Obituaries

Leatha May Powell

Leatha May Powell

Aug 1, 2013

Leatha May Patton Powell, 85, of Jeffersonville, died Thursday morning, August 1, 2013 at her residence following a brief illness. She was born in Montgomery County on September 14, 1927 to the late Roy and Rhoda Willoughby Patton.

Leatha was a native of Montgomery County; she worked at Hobart, which was later Whirlpool, until her retirement in...

Robert "Robbie" Clyde Reeves

Robert "Robbie" Clyde Reeves

Jul 30, 2013

Robert "Robbie" Clyde Reeves, 66, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was born November 9, 1946 in Salt Lick to James William "JW" Reeves and the late Ina Caudill Reeves.

Robbie was a native of Bath County where he attended local schools and graduated from Bath...

Charlene Bowman Wells

Charlene Bowman Wells

Jul 28, 2013

Charlene Wells, 63, wife of Kevan Barry Wells, died Sunday, July 28, 2013 at her residence. She was born February 17, 1950 in Wolfe County to Mildred Lykins Bowman and the late Everett Earl Bowman.

After graduating Menifee County High School, Charlene attended Midway College and later went on to earn her master's degree in education at...

Damani Wayne Reed

Damani Wayne Reed

Jul 26, 2013

Damani Wayne Reed, infant son of Derrick and Courtney Taul Reed, died at birth July 26, 2013 at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. Damani weighed 8lbs. 1 oz. and was 21.5 inches long.

Survivors include; his parents, Derrick and Courtney Reed of Mt. Sterling; his maternal grandparents, Earl and Barbara Gatewood of Mt. Sterling; his paternal grandparents,...

Helen "Jeannie" Jean Campbell

Helen "Jeannie" Jean Campbell

Jul 25, 2013

Helen Jean "Jeannie" Campbell, 72, widow of Warren Campbell, Jr., died Thursday morning, July 25, 2013 at Emeritus Senior Living in Edgewood.

Jeannie was born August 9, 1940 in Sharpsburg to the late Allen and Anna Stone Bromagen. After graduating Sharpsburg High School she married Warren Campbell, Jr. on August 31, 1958. She lived most of her...

William "Bill" Prentice Messer

William "Bill" Prentice Messer

Jul 18, 2013

William "Bill" Prentice Messer, 49, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday Morning, July 18, 2013 in Jeffersonville, Indiana while visiting his mother. He was born in Lexington on September 10, 1963 to Henry "Buddy" Messer and Phyllis Wright Berryman.

Bill was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County, a 1981 graduate of Montgomery County High...

Mary Mae Leach

Mary Mae Leach

Jul 13, 2013

Mary Mae McClain Leach, 71, of Jeffersonville, died Saturday, July 13, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Montgomery County on June 23, 1942 to the late John McClain and Elsie Lee McClain Hobbs.

Mary was a Montgomery County native and a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. She was a volunteer at Edgewood Estates and Windsor...

Dr. Leon Douglas Vaughan

Dr. Leon Douglas Vaughan

Jun 28, 2013

Dr. Leon Douglas Vaughan, 91, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday, June 28, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born June 10, 1922 in Eubank, Kentucky to the late Glenn and Hallie Reynolds Vaughan.

Dr. Vaughan honorably served his country in the United States Army Air Corps. He did his undergraduate studies at University of Kentucky...

Jimmy Lee Castle

Jimmy Lee Castle

Jun 24, 2013

Jimmy Lee Castle, 54, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday morning, June 24, 2013 at his residence. He was born on January 1, 1959 in Ashland to Emma Savage Castle Miller and the late Lyman Castle.

Jimmy moved to Montgomery County five years ago from Ashland. He was an Insurance Agent for Monumental Insurance for 29...

Albert Eugene Hamilton

Albert Eugene Hamilton

Jun 21, 2013

Albert Eugene Hamilton, 71, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday, June 21, 2013 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was born in Dunkirk, Indiana on April 9, 1942 to the late Howard and Ruth McGlothin Hamilton.

Albert moved from Dunkirk, Indiana to Montgomery County thirty-five years ago where he served his community as Captain of the Mt....

Mildred Elizabeth Radford

Mildred Elizabeth Radford

Jun 12, 2013

Mildred Elizabeth Spofford Radford, 82, of Jeffersonville, died Wednesday morning, June 12, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on May 1, 1931 to the late Foster and Dorothy Stone Spofford.

Mildred graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in Chemistry. She spent much of her life in Puerto...

Marjorie Jane Rose

Marjorie Jane Rose

Jun 9, 2013

Marjorie Jane Curtis Rose, 67, of Means, died Sunday morning, June 9, 2013 at UK Medical Center in Lexington. She was born in Montgomery County on June 17, 1945 to the late John and Margaret Lawrence Curtis.

Marjorie moved to Menifee County in 1962 where she and her husband, Donnie, raised two sons, John and Danny. She...

Jackie Sue Cole

Jackie Sue Cole

Jun 7, 2013

Jackie Sue Howard Cole, 58, of Harrodsburg, formerly of Mt. Sterling, died Friday evening, June 7, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Springfield, Ohio on September 17, 1954 to the late Ernie Howard and Mary Elizabeth Otten Howard Nealis.

Jackie was a member of the Harrodsburg Pioneer Baptist Church. She was a true animal lover...

John "Jack" Gaitskill McCormick

John "Jack" Gaitskill McCormick

Jun 7, 2013

John G. McCormick, Jr., 82, better known as "Jack" McCormick, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday morning, June 7, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Mt. Sterling on January 12, 1931 to the late John and Kelly Barnes McCormick.

Jack was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County where he was a partner in the...

Ivan Dallas "Doc" Dorsey

Ivan Dallas "Doc" Dorsey

Jun 3, 2013

Ivan Dallas "Doc" Dorsey, 64, of Jeffersonville, died Monday, June 3, 2013 at St. Joseph Hospital East in Lexington. He was born in Points, West Virginia on July 4, 1948, to Irvin D. and Dorothy C. Dorsey. He married Thelma Baker on October 20, 2003.

Ivan and his family moved to Mt. Sterling in 2006. He worked...

John Monroe "Big John" Carpenter

John Monroe "Big John" Carpenter

Jun 2, 2013

John Monroe "Big John" Carpenter, 51, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday morning, June 2, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born in Mt. Sterling on February 13, 1962 to Rollie and Vernell Walters Carpenter.

"Big John" was a Montgomery County native, employed at East Kentucky Power, a member of Spring Street Baptist Church, and a...

Dallas Edward Walters

Dallas Edward Walters

May 26, 2013

Dallas Edward Walters, 72, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday morning, May 26, 2013 at his residence. He was born on April 18, 1941 to the late Charles and Lulu Walters.

Dallas was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County. He was a Kentucky Colonel, a car dealer and auctioneer. He loved sports; he enjoyed playing golf,...

Elizabeth Sue Shepherd

Elizabeth Sue Shepherd

May 26, 2013

Elizabeth Sue Barnes Shepherd, 65, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday, May 26, 2013 at her residence. She was born September 21, 1947 in Mt. Sterling to the late Rhodalis and Lilliway Garland Barnes.

Sue was a Montgomery County native and a faithful member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. She worked for the Montgomery County School System...

Donnie Lee Templin

Donnie Lee Templin

May 24, 2013

Donnie Lee Templin, 57, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday morning, May 24, 2013 at his residence. He was born on April 12, 1956 to Anna Louise Holder Templin Little and the late Elwood Templin.

Donnie was a Montgomery County native; he was a farmer whose hobby was working on cars.

Survivors include; his mother, Anna...

Romie Gayhart

Romie Gayhart

May 17, 2013

Romie Gayhart, 83, of Winchester, Kentucky died early Friday morning, May 17, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Garrett, Kentucky on February 22, 1930, to the late Kelly Gayhart and Bertha Centers Ward.

Romie was a United States Army Veteran and a member of the DAV Chapter 149. He was an Army First...

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