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Billy Joe Poston
Sep 28, 2012
Billy J. Poston, 54, of Winston Rd, husband of Malina Crump Poston, died Friday. Mr. Poston was a native of Madison County, a son of the Lola Fay Combs Chowning and the late Donald Chowning. He was a power lineman, a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #238, a member of the Providence Baptist Church and a...
Lenual Smith
Sep 24, 2012
Lenual Smith, 77, husband of Betty Puckett Smith, passed away Monday at the Compassionate Care Center in Richmond, after a long illness. He was a native of Estill County, a son of the late Orland and Bertie Lee Smith. Mr. Smith was a member of the Mt. Carmel Christian Church, and retired employee of Concrete Materials. He was preceded in...
Judy Edmonson
Sep 19, 2012
Judy Faye Riddell Edmonson, 64, of Stacy Lane Road, passed way Wednesday, at the Central Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Edmonson was a daughter of the late Leonard and Verna Adams Riddell, a homemaker, and member of the Substation Holiness Church. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Tommy Riddell, Ernest Riddell, Paul Riddell and Bill Riddell; three sisters Wanda Riddell,...
Charles Babb
Sep 4, 2012
Charles Babb, 82, husband of Viola Jenkins Babb, of Reges Road, Irvine, passed away September 4th at the Compassionate Care Center after a long illness. He was born November 22nd, 1929 in Hamilton Ohio, the son of the late Bennie and Bertha Lovin Babb. He was retired from Southeast Coal Company, a member of the Beech Grove Baptist Church and...
Otis M. Curtis
Aug 19, 2012
Otis M. Curtis died at St. Joseph Hospital, in Lexington, KY on August 19, 2012. He was born on October 15, 1921, in the Cressy community of Estill County, KY and was the son of the late Salem Wallace & Margaret Susan Cottman Curtis. He was a long time resident of Winchester, KY. Mr. Curtis was preceded in death by...
Bishop Edgar Rawlins Jr.
Jul 30, 2012
Bishop Edgar Rawlins Jr., 61, of Kokomo, passed away at 12:10 PM, Monday, July 30, 2012 at Saint Joseph Hospital. He was born March 21, 1951 in Irvine, Kentucky to Edgar Rawlins Sr. and Haley Ann (Dawes) Rawlins. On July 3, 1970 in Irvine, KY, he married Phyllis Ann (Arvin) Rawlins, and she survives. He was a Drill Sergeant in...
Wesley Jones
Jul 26, 2012
Service: 2:00 PM Tuesday July 31st Lewis Funeral Home Visitation: 10:00 AM until service time Tuesday July 31st Lewis Funeral Home
Mary Hope Adams Hardy
Jul 24, 2012
Mary Hope Adams Hardy, 94, widow of Ray Hardy Sr. passed away Tuesday, July 24th, at the UK Medical Center, after a short illness. Mrs. Hardy was a native of Estill County, born November 17th 1917,. She was a daughter of the late James H. and Nannie Kirby Adams. She was married to Ray, on October 29th, 1937. Ray would...
James Foster "Jim" King
Jul 18, 2012
Irvine: James Foster "Jim" King, 75, of 356 Red Lick Rd, Irvine, husband of Letitia "Tish" King, passed away Wednesday July 18th, 2012 at the Hospice Plus Compassionate Care Center, Richmond after a long illness. Mr. King was born May 11, 1937, a son of the late William F. and Martha Riddell King. He was a native of Estill County,...
Mollie Sue Canter Croucher
Jul 8, 2012
Mollie Sue Canter Croucher, 82, of Round Mtn. Rd, widow of Raymond Croucher, passed away at her home on Sunday, July 8th. She was a native of Estill County, a daughter of the late Vernon, and Cleo Frazier Canter. She was preceded in death by her granddaughter Amy Elizabeth Gee; her sisters Nannie Kate Underwood and Betty Jean Canter; and...
Bill Broaddus
Jul 8, 2012
Billy Wilson Broaddus, Sr, 85, widower of his beloved wife Isazell, passed away Monday, July 9th at Central Baptist Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Broaddus was born April 22, 1927 in Wagersville, KY, a son of the late Will and Willie Jo Wilson Broaddus. Mr. Broaddus was a decorated U.S. Army veteran having served in the Korean Conflict where...
Jennings Adams
Jul 8, 2012
Jennings Adams, 77, husband of Judith Finney Adams, passed away Sunday July 8th, at St. Joseph Hospital, after a short illness. He was a son of David Garrett Adams and Nannie Bet Richardson Adams. He was a native of Estill County, and lived there his entire life. He was an employee of Estill Dairy, before retiring from Bundy Tubing in...
Dorothy Mae Richardson Moore
Jun 23, 2012
Dorothy Mae Richardson Moore, 96, of 276 Main St., widow of William Dan Moore, passed away peacefully at her home at 2:45 PM Saturday, June 23rd, 2012. She was a daughter of the late William Robert and Myrtle Ept Winkler Richarson. Mrs. Moore was a member of the Irvine First Christian Church, Loyal Daughters Sunday School Class, she was a...
Judith West
Jun 20, 2012
Judith Ann West, 71, of Dayton, OH, formerly of Irvine, KY. Died Wednesday, after a long illness. Mrs. West was a native of Estill County, a daughter of the late Byron and Helen Sparks West. She was a retired employee of Ohio Bell, and a member of the Irvine Christian Church. Survivors include several cousins and a very special friend...
Billy A. Riddell
Jun 17, 2012
Billy A. Riddell Sr, 67, of Pea Ridge Road, husband of Ruby Hardy Riddell, passed away Sunday at his home. Mr. Riddell was a native of Estill County, a son of the late Leonard S. and Verna Adams Riddell. He was a carpenter, a Kentucky Colonel, and a member of the Substation Holiness Pentecostal Church. He was preceded by his...
Manuel Ray Tipton
Jun 12, 2012
Manuel Ray Tipton, 72, of Laurel St., husband of Shirley Burgan Tipton, passed away Tuesday, at the Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, after a long illness. He was a native of Estill County, a son of the late Pearl and Biddie Barnes Tipton. Mr. Tipton was a retired employee of the General Motors Corporation. He was member of the Mt....
Troy Estes
Jun 1, 2012
Troy Estes, 80, of Troy Estes Road, Beattyville, passed away Friday at his home. Mr. Estes was a native of Lee county, born September 9th, 1931. He was a son of the late Clayton and Lillie Mae Gross Estes. Mr. Estes was a retired employee of the South East Coal Company. He was a member of the Proctor 213 Blue...
Blanche Spicer
Jun 1, 2012
Blanche Spicer, widow of Hershel Spicer, passed away Friday, at the Compassionate Care Center in Richmond. She was a native of Estill County, born October 1st, 1954, a daughter of the late Carl and Edith Ballard West. She was preceded in death by her brother James "Bear" West. Survivors include her sons Delbert West, Joseph Spicer, Hank Spicer; her daughters...
Neil Hodges
May 31, 2012
Neil Hodges, 80, widower of Ann Hodges, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2012 after a long illness. Mr. Hodges was a native of Milford, Ohio, a son of the late Lester M. Hodges and the late Violet Marriott Hodges. Mr . Hodges was an Army veteran, and affiliated with the VFW and American Legion. Survivors include his daughters; Neila Rawlins...
Betty Jean Chaney
May 29, 2012
Betty Jean Steele Chaney, 82, of Rice Station Rd, widow of Eugene Chaney, passed away Tuesday at her home, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Harlan County, on May 30th, 1929, a daughter of the late Ellen Osborne Steele. Mrs. Chaney worked as a telephone operator as a young woman in Harlan, and later in Detroit, Michigan....
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