Obituaries

Nov 4, 2022

Hoyt Wyonia Bush Bellamy, age 98 years and 8 months, died November 4 , 2022, at Sayre Christian Village in Lexington. She was born March 12, 1924, in Stanton Kentucky, the eighth child of the late John Cleveland and Cord a Sheffield Bush.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Morgan Lyle Bellamy ,...

Oct 27, 2022

Angela Lynn Ritchie, age 46, wife of Benjamin Ritchie of Irvine, Kentucky passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at her home after a long battle with cancer. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan she was the daughter of the late Ollie James Spencer and the late Glenda Sue Smith Spencer.  She was a member of the Bowen Full Gospel...

Oct 24, 2022

Sterlin Oliver Pelfrey, age 92, passed away on October 24, 2022 at the Pine Meadows Health Care Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Born in Stanton, he was the son of the late Virgle Pelfrey and the late Anna Bellamy Pelfrey. Sterlin was a former member of the Clay City First Church of God where he served as Sunday School Superintendent...

Oct 22, 2022

Connie Louise Patrick Hall, age 64, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington.  Born in Winchester, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Wayne Patrick and the late Betty Atchison Patrick. She was a court hearing officer for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and she was a former member of...

Oct 9, 2022

Pearl Joyce “Punkin” Maxey, age 90, of Winchester, Kentucky passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at her home.  She was the daughter of the late James Franklin Stone and the late Pearl Newell Stone. Pearl was a former employee of Old Colonial Paper Company. Along with her parents, Pearl was preceded in death by her husband, Esley Maxey,...

Oct 4, 2022

Bill Patrick of Lexington died at the University of Kentucky Hospital Markey Cancer Center on Tuesday morning October 4, 2022. He was 66 years old. His death came after a six month courageous battle with an inoperable glioblastoma brain tumor. Bill was the first of two children born to Wayne and Betty Atchison Patrick in Powell County Kentucky on...

Oct 1, 2022

Garry Lynn Hearne, age 79, of Stanton, Kentucky passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Stanton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Stanton, Kentucky.  He was the son of the late Ira Davis “I.D.” Hearne and the late Vivian Larmer Walker Hearne. Garry, after graduating from Centre College, moved to New York City where he spent most of his adult...

Sep 10, 2022

Charles Wayne Smallwood, age 72, was carried by the angels to his heavenly reward on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at his Mt. Sterling, Kentucky home.  He was born November 20, 1949 in Mt. Sterling to the late James Monroe (J.M.) and Loreba Rogers Smallwood of Rosslyn, Kentucky.  He was loved for his deep faith, biblical knowledge, true grit, playful...

Sep 6, 2022

Shelby Gene Overbee, age 85, husband of Helen Joyce Rogers Overbee of Stanton, Kentucky passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 on the Mountain Parkway in Clark County.  Born in Jackson, Kentucky he was the son of the late George and Ida Watkins Overbee.  Shelby was a former carpenter with Danville Acoustical Company and a member of the Morris...

Aug 26, 2022

Annette Bowen Billings, age 98 of Stanton, Ky, passed peacefully from this life unto her eternal home in Heaven on August 26, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. Annette was born on August 2, 1924 to Russell and Emma Jane Bowen in Lee County Kentucky. Annette grew up in Lee and Powell counties and graduated from Powell County High...

Aug 22, 2022

Naomi Elizabeth Profitt, age 77, wife of Arlie James Profitt passed away at her home on Monday, August 22, 2022.  She was born in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky and was the daughter of the late Norman Douglas Sparks and the late Virginia Stratton Sparks.  Naomi worked in several positions in her lifetime being a deli manager at Food Town, working for...

Aug 12, 2022

Rondal Winslow Davis, age 72, husband of Dianna Davis, passed away August 12, 2022 at his residence in Clay City, Kentucky.  Born in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky he was the son of the late Harry Roger Davis and Lillie Grace Ballard Davis. Rondal was a certified school bus driver trainer and served the citizens of Powell County for 46 years...

Aug 6, 2022

George Elof Brewer, age 68, husband of Louise Brewer of Clay City, Kentucky passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Clark Regional Medical Center.  He was born in Bethany, Kentucky to the late Letcher Brewer and Carrie Hatton Brewer and he was a construction worker.  He was preceded in death by two brothers, Melvin Brewer and Porter Brewer...

Jul 31, 2022

Harriet Elizabeth Spicer Smith, 83, previously of Dyersburg, Tennessee, passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at her home in Stanton, Kentucky. Harriet was born on January 21, 1939 in St. Louis, Michigan to the late Ivan and Francis Damon Spicer. Her husband of 40 years, Bert J. Smith, preceded her in death, July 6,...

Jul 30, 2022

Eddie Monhollon, age 78, passed away at his residence in Jeffersonville, Kentucky on Saturday, July 30, 2022. Born in Letcher County, Kentucky he was the son of the late Arvil Monhollon and the late Ollie Fields Monhollon. Eddie was the owner of Central Testing Laboratories and served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War with the First...

Jul 25, 2022

Donald Wayne Miller, age 62, husband of Donna Marie Knox Miller passed away at his residence on Monday, July 25, 2022. Born in Winchester, Kentucky he was the son of the late James Monroe Miller and the late Carolyn Sue Powell Miller. Donald was a construction worker with Prestress Services Industries. Along with his wife he was survived by...

Jul 18, 2022

Harold Bradford Faulkner, Jr., age 75, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2022 at U K Healthcare, Lexington, Kentucky.  Born in Bowen, Kentucky he was the son of the late Harold Bradford Faulkner, Sr. and the late Gladys Marie Smallwood Faulkner and an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War.  He was an equipment operator with the Kentucky Department of...

Jul 9, 2022

Mildred Elizabeth Patton, age 81, widow of Asa Patton after 52 years of marriage, passed away at her residence in Clay City, Kentucky on Saturday, July 9, 2022.   Born in Campton, Kentucky she was the daughter of the late Roy Miller and the late Mae Hurt Miller and was a member of Clay City First Church of God.  Mildred...

Jul 8, 2022

Betty Lainhart Curtis, age 86, widow of Obert G. “Boodle” Curtis, Winchester, Kentucky passed away on Friday, July 8, 2022. She and Boodle were married 62.5 years before his passing in 2015.  Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter the late Hazel Murphy Snapp and was a member of Christview Christian Church in Winchester and a former member...

Jul 3, 2022

Kenny Douglas Hobbs, age 50, of Stanton, Kentucky passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2022 at the Clark Regional Medical Center in Winchester, Kentucky. Born in Winchester he was the son of the late Emory Chester Hobbs and Anna Louise Strange Hobbs. Kenny was a podcast producer with Spotify and worked as an Imaging Director for many radio stations...