Dec 31, 2019

David Wayne Finch, 64, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospital.  He was born in Mt. Sterling on June 7, 1955 to the late Donald and Joan Flora Finch.

David was a lifelong resident of Mt. Sterling, a mechanic who could fix anything and never met a stranger.  His larger than life...

Dec 31, 2019

Emma Lee Frederick Dale, 85, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Clark Regional Medical Center.  She was born in Robinson County on October 30, 1934 to the late Tom and Dora Snapp Frederick.

Emma was of the Christian Faith and moved to Mt. Sterling in 1993 from Bourbon County.  She enjoyed traveling, animals, cooking...

Dec 30, 2019

Curtis Cook DeBrine, 76, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Monday evening, December 30, 2019 at Thomson-Hood Veteran Hospital in Wilmore, Kentucky.  He was born in Sodus, New York, on August 26, 1943 to the late Lloyd Van and Ruth Cook DeBrine.

Curtis became a member of First Christian Church in Mt. Sterling upon moving to the area...

Dec 24, 2019

Floyd Allen "Buddy" Cruse II, 61, of Mt. Sterling passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospital.  He was born on May 5, 1958 to Imogene Holley Bashford and the late Floyd Allen Cruse.

Buddy attended Liberty Bible Church of God in Winchester.  He was a graduate of the Mt. Sterling High School's final class...

Dec 21, 2019

Stephen Clay Goldey, 56, of Jeffersonville died Saturday, December 21, 2019 at UK Hospital in Lexington.  He was born on December 31, 1962 to the late Alvin Goldey and Mable Willoughby Green.

Stephen was a native of Montgomery County and a talented artist.  He was very creative and loved sketching, drawing and painting.  He also enjoyed fishing...

Dec 18, 2019

Bobby Gene Hart, 74, of Bath County died Tuesday, December 18, 2019 at Bluegrass Hospice Care Navigators surrounded by his family.  He was born on February 13, 1945 in Bath County to the late Ray and Etta Hart.

Bobby was a lifelong resident of Bath County and attended Slate Valley Christian Church.  He could grow anything and...

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...