Obituaries

Clayton Howe Gilvin
Aug 4, 2012
Clayton Howe Gilvin, 89, of Sharpsburg, died Saturday evening, August 4, 2012, at the V.A. Hospital in Lexington. He was born October 18, 1922 in Owingsville to the late William and Lillian Gilvin.
Clayton was a Bath County native, a WWII Army veteran, he retired from the Bluegrass Army Depot and a member of the...

Michelle Willoughby Gay
Jul 21, 2012
Michelle Willoughby Gay, 49, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday morning, July 21, 2012, at her residence. She was born August 12, 1962 in Mt. Sterling to Jim Hamm and the late Virginia Benson.
Michelle was a Montgomery County native, a cosmetologist of twenty-six years and owner/operator of Michelle's Hair Hut. Michelle was known for her kind, larger...

Tony James Hall
Jul 20, 2012
Tony James Hall, 32, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday, July 20, 2012, at his residence. He was born December 10, 1979 in Richmond to Bonnie Dehart and the late Lonnie Hall.
Tony was a graduate of Montgomery County High School and an employee of Winchester Farms Dairy. He loved his family, fishing, four wheeling, drag racing, and...

Bobby Ray Vice
Jul 17, 2012
Bobby Ray Vice, 70, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at his residence. He was born May 2, 1942 in Bath County to the late Cliff Vice, Sr. and Minnie Vice.
Bobby was a Bath County native and a United States Vietnam Army Veteran. He was a 1960 graduate of Montgomery County High School. He...

Lisa Gail Crockett
Jul 14, 2012
Lisa Gail Crockett, 48, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday morning, July 14, 2012 at her residence. She was born December 3, 1963 in Mt. Sterling to Roger and Nora Helton.
Lisa was a Montgomery County native and employed at Hoffman Enclosures, she dearly loved her family and truly enjoyed deer hunting and NASCAR. She will be dearly...

Connie Jaye Byrd
Jul 13, 2012
Connie Jaye Byrd, 53, of Frenchburg, died Friday evening, July 13, 2012, at Saint Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born November 24, 1958 in Frenchburg to the late David and Wanda Back Brown.
Connie worked as a cashier at Video Express. She enjoyed UK basketball, movies, reading, and spending time with her granddaughter, Sophia....

William Earl Blake
Jul 6, 2012
William Earl Blake, 57, of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday at Life Care Center in Morehead. He was born May 8, 1955 in Maysville, Kentucky to the late William and Martha Ritchey Blake.
William was a truck driver, loved to fish, and was a jewel prospector in Quartzsite, Arizona.
Survivors include; one daughter, Amanda Marie Blake...

Floyd J. Creech
Jul 2, 2012
Floyd J. Creech, 60, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday evening, July 2, 2012 at his residence. He was born February 2, 1952 in Powell County to Eugene Creech and the late Mable Creech.
Floyd, a member of the Camargo Church of Christ, moved to Montgomery County 41 years ago. He was retired from Bundy Tubing...

Gaynell "Genie" Bashaw
Jul 1, 2012
Gaynell "Genie" Bashaw, 61, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday evening, July 1, 2012 at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington. She was born January 2, 1951 in Wolfe County to the late "Preacher" and Emma Hall.
Genie, a resident of Mt. Sterling, previously of Bourbon County was employed by Sterling Manufacturing and...

Michael Wayne Martin
Jun 29, 2012
Michael Wayne Martin, 30, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday evening, June 29, 2012 in Clark County to a storm related accident. He was born August 4, 1981 in Lexington to Garry and Betty Martin.
Michael was a Montgomery County native, a farmer and previously attended Donaldson Road Baptist Church. Michael enjoyed fishing, UK basketball and football. He...

Everett Lee Wages
Jun 26, 2012
Everett Lee Wages, 82, of Owingsville, died Tuesday morning, June 26, 2012 at Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility. He was born April 17, 1930 in Montgomery County to the late Sebert and Lucy Wages.
Everett was a Montgomery County native; he was a farmer, loved to fish and trade horses.
Survivors include; three sons, Mike...

Lillian Perry Sewell Coyle
Jun 23, 2012
Lillian Perry Sewell Coyle, 86, of Winchester, died Saturday afternoon, June 23, 2012 at her residence. She was born February 25, 1926 in Mt. Sterling to the late Robert and Lena Sewell.
Lillian was a Montgomery County native and was a telephone operator for South Central Bell, she was of the First Church of God faith and...

Jack Leroy McIntyre
Jun 21, 2012
Jack Leroy McIntyre, 64, of Jeffersonville, died Thursday morning, June 21, 2012 at the Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitaion facility in Owingsville. He was born July 25, 1947 in Grundy, Iowa to Gussie McIntyre and the late Donald McIntyre.
Jack moved to Montgomery County twenty-three years ago from Louisville. He was a Navy Veteran, previously employed at GE...

Roland Noble-Campbell
Jun 8, 2012
Roland Noble-Campbell, 55, of Jeffersonville, died Friday afternoon, June 8, 2012 at his residence. He was born November 17, 1956 in Hazard, Kentucky to the late Taylor and Naoma Noble.
Roland was a Perry County native but moved to Montgomery County twenty-five years ago from Menifee County. He was employed at Bucyrus/Caterpillar as a welder; he had...

Yale Harvard
Jun 4, 2012
Yale Harvard, 58, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday, June 4, 2012 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was born August 9, 1953 in Ft. Myers, Florida to the late Leonard and Velma Harvard.
Yale moved to Montgomery County thirty-six years ago, he was a farmer and he also enjoyed gardening, and Florida Gator Basketball. He will...

Ronald Gilbert Agee
Jun 4, 2012
Ronald Gilbert Agee, 70, of Jeffersonville, died Monday evening, June 4, 2012 at St. Joseph-Mt. Sterling Hospital. He was born March 16, 1942 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky to the late Lloyd, Sr. and Madge Agee.
Ronald was a Montgomery County native, a member of the Living Church of God in Berea, a dairy farmer and he also...

Millard Thomas "Tom" Cottle Sr.
Jun 2, 2012
Millard Thomas "Tom" Cottle Sr., 68, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday morning, June 2, 2012 at St. Joseph-Mt. Sterling Hospital. He was born October 7, 1943 in West Liberty, Kentucky to the late Donald and Ida Cornwell Cottle.
Tom moved to Montgomery County twenty-eight years ago, he was a professional Tennessee Walking Horse Trainer and he also...

Bruce Allen Estep
May 29, 2012
Bruce Allen Estep, 46, of Winchester, died Tuesday evening at his residence. He was born September 22, 1965 in Louisville, Kentucky to Carl Estep Jr. and the late Margie Singleton.
Bruce moved to Winchester ten years ago from Lexington. He was previously employed as a truck driver prior to becoming disabled six years ago. Bruce loved motorcycles,...

James Arnold Collins
May 26, 2012
James Arnold Collins, 79, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday morning at his residence. He was born July 1, 1932 in Mt. Sterling to the late Hager Sr. and Mary Collins.
James was a Montgomery County native, previously employed as a supervisor for twenty plus years at Hobart and also retired after twenty-five years with City Cartage as...

Charles Sanford Jouett
May 24, 2012
Charles Sanford Jouett, 69, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday evening at his residence. He was born September 7, 1942 in Mt. Sterling to Sammy and Sarah Jouett.
Charles was a Montgomery County native, a United States Army Veteran and he retired after twenty years from Wal-Mart. Charles has been a member since the age of nine and...