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Tributes and Obituaries in Owenton, KY
Thelma Roland Marston
Mar 5, 2015
Thelma Roland Marston, 96, passed away Thursday March 5, 2015 at the Owenton Manor. She was born in Owen County the daughter of the late Roy and Jessie Threlkeld Roland. She was also preceded by her husband C.B. Marston and siblings Mary Betty Baldwin, Alma Jean Allnutt and Roy Cecil "Bub" Roland. Thelma was a retired Owen County Circuit Clerk...
William Robert Hazelwood
Mar 3, 2015
Mr. William Robert Hazelwood, age 88, of Clayton, North Carolina and formerly of Owen County, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at the Hospice House in Smithfield, North Carolina. He was born February 24, 1927 to the late Everett and Grace Jones Hazelwood and was preceded in death by his sister, Ruth Hazelwood. Mr. Hazlewood was an inspector for Ford...
Cecil Leslie Brissey
Feb 26, 2015
Arrangements Changed to 2-4pm Services at 4pm. Cecil Leslie Brissey, age 83, of Owenton, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Bridge Point Nursing Home in Florence, KY. Born August 7, 1931, in Owen County, he was the son of the late Fletcher B. and Iva Lee Woolums Brissey and preceded in death by his son, Terry D. Brissey and...
Mary Code Cress
Feb 25, 2015
Mary Code Cress, age 92, of Owenton and formerly of Florence, passed away at her residence, Wednesday February 25, 2015. She was born November 16, 1922 in Walton, KY to the late James Martin and Corrine Tomlin Cress. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Calvin "Buck" Cress and her siblings, Joseph Code, Ann Code and...
William V. "Spider" Garnett
Feb 25, 2015
William V. "Spider" Garnett, 84 of Owenton passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at the Owenton Manor. Born July 14, 1930, he was the son of the late Lebus and Anna Durham Garnett. He was the husband of the late Mary Ola Miller Garnett. Spider was a member of the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. He was a farmer, retired...
Alvie "Al" Lee Gressett
Feb 25, 2015
Alvie Lee "Al" Gressett, age 68, of Monterey, passed away Wednesday, February, 2015 at the Hospice Care Center at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. Born November 21, 1946 in Groesbeck, TX, he was the son of the late Doyle and Lee Duke Gressett. He served his country during the Vietnam War in the United States Navy. Al was employed as...
Carlene Poe Shryock
Feb 22, 2015
Mrs. Carlene Poe Shryock, age 91, of Owenton passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015 at the Owenton Center. Born May 20, 1923, in Owen County, she was the youngest of eight children born to the late Charlie and Mary Jane O'Banion Poe. She was preceded in death by her husband of more than 60 years, Broadus Shryock. Also preceding her...
Anna Margaret Middleton
Feb 22, 2015
Mrs. Anna Margaret Middleton, age 88, of Clermont, FL and formerly of Owenton, passed away Sunday, February 22nd in Ocoee, FL. Born December 18, 1926, in Owenton , she was the daughter of the late William Pascal and Alleta Champman Jones. Mrs. Middleton was an elementary school teacher, having taught in both Owen County Elementary School and Minneola Elementary School...
Betty Marston
Feb 21, 2015
Betty Marston, 90, passed away Saturday February 21, 2015 at her home in Owenton. She was born in Owen County the daughter of the late Harry and Mary Todd Marston. She was also preceded by her brothers Harry Todd and Jack Marston. Betty was a homemaker and member of the Owenton Christian Church. Surviving are her son Larry (Doris) Tackett...
Malone Bourne
Feb 20, 2015
Edward Malone Bourne, 85, of Owenton, passed away peacefully on Friday, February, 20, 2015. Born August 4, 1929, in Owen County, he was the son of the late James “B.” and Mary Agnes Marston Bourne. He was the widower of Doris Ann Greene Bourne. Also preceding him in death were his siblings, Max, Charles, Clifford, James, Kate Devore, and Eilene...
Ronald Edward Knight
Feb 16, 2015
Ronald Edward Knight, 69, passed away February 16, 2015 in Lexington. Born June 6, 1945, in Cincinnati he was the son of the late Ralph Edward and Ruth Edna Cunningham Knight. He was an engineer and carpenter but his love was landscaping. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force and was very patriotic. His hobbies included fishing, classic...
Robert Wayne Vonbokern
Feb 15, 2015
Robert Wayne VonBokern, age 61, of Owenton passed away February 15, 2015 at his residence. Born September 9, 1953, in Covington, KY, he was the son of the late Bernard Joseph VonBokern and Anna Marie Knoll VonBokern. Robert was a carpenter. Survivng are his wife, Victoria Brosz VonBokern; and his children, Tamara Tekulve, Lyndsay Weidner, Ashley Schleuter, Robert VonBokern, Jr.,...
Walton A Grisham, Jr.
Feb 13, 2015
Mr. Walton A. Grisham, Jr., 89, passed away Friday, February 13, 2015 at Baptist Healthcare of Lexington. Junior was born in Owen County the son of the late Walton and Sadie Franks Grisham. He was the widower of Carolyn Stephens Grisham and was also preceded by two sisters, Sylvia Karsner and Beulah Wainscott and a nephew Billy Claude Karsner. He...
Juanita Farrar Trusty
Feb 12, 2015
Mrs. Juanita Farrar Trusty, age 76, of New Liberty passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at the Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. Born January 9, 1939 in New Liberty, she was the daughter of the late James D. and Lillian Lewis Farrar. She owned and operated Trusty's General Store for 35 years with her husband of 57 years, Benjamin Nathan...
Patricia Perkins Brumback-Twedt
Feb 9, 2015
Patricia Ann Perkins Brumback-Twedt died on February 9, 2015, at her home in Frankfort. Born September 7, 1925, in Livingston County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Harry D. Perkins and Ada Lynn Sexton Perkins. She was known as Pat, Mom, and Granny by family and friends, and as the lady who always wore a hat or puttered around their...
James "Big Jim" Ware
Jan 29, 2015
James "Big Jim" Ware, 76, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington. He was born in the Long Ridge Community on July 15, 1938 the son of the late Ben Franklin and Lenora Livers Ware and was raised by his grandparents Lee and Lula Rose. Jim was a faithful member of...
Connie Hearn Stivers
Jan 26, 2015
Mrs. Connie Hearn Stivers, age 67, of Scottsville, KY, passed away Monday, January 26th. Born February 9, 1947 she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Florence Lee Hearn and was preceded in death by her siblings, Alma Hearn, Tommy Ray Hearn and Geraldine Osborne. Connie was a homemaker and a member of the Macedonia Baptist Church. Surviving are...
Mary "Fannie" Wilhoite
Jan 16, 2015
Mary F. "Fannie" Wilhoite, age 94 of Owenton, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015 at Owenton Center. Born August 22, 1920, in Owen County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Beula Dunavent Bibb and the widow of J.B. "Hawk" Wilhoite. She was also preceded in death by five brothers and one grandson. Fannie was a homemaker and...
Rodney Bond Smith
Jan 9, 2015
Rodney Bond Smith, age 57, of Florence, passed away Friday, January 9, 2015 at the home of his parents. Born August 17, 1957, in Owenton, he was a former Machinist for Sach's Automotive in Florence, a member of the Sparta Christian Church and the Union Masonic Lodge #304. He was a graduate of Gallatin County High School where he was...
Mattie Mae Kincaid
Jan 6, 2015
Mattie Mae Kincaid, age 87, of Owenton passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at the New Horizons Medical Center. Born March 23, 1927, in Sherman, KY, she was the daughter of the late John and Nancy Howard Duncan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Kincaid and her siblings, Nellie Hawkins, Susan Perkins, Raymond Duncan and Lena Hunter....
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