Obituaries

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...

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
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
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
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
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
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...

Teresa Lynn Brandenburg
May 17, 2013
Teresa Lynn Myers Brandenburg, 52, of Jeffersonville, died Friday morning, May 17, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born March 8, 1961 in Mt. Sterling to the late Bill and Betty Cartmill Myers.
Teresa was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County, a 1979 graduate of Montgomery County High School, a member of Freedom Church of...

Douglas Neal Shearer
May 15, 2013
Douglas Neal Shearer, 43, of Frenchburg, died Wednesday morning, May 15, 2013, at his residence. He was born February 24, 1970 in Dearborn, Michigan to the late Charles Douglas and Myra Yvonne Moore Shearer.
Doug had resided in Taylor, Michigan before moving to Menifee County 5 years ago. He was a self-employed carpenter and an outdoorsman who...

William Joseph Wesley
May 14, 2013
William "Bill" Joseph Wesley, 71, of Frenchburg, died Tuesday evening, May 14, 2013, at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born January 8, 1942 in Hayward, California to the late Austin and Gene Smith Wesley.
William previously lived in Los Angeles, California before moving to Menifee County 8 years ago. He was a member of...

Timothy Joseph Monaghan
May 6, 2013
Timothy "Tim" Joseph Monaghan, 55, of West Liberty passed away Monday, May 6, 2013 at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born October 11, 1957 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Audrey Ruth Amos Monaghan and the late John E. Monaghan.
Tim was an Indianapolis native and a 1976 graduate of Plainfield High School...

Kathleen Mary Alomia Peck
Apr 28, 2013
Kathleen Mary Alomia Peck, 60, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday morning, April 28, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born June 11, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois to Patricia Lou Ball Schnell and the late Vincent James Alomia.
Kathleen moved to Montgomery County six years ago from Greenville, North Carolina. She was a member of the...

Joshua Russell Martin
Apr 26, 2013
Joshua Russell Martin, 34, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday, April 26, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born in Lexington on June 15, 1978 to Tony and Belinda Brewer Martin.
Joshua was a Montgomery County native, a member of Victory Chapel Church, a 1997 graduate of Montgomery County High School, and employed at Hoffman Enclosures....

Jaclynn Nicole Clark
Apr 24, 2013
Jaclynn Nicole Clark, 25, of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday morning, April 24, 2013 at her residence. She was born May 6, 1987 in Lexington to Susan Orme and Nick Clark.
Jaclynn was a lifelong Montgomery County resident, a Montgomery County High School graduate, a member of the First Christian Church, and a Residential Youth Specialist at Hope...

Mildred Sue Rose
Apr 21, 2013
Mildred Sue Rose, 71, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday afternoon, April 21, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born in Clintwood, Virginia on May 28, 1941 to the late Hurley Rose and Luria Marie Fleming Rose Willis Bush.
Sue was a Montgomery County resident, a homemaker, and a member of Howards Mill Baptist Church. She...

Betty Jean Williams
Apr 11, 2013
Betty Jean Shultz Williams, 83, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday morning, April 11, 2013 in Lexington. She was born on January 9, 1930 in Bath County to the late Leslie and Mary "Poadie" Blevins Shultz.
Betty Jean moved to Montgomery County from Lexington in 1990 and was a member of Rolling Hills Church of Christ....

Mary Sue Bailey
Apr 6, 2013
Mary Sue Sears Bailey, 93, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday evening, April 6, 2013 at Windsor Care Center. She was born on July 28, 1919 in Bath County to the late Grover and Laura Johnson Sears.
Mary was a long time resident of Montgomery County and a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church. She owned and operated...

Ronald Calvin Gaunce
Mar 25, 2013
Ronald "Ronnie" Calvin Gaunce, 37, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday morning, March 25, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born in Shelbyville on February 6, 1976.
Ronnie was a resident of Mt. Sterling for the past three years. He grew up in Winchester where he attended and graduated from George Rogers Clark High School. He...

Chester Shepherd
Mar 20, 2013
Chester Shepherd, 76, of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was born in Prestonsburg on September 24, 1936 to the late Wilce and Madge Cochran Shepherd.
Chester moved to Montgomery County in 1969, having previously lived in Prestonsburg and Winchester. He was a United States Army Veteran, he worked...

James Elliott "Coach" Scott
Mar 16, 2013
James Elliott "Coach" Scott, 57, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday, March 16, 2013 at his residence. He was born on September 21, 1955 to the late Roger and Elizabeth Goldsby Scott.
James accepted Christ at an early age and was a faithful member of the High Street Christian Church; he was a graduate of Montgomery...