Local obituaries for Nicholasville, KY.
Karen Lynn (Lowry) Thomas
Dec 4, 2018
Karen Lynn Lowry Thomas passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Baptist Health. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky to Martin and Ann Lowry. In additional to her parents she is survived by her two daughters, Ashlynn Kimble and Grayson Thomas, two grandsons Cash and Carson Kimble, a sister Kim Wallace, husband Travis, nieces Alex and Kennedy Tranter,...
Charles Edward Hughes
Nov 22, 2018
Charles Edward Hughes died Thursday night, November 22, 2018 at Homestead Post Acute in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born to Wade Moss Hughes and the late Delores Margaret Sumner Hughes in Glendale, Ohio on January 21, 1951. Charles is survived by his wife Kathleen, his father, his step-mother Shirley Hughes, his son Samuel with wife Katie, his daughter Delores...
Norma Jean (Grow) Bush
Nov 15, 2018
Norma Jean Bush, 87, of Nicholasville left her earthly home on Thursday, Nov. 15. She was born in Somerset, KY on February 18, 1931, to the late William Scott and Lillie Krueger Grow. Jean was an independent and free-spirited person who enjoyed a great variety of jobs, from working in a nursing home to working in a factory. She...
Claude E. Stailey
Nov 13, 2018
Claude E. “Butch” Stailey, Jr. husband of Cheryl Ann Stailey left his earthly home on Tuesday, Nov. 13. He was one of three children of the late Claud Emmett, Sr. and Johnie Paulette Stailey. He was born July 7, 1951, in McKinney Texas. Butch was a member of the Chapel Hill Baptist Church, loved to fish, play Billiards, and...
Marvin L. Areaux
Nov 13, 2018
Marvin “Marv” L. Areaux, 77, widower of Mary Jeanne Areaux since 2015, left his earthly home on Tuesday, Nov 13, at the V A Hospital in Lexington, KY. He was a native of Paw Paw, Michigan born Oct. 28, 1941, to the late Russell Blair and Mettie M. Areaux. Marv was a veteran of the US Air Force serving...
Earlana Rose (Sizemore) Reeves
Nov 10, 2018
Rose Reeves, 54, mother of Casey Thornberry and Amanda Adkins, left her earthly home on Sat. Nov. 10. She was a native of Lexington born Oct. 28, 1964, to the late Earl Eugene and Lou Ella Sizemore. A homemaker Rose loved gardening, family, and cooking. She will be fondly remembered and missed by her daughters, grandchildren Gage, Hunter and...
Sharon (Peel) Durbin
Nov 8, 2018
Sharon Peel Durbin, 65, left her earthly home on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. She was a native of Lexington born Nov. 28, 1952, to the late James M. and Edna V. Smith Peel. Sharon was an extremely talented musician and opened shows for top country music entertainers such as Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Ernest Tubb, and Porter Wagner as...
Rollie Teater
Oct 28, 2018
A limb has fallen from the Teater family tree; Rollie Teater, 91, left his earthly home on Sunday, Oct. 28. Rollie has been the widower of Willowdean Teater since 1997. He was a native of Jessamine County born on Oct. 28, 1927, one of 4 children to the late Bradie Ford and Elizabeth Dean Brooks Teater. Rollie was self...
Vivian (Day) Lewis
Oct 24, 2018
Vivian Lewis, 74, widow of Harold Lewis since 2001, left her earthly home on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Hospice Care Center in St. Joseph Hospital. She was a native of Harlan County, born Sept. 2, 1944, to the late Arnold and Alberta Day. Vivian loved lively music and played her favorite songs frequently, which could be heard throughout...
Melissa Lynn (Barnett) Peel
Oct 22, 2018
Melissa Lynn Peel, 51, daughter of the late Charles Melvin and Wilma Jean Barnett left her earthly home on Monday, Oct. 22. Melissa was born Jan. 3, 1966, in Lexington, KY but lived in Nicholasville until she was admitted to the Landmark of Lancaster. A homemaker and mother to Candace Brouse and Weston Flannery, she has 6 grandchildren and...
Paul Allen Cuzick
Oct 16, 2018
Paul Allen Cuzick, 50, son of the late Bobby and Dessie Johnson Cuzick, left his earthly home on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at UK Hospital. Paul was a farmer and husband of Joy Wilcher Cuzick for 20 years. He is survived by children Beth Wilcher, Bobby Cuzick, Christy Wilcher, Della Cuzick, Brittany McKeehan, and Jerry Cuzick, grandchildren Jason Wilcher (who...
Glenn Wesley Lowry
Oct 15, 2018
Glenn Wesley Lowry, 58, son of the late Eugene Wesley and Gladys Mae Johnson Lowry, left his earthly home on Monday, Oct. 15, at Baptist Health Care. Glenn was raised in Highbridge where he lived most of his life. He was a custodian for the Jessamine County Board of Education for 23 years and former member of the Highbridge...
Anne (Puckett) Harrison
Oct 12, 2018
Anne Harrison, 81, loving wife of Rev. Jim Harrison for 63 years, left her earthly home on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. Anne was a native of Jessamine County, born Nov. 1, 1936, one of eight children born to the late Litford and Christine Wilkerson Puckett. She was a retired seamstress at Jessamine Cleaners where she always had a smile...
Jean (Hardin) Waller
Oct 12, 2018
Jean Hardin Waller, 87, widow of Lorin B. “Jack” Waller left her earthly home on Friday, Oct. 12, at the Hospice Care Center in St. Joseph Hospital. A native of Jessamine County she was born Jan. 19, 1931, to the late Walter and Thelma Figg Hardin. Jean was the hub of the Waller family and was loved dearly by...
John Peter "Jack" Ward, Jr.
Oct 7, 2018
Our community has lost one of our members, Jack Ward, 9l, on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, who will always be remembered by many, not only here but those who traveled through our Main Street, for his devotion to the Bakery that was started by his father in 1927. Many have spoken of Ward’s Bakery as a landmark in their...
Walter Lee Bradshaw
Sep 29, 2018
Walter Lee “Shorty” Bradshaw, 75, of Jessamine County, succumbed to cancer in the comfort of his own home on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Walter is survived by his wife of 52 years, Beverly Powell Bradshaw, his only daughter Paige Bradshaw Sininger, and his only grandson Kyle Bradshaw Sininger. Additionally, two brothers Autry Bradshaw and Keith Bradshaw (Doll), stepbrother, Pete...
Juanita Rose (Lunsford) Keller
Sep 21, 2018
Juanita Rose Keller, 88, widow of Robert “Bobby” A. Keller, to whom she was married for 43 years since 1992, left her earthly home on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. She was a native of Lexington born May 15, 1930, to the late Elzie and Ella Mae Mefford Lunsford, and raised by her paternal aunt and uncle, the late Lottie ...
Eddie Ray Davis
Sep 9, 2018
Eddie Ray Davis, 68, loving husband of Donna Sponcil Davis for 48 years, father of Jason, wife Shari, and Poppy of Nathan Davis, entered into eternal rest on Sunday Sept. 9. He was a native of Lexington, but a life long resident of Jessamine County, born May 5, 1950, to the late Ray and Esther Hager Davis. Eddie Ray...
Ruth Ann (Howard) Holmes
Sep 9, 2018
Ruth Ann Holmes, 59, widow of Danny Lee Holmes since 2011, left her earthly home on Sunday Sept. 9, at UK Hospital after a brief illness. Ruth was one of nine children of the late Tony and Margaret Christine Parker Howard, born March 21, 1959, in Lexington. She loved to cat fish, having just the right touch to catch...
Ingeborg (Jobst) Brooks
Aug 31, 2018
Ingeborg J. Brooks, 87, widow of Warren Maxwell Brooks since 2005, left her earthly home on Friday, August 31, surrounded by her daughters that she dearly loved. She was a native of Munich, Germany born Jan. 22, 1931, to the late Alois and Anna Friehofer Jobst. She was a homemaker and devoted mother to her daughters Susan Brooks and...
