Obituaries

James Smith: May 7, 2012

James Edward Smith, 74, husband of Etta Hendricks Smith, of Astor Place died May 7. Survivors include three children, Thomas Smith, Tammy...

Manuel Rodriguez: May 2, 2012

Manuel Martinez “Rod” Rodriguez, 68, of Orchard Drive died at his home May 2. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army, having...

Sharon Lokken: Aug. 12, 1942 - April 29, 2012

Sharon Elizabeth King Lokken, 69, wife of John Paul Lokken, died Sunday, April 29. She was born Aug. 12, 1942, in La Crosse, Wisc., to the...

Cheryl Wood: May 7, 2012

Cheryl Lynne Robinson Wood, 54, of Pinewood Drive died May 7 after a long illness. She was the daughter of Mary Robinson; mother of...

Gary Baker: April 28, 2012

Gary Wayne Baker, 53, son of the late Elisa Wallace and Mildred Puckett Baker, died Saturday, April 28.  Survivors are five siblings,...

Sharon Lokken: Aug. 12, 1942 - April 29, 2012

Sharon Elizabeth King Lokken, 69, husband of John Paul Lokken, died Sunday, April 29.  She was born Aug. 12, 1942, in La Crosse, Wisc.,...

Melissa Haynes: April 23, 2012

Melissa Kaye Haynes, 47, formerly of Lexington, died Monday, April 23, in her home in Cincinnati. She was a speech therapist in the...

Joseph McMurtry: May 13, 1922 - April 26, 2012

Joseph Carr McMurtry, 89, died Thursday, April 26, at his home. He was the widower of Lorraine McMurtry, who died in 2006, and native of...

Katherine Ramirez: April 26, 2012

Katherine Elizabeth Land Ramirez, 86, widow of Francisco Ramirez, died April 26 after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late John...

Frank Breeze: April 21, 2012

Frank Breeze, 76, beloved husband of Karen Sue Breeze, passed away Saturday, April 21, at his home surrounded by his family. He was a...

Betty Lou Fauller: Jan. 1, 1929 - April 22, 2012

Betty Lou (Gaylord) Fauller, 83, died at home in Nicholasville on April 22. The daughter of Sally Nell McGuire and the late William Henry...

Bernice Tinsley: April 19, 2012

Bernice Dean Dearing Tinsley, 89, died Thursday, April 19. Services were at 11 a.m. Monday at Wilmore Free Methodist Church. Visitation&...

Mary Perkins: June 21, 1945 - April 18, 2012

Mary V. “Ronnie” Perkins, 66, loving wife of Ralph Perkins for 52 years, died Wednesday, April 18, at Saint Joseph Hospital...

Manuel Reynolds: April 16, 2012

Manuel Reynolds, 67, widower of Geraldine Reynolds, of Mount Lebanon Road, died April 16.  He was the son of the late Ernest and Sallie...

Letita Gilliland: April 16, 2012

Letita Fawn Walton Gilliland, 51, beloved wife of Bruce Travis Gilliland of 27 years and mother to Arin Hadley Walton Gilliland, 19, and...

William Brann: April 7, 2012

William Sherman Brann, 90, husband of Julia Brann, died April 7 after a lengthy illness. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps and was a...

Edna Northern: April 3, 2012

Edna L. Gillespie Beavers Northern, 93, widow of Farren Beavers and Roland Northern, died Tuesday, April 3. She was the daughter of the late...

James Frazier: April 1, 2012

James Derek Frazier, 25, son of James E. and Kesha Gayle Laney Frazier, died April 1 in San Diego, Calif. Derek was an active-duty member of...

Mary Montgomery: Oct. 28, 1931 - April 8, 2012

Mary Belle Canter Montgomery, 80, loving wife for 60 years of Harry G. Montgomery, of Little Hickman Road died Easter Sunday, April 8, at...

Lela Davison: April 5, 2012

Lela Marie Davison, 101, of Wesley Village, formerly of Mesa, Ariz., died Thursday, April 5. She was a native of Colorado and the widow of...

Lela Davison: April 5, 2012

Lela Marie Davison, 101, of Wesley Village formerly of Mesa, Ariz., died Thursday, April 5. She was a native of Colorado and the widow of...

Creath Rankin: March 19, 1937 - April 2, 2012

Creath Alexander Rankin,76, died Monday, April 2, at his home. He was a retired truck driver and tree maintainance worker for several years....

Edna Bailey: March 29, 2012

Edna Katherine Kimball Bailey, widow of Luther Bailey, 84, died March 29. Services were at 10 a.m. Saturday at Betts & West Funeral...

Sharon Estes: March 22, 2012

Sharon L. Estes, 68, wife of William R. Estes, died March 22. Survivors other than her husband include two daughters, Laura Wood and Christy...

Clifford Doerr: March 25, 2012

Clifford Frederick Doerr Jr., 54, of Jeffersonville, Ind., died Sunday, March 25, at his home. He was a native of Derby, Conn., and son of...

Douglas Welch Sr.: March 16, 2012

Douglas Dean Welch Sr., 57, husband of Tara Elizabeth Welch, died Friday, March 16, in Savannah, Ga.  He is the son of the late Douglas...

Tommy Crawford: March 16, 2012

Tommy Barrow Crawford, 60, died Friday, March 16. He was a maintenance worker at Blue Grass Station. Tommy loved to fish, camp and enjoy the...

Vernon Burdine: March 14, 2012

Vernon “Cliff” Burdine, 83, retired manager of Heating & Air Warehouse, past Commander American Legion Post No. 256,...

William Pittman: March 16, 2012

William Clay “Billy” Pittman, 41, of Griffin Drive died unexpectedly Friday, March 16, at his home.  He was the son of...

William Davis: Nov. 27, 1960 - March 17, 2012

William “Bill” Allen Davis, 51, of Stanford died at his home Saturday, March 17. A native of Fayette County, he was born Nov....