Obituaries

Oct 7, 2020

Cecil Gifford Fulton, 96, of May's Lick passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family.  She was the widow of Estill D. Fulton whose death occurred on July 31, 2000.

Mrs. Fulton was born in Mason County on March 18, 1924                            daughter of the late Gilbert & Carrie Poe Gifford.

Oct 6, 2020

Anna Jewell Ross, 91, of Maysville passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at the Care Center at Kenton Pointe.

Mrs. Ross was born in Mason County on November 5, 1928 daughter of the late Ezra & Anna White Moran. She was a member of the Sardis United Methodist Church.

Survivors include a son Steve...

Sep 27, 2020

Roger Wayne Gifford, 68, of Maysville passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at the Care Center at Kenton Pointe.

Roger was born in Robertson County on April 30, 1952 son of the late Lawrence Roger & Helen Louise Jefferson Gifford.  He was a longtime truck driver for Clean Harbors Trucking and General Electric and a U.S....

Sep 26, 2020

Dai'Mere Rashaun King of Maysville, infant son of David Rashaun King & J'Iona Monea Smith passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Meadowview Regional Medical Center.  Dai'Mere was born on March 13, 2020.

He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Cecilia Fox and an infant brother Jayion Kai King.

In addition to his...

Sep 25, 2020

MAY'S LICK Gary Paul Shepherd, 71, of the Oak Woods Community passed away on Friday September 25, 2020 at Baptist Health in Lexington.

Gary was born in Maysville on October 24, 1948 son of the late Paul & Betty Ormes Shepherd.  He was a farmer and had been employed by Wal-Mart, Tractor Supply and several tobacco warehouses. ...

Sep 21, 2020

Alma Fritz Henson, 90, of Maysville passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020 at Meadowview Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Henson was born on June 21, 1930 in May's Lick daughter of the late Oscar & Rosa Ryan Fritz.  She was retired from Kentucky Finance and was a member of St. Patrick Church.  Alma was a graduate of...

Sep 9, 2020

Mr. Ivan Wayne Riickert, 81, of Eufaula, AL, died Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Big Bend Hospice in Tallahassee, FL.

Mr. Riickert was born November 2, 1938 the son of William Taft Riickert and Goldia Lee Jefferson. He retired after 27 years from American Buildings Co. in Eufaula. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and served in...

Aug 25, 2020

Verena Cropper Turner, 85, of Flemingsburg passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at her home.

Mrs. Turner was born in Fleming County on June 15, 1935 daughter of the late Tom & Velma Beckett Cropper.  She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and like spending time with family and friends.

Survivors include a...

Aug 19, 2020

Terry Medley, 64, of Tollesboro passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth.  Terry was born on June 18, 1956 in Cincinnati son of the late Gordon P. & Ruth Adkins Medley.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his daughter, Jessica Edmonson, four brothers and...

Aug 18, 2020

William F. Boyd, Sr. 72, of Maysville passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at UK Medical Center in Lexington.

Bill was born in Mason County on February 24, 1948 son of the late James Chenault & Frances Burns Boyd.  He was retired from CSX and Emerson Power Transmission. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed working...

Aug 6, 2020

Doris Eulene Tibbs, 92, of Maysville passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Fleming County Hospital.

Mrs. Tibbs was born on August 29, 1927 daughter of the late L.O. & Mammie Hamilton Davis.  She was a retired bookkeeper and had been employed by, Elder Beerman and a resident manager of Metropolitan Housing.  She was an active...

Aug 4, 2020

Walter I. Perraut, 75, of Maysville passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at his home.  Walter was born in Mason County on August 3, 1945 son of the late Louis & Lena Gallenstein Perraut.  He was a farmer and had been employed by Dayton Power & Light and Browning Manufacturing and was an avid fisherman. He was a...

Aug 3, 2020

Marty Jefferson, 61, of Maysville passed away on Monday, August 3, 2020 at his home. Marty was born in Maysville on June 20, 1959 son of the late Lyndsey Thomas Jefferson and Betty Henson Jefferson.  He grew up in the Sardis area near his maternal grandfather Alton Henson and was a U.S. Army veteran and a carpenter and farmer. ...

Aug 1, 2020

Thomas W. Conway, 73 of May's Lick passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at his residence.  He was born on July 21, 1947 in Lexington son of the late William Eugene and Lexa Opal Thomas Conway.

Tommy was a member of St. Rose of Lima Church in May's Lick, a lifelong farmer and retired from DP...

Jul 24, 2020

MAYSVILLE Jerry Len Barbour, 69, of Maysville, died Friday, July 24th at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Florence, KY. He was born on September 5, 1950 the son of the late Leonard and Violet Warner Barbour. Mr. Barbour was a 1969 graduate of Mason County High School and a medic in the United States Air Force. He was retired from...

Jul 21, 2020

Charles R. Croak, 93, of Ewing, Kentucky, formerly of Pennsylvania, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at his home.

Mr. Croak was born in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania on August 30, 1926 son of the late Charles E. & Dorothy Mae Kock Croak.  He was a retired truck driver.

Survivors include his wife Mary F....

Jul 18, 2020

William Raymond Howell, 81, of Sardis passed away on Saturday July 18, 2020 at Meadowview Hospital.

Raymond was born in Mason County on April 14, 1939 son of the late William & Elsie Irene Purcell.  He was a farmer.

Survivors include two brothers, Calvin Howell of Mt. Olivet and Russell Howell of Maysville.  He was...

Jul 9, 2020

Ken E. Boone of Maysville, KY died peacefully in his home, Thursday July 9th. Ken was born August 5th, 1946 in Dayton, OH to Sidney M. and Thelma Hollifield Boone. Ken served his country in the US Navy, a career that ended with an honorable discharge.

Ken worked 48 years as a revered barber. This occupation suited...

Jul 3, 2020

MAYSVILLE  Nancy A. Franklin, 79 of Maysville passed away Friday, July 3, 2020 at the Care Center at Kenton Pointe.  She was born on August 27, 1940 in Mason County to the late Robert Anderson & Lucille Davis Beckett. Nancy was a Nurse's Aide at Hayswood Hospital for many years and later worked as a family care provider for...

Jun 25, 2020

Mary Davis Doyle Johnson,92, of Lexington passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2020 in Lexington.

Mrs. Johnson was born in Mason County on March 10, 1928 daughter of the late James S. & Ethel Ross Doyle. Mary was a graduate of May's Lick High School where she was valedictorian of her class and was a graduate of...