Obituaries
Franklin "Hank" Leon Gibbs
Oct 8, 2016
Franklin "Hank" Leon Gibbs, 83, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Windsor Care Center. He was born March 24, 1933 to the late Hazel Stamper and Virgil Gibbs.
Hank was a Montgomery County native, member of the Antioch Christian Church, a retired fire fighter and he also owned and operated a fire extinguisher service...
Linda Sue (Hess) Barnett
Oct 7, 2016
Linda Sue Hess Barnett, 72, of Jeffersonville, died Friday, October 7, 2016 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born April 24, 1944 in Rock Island, Illinois to the late Venice Williams and Charles Hess.
Linda moved to Montgomery County in 1960 from Rockford, Illinois. She was of the Baptist faith; enjoyed reading, taking care of others,...
Terry Wayne Stamper, Sr.
Oct 1, 2016
Terry Wayne Stamper, Sr., 56, of Irvine, died Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Clark Regional Medical Center. He was born July 2, 1960 to the late Melinda Raleigh and Hiram Stamper, Sr.
Terry moved to Estill County five years ago from Clark County. He was a retired truck driver, he had a jokester personality and enjoyed camping,...
Henry Lum Snelling
Sep 20, 2016
Henry Lum Snelling, 85, of Jeffersonville, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling hospital. He was born May 8, 1931 to the late Carrie Bowles and Russell Snelling.
Henry moved to Montgomery County fifty-four years ago from Bath County. He was a retired farmer, he enjoyed coon hunting, watching wrestling and mowing the yard. ...
Elaine Ethel (Vogel) DeChene
Sep 19, 2016
Elaine Ethel Vogel DeChene, 79, of West Liberty, died Monday, September 19, 2016 at St. Claire Regional Medical Center. She was born August 2, 1937 in Chicago to the late Susan Geiling and Charles Vogel.
Elaine moved to Morgan County two months ago from St. Petersburg, Florida. She enjoyed playing bingo, teddy bears, embroidering and watching TV,...
Jimmy Wayne Hoover
Sep 17, 2016
Jimmy Wayne Hoover, 50, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday, September 17, 2016 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling hospital. He was born March 23, 1966 to the late Ruth Hoover Barton and Frank Presley.
Jimmy moved to Montgomery County from Virginia nine years ago to help raise and to be a part of his daughter's life. Jimmy attended...
Lorena Mae (Sexton) Shoemaker
Sep 13, 2016
Lorena Mae Sexton Shoemaker, 79, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at her residence. She was born May 22, 1937 in Owingsville to the late Ruth Walden and Alex Sexton, Sr.
Lorena moved to Montgomery County fifty years ago from Bath County. She enjoyed playing bingo, lottery, going to the casino, cooking, pets, serving the...
Sally (Puckett) Markland
Sep 5, 2016
Sally Puckett Markland, 78, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday, September 5, 2016 at Windsor Care Center. She was born October 16, 1937 in Irvine to the late Lizzie Crouch Harrison and John Puckett.
Sally was a life-long resident of Montgomery County. She enjoyed watching movies, shopping, cooking, taking country drives, fishing and spending time with her family. ...
Mary "Anne" (St. John) Downey
Sep 3, 2016
Anne St. John Downey, 82, of Olympia, died Saturday, September 3, 2016 at UK Medical Center. She was born July 25, 1934 in Carthage, Missouri to the late Edna Hockett and Henry St. John.
Anne had a lifelong love of music. At age of five she was given piano instruction by her aunt who ran a school...
Noah Warfield Mullinix
Sep 3, 2016
Noah W. Mullinix, 32, of Lexington, died Saturday, September 3, 2016 in Lexington. He was born October 4, 1983 in Lexington to Thomas Mullinix and Margaret Paluzi Seay.
Noah was idolized by his siblings and cherished by his parents, Noah’s charming and humorous personality endeared him to his family. Noah was a renaissance man who loved learning,...
Billie F. (Farley) Sturgill
Sep 2, 2016
Billie F. Sturgill, 87, of Lexington, died Friday, September 2, 2016 at Richmond Place in Lexington, KY. She was born October 30th, 1928 in Sandy Hook, Kentucky to Delpha Brown Farley and William Farley. She shared her life with the late John H. Strugill and together raised their children at Lake Cumberland in Somerset, KY.
Survivors include:...
Randy Lee Wright
Aug 24, 2016
Randy Lee Wright, 58, of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at his home in Mt. Sterling. He was born December 22, 1957 in Miamisburg, Ohio to the late Calvin and Gloria Bragg Wright.
Randy was a factory worker and most recently worked for Nestle in Mt. Sterling. He enjoyed swimming, reading and just plain walking...
Rebecca Jean Conn
Aug 18, 2016
Rebecca Jean Conn, 53, of Nancy, died Thursday, August 18, 2016 at UK Medical Center. She was born February 24, 1963 in Buffalo, New York to Marta Bissell Zegke and Robert Conn.
Survivors include; four sons, Joseph Conn of Danville, Daniel Laks of South Carolina, Larry Treharn, Jr. of Naples, Florida and Noel Treharn of Danville; one...
William Paul Stacy
Aug 15, 2016
William Paul Stacy, 64, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday, August 15, 2016 at the WW Care for Veterans Residential Care Home in Mt. Sterling. He was born July 18, 1952 in Sodus, New York to the late Harold and Ruth Bartholomew Stacy.
William was a United States Army veteran and a painter. He enjoyed camping, hiking, traveling...
Rick Trusty
Aug 8, 2016
Rick Trusty, 59, of Jeffersonville, died Monday, August 8, 2016 at Kindred Hospital in Louisville. He was born April 16, 1957 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late Hearl and Bea Claytor Trusty.
Rick was a life-long resident of Montgomery County, graduated in 1976 from Montgomery County High School and was a machinist at Custom Machine. He enjoyed...
John Wayne Garrett
Aug 3, 2016
John Wayne Garrett, Sr., 63, of Owingsville, died Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at his residence. He was born November 17, 1952 in Montgomery County to the late Scott and Sarah Davis Garrett.
John was a life-long resident of Bath County and he worked thirty years at Leggett-Platt in Winchester as a truck driver. He enjoyed his 79'...
Gary Lee Kimbrell
Aug 1, 2016
Gary Lee Kimbrell, 56, of Cincinnati, died Monday, August 1, 2016 at Harmony Court nursing facility. He was born June 20, 1960 in Mt. Sterling to the late Edward and Bonnie Taylor Kimbrell.
Gary was a Montgomery County native, of the Christian faith and his previously employment was roofing construction. In 1996, Gary was in an auto...
Teddy Wordson Jones
Jul 29, 2016
Teddy Wordson Jones, 74, of Morehead, died Friday, July 29, 2016 at his residence. He was born November 8, 1941 in Crix, Kentucky to the late John and Bessie Hargis Jones.
Teddy was a life-long resident of Rowan County, he was of the Baptist faith and an independent truck driver. He had a jokester personality, a people...
Oral "Butch" Schultz
Jul 21, 2016
Oral "Butch" Schultz, 69, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday, July 21, 2016 at his residence. He was born August 26, 1946 in Montgomery County to the late Raymond C. Schultz, Sr. and Erma Rice Schultz.
"Butch" was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County. He was a cab driver for City Cab Company, had an outgoing personality and...
Heather Nichole (Mack) Gavlinski
Jul 16, 2016
Heather Nichole Gavlinski, 33, of West Liberty, died Saturday, July 16, 2016 at her residence. She was born September 13, 1982 in Dearborn, Michigan to Deborah Claybaugh and Dennis "Butch" Mack.
Heather moved to West Liberty ten years ago from Taylor, Michigan, she was employed at Advanced Auto and was a child of God. She loved her...
