Obituaries
Barbara Lee Lawson
May 15, 2016
Barbara Lee Lawson, 53, of Elizabethtown, died Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Hardin Memorial Hospital. She was born April 7, 1963 in Montgomery County to the late Carl and Deloris Thompson Lawson.
Barbara was a Montgomery County native, an Insurance Agent and attended the Jeffersonville Assembly of God. She was a 1981 graduate of Montgomery County High...
Ronald Lee Crigger
May 5, 2016
Ronald Lee Crigger, 71, of Winchester, died Thursday, May 5, 2016 at his residence. He was born June 12, 1944 in Lexington to the late Bernard and Thelma Florence Crigger.
Ron was a life-long resident of Clark County, a United States Air Force veteran, a retired licensed optician and a member of the Winchester Church of Nazarene,...

Carl S. Estes
Apr 26, 2016
Carl S. Estes, 58, of Irvine, died Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Baptist Health in Lexington. He was born August 5th, 1957 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Carl and Mary Alma Watson Estes.
Carl moved to Kentucky forty-three years ago from Ohio. Carl loved to grow a garden, have cook-outs for his family and friends and...
Charles "Pat" Patrick Middendorf, Jr.
Apr 24, 2016
Charles Patrick "Pat" Middendorf, Jr., 56, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday morning, April 24, 2016 at UK Medical Center. He was born January 31, 1960 in Butler, Pennsylvania to Charles Patrick, Sr. and Karen Bean Middendorf.
Pat moved to Kentucky forty-six years ago from Pennsylvania, graduated from Mason County High School in 1978 and attended Eastern Kentucky...
Wayne Douglas Alsept
Apr 20, 2016
Wayne Douglas Alsept, 57, of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at his residence. He was born March 29, 1959 in Mt. Sterling to Walter, Jr. and Ruth Bradley Alsept.
Wayne was a Montgomery County native, of the Christian faith and employed as a auto body technician at Henderson's Auto Body. He will be dearly missed...
Ann (Morgan) Carroll
Apr 17, 2016
Ann Carroll, 81, died Sunday evening, April 17, 2016 at Clark Regional Medical Center. She was born August 29, 1934, in Leslie County to the late Chester Morgan and Molly Napier Morgan Howard.
Ann moved to Montgomery County forty years ago from Leslie County. She enjoyed; cooking, flowers, birds and most of all spending time and taking...
George Henry Jones
Apr 13, 2016
George Henry Jones, 82, of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at UK Medical Center. He was born August 15, 1933 in Sharpsburg to the late Bramblett H. and Mattie Lee Jones.
George was a Montgomery County native, member of the Evergreen Baptist Church and retired from Monarch Mill. He enjoyed working, walking, exercising and worshipping...
Vernetta Sue (Little) Kerns
Apr 10, 2016
Vernetta Sue Little Kerns, 67 passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Baptist East Hospital in Louisville. She was born September 6, 1948, in Mt Sterling to the late Ova and Opal Little.
She was the most loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend anyone could ever want. She was an active member of the First Church of...
John "Doc" Lloyd Baba
Apr 10, 2016
John "Doc" Lloyd Baba, 56, of Jeffersonville, died Sunday, April 10, 2016 at his residence. He was born December 22, 1959 in Turlock, California to the late Alex and Marie Schaub Baba.
Doc moved to Montgomery County in 2007 from Modesto, California, he was a United Sates Navy veteran, of the Baptist faith, retired from the Bluegrass...
Cheryl Ann Taylor
Mar 31, 2016
Cheryl Ann Taylor, 45, of Winchester, died Thursday, March 31, 2016, at her residence. She was born September 27, 1970, in Asheville, North Carolina.
Cheryl moved to Clark County in 1985 from Mt. Sterling, she was a United States Army veteran and a sales representative at Republic Service in Lexington. She enjoyed; horses, fishing, camping and spending...
Fronda Jane (Swartz) Sivis
Mar 30, 2016
Fronda Jane Swartz Sivis, 72, of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born October 18, 1943, in Middletown, Ohio to the late Talmadge and Edith Highley Swartz.
Fronda moved to Montgomery County forty-six years ago from Middletown, Ohio and her working career was in health care as a phlebotomist....

Stephen Clay Routt
Mar 21, 2016
Stephen Clay Routt, 60, of Bethel, died Monday, March 21, 2016 at his residence. He was born August 27, 1955 in Mt. Sterling to Harold Davis Routt and Lida Ray Williams Routt.
Stephen moved back to Bethel fifteen years ago from Troy, Ohio where he resided for forty years. He enjoyed reading history about native American Indians...

Donald Ray Adkins
Mar 17, 2016
Donald Ray Adkins, 74, of Middletown, Ohio, died Thursday, March 17, 2016 at his residence. He was born April 12, 1941 in West Liberty to the late Willie and Pauline Litteral Adkins.
Donald moved to Middletown four years ago from Menifee County, a United States Army veteran, retired self employed heavy equipment operator. He enjoyed restoring older...
Lula Frances (Tipton) Collins
Mar 13, 2016
Lula Frances Tipton Collins, 83, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday, March 13, 2016, at her residence. She was born October 12, 1932, in Montgomery County to the late Whitney Hord II and Mary Frances Anderson Tipton.
Lula was a Montgomery County native and a member of the Ascension Episcopal Church. Lula graduated from Mt. Sterling High School...
James "Jim" Allen Roberts, Sr.
Mar 10, 2016
James "Jim" Allen Roberts, Sr., 77, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Baptist Health. He was born July 30, 1938 in Bourbon County to the late Paul and Olema Hardin Roberts.
Jim moved to Montgomery County forty years ago from Bourbon County, a United States Air Force veteran, retired from Bluegrass Army Depot as...
Homer Cecil McCoy, Jr.
Mar 10, 2016
Homer Cecil McCoy, Jr., 69, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday morning, March 10, 2016 at his residence. He was born October 2, 1946 in Mt. Sterling to Homer, Sr. and Virgileen Chandler McCoy.
Homer was a Montgomery County native, a United States Air Force veteran, retired from Allstate as an insurance agent, a member of the First...
Don Merrill Hinds
Mar 9, 2016
Don Merrill Hinds, 82, of Means, died Wednesday evening, March 9, 2016 at his residence. He was born June 14, 1933 in Muncie, Indiana to the late Davey and Edith Dragoo Hinds.
Don moved to Means in 1972 from Georgetown, Kentucky, he was a United States Navy veteran, retired from the Bluegrass Army Depot as...
Linda Joyce (Mullins) Grooms
Mar 4, 2016
Linda Joyce Mullins Grooms, 69, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday morning, March 4, 2016, at the St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born July 20, 1946, in Montgomery County to the late Clarence and Ollie Hart Mullins.
Linda was a Montgomery County native, she was a 1964 graduate of Camargo High School and retired from Bell South...
Archie McQuinn
Mar 3, 2016
Archie McQuinn, 66, of Jeffersonville, died Thursday evening, March 3, 2016 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born October 3, 1949 in Wolfe County to the late Sturgill and Barbara Holland McQuinn.
Archie moved to Montgomery County in 1992 from Clark County, he was United States Marine Corps veteran, he retired from the Bluegrass Army Depot...
William Henry Carpenter
Feb 24, 2016
William Henry Carpenter, 87, of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at UK Medical Center. He was born February 9, 1929 in Bath County to the late John and Ashby Stull Carpenter.
William was a life-long resident of Montgomery County, a United States Army Korean War veteran, he retired from the Lexington Bluegrass Army Depot and...