Obituaries

Jun 23, 2017

James T. Crabtree, age 88, husband of Katherine Starnes Crabtree of High Rock Road, Stanton, Kentucky passed away on June 23, 2017 at his residence. Born in Bowen, Kentucky he was the son of the late Avery D. and Ethel Oaks Crabtree and he was an Army Veteran of the Korean War. He was retired from General Motors, a member...

Jun 16, 2017

Margie Bell Vinson, age 90, of Lake Naomi Road, Clay City, KY passed away Friday, June 16, 2017 at her residence. Born in Clay City, KY she was the daughter of the late George and Stella Barnett Pasley and she was a member of Powell's Valley Baptist Church. Margie Vinson was a former Certified Nurses Assistant employed at Irvine...

Jun 4, 2017

Melissa Suzanne Haddix, age 18, died June 4, 2017 from injuries received in an automobile accident on the Mountain Parkway near Clay City, Kentucky. Melissa graduated with honors in 2016 from Powell County High School and attended Morehead State University. She had ambitions to be a nurse and had just completed her state board examination. She was preceded in...

Jun 3, 2017

Carrie Lee Abney, age 63, passed away at Stanton Nursing Center Saturday,

June 3, 2017. Born in Hazel Green, Kentucky she was the daughter of the late Earl and Freda Trent and she was a homemaker.  In addition to her mother, she was also preceded in death by one...

May 27, 2017

Lottie Rose Pugh, age 85, Smith Hollow Road, Clay City, KY passed away

Saturday, May 27, 2017. Born in Perry County, KY she was the daughter of the late Jesse Spencer and the late Emily Collins Spencer. Lottie was a retired factory employee of Continental Metal Specialties and a...

May 18, 2017

Mary Ellen DeCenzo Conlee, age 94, of Knoxville, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Mary was born in Coleraine, Minnesota, on July 31, 1922 to the late Peter DeCenzo and Elisa Voce DeCenzo. She grew up in her hometown of Bovey, Minnesota, and moved to Kentucky after she married Ralph...

May 14, 2017

Warren Douglas Baker, age 70, widower of Judith Ann Landrum Baker, Clay City, KY passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017 at Baptist Health Lexington. Born in Whitesburg, KY he was the son of the late Roosevelt and Corsie Slone Baker and a retired machinist from Rockwell International. Warren was a member of West Bend United Methodist Church and he was...

May 13, 2017

Imogene Kinser McIntosh, age 88, widow of Hershell Lyle McIntosh passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Rockcastle Regional Hospital, Mount Vernon, KY.  Born in Bowen, KY she was the daughter of the late Bennie W. and Pearl Lee Bowen Kinser.  She was a beautician and operator of Imogene's Beauty Shop in Stanton...

Apr 21, 2017

Edward Stump, age 74, of West Lone Oak Road, Clay City, Kentucky passed away at Baptist Health Lexington on Friday, April 21, 2017. Born in Thacker, West Virginia he was the son of the late Western Stump and the late Alice Coleman Stump. Edward Stump was a retired coal miner and a member of the National Rifle Association. In addition...

Apr 15, 2017

Janet Elizabeth Small, age 80, of Snow Creek Road, Clay City, Kentucky went to be with the Lord at her residence on Saturday, April 15, 2017. Born in Rochester, New York she was the daughter of the late William Arthur Cotton and the late Mabel Alice Peck Cotton. She was a graduate of Geneseo College...

Apr 4, 2017

Russell Clay Ware, age 84, widower of Mary Lois Flinchum Ware of Hidden Valley Road, Clay City, KY passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at his residence. Born in Mt. Sterling, KY, he was the son of the late Boone C. Ware and Ruth Bunner Ware and his late stepmother, Emma Dee Ware. Russell Clay Ware was a...

Apr 3, 2017

James L. "Dick" Adams, age 87, husband of Iva Mae Adams of Hardwicks Creek Road, Clay City, KY passed away on April 3, 2017 at Clark Regional Medical Center, Winchester, KY. Born in Powell County, KY he was the son of the late Charlie and Betty Crowe Adams. He was a factory employee of Southern States for 25 years and...

Mar 18, 2017

Juanita Faye Ledford, age 78, wife of Henry Kermit Ledford, Smallwood Road, Stanton, KY passed away at her residence on March 18, 2017. Born in Powell County, KY she was the daughter of the late Roy and Edna Ashley Catron. She was a former supervisor at Natural Bridge State Park and she was a member...

Mar 14, 2017

John Patrick Bellamy, age 61, passed away peacefully in Clermont, Florida on March 14, 2017, surrounded by his family.  He was born in Winchester, Kentucky,  but resided in Montverde, Florida for the past 27 years.  John was the son of Hoyt W. Bush Bellamy and the late Morgan L. Bellamy.  John's warm and charismatic personality...

Mar 14, 2017

Jerry Lee Gilley, age 40, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at his residence in Winchester, KY. Born in Winchester, KY he was the son of Jerry C. Gilley and the late Edna Smith Gilley. He was a team leader at The Trane Company where he had received team leadership awards. He was a member of the Humane Society...

Mar 12, 2017

Patricia McIntosh, age 71, Maple Street, Stanton, KY died on March 12, 2017 at Baptist Health, Lexington.  Born in Powell County, she was the daughter of the late John T. and Ella Hatton Morton.  Pat was the owner and operator of Tropical Tans Tanning Salon for many years.  She is survived by her husband, Dwight...

Mar 10, 2017

Julia Puckett Caudill, age 86, widow of Malcolm Lovell Caudill, passed away at her residence in Clay City, KY on March 10, 2017. Born in Salyersville, KY she was the daughter of the late Noah and Lula Flynt Puckett.  Julia Caudill was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church.  In addition to her...

Mar 5, 2017

Edna Mae Massie, age 92, Salt Lick, KY passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2017 at St. Claire Regional Medical Center, Morehead, KY. Born in Clark County, KY she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Lula King Barnett. Edna Massie was a former waitress and cook at Carl's Barbeque and she currently attended Midland First Church of God....

Feb 17, 2017

Gladys Marie Haddix, age 85, widow of Chester Haddix, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2017 at Irvine Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in War Creek, Kentucky she was the daughter of the late George and Ida Watkins Overbee. She was a homemaker and member of Morris Creek Baptist Church. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was...

Feb 8, 2017

Florenceda C. Kimbrell, age 92, widow of John W. Kimbrell, Jr. of Black Creek Road, Clay City, KY passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. Born in Dayton, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Harold and Fern Flommersfeld Cochran. She is survived by three daughters: Cindy Rowland of Clay City, Susan (Verlin) Halsey...