Linda Lavon Scrivner Embs,
Jan 2, 2014
Linda Lavon Scrivner Embs, 66, wife of Roy Embs, passed away Thursday, January 2nd 2014 at the Marcum Wallace Hospital. Mrs. Embs was a native of Estill County, a daughter of the late Henry V. and Lillian Parsons Scrivner. She was a retired employee of the Kroger Company, and a homemaker. Survivors include her husband Roy Embs; her daughter Shaye...
Pattie M. Freeman
Dec 26, 2013
Pattie M. Freeman, 74, of New Fox Rd., Irvine, passed away Thursday, December 26th, 2013 at the Irvine Health and Rehab center. Mrs. Freeman was a native of Estill County, a daughter of the late Virgin and Bertha Singleton Freeman. She was preceded in death by her sons Vernon Freeman and Michael Lynn Freeman; her daughter-in-law Sandra Joanne Freeman; her...
Ralph E. Morgan
Dec 17, 2013
Ralph E. Morgan, 92, widower of Jean Marie Adams Morgan, passed away December 17th at the Compassionate Care Center in Richmond. Mr. Morgan was a native of Estill County, a son of the late John and Ethel Woodford Morgan. Mr. Morgan was retired from IBM, operated Morgan's restaurant for ten years, was a used car salesman for Rob Robinson &...
Delma Estes Ramsey
Dec 13, 2013
Delma Estes Ramsey, 98, widow of Lester Ramsey, of Richmond, formerly of Irvine, passed away Friday at the Compassionate Care Center. Mrs. Ramsey was a native of Estill County, a daughter of the late Harlan and Julia Gordan Estes. Mrs. was Ramsey was retired from Miami University, in Oxford Ohio, where she worked in the housekeeping department. She was a...
Margaret ���Peggy� Brotherton Powell
Dec 10, 2013
Margaret "Peggy" Brotherton Powell, 79, [of Irvine passed away Tuesday at the Baptist Health in Richmond. Mrs. Powell was a native of Madison County, a daughter of the late James and Helen Neal Brotherton. She was a retired bookkeeper for Kentucky Finance, was a member of Irvine Methodist Church, and attended Irvine Nazarene. Mrs. Powell was preceded in death by...
Ruth Arvin Winkle
Dec 1, 2013
Ruth Arvin Winkle, 95, of McKee Rd, widow of Carlo Winkle, passed away Sunday, December 1st, 2013 at the Irvine Rehabilitation and Health Center after a short illness. She was born September 1st 1918 in Estill County, and lived there all her life. She and Carlo were married February 3rd 1940 and spent 59 loving years together. Ruth was a...
Jennifer Leann Newton Fox
Nov 26, 2013
Jennifer LeAnn Newton Fox, 32, wife of Thomas Fox passed away Tuesday, November 26th. She was a native of Estill County, a daughter of Glen Newton and Vicky Davis Newton. She was a homemaker and a member of Crooked Creek Christian Church. Survivors other than her husband and parents include her children Haley Fox, Brooklyn Fox and Jaren Newton; her...
Robert P. Hoover
Nov 15, 2013
Robert P. Hoover, 94, widower of Bertha Hoover, passed away Friday at Baptist Health in Richmond. Mr. Hoover was a native of Estill County, a son of the late James Daniel and Lucinda Sparks Hoover. Mr. Hoover was a US Army Veteran, a member of the 83rd Infantry, serving in WWII. He was amember of the South Irvine Baptist Church....
Paul Douglas Brakefield
Nov 6, 2013
Paul Douglas Brakefield, 54, of Irvine, passed away Wednesday at the UK Medical Center. Mr. Brakefield was a native of Estill County, a son of Della Ann Brakefield and the late Bolan Almon Brakefield. Mr. Brakefield was a retired US Airforce Veteran, and a realtor. He was preceded in death by his daughter Amanda Brakefield, and his brother Bolan Brakefield....
Lola Gray
Nov 5, 2013
Lola Gray, 89, of Gettysburg OH, formerly of Irvine, passed away Tuesday at Ohio Veteran's Home. Mr. Gray was a native of Estill County, a son of the late Coleman and Lucy Caudill Gray. Mr. Gray had been a Pentecostal preacher, and US Naval Veteran. He was preceded in death by five brothers; one sister, and a great grandchild Josh...
Callie Stokes Watson
Oct 31, 2013
Callie Stokes Watson, a long time resident of Ravenna, KY., died on Thursday, October 31st, 2013. Callie Watson was born in Lee City, Kentucky, the daughter of Thomas Ratliff and Ada Sally Ratliff. She grew up in Jackson, but resided in Estill County for most of her life. In 1941 she married Thomas A. Stokes, a train dispatcher for the...
Gordon "Flash" Wilson
Oct 19, 2013
Gordon "Flash" Wilson, 88, of Irvine, passed away Sat. Oct. 19th 2013 at the Compassionate Care Center in Richmond, following a short illness. Mr. Wilson was a native of Estill County, born April 5th, 1925, a son of the late J. Carl and Anna Winn Wilson. He was a naval veteran of WWII, and a retired employee of the Lexington-Bluegrass...
James Roy ���Jimmy� Bryant
Oct 14, 2013
James Roy "Jimmy" Bryant, 59, husband of Peggy Tipton Bryant passed away Monday. Mr. Bryant lived in Estill County his entire life, a son of the late Roy Thomas and Mary Rainey Bryant. He worked as a local merchant in Bryant's Paint Store. He was a member of the VFW, and American Legion, Post 79. Jimmy was a talented woodworker....
William Herbert "Herbie" Mays
Oct 4, 2013
William, Herbert "Herbie" Mays, 51, father of Laura Whitney Mays, passed away Friday, at his home. Mr. Mays was a native of Estill County, a son of Ica Caldwell Mays and the late Herbert Mays. Survivors include his daughter, Laura Whitney Mays; his mother Ica Caldwell Mays; his sisters Dana Mays Brady and Lana Mays Horn (and husband Mike Horn);...
Paul Glen Watkins
Sep 6, 2013
Paul Glen Watkins, 66, husband of Lori Russell Watkins, passed away Friday in Lexington, after a short illness. Mr. Watkins was a native of Breathitt County Kentucky, a son of the late Corsie and Florence Brewer Watkins.He was a retired employee of General Motors. Mr. Watkins was preceded in death by his siblings Mae Gabbard, Viola Johnson, Golden Fowler, Johnny...
Tracy Wallace Woosley
Aug 3, 2013
Tracy Wallace Woosley, 80, husband of Lillian Powell Woosley, passed away August 3rd, at Baptist Health after a short illness. Mr. Woosley was a native of Estill County, a son of the late John Henry and Lou Ellen Finney Woosley. He was a former employee of the Dawson Bridge Co., Bundy Tubing, and the Estill Co. Road Dept. He was...
Barbara Alice Dixon Bell
Jul 28, 2013
Barbara Alice Dixon Bell, 81, passed away Sunday, July 28th at the Marcum-Wallace Hospital. Mrs. Bell was born August 16th 1931 in Lexington, a daughter of the late George Steven and Bertha Florence Baker Dixon. Mrs. Bell was a retired employee of Carhart, where she performed many administrative tasks throughout the years. She attended Friendship Baptist Church, was an avid...
James A. Dickerson
Jul 26, 2013
James A. Dickerson, 78, husband of the late Lela Joyce "Jane" Lynch of 32 years, passed away Friday. Mr. Dickerson was a native of Estill County, one of eleven children of the late Roy and Alphie Bailey Dickerson. He was a retired farmer. Mr. Dickerson was preceded in death by his beloved children Ruth Ann and Travis Mitchell. He is...
Orville C. Richardson
Jul 23, 2013
Orville Cornelius Richardson, 93, a retired farmer, died Tuesday July 23rd, 2013 at his home. He was born August 23rd 1919 in Estill County and was the last surviving child of the ate Henry and Martha Rose Richardson. He was preceded in death by three brothers James "Jay" Richardson, Wade Monroe Richardson, and Wilson Richardson; eight sisters Minnie Estes, Milda...
Cegal Harrison
Jul 17, 2013
Cegal Harrison,92, husband of Barbara Wyatt Harrison, passed away Wednesday July 17th, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. Mr. Harrison was a native of Clark County, a son of the late Vannie and Julia Stevens Harrison. Mr. Harrison was retired from the Toledo Mental Health Center, he was a supervisor with Shakelee Corporation for 25 years, and was a...
