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Gary Allen Burford
Mar 17, 2018
Gary Allen Burford, 61, of Frankfort and formerly of Owenton, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018, at the Frankfort Regional Medical Center.Born February 10, 1957, in Owen County, he was the son of the late Frank and Hattie Belle Towles Burford. Gary was a former carpenter.Surviving are his children, Jerid Burford and Josh Burford and his siblings, Glen Burford, Elmer...
Anna Mae Turpin
Mar 9, 2018
Anna Mae Turpin, age 69, of Owenton, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018, at the University of Kentucky Hospital.Born December 22, 1948, in Owen County, she was the daughter of the late Elwood and Edna Baker Giles. Anna Mae was a former certified nursing assistant at the Owenton Manor and enjoyed quilting, knitting, and crocheting. She also enjoyed listening to...
John A Coleman, Jr.
Mar 8, 2018
John A. Coleman, Jr. age 70, of New Liberty passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Florence.John was born on January 16, 1948 to the late John A. and Viola E. Coleman and was raised in Chester, South Carolina (Fairfield County) along with his 8 siblings. He accepted Christ at an early age and attended Purity...
Marie Carol Roberts
Mar 6, 2018
Marie Carol Roberts, age 70, of Owenton passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood.Born December 8, 1947, in Covington, KY, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Marie Knoll Von Bokern. Marie was homemaker and a member of Remnant Baptist Church. She enjoyed sewing, cooking and out fishing her husband.Surviving are her husband...
Clark Shelton
Mar 3, 2018
Derwin "Clark" Shelton, age 53, of Owenton, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2018, from injuries sustained in an auto accident.Born April 14, 1964, in Owenton, he was the son of the late Arvel Shelton and preceded in death by his infant sister, Verna June. Clark was a member of the Owenton First Baptist Church. He was a 1982 graduate of...
Larry Wayne Hammond
Feb 25, 2018
Larry Wayne Hammond, age 78, of Owenton passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018, at St. Elizabeth Healthcare Florence.Born September 9, 1939, in Owen County he was the son of the late Herbert and Nora McCain Hammond. He was preceded in death by his daughter Mindi, granddaughter Hailey and brothers, Gene and Bernard. Larry was a lifelong plumber serving Owen County...
Howard "Frank" Franklin Souder
Feb 23, 2018
Howard Franklin "Frank" Souder, age 85, of St. Louis, MO passed away Friday, February 23, 2018. He was born November 23, 1932 to the late Ella Mae Howard and Florian Souder. A graduate of the Ammunition Supply Specialist School of the Ordnance Replacement Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Private Souder entered the Army June 30, 1953. Frank lived a long,...
Marie B Gaines
Feb 19, 2018
Marie B. Gaines, age 90, of Owenton, passed away Monday, February 19, 2018, at her home.Born March 14, 1927, in Scott County, KY, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Margaret Annis Osborne. She was the widow of Albert Gaines and preceded in death by her children, Charles Albert Gaines and Connie Sue Moore. Mrs. Gaines was a...
Sylvia Wainscott Beckham
Feb 15, 2018
Sylvia Wainscott Beckham, age 92, of Owenton passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Frankfort Regional Medical Center.Born March 5, 1925, in Owen County she was the daughter of the late Walter and Birdie Stafford Wainscott. She was the widow of Dupey "Pete" Beckham and was preceded in death by her daugher, Marlene Holder, her siblings, William Howard, Milford, Elizabeth,...
Lue Ree Hamilton Ball
Feb 13, 2018
Lue Ree Hamilton Ball, 87, of New Liberty, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018. Born June 4, 1930, at Eagle Station in Carroll County, she was the daughter of the late William Arthur Hamilton, Sr. and Cecil Lane Roberts Hamilton. Â Lue Ree started her working career at the Avco Manufacturing plant in Carrollton, KY. She eventually traveled to Washington, D.C....
Sherry Sipple Shelburne
Feb 9, 2018
Sherry Sipple Shelburne, age 64, passed away Friday, February 9, 2018, at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana, KY.Born July 1, 1953, in Owen County she was the daughter of the late Milford and Beatrice Perkins Sipple. She was also preceded in death by her daughter Stephanie Beverly. Sherry was a homemaker.She is survived by her husband, Edwin "Keith" Shelburne; her...
Sheryl & David Harrison
Feb 7, 2018
Sheryl Ann and David Wayne Harrison, ages 61 and 62, respectively, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, February 7, 2018, during an automobile accident in Owenton, KY.  Sheryl was born August 27, 1956, in Iowa Falls, Iowa. David was born July 27, 1955, in Colo, Iowa, he was preceded in death by his father Ken Harrison. Sheryl and David retired recently to...
Jerry Smoot
Feb 6, 2018
Jerry Smoot, age 71 and a resident of Frankfort, passed away Tuesday, February 6th, at the Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. Born June 14, 1946, he was the son of the late Carl and Margaret Smoot. Jerry was also preceded in death by three brothers, Vernon, David and Bobby Smoot as well as his aunt, Lucy Smoot. Â Jerry was a...
Christine "Chris" Pawley Lynn
Feb 3, 2018
Christine "Chris" Renee Pawley Lynn, age 52, of Frankfort and formerly of Monterey, passed away Saturday, February 3, 2018 in Lexington.Born July 12, 1965 in Amarillo, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Jess and Dorothy Bishop Pawley. She was a 1983 graduate of Owen County High School and worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant. Chris loved working and...
Lou Ann Wainscott
Feb 2, 2018
Lou Ann Wainscott, age 81, of Owenton, passed away Friday, February 2, 2018, at the home of her great-niece.Born March 18, 1936, in Owen County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Eunice Mae Johnson Criswell. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Jimmy Wainscott as well as several siblings including Don, Buster, Pearl,...
Carol Perkins
Feb 2, 2018
Carol Perkins, 71, of Georgetown and formerly of Owenton passed away Friday, February 2, 2018, at her residence.  Born July 9, 1946, in Scott County, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Gladys Hitesman Burrows and the widow of Danny Perkins. She was also preceded in death by her nephew, Matthew Miller. Carol was retired from Owen Electric...
Charlie Miller
Feb 1, 2018
Charlie Miller, age 85, of Owenton, passed away Thursday, February 1, 2018, at Frankfort Regional Medical Center.Born December 23, 1932, in Owen County, he was the son of the late Robert and Kathryn Long Miller and the widower of Joyce Hopkins Miller. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Tommy Miller, Pauline Cox and Geraldine Miller and two grandchildren....
Dorothy Ruth Tipton
Jan 24, 2018
Dorothy Ruth Tipton, 92, passed away January 24, 2018 in Richmond, KY. She was born in Brisbane Queensland Australia on May 9, 1925 the daughter of the late Thomas Joseph Elliott-Graham and Olive Beatrice Gibson. She was also preceded in death by her husband Nelson Tipton, a son Graham Holt and a daughter Patricia McCoy. Dorothy worked most of her...
Gladys Barrett Bowling
Jan 19, 2018
Gladys Barrett Bowling, 90, of Owenton, passed away Friday, January 19, 2018, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Florence.Born June 27, 1927, in Clay County, KY, she was the daughter of the late John and Oma Wells Barrett. She was the widow of Dr. Marurice Bowling and preceded in death by her brothers, Lawrence and Lester Barrett. Gladys was a homemaker...
Frances "Jean" Mcmillen
Jan 18, 2018
Frances "Jean" McMillen, age 98, of Murray passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018, at Gallatin Healthcare in Warsaw, KY.Born January 9, 1920, in Louisville, KY, she was the daughter of the late Horace and Mary McCorkle Cinnamond. Â She was the widow of Howard B. McMillen and preceded in death her son Howard McMillen. Â Jean was a homemaker and a member...
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