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Current Obituaries
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Wednesday, December 20th Edition
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Lucille Wilson Birch, 92
Lucille Wilson Birch, 92, of Winchester, Kentucky, widow of Charlie A. Birch, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at the Clark Regional Medical Center.
A native of Clark County, she was born October 2, 1925, to the late Walter and Florence Hackworth Wilson. She was a member of the Christview Christian Church.
Mrs. Birch is survived by two sons: Doug Christopher (Linda) of Winchester and Randall Christopher (Joyce) of Irvine, a stepson, Kenneth Birch (Abby) of Somerset; a stepdaughter-in-law, Susan Birch of Winchester; four grandchildren: Angela Schanding (Brent), Stacey Dattilo (Mike), Kyle Christopher (Kelly) and Blake Christopher; and five great grandchildren: Tirzah Grace Schanding, Naomi Faith Schanding, Nathan Christopher Dattilo, Rachel Hope Dattilo and Anna Joy Dattilo.
She was preceded in death by a stepson, Danny Birch.
Funeral service will be Monday, December 18, at 1:00 p.m. at the Christview Christian Church, 3133 New Boonesboro Road, Winchester, with Forrest Hahn presiding. Visitation will be Monday from 11a.m. until the hour of service at the church. Burial will be in the Winchester Cemetery.
Rolan G. Taylor Funeral Home of Winchester has been entrusted with arrangements.
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Bonnie Jean Ballard Arthur, 83
Bonnie Jean Ballard Arthur, age 83, widow of Jearl Dean Arthur, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Windsor Care Center in Mount Sterling, Kentucky.
She was born in Powell County, on August 21, 1934 to the late Elza and Grace Barnes Ballard. She retired from GTE Sylvania and was a KY Colonel. She also was a member of the Powell County and Estill County Historical Societies and a member of First Church of God.
She is survived by one daughter, Leah Thompson (Kenny); three sons: Micheal Dean Arthur, Glenn Steven Arthur, and Mark Arthur (Marcia); eight grandchildren; four great grandchildren; three sisters: Pat Rainey, Lois Thares, and Ester Hall; one brother, Lloyd Ballard; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 15, at Scobee Funeral Home, 219 West Lexington Avenue, Winchester. Burial will be in the Winchester Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday, December 14, at the funeral home.
Monday, December 11, 2017
Loveda Allen Walton Farthing, 77
Loveda Allen Walton Farthing, age 77, of Wisemantown Road in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017, at her home, following a long illness.
She was born March 27, 1940, in Estill County, a daughter of the late Carroll Allen and Lettie Gambrel Walton. She retired from Westinghouse where she was an inspector and had lived in Estill County all her life. She was a member of the Crooked Creek Christian Church and a former member of the Eastern Star.
Mrs. Farthing was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Harvey Farthing.
She is survived by one daughter, Rosemary F. Eveland (Mike Kirby), Estill County; one son, Tommy L. Farthing (Carol), Estill County; two sisters: Irma Abner and Laura McIntosh, both of Montgomery County; a brother, Glendon Walton, Ohio; 12 grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren and one great, great hrandchild.
Mrs. Farthing was preceded in death by one son, Emmons Dale Farthing Sr., and a brother, Colettis Walton.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, December 16, 11:00 a.m. at the Crooked Creek Christian Church by Bro. Allen Epperson with burial to follow in the West Irvine Cemetery. Friends may call between 6 and 9 p.m., Friday, December 15th at Warren F. Toler Funeral Home and after 10 a.m., Saturday, at the church.
Pallbearers will be Dylan Farthing, Tommy Farthing II, Michael Eveland, Landon Hicks, Marty Newton, and Jeff Riddell.
Honorary pallbearer will be Michael Kirby.
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Billy Boian, 85
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Billy Boian, 85, widower of Elsie Curtis Boian, passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2017.
He was a native of Estill County, born December 27, 1931, a son of the late Earl and Allie Tuttle Boian. He was a pastor at the Dug Hill Pentecostal Church and a Marine Corp veteran.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Elsie Arvin.
Survivors include his sons: Wallace Boian and James Boian (Shelia); his daughters: Kimberly St. Savior (Jerry) and Dixie Lea (Carl); and his grandchildren: Jeremiah Boian, Logan Parks, Dakota Lawson, and Dylan Warner.
Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 15, at the Lewis Abner Home for Funerals with Bruce Harrison officiating. Burial will follow in the Boian Cemetery. Friends may call anytime after 1:00 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Jeremiah Boian, Steven Parks, Wallace Boian, and James Boian.
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Wednesday, December 13th Edition
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Friday, December 8, 2017
Virgil Ben Barnett, 88
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Virgil Ben Barnett, 88, Clay City, Kentucky, passed away Friday, December 8, 2017 at Clark Regional Medical Center, Winchester.
He was born June 23, 1929 in Winchester, Kentucky to the late Perry Oliver and Betty Abney Barnett. Ben was owner of EZ Stop Market and the Clay City IGA. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. Survivors include, son, Delmer (Janet) Barnett, Irvine; a daughter, Diann Meadows, Clay City; grandchildren: Jeff Barnett, Scott Meadows (Angie), Cory Meadows (Whitney), Brooke Young (Randall), Britni Farris (Seth), and Krana Puckett; great grandchildren: Luke Barnett, Olivia and Landon Meadows; Samuel and Jack Harrison Meadows; Spencer, Sawyer, and Sullynger Young; and Dalton and Teagen Farris.
Mr. Barnett was preceded in death by his parents, Perry Oliver and Betty Abney Barnett; his wife, Easter Adelene Abney Barnett; a daughter, Patsy Darlene Barnett; a grandson, Duane Allan Barnett; and brothers and sisters: Flora Abney, Hazel Howell, Cassie Barnett, Grover Barnett, Earl Barnett, Kenzie Barnett, Irene Minker, and Molly Barnett.
Funeral services, Monday, December 11, 2:00 p.m., at Davis & Davis Funeral Home, 777 West College Avenue, Stanton, by Rev. Dwaine Meadows and Rev. Stephen Donithan. Visitation Sunday 5-9 p.m., at the funeral home. Burial in the Barnett Cemetery with Jeff Barnett, Scott Meadows, Cory Meadows, Randall Young, Seth Farris, Luke Barnett, Gary Meadows, and Jeremy Davis serving as pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers serving: all employees, past and present, at EZ Stop Market and Clay City IGA; customers of EZ stop market and Clay City IGA; Jimmy Barnett, Dwight Barnett, Markel Reed, James Cook, Larry Patterson, Chad Rice, Chris Rader, Jeff Childers, Steve Hale, Bruce and Carol Snowden, Beuford Mattingly, Mike Brown, Jimmy Bonny, and Gary Carmichael.
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Richard Lowell Reeves, 72
Richard Lowell Reeves, age 72, of Richmond Road in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017, at his home following a long illness.
He was born January 4, 1945 in Hazard and was the son of the late James Carlos and Lella Price Reeves. He was the former Assistant Pastor for the late Bro. Beverly Arvin at the Wagersville Community Pentecostal Church of God. His lifelong desire was to go home to be with the Lord and to see his mother and father and loved ones that have gone before. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
Mr. Reeves is survived by one sister, Faye Spicer, Cartersville, Georgia; one brother, Freddie Reeves (Edna), Estill County; and a host of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by four sisters and six brothers.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday, December 10, 2:00 p.m., at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel. Burial wase at the Sunset Memorial Gardens. Friends called between 6 and 9 p.m., Saturday, December 9th at the funeral home.
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Amber Nicole Hail, 38
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Amber Nicole Hail, age 38, of Doe Creek Road in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center following a short illness.
She was born April 19, 1979 in Pulaski County and was the daughter of Edwin Charles Hail and the late Vickie Lynn Tipton. She was an employee of Wendy’s Restaurant and attended the Body of Christ. She had lived in Estill County all her life.
Survivors, in addition to her father, include her grandparents, Rose & Tommy Reeves, Estill County; and Lerleen Hail, Somerset; her daughter, Jaycee Lynn Hail; a half-brother, Jerod Burkett (Katie), Lexington; a special cousin, Bailey Durham; and special aunts: Tonya Adams and Kelli Schoolar.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday, December 9, 1:00 p.m., at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was at the Oakdale Cemetery. Friends called after 11:00 a.m., Saturday, at the funeral home.
Pallbearers were Jessica Johnson, Jeremiah Johnson, Steven Walters, Mike Horn, James Horn and Jared Burkett.
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
John David Lunsford, 56
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John David Lunsford, age 56, of Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday morning, December 5, 2017 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington.
Born February 15, 1961, in Houston, Texas, he was the son of John Gilbert and Opal Mae Sawyer Lunsford, both of whom preceded him in death. John was self-employed before becoming disabled and was a United States Army veteran who served during the Grenada era.
He loved Harley Davidson motorcycles and was the newly elected President of the Free Riders Motorcycle Club of Irvine.
Mr. Lunsford is survived by his wife, Connie Linton Lunsford of Irvine; three sons: Michael Andreas Lunsford of Germany, John Thomas Lunsford of Irvine, and Harley Gilbert Lunsford (Peggy) of Berea; one sister, Cari L. Duff of Richmond; five grandchildren and a special friend, Bubba.
Memorial service for John was held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 8, at Oldham, Roberts & Powell Funeral Home, 1110 Barnes Mill Road, Richmond.
Oldham, Roberts & Powell Funeral Home
Monday, December 4, 2017
Jackie Stephen Plowman, 61
Jackie Stephen Plowman, age 61, of Summit Drive in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Monday, December 4, 2017, at his home, following a long illness.
He was born December 7, 1955, in Middletown, Ohio, a son of the late Boyd Plowman and Edith Young Plowman Martin. He was a construction worker and had lived in Estill County for the past 20 years. He attended the Irvine First Church of the Nazarene.
Mr. Plowman is survived by his wife, Betty F. Bowles Plowman; two sons: Steven Jack Plowman (Christy) and Bryan Allen Plowman, both of Florida; two sisters: Sandy Snowden McIntosh, Richmond; and Lisa Plowman, Irvine; three brothers: Leonard Snowden, Ohio; Ray Snowden and Tracy Snowden, both of Irvine; and three grandchildren
He was preceded in death by two siblings: Mary Jo Plowman Combs and Jerry Snowden.
Memorial services were conducted Friday, December 8, 1:00 p.m., at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Atwood Winkle. Friends called after 12 Noon, Friday, until service time, at the funeral home.
Monday, November 13, 2017
Jeweldena Tipton Smyth Carroll, 88
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A graveside memorial service will be held on Sunday, December 17, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. at the Tipton Cemetery by Bro. Glendon Woosley, for Jeweldena Tipton Smyth Carroll, age 88, retired hairdresser and avid crafter who passed away on Monday, November 13, 2017.
She was born September 6, 1929 to the late Ethel Arthur Tipton & Hubert Lee Tipton.
Mrs. Carroll is survived by three sons: Jessie Edwin "Eddie" Smyth, Linville Smyth, and Gary Lee Smyth (Mary); one daughter, Melanie Smyth; eight grandchildren: Melinda "Mindy" Smyth Riddell, Justin Smyth, Bryan Smyth, Phillip Smyth, Christina "Chrissie" Smyth, Kera Smyth, Rebecca "Becca" Smyth, and Stephen Smyth; five great grandchildren; and two sisters: Wavilene Tipton Powell of Ohio, and Wanda Tipton of Ravenna.
Private services were scheduled.
Care Cremation and Funeral Service of Lexington was entrusted with final care.
Care Cremation and Funeral Service