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Loith Gifford Harlow
Oct 26, 2008
Loith Gifford Harlow, 87, of Owenton, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2008 at the Georgetown Community Hospital. Born March 12, 1921, in Casey County, she was the daughter of the late E.M and Ida Lanham Gifford and the widow of Lyle C. Harlow. Mrs. Harlow was a retired hairdresser and a member of the Owen County Homemakers and the Owenton...
Lou Alma Gaines
Oct 24, 2008
Lou Alma Gaines, 88, of Owenton, passed away Friday, October 24th, at the Harborside Healthcare Facility. Born October 22, 1920, in Owen County, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Myrtie Meecham Jones and was preceded in death by her husband, Rufus Gaines, her son, Barton Gaines, her daughter Brenda Kemper and her grandson Jeff Taylor. Mrs. Gaines...
Patricia Ann Gibson
Oct 20, 2008
Patricia Ann Gibson, 72 and a resident of Owenton, passed away Monday, October 20th, at her home. Born June 1936, she was the daughter of the late Edison C. Stitts and Edith M. Beckett. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William R. Gibson and a sister, Betty Howard. Pat is survived by a daughter, Melodye Gibson of...
Carol Sue Pennington
Oct 20, 2008
Carol S. Carnes Pennington, age 67 and a resident of Owenton, passed away Monday, October 20th. Born October of 1940, she was the daughter of the late Wallace Carnes and Amy Marie Blair. She was also preceded in death by a daughter: Karen Ray Pennington, one sister, Vivian Isaacs, and two brothers-Holton and Homer Carnes Carol was a dietary cook...
Betty Jean Wells
Oct 20, 2008
Betty Jean Wells, 43 and a resident of Lancaster, Ky, passed away Monday, October 20th. Born March 1965, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Iva Mildred Ginter Cobb. She was a member of the Lighthouse Baptist Church in Nicholasville, Ky. Betty was also preceded in death by two brothers, Gary and Freddie Cobb. Betty is survived by...
Hugh Scott Keith
Oct 20, 2008
Hugh Scott Keith, 83 and a resident of Owenton, passed away Monday, October 20th. Born January 1925 he is the son of the late John Irvin Keith and Roxie Lee Poland. Scott was also preceded in death by a brother, Emmett, a half-brother Bill Keith, and a half sister Shirley Hutton. He retired from Owen Electric and was a member...
Virginia K. Johnson
Oct 19, 2008
Virginia K. Johnson, 94, passed away Sunday, October 19th, at The New Horizons Medical Center in Owenton. Born February 1914, she was the daughter of the late James and Maude Kemper Kersey. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Johnson. Virginia was a former school teacher and member of the Owenton First Baptist Church. She is survived...
Helen Virginia Edens
Oct 17, 2008
Helen Virginia Edens, 89 and a resident of Sanders, passed away Friday, October 17th, at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood. Born August of 1919, she was the daughter of the late Robert Sayle Garvey and Mary Virginia Bourne. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Douglas Edens, and one sister-Dorothy Elaine Garvey. Helen was a member of...
John William "Bill" Mason
Oct 14, 2008
John William “Bill” Mason, 90, of Owenton, passed away Tuesday, October 14th, at the Harborside Healthcare Facility. Born March 13, 1918, in Owen County, he was the son of the late William Sanderson and Anna Lee Keith Mason. He was preceded in death by one brother, four half brothers, seven sisters and one half sister. Bill was a retired farmer...
Shirlene French
Oct 13, 2008
Shirlene French died Monday evening, October 13 at her home in Warsaw. She was 72 years old and a life-long resident of Gallatin County. She was the daughter of the late John Frank and Mary Elizabeth Caldwell Alexander. She was the widow of former Circuit Court Clerk and Gallatin Sheriff, Charles “Chick” French. Together they owned and operated Moon River...
Frederick Osborne
Oct 11, 2008
Frederick “Freddie” Osborne, of Owenton, passed away Saturday, October 11th, at his home. Born December 9, 1931, in Owen County, he was the son of the late Robert and Ruby Isabelle Stewart Osborne and was preceded in death by his siblings, Lewis J. Osborne and Joyce Welch. Freddie was a former co-owner of the Owenton Grocery Store and later worked...
Glenda Carole Brown
Oct 9, 2008
Glenda Carole Brown, 57 and a resident of Warsaw, passed away Thursday, October 9th, at the St. Luke Hospital in Florence. Carole was a member of the Warsaw United Methodist Church and served Gallatin County as Property Valuation Administrator. She was also the first female to be elected Sheriff in the State of Kentucky having served in Gallatin County. Carole...
Judith Marie Reynolds
Oct 5, 2008
Judith Marie Reynolds, age 62 and a resident of Dry Ridge, passed away Sunday, October 5th, in Gallatin County. Born in 1946, she was the daughter of the late Lester Charles Molson and Violet Ruby Digue Molson. She is survived by her husband, Eugene Reynolds of Dry Ridge and a sister, Jeannette Badura of Hale, Michigan. Arrangements are being handled...
Beulah Mae Combs
Oct 1, 2008
Beulah Mae Combs, 76, Of Willisburg and formerly of Owenton, passed away Wednesday October 1, 2008 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. Born September 12, 1932 in Owenton, she was the daughter of the late John Willie and Hallie Herndon Chipman. Mrs. Combs was a homemaker and a member of the Grapevine Christian Church. Mrs. Combs is survived by...
Ruben Lewis
Oct 1, 2008
Ruben Jr. Lewis, 82 of Sparta passed away Wednesday morning at the Gallatin Healthcare facility. Born August 14, 1926 in Carroll County, he was the son of the late Ruben and Ethel Jackson Lewis and was preceded in death by his siblings, Martha Jane Lehman, and Jesse, Charles and Marvin Lewis. Ruben was a farmer, a truck driver and a...
Jerry Ray Hollingsworth
Sep 30, 2008
Jerry R. Hollingsworth, a Warsaw resident, passed away Tuesday at his home at the age of 56. He was born in Georgia the son of the late Jimmy Olsen and Helen Hollingsworth. He worked as a server at Golden Corral after retiring from the Gates Rubber Co. He is survived by a daughter, Christa Kennedy of Elsmere and a son,...
Charlene Fugate
Sep 27, 2008
Charlene Hall Fugate, age 58 and a resident of Warsaw, passed away Saturday, September 27th at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood, Ky. Born July of 1950, she is the daughter of Rosemary Sudbeck Hall, surviving, and the late John Hall. Charlene was a homemaker and attended the Paint Lick Baptist Church. She is also survived by her husband, James...
Millard Shupert French
Sep 27, 2008
Millard S. “Mickey” French, age 73 and a resident of Warsaw passed away Saturday, September 27th at his home. Born in 1935, he was the son of the late Joseph and Anne Hendren French. Mickey served his country in the Army from 1955 to 1958 and remained in the Army reserve until 1963. He later worked as a fork lift...
John "Nobe" Mahoney
Sep 24, 2008
John “Nobe” Mahoney, 82, of Worthville, died Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at the Carroll County Hospital. Born August 24, 1926, in Henry County, he was the son of the late Alford and Ola Miller Mahoney and was preceded in death by his siblings, George, Charles E., Lloyd B and Mildred Mahoney and Aileen Lee. He was also preceded by his...
Roberta Robards Stamper
Sep 23, 2008
Roberta Robards Stamper, 77 and a resident of the Gratz community, passed away Tuesday, September 23rd, in Lexington. Born in 1930, she was the daughter of the late Hilary Cegale Goodlett and Ruby Nichols Goodlett. Roberta was a former Telephone Operator for A T & T and worked most recently as office manager for Owenton Express. She was also a...
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