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Tributes and Obituaries in Owenton, KY

Lawrence Allen Riddle, Sr.

Lawrence Allen Riddle, Sr.

Dec 2, 2015

Mr. Lawrence Allen Riddle, age 77, of Ocala, Florida and formerly of Owenton passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at the Legacy House Hospice Center. Born April 16, 1938, in Owen County, he was the son of the late Lawrence B. and Anna Lee Coleman Riddle and was preceded in death by his brothers, Bobby and Jerry Riddle. Surviving are...

Kenneth D. Wainscott

Kenneth D. Wainscott

Dec 1, 2015

Kenneth D. Wainscott, age 71, of Poplar Grove passed away Monday, December 1, 2015 at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Florence. Born March 21, 1944, in Owen County, he was the son of the late Walter and Emma Judy Wainscott and was preceded in death by his James and Dennis. Kenneth was master logger and timber buyer. He was an...

Billy Ray King

Billy Ray King

Nov 28, 2015

Billy Ray King, age 68, of Dry Ridge passed away at his home on Saturday, November 28, 2015. Born July 19, 1947 in Owen County, Billy was the son of the late James Alexander "Sarge" King and preceded in death by his sister Wanda King Schaves and his nephew Timmy King. Billy was a horse farmer and loved fishing, hunting...

Mary Belle Shirley

Mary Belle Shirley

Nov 16, 2015

Mary Belle Shirley, age 95, of Owenton, passed away Monday, November 16, 2015 at the Owenton Center. Born March 25, 1920 in Owen County she was the daughter of the late Julius and Nellie Estes Smith and preceded in death by her children Thelma Jean Jones and June Marilyn Schadler, her brother and sister and four grandchildren. Ms. Shirley was...

Florence Barbara Marie Doggett

Florence Barbara Marie Doggett

Nov 16, 2015

Florence Barbara Marie Doggett, age 76, of Owenton passed away Monday, November 16, 2015 at the Owenton Center. Born March 11, 1939, in Cincinnati, OH, she was the daughter of the late Theodore Mount, Sr. and Melba Paul Mount. She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Gerald Jerome "Pete" Doggett; her son Robert Doggett and her...

Jeanette Florence Hinton Wainscott

Jeanette Florence Hinton Wainscott

Oct 29, 2015

Jeanette Florence Hinton Wainscott passed away October 29, 2015 at the Owenton Center, with family by her side. She was 81 years old. She was preceded in death by her mother, Flossie Lathrem; her father O.J. Hinton and her grandmother Nettie "Mammy" Layton. She retired from the Kentucky Department of Transportation and was a member of South Fork Baptist Church....

Richard Wilhoite

Richard Wilhoite

Oct 28, 2015

Richard Wilhoite, 57, of Grant County passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015 in Grant County. Born June 2, 1957 in Owen County, he was the son of the late Milton and Doris Barber Wilhoite and was preceded in death by his siblings, Jane Sorrell, Linda Workman, Melvin and Donnie Wilhoite. Richard was a very accomplished carpenter, able to build or...

Mary Lou Goodrich

Mary Lou Goodrich

Oct 23, 2015

Mary Lou Hammond Goodrich, 56, of Owenton. Ms. Goodrich passed away Friday, October 23, 2015 at her residence. Born December 7, 1958 she was the daughter of the late Chester and Josephine Hensley Hammonds and was preceded in death by her son, Terry Hammonds and sister Joyce Jones. Surviving are her daughter Tammy King; her boyfriend Freddy Davis; her brothers,...

Mary 'Laverne' Brown

Mary 'Laverne' Brown

Oct 23, 2015

Mary "Laverne" Brown, age 75, of Sparta, passed away Friday, October 23, 2015 at the Hospice Care Center at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. Born June 30, 1940 in Smithfield, KY, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Flora Tinsley Ritchie and was preceded in death by her siblings, Floyd Ritchie, Louis Ritchie, Jr., Donnie Ritchie and Dorothy...

Bob G. Webster

Bob G. Webster

Oct 18, 2015

Bob G. Webster, age 76, of Owenton passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015 at the Providence Healthcare Center in Warsaw, KY. Born August 19, 1939, in the Poplar Grove community of Owen County he was the son of the late Wilbert and Nancy Jett Webster and was preceded by his brother, Ronnie Webster. Bob was a lifelong grocer, he began...

Clara Elizabeth Haynes

Clara Elizabeth Haynes

Oct 14, 2015

Clara Elizabeth Haynes, age 88, of Owenton, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at the Owenton Center. Born March 15, 1927, in Cincinnati, OH, she was the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Barnickle Glazer. Clara was a member of St. Edward's Catholic Church and a retired secretary for Hess & Eisenhoower Armored Cars. Surviving are her husband, James...

Clarence "Gene" Norman

Clarence "Gene" Norman

Oct 13, 2015

Clarence "Gene" Norman, age 58, of Clarksville, TN passed away at the home of his son on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. Born November 20, 1956 in Evansville, Indiana he was the son of the late Charles Norman and Rose Walker Mayes and preceded in death by his sister, Mary Eversole. Gene was a heavy equipment operator. Surviving are his sons,...

Viola Dean Hensley

Viola Dean Hensley

Oct 10, 2015

Viola Dean Hensley, age 66, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Norton Brownsboro Hospital in Louisville, KY. Born April 19, 1949, in Boone County she was the daughter of the late Jay Bob and Mary Lou Beach Dean and was preceded in death by her sister, Sallie Mae Dean and her brother Bo...

Donald Lewis Rice

Donald Lewis Rice

Oct 4, 2015

Donald Lewis Rice, age 75, of Owenton passed away Sunday, October 4, 2015 at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center. Born June 28, 1940, he was the son of the late Lewis and Evelyn Spuryer Rice and was preceded in death by his sister, Anna Lois Stuard. Don was former heavy equipment operator. Surviving are his brothers, Charles Edward...

Silas Vester Prather

Silas Vester Prather

Sep 29, 2015

Silas Vester Prather, Sr. age 84, of Owenton, passed away September 29, 2015 at the Carroll County Memorial Hospital. Born July 24, 1931 in Owen County, he was the son of the late Amos and Eartha Perkins Prather. Silas was a member of the Elk Lick Baptist Church and was lifelong farmer and mechanic. Surviving are his wife, Ethel Hannah...

Larry W. Wilson

Larry W. Wilson

Sep 27, 2015

Larry W. Wilson, age 67, of Sparta, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015. Born February 4, 1948 in Frankfort, he was the son of the late Charles and Bernice Baldwin Wilson. Larry was a graduate of Owen County High School and a member of the Poplar Grove Baptist Church. He was the owner and operator of Wilson's Diesel Mobile Repair...

Willie "W.B." Bramblett

Willie "W.B." Bramblett

Sep 24, 2015

Willie B. "W.B." Bramblett, age 76, of Owenton passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Owen County the son of the late Twyman and Mary Katherine Johnson Bramblett and was also preceded by his siblings Mary Frances Crawford, Roy Bramblett and Norma Jean Woods. He was a lifelong farmer raising tobacco for...

John Alfred Cuneo, Iii

John Alfred Cuneo, Iii

Sep 24, 2015

Mr. John Alfred Cuneo, III passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015 at his residence. Born November 21, 1939, in Batavia, Ohio, he was the son of the late John A. Cuneo, Jr. and Goldie Gray Cuneo. John was a former truck driver and a member of the Shilo Corinth Full Gospel Church. Surviving are his wife, Patricia Perkins Cuneo; his...

Danny Lynn Moore

Danny Lynn Moore

Sep 22, 2015

Danny Lynn Moore, 57, of Owenton passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015. Born October 13, 1957, in Beattyville, KY, he was the son of the late Robert W. and Ruth Matthews Moore and was preceded in death by his wife Peggy Judy Moore. Surviving are his siblings, Kathy Clarkson, Liz Shinkle and Glen Moore; seven nieces, Karen Bowman, Kristy Bowman,...

Marvin E. Keith

Marvin E. Keith

Sep 16, 2015

Marvin E. Keith, 100, of Owenton passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015 in Lexington. Born December 4, 1914 in the New Liberty Community of Owen County, he was the son of the late John Irvin and Roxie Lee Poland Keith. Also preceding him in death were his wife of over 36 years, Gladys Martin Keith in 1978 and his second...

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