Leonard Blevins
Sep 27, 2015
Leonard Blevins, 87, passed away after a sudden illness at the VA Medical Center in Lexington, KY. He was born October 15, 1927 in Estill County, KY, to the late John M and Amanda J McQueen Blevins. He had lived in Estill County most of his life. He was a World War II veteran and retired from the Lexington Bluegrass...
Gary Winkle
Sep 20, 2015
Gary Lee Winkle, 68, passed away Sunday at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Mr. Winkle was a native of Estill County, a son of the late Carlo and Margaret Ruth Arvin Winkle. Mr. Winkle was a former member of the Peacemakers Motorcycle Club. Survivors include his sister Beverly Ann (Don) Collier; his nieces Belinda Raye Collier and Sandra Kay...
Buddy Stevens
Sep 20, 2015
Harold Gene "Buddy" Stevens, 61, boyfriend of Jennifer Barnes, passed away early Sunday at the University of Kentucky Medical Center while awaiting heart surgery. He was born Nov. 28th, 1953 in Estill County. Mr. Stevens enjoyed the outdoors, astronomy, gardening, music, drawing, and animals. Other than his girlfriend Jennifer Barnes, he is survived by their daughter Brittany Lou-Ann Stevens; his...
Ivan L. Miller
Sep 13, 2015
Ivan Louis Miller, 73, died Sept. 13th, 2015 at his residence. He was a native of Estill County, a son of the late Hiram and Dorothy Plowman Miller. He was a United States Air Force Veteran. Survivors include his sister Lowana Kilburn; two nieces; several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, Sept. 16th, at 12:00 noon,...
Micky Randall Riddell
Sep 11, 2015
Micky Randall Riddell, 44, passed away Friday, Sept. 11th, 2015 at his residence. He was a native of Estill County, a son of Brenda Joyce Hardy Riddell, and the late Victor Riddell Jr. He was construction worker. Survivors include his mother Joyce Riddell; his sons Noah Riddell , James Tyler Riddell, Zachary Allen Riddell; his daughters Kenna Michelle Riddell; his...
Terry Rawlins
Sep 9, 2015
Terry Rawlins, 62, widower of Debbie Roberts, passed away Sept. 9th, 2015, at the Compassionate Care Center in Richmond. Mr. Rawlins was a native of Estill County, a son of the late Edgar and Haley Dawes Rawlins. Mr. Rawlins was a former employee of Carhart, and was a manager for Ryan's Steak House. He was a member of the United...
Edith Worrell
Sep 8, 2015
Edith Gordon Worrell, 87, wife of Doug, passed away Wednesday at her home after a long illness. She was a native of Estill County, a daughter of the late Lee and Delitha Fox Gordon, and she was raised by Anse and Ninn Winkler. She was a member of the Crooked Creek Christian Church, and a homemaker. She was preceded in...
Johnny B. Rison
Sep 6, 2015
Johnny B. Rison, 85, husband of Barbara Williams Rison, died Sunday, September 6th, 2015, after a long illness. He was born June 29th, 1930 in Estill County, a son of the Late Earl and Rachel Embry Rison. He was a member of the Millers Creek First Church of God for over fifty years, having served in the past as a...
Laura Fox
Sep 5, 2015
Laura Belle Jones Fox, 86, widow of Roy Fox, died Sat. Sept. 5th, 2015 at the Irvine Health and Rehab center after a long illness. Mrs. Fox was a native of McClure VA, a daughter of the late Thomas and Ella Bach Jones. She was a retired employee of the Westinghouse company. She was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist...
Claude Case Jr.
Sep 3, 2015
Claude Case Jr., 86, husband of Ailene Smith Case, passed away Thursday, September 3rd, 2015 at the Compassionate Care Center in Richmond, surrounded by his family. Mr. Case was a native of Estill County, a son of the late Claude and Ella Stamper Case. He was a retired employee of Bundy Tubing, and member of the Cobb Hill Crossroads Community...
Harold Calmes
Aug 11, 2015
Harold Bruce Calmes, 96, widower of Burnadean Pruett Calmes, died Tuesday, August 11th, 2015, at the Veteran's Home in Hazard, KY. Mr. Calmes was born Oct. 11th, 1918 in Lee County, KY. He was the son of William Bruce Calmes and Alva Goocey Calmes. He was married to Burnadean Pruett Calmes on the 24th of November, 1940, and had a...
Lucille Sparks Brandenburg
Aug 7, 2015
Lucille Sparks Brandenburg, 74, wife of Matt Colby Brandenburg, passed away Friday, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Brandenburg was a native of Estill County, a daughter of the late Jesse Everett and Maggie Elizabeth Rawlins Sparks. She enjoyed cooking and canning. Mrs. Brandenburg was formerly employed at the Curlee Clothing Company of Winchester, KY for fifteen...
Blanche Samples Birchfield
Jul 26, 2015
Blanche Samples Birchfield, 90, widow of Harold Birchfield, passed away Sunday at the Kenwood Health & Rehab Center, after a long illness. Mrs. Birchfield was a native of Estill County, a daughter of the late Oscar David & Emza Howell Samples. Mrs. Birchfield was a member of the Ravenna Christian Church, a University of Kentucky Wildcat basketball fan, a great...
Christina Belinda Conway
Jul 25, 2015
Christina Belinda Conway, 55, wife of John Conway, passed away Saturday, July 25th, 2015 at her home in Irvine, KY, after a long illness. Mrs. Conway was a native of Louisiana, a daughter of Charles B. Murray and the late Pauline Cole Cupples. Mrs. Conway was of the Christian faith, a bible teacher, an educator , and non-denominational ordained pastor....
Ray D. Snowden
Jul 23, 2015
Ray D. Snowden, 80, widower of Margaret Woolery Snowden, passed away Thursday. Mr. Snowden was a son of the late Everett and Beatrice Wilson Snowden. He was a retired carpenter. Mr. Snowden was preceded in death by his brothers Thomas Elva Snowden and Earl K. Snowden; his sisters Genna Bea Tyson and Rosetta Fitzgerald. Survivors include his daughter Cynthia Snowden;...
James Daniel "Danny" Parsons
Jul 21, 2015
James Daniel "Danny" Parsons, 63, husband of Cathy, passed away Tuesday, July 21st, 2015 at the Compassionate Care Center in Richmond, after a long illness. Danny was a native of Estill county, a son of the late Leonard and Ruby Sparks Parsons. danny had been a plumber his entire life. He loved playing Country Music for the Peacemakers, VFW, and...
Jeannette Bonny King
Jul 13, 2015
Jeannette Bonny King, 85, widow of Joseph M. King, passed away Monday, at the Marcum Wallace Hospital in Irvine, after a long illness. Mrs. King was a native of Madison County, a daughter of the late Arthur and Myrtle Clouse Bonny. She was a former telephone operator, the proprietor of Jen's Fabric shop for 17 years, she was a member...
Elbert B. Jones
Jun 24, 2015
Elbert B. Jones, 93, passed away Wednesday, at Berea Health and Rehab Center. Mr. Jones was a native of Estill County, a son of the late John Bill Jones and the late Edith Barnes Jones. Mr. Jones was a retired employee of the Telephone Company and a member of Friendship Baptist Church who enjoyed fishing, and gardening. He was a...
Timothy W. Williams
Jun 15, 2015
Timothy W. Williams, 48, son of Gloria Anna Henry Williams, passed away Monday. Mr. Williams was a native of Cincinnati, OH, a son of Gloria Anna Henry Williams and the late Albert "Butch" Williams. Mr. Williams was a New York Jets fan, and a University of Kentucky Wildcats fan, and enjoyed watching all manner of sports. Survivors other than his...
Patricia Ann Wiseman Hobson
May 23, 2015
Irvine:Patricia Ann Wiseman Hobson, 56, of Richmond, died May 23rd. Mrs. Hobson was a native of Estill County a daughter of Margaret Munice Wiseman, and the late Doyal Wiseman. Mrs. Hobson was a social worker in Fayette County. Survivors other than her mother Margaret, include her son Elijah (and wife Ashley) Martin; her daughter Jessica Martin; her brother Michael (and...
