Dec 4, 2019

Dolly Loraine Stiltner Brawley, 82, of Frenchburg, died Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.  She was born in Grundy, Virginia on April 13, 1937 to the late Joseph and Gertrude Ashby Stiltner.

Dolly moved to the area fourteen years ago and was a member of Day Springs Assembly of God.  She was a...

Nov 30, 2019

Alice Darlene Wyatt, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday, November 30, 2019 at St. Joseph Bluegrass Care Navigators.  She was born in Fort Worth, Texas on January 6, 1948 to the late Roy Willard and Florence Ruth Box Wyatt, Sr.

Alice moved to Mt. Sterling from Homestead, FL in 1983 and was a member of Howards Mill First...

Nov 29, 2019

Theresa Marie Brongel, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday, November 29, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospital.  She was born in West Liberty on March 27, 1952 to the late Bert Williams and Erma Fields.

Theresa lived in the Mt. Sterling area for the past fifteen years and attended Church of the Harvest.  She had a servants heart that...

Nov 26, 2019

Betty Jean Burus Keller, 76, of Jeffersonville, died Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at her residence.  She was born in Winchester on January 28, 1943 to the late Fred and Callie Hatton Burus.

Betty moved to Montgomery County seventeen years ago from Winchester.  She's of the Christian faith and enjoys; shopping, cooking, crafts and most of all, spending...

Nov 26, 2019

Joy Inman Hunter Brooks, 77, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Windsor Care Center.  She was born in Santa Barbara, California on December 18, 1941 to the late Frank Sr. and Deloris Inman Hunter.

Joy moved to Montgomery County twenty-two years ago from Lexington and was a member of the New Hope Fellowship in...

Nov 19, 2019

Ann Waldecker Bartels, 78, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Windsor Care Center.  She was born in Washington, D.C. on November 15, 1941 to the late Colonel Charles Duane and Patricia Royce Barringer Waldecker.

Ann grew up in a military family who lived in several locations such as Washington, D.C. and Hawaii.  In 1963...

Nov 16, 2019

Timothy Louis Farmer, 55, of Lexington, Kentucky died Saturday, November 16, 2019 at UK Medical Center.  He was born on September 23, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Eugene Sr. and Rosetta Scarborough Farmer.

Tim moved to Lexington in 2003 from Chicago, Illinois.  He was previously employed at Saint Joseph East Hospital in the surgical services...

Nov 15, 2019

Kevan Wayne Johnson, 53, of Jeffersonville, died Friday, November 15, 2019 at his residence.  He was born on September 12, 1966 in Dayton, OH to the late Rick Johnson and Jeri Mullins Johnson.

Kevan graduated from Bath County High School, class of 1984 and attended Rowan Vocational School.  He worked as a machinist and was a talented...

Nov 12, 2019

Joseph "Joe" Russell Beaumont, 85, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at the Lexington VA Medical Center.  He was born on February 3, 1934 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late Charles and June Kendrick Beaumont.

Joe moved to Montgomery County four years ago from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  He was a retired truck driver and a...

Nov 12, 2019

Snowden "Cordell" Issac, 76, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling.  He was born in Menifee County on April 28, 1943 to the late Everette and Lula Margaret Hayes Issac.

Cordell moved to Montgomery County in 1966 from Menifee county.  He attended Hazel Green Academy, retired from Bluegrass Army Depot and...

Nov 9, 2019

Michael Douglas "Doug" Van Hoose, 61, of Bourbon County, passed away the morning of November 9, 2019 after a long battle with respiratory disease.  He was born on September 6, 1958 in Middletown, Ohio to the late James Willard Van Hoose and Mary Cole.

Doug was a longtime resident of Bourbon County.  He was a well known...

Nov 9, 2019

Robert Anderson Glass, age 63, departed this life to be with our Savior on Saturday, November 9, 2019 following a long battle with cancer.

Born May 21, 1956 to the late Thornton Scott and Geneva Parkhurst Glass, he lived most of his life in the Roanoke and Vinton, Virginia area.  He moved from Colonial Heights,...

Nov 5, 2019

Johnnie Burton Gerald, 53, of Richmond, died Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at his residence.  He was born in Louisville on January 6, 1966 to the late Billy and Claribel Henry Gerald.

Johnnie was a member of Rice Station Christian Church and a lifelong resident of Richmond.  He played baseball and basketball and graduated from Estill County High...

Nov 1, 2019

Billye Ann Manley Goldie, 63, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday, November 1, 2019 at St. Claire Hospital in Morehead.  She was born in Mt. Sterling on March 9, 1956 to the late Billy and Lorraine Barnett Manley.

Billye was a lifelong resident of Mt. Sterling and of the Christian faith.  She worked at restaurants in the area...