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Tributes and Obituaries in Owenton, KY

Alvie "Al" Lee Gressett

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

Addie Ruth Stewart Lewis

Addie Ruth Stewart Lewis

Jan 1, 2015

Mrs. Addie Ruth Stewart Lewis, age 89, of Sparta, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2015. Born December 27, 1925, in Owen County, she was the daughter of the late James Clarence and Clara Beverly Stewart and the widow of Ruben Lewis, Jr. Also preceding her in death were her sisters, Sadie Olds, Mabel Hon and Annie Christina Hon. Mrs. Lewis...

Bobby Gene Estes

Bobby Gene Estes

Dec 30, 2014

Mr. Bobby Gene Estes age 82 of Owenton. Mr. Estes passed away Tuesday, December 30th at the Taylor Manor Nursing Home. Born March 23, 1932, in Owen County, he was the son of the late Everett and Anna Belle Garnett Estes and the widower of Rosemary Anderson Estes. His brother, Norman Lee Estes also preceded in him in death. Along...

Dayton A. Goodin

Dayton A. Goodin

Dec 28, 2014

Mr. Dayton A. Goodin, age 94, of Monterey, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014 at his residence. Born July 14, 1920, in Bell County, he was the son of the late Thomas and Cordelia Middleton Goodin and the widower of Evelyn Joyce Goodin. He was preceded in death by his son, William Sizemore. Mr. Goodin was a retired forklift operator...

Mary Betty Wainscott Haines

Mary Betty Wainscott Haines

Dec 22, 2014

Mrs. Mary Betty Haines, age 84, of Owenton, passed away Monday, December 22, 204 at Baptist Hospital in Lexington. Born May 7, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Eunice "Pooch" Smoot Wainscott and the widow of Charles M. "Pete" Haines. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Christian Church Owenton. She also worked...

Margery Louise Morgan Alexander

Margery Louise Morgan Alexander

Dec 13, 2014

Margery Louise Morgan Alexander, age 88, of Owenton, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. Born August 8, 1926, in Wheatley, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Virginia Houchens Morgan and preceded in death by her brother Gilmer Morgan. Margery was a member of the New Liberty Baptist Church and attended Dallasburg...

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