Obituaries

Barbara Carmichael Toy

Barbara Carmichael Toy

Mar 12, 2013

Barbara Carmichael Toy, 64, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday morning, March 12, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born in Mt. Sterling to the late Carl Carmichael and Hazel Conkright Karrick.

Barbara was a life-long resident of Montgomery County and a faithful member of Rolling Hills Church of Christ. She had a special fondness for...

Joan Roberts Newton

Joan Roberts Newton

Mar 6, 2013

Joan Roberts Newton, 76, of Choctaw, Oklahoma, died Wednesday evening, March 6, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born on May 25, 1936 in Omaha, Nebraska to the late Marion and Esther Roberts.

Joan had previously lived in Winchester where she worked in the cafeteria as a cook at Conkright Junior High School.

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Baby Andrew Spahr Elam

Baby Andrew Spahr Elam

Mar 6, 2013

Baby Andrew Spahr Elam, infant son of Andrew Robert and Tia Schuler Elam, of Lexington, died Wednesday evening, March 6, 2013, at the Women's Hospital at Saint Joseph East in Lexington.

Survivors include; his parents, Andrew Robert and Tia Schuler Elam of Lexington; maternal grandparents, David and Carolyn Schuler of Mt. Sterling; paternal grandparents Greg and Kathryn...

Arthur Blaine McCarty

Arthur Blaine McCarty

Mar 4, 2013

Arthur Blaine McCarty, 51, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday, March 4, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born June 29, 1961 in Mt. Sterling to the late Arthur and Mary Patrick McCarty.

Arthur was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County; He was a former employee of Mid-State Plastics where he worked as a shipping supervisor....

Wilbert Clinton Pope III

Wilbert Clinton Pope III

Mar 1, 2013

Wilbert Clinton Pope III, 41, of Frenchburg, died Friday, March 1, 2013 at UK Medical Center in Lexington. He was born September 9, 1971 in Lexington to Wilbert Pope, Jr. and the late Soundra Slone Pope.

Wilbert had resided in Menifee County for the past three years having moved from Winchester. He loved the outdoors, enjoyed fishing,...

Donnie Ray Rose

Donnie Ray Rose

Mar 1, 2013

Donnie Ray Rose, 70, of Means, died Friday morning, March 1, 2013 at Select Specialty Hospital in Lexington. He was born on April 14, 1942 to the late Earl and Icy Becraft Rose.

Donnie was a lifelong resident of Menifee County; he was retired from Hobart where he worked in the painting department. Donnie enjoyed...

Sylvia Townsend Willoughby

Sylvia Townsend Willoughby

Feb 28, 2013

Sylvia Townsend Willoughby, 63, of Jeffersonville, died Thursday afternoon, February 28, 2013 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. She was born on April 26, 1949 in Menifee County to the late Curtis and Lissie Banks Townsend.

Sylvia was a resident of Montgomery County having moved from Powell County fourteen years ago. She was a member of the...

Paul Timothy Wood

Paul Timothy Wood

Feb 28, 2013

Paul Timothy Wood, 46, of Owingsville, died Thursday evening, February 28, 2013 at his residence. He was born on October 29, 1966 in Waynesboro, Virginia to Janie Henderson Shumate and the late Paul Keith Wood.

Paul moved to Owingsville seven years ago from Virginia. He was a heavy equipment operator and a member of Moose Lodge. He...

Judy Louise O'Hair

Judy Louise O'Hair

Feb 27, 2013

Judy Louise O'Hair, 28, of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. She was born May 7, 1984 in Mt. Sterling to Barbara Parker Hopewell and the late Robert Willoughby.

Survivors include; her three year old daughter, Kayla Dawn Stell of Mt. Sterling; her mother, Barbara Parker Hopewell of Mt. Sterling;...

Richard Franklin Craig

Richard Franklin Craig

Feb 23, 2013

Richard Franklin Craig, 78, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday evening, February 23, 2013 at UK Medical Center. He was born on June 17, 1934 to the late William and Pearl Craig.

Richard was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County; he retired from Hobart after twenty years and later was a minister at Full Gospel Word...

Dorothy Elizabeth Centers

Dorothy Elizabeth Centers

Feb 18, 2013

Dorothy Elizabeth Centers, 64, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday morning, February 18, 2013 at Windsor Care Center. She was born on May 20, 1948 to the late Noah Centers and Esther Fields Centers Beam.

Dorothy was a Montgomery County native, a homemaker, and a member of Means Miracle Church. She enjoyed reading her Bible, traveling, and spending...

Betty Jean Watkins

Betty Jean Watkins

Feb 17, 2013

Betty Jean Watkins, 75, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday morning, February 17, 2013 at her residence. She was born April 2, 1937 in Marshall, Michigan to the late Jesse and Wylma Crow Spindlow.

Betty moved from Hazel Green to Montgomery County 25 years ago. She was a former employee of A. O. Smith...

Richard Dean Walton

Richard Dean Walton

Feb 10, 2013

Richard Dean Walton, 53, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday morning, February 10, 2013 at UK Medical Center in Lexington. He was born December 12, 1959 in Nelson County to Louise Pugh Walton and the late George Mose Walton.

Richard was a resident of Montgomery County, a member of Cornwell Christian Church, and former employee of City Cab...

Carl "Steve" Steven Ulery

Carl "Steve" Steven Ulery

Feb 10, 2013

Steve Ulery, 62, of Jeffersonville, died Sunday morning, February 10, 2013 at his residence. He was born on May 31, 1950 to the late Carl and Louise Walters Ulery.

Steve was a Montgomery County native, a veteran of the United States Marine Corp, and a lifelong truck driver. He enjoyed restoring old trucks and tractors.

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Helen Elizabeth Stephens Wingate

Helen Elizabeth Stephens Wingate

Feb 1, 2013

Helen Elizabeth Stephens Wingate, 84, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday afternoon, February 1, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Frankfort on January 28, 1929 to the late Roger and Helen Porter Stephens.

Helen was a Montgomery County resident, a graduate from Mt. Sterling High School, and a member of Gateway Christian Church. She was formerly...

Rodney Cartmill

Rodney Cartmill

Jan 31, 2013

Rodney Cartmill, 66, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday, January 31, 2013 at his residence. He was born March 23, 1946 to the late Fred and Mary Donohew Cartmill.

Rodney was a Montgomery County native, a former Hobart and Nestle employee, and a 1965 graduate of Mt. Sterling High School. He enjoyed classic rock music, comedy movies, and...

Bonnie Taylor Kimbrell Nealis

Bonnie Taylor Kimbrell Nealis

Jan 31, 2013

Bonnie Taylor Kimbrell Nealis, 82, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday morning, January 31, 2013 at Winsdor Care Center. She was born February 1, 1930 to the late Ballard and Bessie Rose Taylor.

Bonnie, a Montgomery County native, was of the Pentecostal faith and a member of the Full Gospel Word of God. She was a homemaker and...

Edward Hawkins Drennen

Edward Hawkins Drennen

Jan 19, 2013

Edward Hawkins Drennen, 77, husband of Carolyn Story Drennen, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 19, 2013. Born in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, on June 28, 1935, he was the son of the late James Francis and Lillian Belle Greenwade Drennen.

He was a lifelong member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, where he served as lector and usher...

Iris Cotton Fox

Iris Cotton Fox

Jan 15, 2013

Iris Cotton Fox, 96, of Nashville, Tennessee, died Tuesday afternoon, January 15, 2013 at Alive Hospice in Madison, Tennessee. She was born on April 29, 1916 in Richmond, Kentucky to the late Brutus and Janie Todd Cotton.

Iris, a native of Madison County, had resided in Nashville for the past six years having moved from Winchester where...

Christine Moore Rothwell

Christine Moore Rothwell

Jan 14, 2013

Christine Moore Rothwell, 90, of Owingsville, died Monday morning, January 14, 2013 at her residence. She was born on September 30, 1922 to the late Ethel Lyons Stockdale and Buck Moore.

Christine, a Montgomery County native, moved to Owingsville from Mt. Sterling 10 years ago. She retired from Toy's Grocery in 1985 where she worked as a...