Estill Tribune Obituaries

  Sunday, February 2, 2014

Geneva Williams, 84

    Geneva Williams, age 84, a resident of the Irvine, Kentucky, Health & Rehabilitation Center passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014, at the Center following a long illness.
    She was born July 8, 1929 in Estill County and was the daughter of the late Robert and Laura Bowles Williams. She was a homemaker and had lived most of her adult life in Richmond, Indiana.
    Ms. Williams is survived by several nieces and nephews who loved her very much.
    She was preceded in death by three sisters: Viola Williams, Lena Murphy and Edna Williams; and five brothers: Lewis, Omer, Herman, Raymond and Hershell Williams.
    Funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 Noon, Thursday, February 6th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Jimmy Williams. Burial will be at the Williams Cemetery. Friends may call after 10:30 a.m. until service time on Thursday at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers will be Bill Williams, Bob Williams, Steve Williams, Jerry Oberer, Terry Young and Jimmy Lee Williams.

Toler Funeral Home

  Thursday, January 30, 2014

Wilma Sue Jones Fowler, 67

    Wilma Sue Jones Fowler was born January 20, 1947 in Estill County and departed this life Thursday, January 30, 2014 at the Kenwood Health & Rehab in Richmond, being 67 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Raymond & Eleren (Muncy) Jones.
    She is survived by her son, Dillard Jones (Diana) of Irvine; and by the following brothers and sisters: Richie Jones of Powder Springs, Georgia, Stevie Jones of Winchester, Brian Jones of Irvine, Phillip Jones of Stanton, Brenda Sue Neal of Richmond, and Ramona Boyd of Stanton.
    In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a brother, Danny Ray Jones.
    A graveside service was held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 1st at the Pea Ridge Road Cemetery in Estill County, with Bro. Jerry Rose officiating.
    Lakes Funeral Home in McKee was in charge of arrangements.

Lakes Funeral Home McKee

  Monday, January 27, 2014

Wanda Lee Everman, 72

    Wanda Lee Everman, age 72, wife of Russell Wayne Everman, of Cox Street in Stanton, Kentucky, passed away at her residence on Monday, January 27, 2014.
    Born November 1, 1941, in Campton, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Cleeda Alexander Wireman and the late Orival Wireman. She was a homemaker and a member of the Ravenna Church of The Nazarene.
    She is survived by her husband, Russell Wayne Everman; and her mother, Cleeda Wireman, both of Stanton; two daughters: Michelle Rashid (Irfan) and Regina Everman, both of Cary, North Carolina; two brothers: Bernard Wireman (Rosalee) and Randle Wireman Georgia), both of Stanton; two sisters: Darlene Watson and Lena Rogers (Ray), both of Stanton; along with two grandchildren: Macy and Lily Rashid.
    Visitation began at 6:00 p.m., Friday, January 31st and funeral services, officiated by Rev. Warren Toler and Rev. Rob Steinbrook, were held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 1st at Hearne Funeral Home, 125 West College Avenue, Stanton. Interment was in the Stanton Cemetery with Steve Everman, Barry Rose, Scott Wireman, Tim Rogers, Warren Toler Jr. and Brett King serving as active pallbearers.
    Honorary pallbearers were Ronnie Everman, Bernard Wireman, Randle Wireman, Ray Rogers, Grider Denney, Ronnie Knox, Jarrod Childers, Cecil Neal, Joplin Rice, Mark Buckles and Jason Mays.
    Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice East.

Hearne Funeral Home

  Sunday, January 26, 2014

Donald Hall, 79

    Donald Hall, age 79, of East Railroad Street, Stanton, Kentucky, passed away at his residence on Sunday, January 26, 2014.
    Born August 12, 1934, in Pilot, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Dell and Abbie McCoy Hall. He was a former factory employee of Bundy Tubing and a member of Bowen Church of Christ. Donald loved hunting, training horses and raising beagle hounds.
    In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Nellie Blythe Hall.
    Mr. Hall is survived by one daughter, Deborah Howell (Mickey) of Richmond; four brothers: Tom Hall (Frances) of Irvine, Danny Hall (Patricia), Raymond Hall, both of Stanton, and Marion Hall (Bonnie) of Irvine; two sisters: Janice Newcomb (Larry) of Clay City and Mary Durham of Stanton; along with one grandson, Justin Morgan Howell.
    Visitation began at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 29th, and funeral service officiated by Rev. Daniel Newell was held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 30th at Hearne Funeral Home, 125 West College Avenue, Stanton.
    Pallbearers were Jesse King, Carlos Rogers, Lonnie Brooks and Bobby Pelfrey.

Hearne Funeral Home

  Thursday, January 23, 2014

Maxine Stidham Johnson, 76

    Maxine Stidham Johnson, age 76, of Bellevue, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014, at the St. Elizabeth Hospital after a short illness.
    She was born August 9, 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of the late Roy and Lula Warner Stidham. She was retired from Wendling Printing and had lived in Campbell County most of her life. She was a member of the Irvine Nazarene Church.
    Mrs. Johnson is survived by her husband, Virgil D. Johnson; one daughter, Lisa Perkins (Alex), Lakeside Park, Kentucky; two sons: Gerald Johnson, Florence; and Kevin Johnson, Bellevue; one sister, Elizabeth Ann Stidham, Cincinnati; six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by a son, Stephen Johnson; and two brothers: Kenneth and Ronald Stidham.
    Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 2nd at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Henry Johnson with burial to follow in the Warner Cemetery. Friends called from 12 Noon until service time, Sunday, at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Alex Perkins, Glen Powell, Gerald Johnson, Gary Estes, and Leighton Perkins.

Toler Funeral Home

  Sunday, January 26, 2014

Ora W. Kirby, 99

    Ora W. Kirby, age 99, a resident of the Somerset, Kentucky, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014, at the Center.
    She was born May 22, 1914 in Estill County and was the daughter of the late P.A. and Susan Parrett Wolfinbarger. She was a retired Union Bank employee and a member of the Panola Baptist Church and the Eastern Star. She had lived in Estill County all of her life.
    Mrs. Kirby was preceded in death by her husband, Owen Kirby.
    She is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Durbin (James), Somerset; two grandchildren: Susan Elizabeth Grim and Judith Ann Cummins; three great grandchildren: David, Kyle and Kelli Cummins; and five great, great grandchildren: Natalie, Avery, Hayden, Tyler and Emmalyn Cummins.
    Mrs. Kirby was preceded in death by four sisters: Sarah Flynn, Paulene Ashcraft, Mary Edwards and Maggie Wolfinbarger; and four brothers: J.M., Joseph, Cornelius and Ambrose Wolfinbarger.
    Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 29th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Phillip D. Ronk. Burial was at the West Irvine Cemetery. Friends called after 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Joe Cummins, David Cummins, Chuck Grim and Joe Bill Durham.

Toler Funeral Home

  Friday, January 24, 2014

Ethel Mae Stewart Puckett, 96

    Ethel Mae Stewart Puckett, age 96, of Furnace Junction Road in Ravenna, Kentucky, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014, at the Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital in Irvine, after a short illness.
    She was born April 15, 1917, in Estill County, the daughter of the late Everett and Susie Chaney Stewart. She was a homemaker and had lived in Estill County all of her life. She was a member of the Mt. Carmel Christian Church.
    Mrs. Puckett was preceded in death by her husband, Marion Ross Puckett.
    She is survived by two daughters: Betty Smith and Norma Estes (Jerry), both of Estill County; four grandchildren: Kim Weaver, Jennifer Lane (Scott), Terry Horn (Brenda) and Michelle Dixon (William); and two great grandchildren: Chelsey Weaver and Haley Dixon.
    She was preceded in death by: one daughter, Phyllis Horn; one son, Wendell Puckett; two sons-in-law, Lenual Smith and Charles Horn ; two sisters, and four brothers.
    Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 28th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Mark Pearson with burial following in the Mt. Carmel - Bertha Tipton Cemetery. Visitation was Monday, 6-9 p.m., at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Terry Horn, Scott Lane, Willie Dixon, Dwight Puckett, Bobby Puckett, and Greg Puckett.
    Honorary pallbearers were Jerry Estes, Chelsey Weaver, Kim Weaver, Haley Dixon, Michelle Dixon, and Jennifer Lane.

Toler Funeral Home

  Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Regina Marilee Willis, 46

    Regina Marilee Willis, age 46, of Wisemantown Road in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, following a long illness.
    She was born February 4, 1967 in Madison County and was the daughter of Wanda Faye Isaacs and the late Dewey Deffert Willis. She attended the Concord Baptist Church and had lived in Estill County most of her life.
    She is survived by her mother: Wanda Faye Isaacs; one brother, Marvin Shawn Willis, Madison County; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
    She was preceded in death by one brother, Kevin Timothy Willis.
    Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 p.m., Monday, January 27th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was at the Tackett Cemetery. Friends called between 6 and 9 p.m., Sunday, January 26th at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Brian Best, Shawn Willis, D.J. Couch, Dwight Willis, Jordan Alexander and Martin Overbay.

Toler Funeral Home

  Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Daniel C. “Danny” Jones, 52

    Daniel C. “Danny” Jones, age 52, of Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington.
    He was a native of Estill County, born September 27, 1961, a son of the late Walter Clay and Frances Evelyn Leet Jones. He was a member of Ivory Hill Baptist Church.
    Mr. Jones was preceded in death by his sisters: Nancy L. Noble and Jenny W. Tipton; and his brothers: Wesley and Victor Lou Jones.
    Survivors include his long-time partner, Fay Isaacs; his sisters: Emma J. Jones, Patsy R. Jones (Thomas Stivers), and Virginia W. Jones; his brothers: Walter Clay Jones Jr., John P. Jones (Katie), James K. Jones, George W. Jones (May), Randy Jones, and Benjamin H. Jones (Lisa); and several nieces and nephews.
    Services were held Tuesday, January 28th, 7:30 p.m., at Lewis Funeral Home, with Bro. Marvin Neal and Tom Bonny officiating. Friends called anytime after 5:30 p.m., until service time, Tuesday, at the funeral home.

Lewis Funeral Home

  Monday, January 20, 2014

Loretta Jenny Tipton Cain, 84

    Loretta Jenny Tipton Cain, age 84, widow of Gordon Cain, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2014 at Hospice of The Bluegrass, in Lexington, Kentucky.
    She was born on March 30, 1929 in Estill County and was the daughter of the late Hubert and Viola Tipton. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist Faith, and she enjoyed gardening.
    Survivors include two sons, Gordon Cain Jr. of California and Lee Anthony Cain (Barbara Dixon Cain) of Waco, Kentucky.
    In addition to her parents, Hubert and Viola Tipton; and her husband, Gordon Cain; Loretta is also preceded in death by one brother, Arthur Lee Tipton.
    Funeral services for Loretta were at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 23rd at the Oldham, Roberts & Powell Funeral Home, 1110 Barnes Mill Road, Richmond, with Rev. Fred Livingood officiating the services. Burial followed in the Flatwoods Cemetery. Visitation was from 5 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, January 22nd at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Marvin Ray Dixon, Rodney Dixon, Tommy Jones, Claude Dixon, Delbert Dixon and Russell Webb.

Oldham, Roberts & Powell Funeral Home

  Monday, January 20, 2014

Freda Kirby Wiseman, 72

    Freda Kirby Wiseman, age 72, of Winchester Road in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Monday, January 20, 2014, at the Irvine Health & Rehabilitation Center following a short illness.
    She was born March 14, 1941 in Estill County and was the daughter of the late Willy and Anna Florence Edmonson Kirby. She was a homemaker and attended the Stacy Lane Pentecostal Church of God. She had lived in Estill County all of her life.
    Mrs. Wiseman is survived by her husband, Wayne Wiseman; two daughters: Josephine Hamlin (Thomas) and Linda Calico (Larry Norton), both of Irvine; one son, Danny Ray Johnson (Nancy), Garrard County; one stepson, Randall Johnson (Tina), Richmond, Indiana; one sister, Lula Morris, Irvine; one brother, Albert Kirby, Irvine; eight grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by her first husband, Henry Johnson; one grandchild, Eric Calico; two sisters: Rachel Woolery and Beulah Crowe; and one brother, Simp Kirby.
    Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, January 23rd at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Jason Riddell. Burial was at the Kirby Cemetery. Friends called between 6 and 9 p.m., Wednesday, January 22nd at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Thomas Hamlin, Larry Norton, Darrell Estes, Billy Woolery, Lloyd Woolery, Frank Johnson and James Woolery.

Toler Funeral Home