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December 11th Edition

  Saturday, December 7, 2013

Ronnie S. Collins, 64

    Ronnie S. Collins, age 64, of Racetrack Road in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, following a long illness.
    He was born May 27, 1949 in Scott County and was the son of the late Hugar and Frances Barnhill Collins. He was a retired Quality Manufacturing employee and a member of the Great Crossing Baptist Church.
    Mr. Collins is survived by his wife, Virse Barnes Collins; one daughter, April Vance, Georgetown; two sons: Eddie Collins, Irvine; and Joe Collins, Georgetown; one half-sister, Joann Coyle, Lexington; five grandchildren: Tiffany, Noah, Maryanna, Joseph and Colton; and one great grandchild, Nevah.
    He was preceded in death by his brother, Hugar Wayne Collins.
    Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 10th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Ted Barker. Burial will be at the Stone Cemetery. Friends may call between 11:00 a.m. and service time at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers will be Sandy Barnes, Wallace Barnes, Jessie Barnes, David Barnes, Scotty Barnes, Brian Barnes, Richie Barnes and Willie Sparks.

Toler Funeral Home

  Sunday, December 8, 2013

Clarence Estes, age 83

    Clarence Estes, age 83, of Dawes Road in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013, at his home following a short illness.
    He was born June 2, 1930 in Lee County and was the son of the late Gentry and Edna Thacker Estes. He was a retired construction worker and attended the Pentecostal Church of God. He had lived in Estill County most of his life.
    Mr. Estes was preceded in death by his wife, Ida Johnson Estes.
    He is survived by three daughters: Nina Lou Cassidy, Brenda Riddell both of Estill County; and Earlene Hicks, Berea; two sons: Earl Wayne Estes and Clarence Estes Jr., both of Estill County; one sister, Emma Jean Keith, Estill County; and several grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great, great grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by one daughter, Norma Johnson; five sisters: Nina Farris, Ula Mae Yancey, Dorothy Freeman, Udell Estes and Aileen Bray; and five brothers: Joe, Carl, Billy Gene, Carl Fred and Thomas Estes.
    Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 11th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Beverly Arvin. Burial will be at the West Irvine Cemetery. Friends may call between 11:00 a.m. and service time at 2 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home.

Toler Funeral Home

  Saturday, December 7, 2013

Nancy Ann Tipton, age 33

    Nancy Ann Tipton, age 33, of Mountain Crest in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington as the result of an automobile accident.
    She was born November 26, 1980, in Estill County and was the daughter of Robert Ray Tipton Sr. and the late Jenny Welmenia Jones Tipton. She was employed at Wendy’s and was a member of the Ivory Hill Baptist Church. She had lived in Estill County all of her life.
    Ms. Tipton is survived by her father: Robert Ray Tipton Sr., Irvine; one daughter: Paige Angela Beneccia Watson, at home; two sons: Jacob Lee Tipton and Casey James Watson, both at home; two sisters: Jenny Francine Tipton, Winchester; and Elizabeth Angela Marie Richardson, Estill County; two brothers: Robert Tipton Jr., Estill County; and Oliver Walter Clay Tipton, Winchester; her companion: Jimmy Watson; and several nieces and nephews.
    Memorial services will be conducted at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, December 12th at the Ivory Hill Baptist Church by Bro. Marvin Neal.

Toler Funeral Home

  Thursday, December 5, 2013

Mildred Sparks Dawson Eldridge, 79

    Mildred Sparks Dawson Eldridge, age 79, passed away on December 5, 2013 at her home.
    Mrs. Eldridge was born on January 30, 1934 to the late Jesse Everett and Maggie Elizabeth Rawlins Sparks in Estill County. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church and attended The Church of the Living God.
    She is survived by her two children: Donald Dawson (Elizabeth) and Sandy Willoughby (Gary), both of Winchester; two granddaughters: Cynthia Campbell (Paul) of Winchester and Julie-Anne Dixon (Jason) of Richmond; six great grandchildren: Dawson, Jaley-Anne, Ethan, Isaac, Lily Rose and Elianna Grace Dixon, all of Richmond; eight siblings: Hubert Sparks (Louise) of Winchester, Charlie Sparks (Peggy) of Irvine, Clyde Sparks (Patty) of Oxford, Ohio, Lucille Brandenburg (Matt) of Irvine, Edith Rainey (Harold) of Winchester, Helen Fallen (Kelly) of Lexington, Jesse Sparks (Crystal) and Ernest Sparks (Cheryi), both of Winchester; and many nieces, nephews and good friends.
    She was preceded in death by one brother, Herman Sparks.
    Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Sunday, December 8th at Scobee Funeral Home, 219 West Lexington Avenue, Winchester. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 9th at Scobee Funeral Home by Rev. Pat Finley and Rev. Tom Hall. Burial will be in the Winchester Cemetery.
    Pallbearers will be Paul Campbell, Jason Dixon, Eric Sparks, Jason Rainey, Michael Brandenburg and Jeff Lewis.
    Honorary pallbearers are Mattie Wasson, Mary Hurst and her College Park Walking Buddies.
    Memorial contributions are suggested to Hospice East, 407 Shoppers Village Dr. Winchester, KY 40391.

Scobee Funeral Home

  Monday, December 2, 2013

Hickman Patrick, 99

    Hickman Patrick was born January 7, 1914, to W. G. and Edith McKinney Patrick in Kimbrell, Kentucky. He grew up in Hargett, Kentucky, in Estill County, just a few miles from the homestead of his great, great grandfather Thomas Patrick who homesteaded in the area now designated as Clark County before Kentucky was a state. In 1931, he graduated from Alvan Drew School in Wolfe County, a Methodist boarding school, and in 1937 from Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. For ten years, part of them while attending Union, he taught elementary school in one-room schools in Estill County and in the Hargett Consolidated School, where he met Elise Sams. They married on June 12, 1940. In 1942, he graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture and was honored as Distinguished Alumnus from the Quicksand Region in 1981. He was an avid Kentucky Wildcat Basketball fan. In the fall of 1942, he began a 38-year career of teaching Vocational Agriculture--in Lee County High School 1942-1948, Owsley County High School 1948-1959, and Lee County High School 1959-1980. He taught many in these two counties, advising them in FFA, supervising their farming programs, taking them on trips to FFA Camp, the Kentucky State Fair, and the FFA conventions, encouraging them to find their place and do their best. Since agriculture was an Essential Occupation during WWII, he contributed to the war effort by running a cannery, teaching adult farming classes at night and supervising a Veteran’s Training Program in agriculture as the war ended. He was a lifetime member of the Farm Bureau, having been a founding member of the Owsley County Chapter, organized in 1944. He served on the board for several years and was president from 1982-1987. He was a member of the Booneville Lion’s Club and served as its president. He was very interested in public libraries and the availability of books for his students and community. As a teacher in the one-room schools, he carried books to his school from the Board of Education. In Owsley County he served as the Chairman of the Owsley County Public Library Board of Trustees from 1974-1989. While Chairman of the Board, he was instrumental in getting a bookmobile for Owsley County. Based on the work of the Board of Trustees during his term of service as chairman, the trustees were awarded the 1990 Outstanding Board of Trustees Award. He was a lifetime member of the Friends of the Owsley County Public Library. The library was written up in the Lexington Herald as “The Little Library that Could” for its success in building a library and programs and finding ways to fund this with little money. A generation of children in Owsley County along with his grandchildren knew him as the “real” Santa Claus at the public library and a local retail business. He vividly remembered making his profession of faith on Sunday morning as a young boy in Jackson Chapel United Methodist Church and recalled how that day, as he rode home from church in the buggy between his father and mother, the sun shone brighter than he had ever seen it. He supported this church for the rest of his life. He was a member of the Booneville Methodist Church for 32 years serving as Sunday School Superintendent and Sunday School teacher of high school-aged students for all of those years. He retired in 1980 and moved to Burgin, Kentucky in 1987, where he became a member of the Burgin Methodist Church.
    Mr. Patrick is survived by three of his four children: Frances Clark (Ande) of Nashville, Tennessee; Peggy Branam of Harrodsburg, and Bill Patrick (Twana) of Burgin; one son-in-law, Barry Crawford (Anne) of Savannah, Georgia; six grandchildren: Anne Elise Napier (Kelly) and Mary Frances Clark of Nashville, Tennessee; Cathy Crawford (Ben) of Savannah, Georgia; Patrick Branam (Amy) of Harrodsburg, Laura Colliver (Jeremy) of Finchville, Kentucky; and Susie Patrick of Burgin, KY; and eight great grandchildren: Lilliana, Michaela, and Rio Napier, Emiline Baxter, Blaine and Molly Colliver, and Braydon and Bryson Branam; and a host of nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, and cousins of the McKinney, Patrick, and Sams families.
    Visitation was held on Wednesday, December 4, 5-8 p.m., at the Alexander and Royalty Funeral Home in Harrodsburg, and on Thursday morning, December 5, 9:00-10:00 a.m. at Burgin Baptist Church and on Thursday, December 5, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Jackson’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 3010 Spout Springs Road (Hwy 82, Estill County) Irvine, KY. Funeral Service--Thursday, December 5, 3:00-4:00 p.m. Jackson’s Chapel United Methodist Church. Burial in the Jackson’s Chapel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be sent to the “Friends of the Owsley County Public Library,” P. O. Box 240, Booneville, KY 41314.

Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home

  Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Nellie (Johnson) Noland, 72

    Mrs. Nellie (Johnson) Noland, age 72, of La Fontaine, Indiana; died Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at Parkview Hospital in Ft. Wayne. She had spent the last several years at Millers Merry Manor of Wabash.
    Nellie was the daughter of the late Edgar Johnson and Dorothy (Richards) Johnson. She was born on April 5, 1941 in Irvine, Kentucky. Nellie married Franklin R. Noland. He preceded her in death on December 5, 1989. Nellie was a homemaker and foster parent. She shared her home and loved 22 foster children. She was a gardener and a seamstress. She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
    She is survived by one daughter, Tina Sheron, Lafontaine, Indiana; two sons: Frank Noland (Geraldine) of Greenwood, Indiana; and Roy Noland, Lafontaine, Indiana; two sisters: Helen (Garvin) Angel, North Carolina; and Betty Ballard (Wayne), Louisville, Kentucky; and five grandchildren: Michael Sheron (Yuliia), Heather Sheron; Joshua, Aaron, Princess, and Quinn Noland; one great grandchild, Lorelai Noland; and one on the way.
    Visitation will take place on Friday, December 6, 2013 from 12-2 p.m. at Warren F. Toler Funeral Home. Funeral service will immediately follow at 2 p.m., with burial in West Irvine Cemetery, Irvine, KY.
    Memorial contributions may be made to ECHS Backpack Buddies Program, 397 Engineer Road, Irvine, KY 40336.
    Indiana arrangements were handled by Armes-Hunt Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 415 S. Main St., Fairmount, Indiana.

Toler Funeral Home

  Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Bonnie Harris Rankin, 92

    Bonnie Harris Rankin, age 92, of Winchester, Kentucky, widow of Linville "Jack" Rankin, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at her home.
    Mrs. Rankin was born in Estill County on March 5, 1921 to the late Robert Dudley and Gertrude Sparks Harris. She was a homemaker and a member of the Clark County Homemakers and Central Baptist Church.
    Survivors include her son, Robert Allen Rankin of Covington; and her brother, William Allen Harris (Patricia) of Tampa, Florida.
    She was preceded in death by five sisters: Della Gaines, Tina Wood, Louvia Allen, Virgie Angel, and Rhoda Harris.
    Visitation was from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 5th at Scobee Funeral Home. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. by Pastor Lee Cruse. Burial followed in the Winchester Cemetery.
    Memorial contributions are suggested to Clark County Home Health Agency, 273 Shoppers Drive, Winchester, KY 40391.

Scobee Funeral Home

  Monday, December 2, 2013

Evelyn Lucille Mays Fox, 91

    Evelyn Lucille Mays Fox, age 91, of Newport News, Virginia, passed away Monday, December 2, 2013, at her home.
    She was born October 31, 1922 in Ravenna, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Elisha B. and Sarah Margaret McIntosh Mays. She was a homemaker and a member of the Irvine First Church of God. She had lived in Estill County most of her life.
    Mrs. Fox was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Cecil Fox.
    She is survived by three daughters: Carolyn Gould, North Carolina; Jane Rogers and Evelyn Tackett, both of Irvine; two sisters: Francine Easton, California; and Kathleen Gerlaugh, Florence; nine grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and four great, great grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by two sisters: Beulah Keen and Ina Ruth Piva; five brothers: Charles, Russell, George, Elisha Jr. and Travis Mays; and one grandchild, Sandra Carol Tackett.
    Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 7th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Doyle Thomas. Burial will be at the Sunset Memorial Gardens. Friends may call between 6 and 9 p.m., Friday, December 6th at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers will be Dennis Weaver, Josh Weaver, Tom Gould, Tim Gould, Jamie Neal, Wayne Rogers, Darren Bloom, Tony Neal, Cecil Neal and Robert Sanders.

Toler Funeral Home

December 4th Edition

  Sunday, December 1, 2013

Ruth Arvin Winkle, 95

    Ruth Arvin Winkle, 95, of McKee Road, Irvine, Kentucky, widow of Carlo Winkle, passed away Sunday, December 1st, 2013 at the Irvine Rehabilitation and Health Center after a short illness.
    She was born September 1, 1918 in Estill County, and lived there all her life. She and Carlo were married February 3, 1940, and spent 59 loving years together. Ruth was a homemaker for many years and enjoyed every minute of it. She put God first; then family. She will be missed more than words can say.
    Mrs. Winkle was preceded in death by her loving husband Carlo Winkle; her dear father and mother, Albert and Myrtie Edwards Arvin; her sister, Bessie May Richardson; and four brothers: Clyde Walker Arvin, James Franklin Arvin, Edward Turner Arvin and William Hunter (Bill) Arvin.
    Ruth is survived by one daughter, Beverly Ann Collier (Don) of Irvine; her son, Gary Lee Winkle of Irvine; three grandchildren: Belinda Collier of Irvine, Sandy Collins (Robert) of Waco and Gary Lee Winkle Jr. of Berlin, Germany; two sisters: Anna Louise Cox of Irvine, and Wilberta Jane Richardson of Connersville, Indiana; one brother, John Dale Arvin (Mildred) of Irvine; four sister-in-laws: Dora Winkle, Mary Helen Garrett (Jimmy), and Edith Henderson; a very special friend dear to the family, Hallie Harris; several nieces and nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends.
    Services were held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 4th at the Irvine 1st Christian Church with Bro. Glennis Sizemore and Bro. Elder Gobel. Burial followed in the South Irvine Cemetery. Friends called after 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 3rd at the Lewis Funeral Home.
    Pallbearers were Glenn Richardson, Robert Collins, Larry Cox, Phillip Cox, Winfred Winkle, and Stuart Arvin.
    Honorary pallbearers were Kenny Abshear, Roy “Dink” Dixon, Jr., Charlie Park, Sammy Cox, Greg Arvin, and Brent Arvin.

Lewis Funeral Home

  Sunday, December 1, 2013

Diane Lane Begley Garrett, 57

    Diane Lane Begley Garrett, age 57, of Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 after arrival at Marcum & Wallace Hospital in Irvine.
    She was born December 9, 1955, in Lexington, Kentucky, and was the daughter of John Robert and Lottie Evelyn (Shanks) Begley, both of whom preceded her in death. She worked as a state certified nurse’s aide, and she was a medical technician.
    Diane was a member of White Hall Holiness Church, and she enjoyed fishing, long walks on the beach, gardening, motorcycles, and decorating her home. Above all, she enjoyed her family that she loved very much.
    Survivors include her husband, Mike Garrett of Irvine; two sons: Michael Paul Garrett (Rebecca Elizabeth) of Waco, and Steven Ray Garrett of Irvine. She also leaves one sister, Linda Short (Bill) of Richmond; one brother, Robert Begley (Louise) of Waco; one granddaughter, Michelle Garrett; and numerous nieces and nephews.
    Funeral services for Diane were held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at Oldham, Roberts & Powell Funeral Home, 1110 Barnes Mill Road, Richmond, with Bro. Gary Northern officiating. Burial followed at Madison County Memorial Gardens. Visitation was from 5 – 8 p.m., Tuesday, December 3rd at the funeral home.
    Jason Kenworthy served as an honorary pallbearer.

Oldham, Roberts & Powell Funeral Home

  Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Jennifer LeAnn Newton Fox, 32

    Jennifer LeAnn Newton Fox, age 32, wife of Thomas Fox, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013.
    She was a native of Estill County, born June 6, 1981, a daughter of Glen Newton and Vicky Davis Newton. She was a homemaker and a member of Crooked Creek Christian Church.
    Survivors, other than her husband and parents, include her children: Haley Fox, Brooklyn Fox and Jaren Newton; her sister, Krista Newton; her brother, Jason Newton; her grandmother, Goldie Davis; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
    Services were held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 30th at Lewis Funeral Home, with Bro. Leo Crowe officiating. Burial followed in the West Irvine Cemetery. Friends called anytime after 6:00 p.m., Friday, November 29th at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were John Winkler, John Isfort, Randall Curtis, Ricky Davis, Jerry Newton, and Matthew Riddell.

Lewis Funeral Home

  Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Joyce Marie Cockrell Cole, 71

    Joyce Marie Cockrell Cole, age 71, of 8th Street in Ravenna, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at her home, following a short illness.
    She was born December 27, 1941, in Estill County, the daughter of the late Robert and Nannie Lantern Cockrell. She was a retired assistant manager at the Family Dollar store and had lived in Estill County all of her life. She was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church.
    Mrs. Cole is survived by her husband, Maynard Cole Jr.; one daughter, Connie Cockrell, Estill County; one son, Clinton Cole (Sherri), Estill County; one sister, Edna Dozier, Ohio; four grandchildren: Melissa Neal Jessie Riddell (Ronnie), Jennifer Neal Sparks (James), Tabitha Cole Stepp (Robert) and Jared Cole; and seven great grandchildren: Jamie, Trae, Baylie, Sydney, Brody, Evie, and Bryce.
    She was preceded in death by two sisters: Jean Burroughs, Mary Cockrell; and two brothers: David Dozier and Bobby Cockrell.
    Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 30th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Scott Rogers with burial following in the Oakdale Cemetery. Friends called between 6 and 9 p.m.,on Friday, November 29th at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Buck Lawson, Tommy Cole, Arvin Hargety, James Sparks, Robert Stepp and Ronnie Riddell

Toler Funeral Home

November 27th Edition

  Sunday, November 24, 2013

Lorena Hunt, 76

    Lorena Hunt, age 76, of Sunrise Valley Road in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013, at the Compassionate Care Center in Richmond, after a long illness.
    She was born March 26, 1937 in Estill County and was the daughter of the late Victor and Marriah Neal Riddell. She was a homemaker and a member of the Stacy Lane Holiness Church. She had lived in Estill County all of her life.
    Mrs. Hunt was preceded in death by her husband, James Hugh Hunt.
    She is survived by two daughters: Vickie Arvin and Roxy Plowman (Bobby), both of Irvine; one son, Robert Hunt (Vickie), Richmond; one sister, Wanda Duncan, Versailles; three brothers: Herman Riddell, Jason Riddell and Estill Riddell, all of Estill County; six grandchildren: Hope Johnson, Brian Riddell, Michelle Arvin, Jamie Farmer, James Hunt and Stephen Hunt; six great grandchildren; and a special friend, Marion Hardy of Irvine.
    She was preceded in death by one son, James Dwayne Hunt; one sister, Margaret Barrett; and three brothers: Harlee, Benjamin and Victor Riddell Jr.
    Memorial services were conducted at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 27th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Beverly Arvin. Friends called after 12 Noon, until service time, Wednesday, at the funeral home.

Toler Funeral Home

  Sunday, November 24, 2013

Celia Martha Witt Crowe, 98

    Celia Martha Witt Crowe, age 98, of Locomotive Street in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013, at the Marcum & Wallace Memorial Hospital in Irvine, after a long illness.
    She was born December 15, 1914 in Estill County and was the daughter of the late Walter and Lyda Ann Tipton Witt. She was a homemaker and a charter member of the Mount Carmel Christian Church. She had lived in Estill County all of her life.
    Mrs. Crowe was preceded in death by her husband, William Allen Crowe.
    She is survived by one daughter, Sylvia Ann Henderson (Tom), Irvine; two sons: Harry Martin Crowe (Tina), Irvine; and Walter Danny Crowe (Elizabeth), Ravenna; seven grandchildren, nine great grandchildren three great, great grandchildren; and her caregivers: Dorothy Howell and Nancy Rhodes.
    She was preceded in death by one son, Allen Crowe Jr.; and one brother, Henry Martin.
    Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 27th at the Mount Carmel Christian Church by Bro. Mark Pearson. Burial will be at the Crowe Cemetery. Friends called 6-9 p.m., Tuesday, November 26th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home and after 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, until service time at the church.
    Pallbearers were Brian Crowe, Blake Crowe, Wayne Crowe, Chad Crowe, Michael Wilson, Tony Murphy, Billy Wiseman and Tanner Crowe.
    Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Rondal Goble, Fred Arthur, W.J. Noland, Tom Henderson, Michael Woolery, Freddie Ashcraft, Rick Frazier and her nephews.
    In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the Mount Carmel Christian Church or the Marcum & Wallace Memorial Hospital.

Toler Funeral Home

  Saturday, November 23, 2013

    Skyler Brandon Clay Curtis, age 19, of Colorado Springs, Colorado; formerly of Irvine, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013.
    He is survived by his parents, Billy and Stacey Curtis of Clay City; his mother, Semmone Calmes of Colorado Spring, Colorado; one brother, Kaleb R. Curtis of Mount Sterling; three sisters: Kelsey Curtis of Jeffersonville, Megan Sturgill of Clay City, and Hailey Sturgill of Clay City; and grandparents, Bill C. and Connie Curtis of Winchester.
    He was preceded by his grandmother, Elsie M. Curtis; and grandparents, Shelby and Gloria Calmes.
    A memorial service was held 2-4 p.m., Saturday, November 30th at the Grayson Funeral Home Chapel, 201 7th Avenue in Clay City.

Grayson Funeral Home

  Saturday, November 23, 2013

Bobby Lee Hawkins, 61

    Bobby Lee Hawkins, age 61, of Irvine, Kentucky, husband of Brenda Hawkins, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Marcum and Wallace Hospital in Irvine.
    He was a member of The Old Time Baptist Church and a self-employed roofer.
    Mr. Hawkins is survived by his wife, Brenda Puckett Hawkins of Irvine; two sons: Josh and Tyler Richardson, both of Irvine; four daughters: LeAnn Hyden (Jason) of Ravenna, Angela Harmond (Tom) of Chattanooga, Tennessee; Carla Stamper of Irvine, and Shona Harrison of Richmond; one son-in law, Darren Sparks of Irvine; ten grandchildren and one great grandchild; two sisters: Linda Hall and Debbie Hawkins, both of Irvine.
    He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Dorothy Begley; one daughter, Kandi Sparks; one brother, Albert Hawkins; and five sisters: Shirley Barger, Deloris McBride, Rose Mary Fultz, Donna Alcorn and Freda Hawkins.
    Funeral Services were at 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 26th at the Grayson Funeral Home Chapel, 201 7th Avenue in Clay City. Friends visited from 5:00 p.m. until time of service, Tuesday, at the funeral home.

Grayson Funeral Home

  Thursday, November 21, 2013

Judy Ann Marcum, 48

    Judy Ann Marcum, age 49, of Knob Lick Road in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013, at her home following a long illness.
    She was born January 13, 1965 in Estill County and was the daughter of the late Leland Max and Della Mae Conrad Wetzel. She was a former foreman with Richmond Auto Parts and Technology. She had lived in Estill County all of her life.
    Mrs. Marcum is survived by her husband, David Allen Marcum; one son, Jonathan David Marcum (Meranda), Irvine; one sister, Brenda Sue Reynolds (David), Richmond; one grandchild, Nathan Glen Marcum; and a special friend, Mary Anna Abney, Irvine.
    She was preceded in death by her brother, Tony Wetzel.
    Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 p.m., Monday, November 25th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Beverly Arvin. Burial was at the Marcum Family Cemetery. Friends called after 11:00 a.m., until service time, Monday, at the funeral home.

Toler Funeral Home

  Thursday, November 21, 2013

Charles Roger Clowers, age 79

    Charles Roger Clowers, age 79, of Richmond Road in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013, at his home.
    He was born August 18, 1934 in Estill County and was the son of the late Robert and Cora Johnson Clowers. He was a local merchant and farmer and had lived in Estill County all of his life.
    Mr. Clowers is survived by his wife, Geraldine Riddell Clowers; one daughter, Rhonda C. Lisle (Beatle), Irvine; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by his son, Richard Dale Clowers; two sisters: Freida Dunaway and Bonnie Miller; and five brothers: Reid, Cornell, Welston, Gayle and Bobby Clowers.
    Graveside services were conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 23rd at the Sunset Memorial Gardens by Rev. Bob Mills. Friends called between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Saturday, at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home.
    Pallbearers were John Lisle, Teddy Dawes, Greg Wright, Ronnie Clowers, Jimmy Noland and Darrell Johnson.

Toler Funeral Home

  Monday, November 18, 2013

Stella Rawlins McGee, 85

    Stella Rawlins McGee, age 85, a resident of the Tri-County Extended Care Center in Fairfield, Ohio; passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at the Center, following a long illness.
    She was born August 28, 1928, in Estill County and was the daughter of the late Robert and Nancy Rawlins. She was a homemaker and had lived in Ohio most of her life.
    Mrs. McGee was preceded in death by her husband, Roy McGee; three sisters: Cora Deforville, Sue Fielder and Martha Rawlins; one brother, Frank Rawlins; one half-sister, Flora Rawlins; and three half-brothers; Travis, Earl and Charlie Green Rawlins.
    Graveside services were conducted at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 23rd at the South Irvine Cemetery by Bro. Beverly Arvin.
    Warren F. Toler Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Toler Funeral Home

  Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Jerry Otis Riddell, 67

    Jerry Otis Riddell, age 67, of Glyn Court in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, as the result of an automobile accident.
    He was born February 9, 1946 in Estill County and was the son of the late Frank and Anna Mae Canter Riddell. He was a United States Navy veteran and attended the Pentecostal Holiness Church. He had lived in Estill County all of his life.
    Mr. Riddell is survived by one daughter, Mitzi Karen Riddell, Ohio; three sons: Jeffery Scott Riddell, Jerry Estes and Terry Estes, all of Estill County; and several grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by two sons: Jerry Mitchell Riddell and Joseph Dwayne Riddell; three sisters: Bessie Jones, Gail Jones and Carol Sue Hunt; and three brothers: Harlen, James and John Riddell.
    Memorial services were conducted at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 22nd at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home.

Toler Funeral Home

  Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Oneida M. (Mirrell) Phillips, 89

    Oneida M. Phillips, age 89, of Winchester, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at the Randolph Nursing Home in Winchester.
    She was born on July 26, 1924 in Middletown, Ohio, to William and Callie (Brandenburg) Mirrell. She was a homemaker and enjoyed raising her children and being with her family.
    Oneida is survived by her children, Mary Ellis of Winchester, Indiana; Bill Wasson of Anderson, Indiana; Ruth Barron of Winchester, Indiana; Nancy Hicks of Union City, Indiana; Kathleen Myers of Winchester, Indiana; John Wasson of Winchester, Indiana; and Anna Younker of Union CityIndiana; and a stepdaughter, Kathy Baker of Winchester, Indiana; 25 grandchildren; 30 great grandchildren and 26 great, great grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Leonard Wasson; her second husband, Simon Phillips; a stepson, Roger Phillips; and two brothers and two sisters.
    Funeral services for Oneida were at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, November 22nd at the Walker Funeral Home in Winchester, Indiana; with Pastor Sonny Pettie officiating. Burial will follow at Fountain Park Cemetery in Winchester. Friends and family called from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.

Walker Funeral Home