Obituaries

James "Tommy" Thomas Scott
Mar 4, 2014
James "Tommy" Thomas Scott, 65, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday March 4, 2014, at UK Medical Center. He was born May 6, 1948 in Mt. Sterling to the late Barney and Virginia Risner Scott.
Tommy was a Montgomery County native and was previously employed by the City of Mt. Sterling in the Public Works Department. Tommy had...

Rodney Clay Napier
Feb 27, 2014
Rodney Clay Napier, 67, of Sharpsburg, died Thursday, February 27, 2014 at his residence. He was born October 23, 1946 in Harlan, Kentucky to the late Roosevelt and Golden Clark Napier.
Rodney was a self-employed carpenter and a veteran of the United States Army where he honorably served his county as...

Darlene Rae Adams
Feb 27, 2014
Darlene Rae Bailey Adams, 63, of Mt. Sterling passed away Thursday evening, February 27, 2014 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. She was born May 18, 1950 in West Carrollton, Ohio to the late Chalmer Tom Bailey and Geneva Bell Trusty Bailey.
Darlene was a long time resident of Montgomery County, and a homemaker who enjoyed fishing....

James David Bryant
Feb 27, 2014
James David Bryant, 38, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday, February 27, 2014, at his residence after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born August 16, 1975 in Rochester, New York to Kenneth Bryant and Hazel Anna Brown Bryant.
James moved to Montgomery County at a very young age. He attended Montgomery County High School and Abundant...

Patty Jean Bromagen
Feb 26, 2014
Patty Jean Beer Bromagen, 73, of Mt. Sterling, widow of Howard Bromagen died Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. She was born June 1, 1940 to Velma Clay Risner Ross and the late Eddie Beer.
Patty was a native of Montgomery County, a graduate of Mt. Sterling High School and a...

Robin Elizabeth Gibbs
Feb 26, 2014
Robin Elizabeth Gibbs, 55, of Lexington, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2014. She was born September 27, 1958, in Winchester to Wanda Williams Mercer and Bridges Gibbs.
Robin was a 1976 graduate of Tates Creek High School; she retired from the University of Kentucky where she was the Director of Dining Services until her retirement in 2007....

Billy Ray Warfield
Feb 21, 2014
Billy Ray Warfield, 34, of Jeffersonville, died Friday morning at his residence, February 21, 2014. He was born in Morehead on October 12, 1979 to the late Clarence Warfield and Joyce Warfield.
Billy has been a resident of Montgomery County for three years, previously of Frenchburg. He does seasonal work, primary tobacco farming. Billy was a big...

Baby Ellie Fayth Watkins
Feb 10, 2014
Baby Ellie Fayth Watkins, daughter of Austin Blake and Jamie Mullins Watkins, died Monday, February 10, 2014, at Clark Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include; her parents, Austin and Jamie Watkins of Mt. Sterling; one brother, Milo Watkins of Mt. Sterling; two sisters, Baylee Watkins and Adleigh Watkins both of Mt. Sterling; maternal grandmother, Gale Benham (Rick) of...

Jeremy Dale Callahan
Feb 2, 2014
Jeremy Dale Callahan, 30, of Jeffersonville, died Sunday morning, February 2, 2014. He was born in Morehead on January 16, 1984 to Ronnie Stone and Robin Callahan Hall.
Jeremy was a Montgomery County resident, a 2002 graduate of Montgomery County High School and a member of First Church of God. Despite being born...

Stephen Ellis Potter
Jan 26, 2014
Stephen Ellis Potter, 57, died Sunday morning, January 26, 2014 at UK Medical Center. He was born June 17, 1956 in Gallipolis, Ohio to Jack Potter and Patty Snyder.
Stephen was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County, a graduate from Montgomery County High School in 1974 and he was a self employed mechanic. Stephen had a jokester...

Gayle Lynn Liss
Jan 26, 2014
Gayle Lynn Calkins Liss of Mt. Sterling passed away Sunday evening, January 26, 2014 at her residence. She was born December 10, 1946 in Dixon, Illinois to the late Norman and Elaine Klotz Calkins.
Gayle was a former resident of Chicago, Illinois, and more recently Las Vegas, Nevada. She worked as an assistant store manager for Excalibur...

Brenda Jean Williams
Jan 20, 2014
Brenda Jean Kincaid Williams, 54, of Jeffersonville, passed away Saturday evening, January 18, 2014 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born January 11, 1960 in Dayton, Ohio to Thelma Vice Hawkins and the late William Jesse Kincaid.
Brenda was a long time resident of Montgomery County, she was a former employee of McDonald's and Quality Cabinets...

Brenda Lee Charles
Jan 5, 2014
Brenda Lee Charles, 50, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Sunday morning, January 5, 2014 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born July 12, 1963 in Lexington to the late James and Clara Dixon Charles.
Brenda has lived in Mt. Sterling for the past ten years but formally of Winchester. She had Down syndrome disability but that...

Ernest "Ernie" Baker
Jan 1, 2014
Ernest "Ernie" Baker, 61, of Sharpsburg, died Wednesday evening, January 1, 2014 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born July 27, 1952 in Mt. Sterling to the late John and Edna Chester Baker.
Ernie was a truck driver for Thompson Trucking. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and collecting guns. He was a good mechanic and...

Freda Sexton Lowe
Dec 28, 2013
Freda Sexton Lowe, 88, of Winchester, passed away Saturday morning, December 28, 2013 at Clark Regional Medical Center. She was born June 26, 1925 in Carter County to the late Clarence and Elizabeth Brainard Sexton.
Freda was a former resident of Montgomery County and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Many will remember her from the...

Billy Ray Carpenter
Dec 27, 2013
Billy Ray Carpenter, 83, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Friday morning, December 27, 2013 at his residence. He was born January 10, 1930 in West Liberty to the late Joe and Sally Reed Carpenter.
Billy, a native of Morgan County moved to Montgomery County in 1969. He retired as Security Police Staff Sergeant from the United States...

Paul Douglas Reffitt
Dec 22, 2013
Paul Douglas Reffitt, 72, of Winchester, died Sunday, December 22, 2013 at Clark Regional Medical Center. He was born November 22, 1941 in Bath County to the late Estill and Mattie Staton Reffitt.
Paul had been a resident of Clark County for the past six years. He was a former resident of Columbus, Ohio where he was...

Mattie Louise Garrett
Dec 21, 2013
Mattie Louise Greene Garrett, 80, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Saturday afternoon at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born October 2, 1933 in Montgomery County to the late Virgil and Lula Mae Davis Greene.
Mattie was a native of Montgomery County and of the Christian faith. She was retired from Bourbon Community Hospital where she worked...

Margaret Stephens Short
Dec 16, 2013
Margaret Stephens Short, 78, of Mt. Sterling, passed away peacefully Monday evening at her residence. She was born April 3, 1935 in Magoffin County to the late Judge and Maudie Stephens.
Margaret moved to Montgomery County fifty-four years ago from West Liberty, she was a member of the Kiddville Baptist Church, and a former employee of Cowdens....

Mary Margaret Collins
Dec 15, 2013
Mary Margaret Robbins Collins, 78, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday morning, December 15, 2013 at UK Medical Center. She was born November 8, 1935 in Bath County to the late William "Bill" and Edith Barber Robbins.
Mary was a longtime resident of Montgomery County and a member of Hope First Church of God. She was...