Cora Belle Stivers
Jan 28, 2020
Cora Belle Stivers, age 90, of the Squiresville community, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at the Frankfort Regional Medical Center.
Born August 19, 1929, in Owen County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Katherine Long Miller and the widow of Earl Gordon Stivers. She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Charlie...
Mark Wayne Wright
Jan 25, 2020
Mark Wayne Wright, age 61, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020, at his home surrounded by family. Mark was born in Owen County, the son of the late Arthur Ray and Ella Wright. Mark was a member of Owenton First Baptist Church where he served as deacon. He was a Rural Carrier for the United States Postal...
William "Bill" Danial Mann, Jr.
Jan 23, 2020
William "Bill" Danial Mann, Jr., age 56, of Owenton, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood, KY.
Born May 7, 1963, in Covington, KY, he was the son of the late William Danial and Doris Bohannon Mann. Bill was a longtime employee of Del-Monde Heating and Air, where he was an HVAC...
Lannie Ray Cull
Jan 21, 2020
Lannie Ray Cull, age 77, of Owenton, passed away on his birthday, January 21, 2020, at the Frankfort Regional Medical Center.
Born January 21, 1943, in Owen County, he was the son of the late A.P. and Beulah Hammonds Cull and was preceded in death by his son, Delayne Cull. Lannie was a member of the Squiresville...
Forest "Bill" Toftness, D.C.
Jan 19, 2020
Forest L. Toftness, D.C. passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family in Lake Placid, FL on Saturday, January 19, 2020 at the age of 92.
Forest, nicknamed “Bill” by his siblings, was born in Shell Lake, WI to Hulda Stand and Wilhelm Toftness on January 8, 1928. He was the youngest of 11...
James Thurman Walker, Jr.
Jan 19, 2020
James Thurman Walker, Jr., age 75, of Owenton passed away at his home on January 19, 2020.
Born April 23, 1944, in Owen County, he was the son of Thurman and Ethel Bates Walker and was preceded in death by his great grandchildren, Brandi Smith and Paul S. Cox, III. James was a Navy Veteran and a...
Michael Anthony Mertz
Jan 17, 2020
Michael Anthony Mertz, age 44, of Owenton passed away Friday, January 17, 2020 at Norton Hospital in Louisville.
Born June 18, 1975 in Louisville, KY, he was the son of the late Charles L. Mertz and Mattie Dixon Stivers, who survives. He was preceded in death by his twin brother, Tommy Dwayne Mertz. Michael enjoyed working on...
Gene Edward Warfield
Jan 16, 2020
Gene Edward Warfield, age 72, of Sanders, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2020 at his home.
Born June 5, 1947 in Frankfort, he was the son of the late Joe and Carrie Traylor Warfield and was preceded in death by his brothers, Buddy, Billy, Ralph, Elwood, Walter and Bobby Warfield. Gene was a member of the Sanders...
Paul D. Smith
Jan 11, 2020
Paul D. Smith, 82, passed away Saturday January 11, 2020.
He was born in Lexington, KY the son of the late Nelson "Bud" and Mae Burton Smith. He was also preceded by his wife Imogene Rogers Smith; two children, Jeanette Hicks and Adam Smith; his grandchildren, Chelsea Catherine Smith, Samantha Gaston and Zachary Asher and eight siblings,...
R.H. Wilson
Jan 6, 2020
R.H. Wilson, age 85, of Owenton, passed away Monday, January 6, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood.
Born January 2, 1935, in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Roldo Herman and Eula Kate Taylor Wilson.He was a member of the Richland Baptist Church and a lifelong farmer raising tobacco and rolling hay, he...
Daniel Marselle Sheppard
Jan 5, 2020
Daniel "Skip" Marselle Sheppard, age 83, of Owenton, passed away at his home on Sunday, January 5, 2020.
Born April 6, 1937, in Pulaski County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Abraham Daniel and Sadie May Riddle Sheppard. Skip served his country in the United States Air Force and retired after 20 years of service...
William Ronald Hammond
Dec 26, 2019
William Ronald Hammond, 76, passed away at his home on December 26, 2019. He was born in Owen County the son of the late William Lee and Francis Wilson Hammond. He graduated from Owen County and worked for Star Manufacturing for many years. He loved hunting and fishing, U. K. Athletics and had a great work ethic that he instilled...
Betty June Lusby
Dec 25, 2019
Betty June Lusby, age 87, of Owenton, passed away on Christmas Day at her home following an illness.
Born September 9, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Robert English and Harriett Bourne Gayle. She was the widow of Charlie Lusby and was preceded in death by her grandson, Dillon Lusby. Betty was a member of...
Lillian "Curty" K. Martin
Dec 25, 2019
Lillian K. "Curty" Martin, age 90, of Owenton, passed away Christmas Day at the Owenton Center.
Born November 13, 1929, in Owen County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Loula Bourne Kemper and the widow of Buford "Buck" Martin. She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Alice Kemper, R.F. Kemper and Harold...
Bradley Ennis Haydon
Dec 21, 2019
Bradley Ennis Haydon, age 58, of Monterey, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Frankfort Regional Medical Center.
Born July 30, 1961, in Monterey, California, he was the son of the late Ennis and Viola Atha Haydon. He retired from Jim Beam as a palletizer. He was a lifelong resident of the Monterey community and enjoyed spending...
Robert L. Osborne
Dec 14, 2019
Robert L. "Bob" Osborne, 64, passed away at his home on December 14, 2019 after a dignified battle with ALS. He was born in Madison, IN the son of the late Louis Johnson and Margaret Ellen Bailey Osborne. After graduating high school he attended both Roane State and Kentucky Wesleyan for two years each graduating from Kentucky Wesleyan. He went...
Roger Dale Miller
Dec 10, 2019
Roger Dale Miller, 51, passed away December 10, 2019 at his home in Monterey. He was born in Frankfort the son of Melvin and Betty Osborne Miller. He was employed at Montaplast in machine maintenance. He always had the cleanest truck during his high school days and still had the same truck he had in high school. He is survived...
Melvin Duvall
Dec 10, 2019
Melvin Duvall, age 89, of Owenton, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the Frankfort Regional Medical Center.
Born October 29, 1930, in the Sweet Owen Community of Owen County, he was the son of the late John and Lula Parker Duvall. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Anne Perkins Duvall and his...
June Pryor
Dec 9, 2019
Claude Franklin Pryor, Jr., known to most as "June", age 98, passed away Monday, December 9, 2019 at Frankfort Regional Medical Center.
He was born April 13, 1921, on the same farm where he resided in the Long Ridge community, to the late C.F. Pryor, Sr. and Bessie Smith Pryor. He was a graduate of the New...
Brandon Jay Waters
Nov 28, 2019
Brandon Jay Waters, age 32, passed away November 28, 2019, quietly at his home in Dry Ridge.
He was born December 23, 1986, in Somerset, KY. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother Edith Crawford Vanover.
He is survived by his fiance, Brandy Bertini Haynes; son Brandon Jay Waters, II; daughters, Tiana Bertini...
