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Ricky Lane Boothby
Feb 19, 2013
Ricky Lane Boothby, age 59, of Monterey, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at the New Horizons Medical Center. Born February 27, 1953, he was a logger. He is survived by his wife, Donna Johnson Boothby; his son, Ricky Lane Boothby, Jr. of Mt. Eden; his daughter, Alecia Lane Singleton of Burgin; three stepchildren, Rachel Marcum, Melissa Bryant and Charles...
Everett Lee "Jinks" Willoughby
Feb 14, 2013
Everett Lee "Jinks" Willoughby, age 54, of Poplar Grove, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013, at his residence. Born February 13, 1959, in Covington, he Jinks was a Respiratory Therapist, a Paramedic, and also worked for the Owen County E.M.S. He is survived by his wife, Kellie Porter Willoughby; his parents, Marion and Bertha Sturgeon Willoughby; his two sons, Josh...
Norman Claude Smith
Feb 12, 2013
Mr. Norman Claude Smith, age 80, of Owenton, passed away Tuesday, February 12th. Born April 28, 1932, in Colosse, New York to the late Donald Houghton Smith and Norma Mae Alger Smith, he was a retired Registered Medical Technologist. He was a graduate of Mexico Academy in New York and the University of Louisville School of Medical Technology. He began...
Janice Marie Joslin
Feb 9, 2013
Janice Marie Joslin, age 67, of Owenton, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2013 at her home. Born February 1, 1946, in Cincinnati, OH, she was a deli attendant at Meadowview. She is survived by her husband, Gerald Dean "Bo" Joslin; her sons, Marshall, Kerrick and Kody Joslin and Mark Smith; her daughters Melinda Smith, Christina Maras, Jessica Blevins and Norma...
Wallace Beverly
Feb 8, 2013
Mr. Wallace 'Biggum' Beverly, age 87, of Owenton passed away Friday night at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. He was born October 16, 1925, in Hazard, KY to the late Louise and Henry Beverly. He was a member of the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church and was a retired mechanic for Payne Chevrolet. He was the widow of Estelle O'Banion Beverly...
Lillian Thomas
Feb 6, 2013
Lillian Thomas, 92 of Owenton passed away on Wednesday at the New Horizon Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Cora Jenkins Livers. She was the wife of the late Robert Ray Thomas. She was a member of the New Liberty Second Baptist Church. She is survived by her three daughters; Geraldine Sanders, Albertine "Snookie" Lillard, and...
Floren T. Slaughter
Feb 1, 2013
Floren T. Slaughter, 85, passed away Friday February 1, 2013 at his home. He was a Navy veteran of WW II and a member of the Owenton United Methodist Church. He retired from Kraft Foods as a lab technician after 37 years. Surviving are his wife Mollie Jane Smith Slaughter, two children, Lois Gaines and Ed Slaughter, two granddaughters, Cindy...
J. W. Swigert
Jan 30, 2013
J.W. Swigert, age 85, of Owenton, died Wednesday, January 30, 3013 at the VA Medical Center in Lexington. Born October 23, 1927, in Owen County, he was the son of the late Ernest and Kate Davis Swigert and was preceded in death by his sister Kathryn Inman. Mr. Swigert was a retired truck driver, a member fo the VFW and...
Evelyn L. Bourne
Jan 26, 2013
Evelyn L. Wainscott Bourne, age 83, of Owenton passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013 in Louisville. Born February 12, 1929, in Owen County, she was the daughter of the late John and Edna Heath Wainscott. She was the widow of the late Harold W. Bourne who passed away in 1991, after forty four and a half years of marriage. Also...
Agnes Marie Wilson
Jan 25, 2013
Mrs. Agnes Marie Wilson, age 85, of Louisville and formerly of Owenton, passed away Friday, January 26, 2013 at the Essex Health and Rehab Center in Louisville. Born April 1, 1927, in Squiresville community of Owen County she was the daughter of the late Roy J. and Edith M. Aldridge Palmer. She was the widow of John L. Wilson and...
Jerry Wright
Jan 20, 2013
Jerry Wright, age 62, of Sparta passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013 at the Hospice Care Center at St. Joseph in Lexington. Born October 1, 1950, in Frankfort, he was the son of the late Ralph and Eunice Boone Wright and was preceded in death by his siblings, Marvin Eddie Wright and Nellie Jane Wright. Jerry was retired from the...
John W. Howard
Jan 16, 2013
John W. Howard, 83 of Frankfort, passed away Wednesday at his residence. He was the son of the late Lawrence and Mae Estes Howard. He is survived by his wife; Geraldine Hundley Howard of Frankfort. He is also survived by his two grandchildren; Kristi Van Jones and Katie Van. two great grandchildren; Kali Jones and Cemeryn Jones. Private graveside services...
Helen Duff
Jan 5, 2013
Helen Duff, 89, passed away Saturday January 5. She was born in Perry County the daughter of the late Preston and Ida Duff Combs. She was married to Richard Duff who preceded her in death along with a son-in-law Bob Perry, four brothers and four sisters. She was a homemaker and member of the Stamping Ground Church of Christ. Surviving...
C. W. Yancey
Jan 3, 2013
Mr. C. W. Yancey, age 78 and a resident of the Poplar Grove Community in Owen County, passed away Thursday, January 3rd, at his home. Born February 10, 1934, he was the son of the late Herschel and Christine Hayden Yancey. C.W. was a farmer and member of the Poplar Grove Baptist Church. He was also served on the Owen...
David H. Duncan
Jan 2, 2013
David H. Duncan, age 57 and a resident of Elk Lake Shores in Owenton, passed away Wednesday, January 2nd, at his home. Born April 13, 1955, he was the son of the late Raymond Howard Duncan and Mary Kathleen Kincaid Duncan. A brother, Bobby Duncan, also preceded David in death. David was a member of the Lusbys Mill Baptist Church....
Manly "Sonny" Rider
Jan 1, 2013
Manly “Sonny” Edward Rider, 72 of Glencoe passed away on Tuesday at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood. He was the son of the late Manly and Ida Mae Wever Rider. He was also preceded in death by his son; Thomas Rider and a sister; Roberta Kirk. He was the husband of Connie Lee Johnson Rider of Glencoe. Sonny was...
Gilbert Calbert Dawson
Dec 30, 2012
Mr. Gilbert Calbert Dawson, age 91, passed away at his home on Sunday, December 30, 2012. Born May 29, 1921, in Owen County, he was the son of the late Charlie and Creola Howard Dawson and preceded in death by his son Terry and grandson Rodney. Also preceding him were his twin brother Hubert, his brothers, Howard, Charlie Ray and...
Marlene Hopkins
Dec 29, 2012
Marlene Hopkins, 69 of Warsaw, passed away on Saturday, December 29th at her residence. She was the daughter of the late William and Mary Margaret Smith Hopkins. She was a member of the Sparta Christian Church Disciples of Christ. Marlene is survived by her daughter; Lesa (Greg) Bullard of Ghent. One brother; Ernest Hopkins of Sparta, four sisters; Barbara (Danny)...
Wilma Clem Olivigni
Dec 29, 2012
Wilma Clem Olivigni, 91 of Warsaw, passed away on December 29, 2012 at the Gallatin Health Care. She was the daughter of the late Ruby Elmer and Rae Curran Clem. She was the wife of the late Robert Olivigni. Wilma was a former Registered nurse and was the former treasurer in Bedford. She is survived by her son; Terry Olivigni...
James Franklin Sanders
Dec 28, 2012
James Franklin Sanders, 84 of Sander passed away on Friday December 28th at the Green Valley Nursing Home. He was the son of the late Herman and Jennie Lee Kemper Sanders. He was the husband of Evelyne Tolliver Sanders. James was a Farmer and a member of the Park Ridge Baptist Church. Besides his wife, he is survived by his...
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