Obituaries

Jul 27, 2019

Patricia Ann Shields, 61, of Vanceburg passed away peacefully under the care of Hospice of Hope in Maysville on Saturday, July 27, 2019.

She was born in Lewis County on August 29, 1957 daughter of the late Marion & Nellie Bush Lawhun.  She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with family and doing for others.

Jul 8, 2019

Verbena Scott, 86, of Maysville passed away peacefully at Maysville Nursing & Rehabilitation Facility after a lengthy illness.  She was born in Maysville on March 8, 1933 daughter of the late Camie S. & Lillie Finny Scott.

Survivors include four sisters, Essie Mae Clark of Maysville; Edith M. Carter of Washington, DC; Geneva Scott of Louisville; and...

Jul 4, 2019

Clark Turner, 90, of Flemingsburg passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2019 at his home. Clark was born on January 1, 1929 in Fleming County to the late Avery & Annie Moran Turner. Mr. Turner was a veteran of the United States Army and served in the Korean Conflict. He retired from Browning Manufacturing in Maysville, worked as a...

Jul 1, 2019

Barbara Campbell Boone, 62, of Maysville passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, July 1, 2019.  She was born in Maysville on July 24,1956 daughter of the Benjamin F. & Martha S. Phillips Campbell.  She was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening and spending time with family.

Survivors include her husband of 43 years Ken Boone; two...

Jun 28, 2019

Christopher Lewis Walker,47 of Maysville passed away Friday June 28, 2019 at his home.

He was born in Maysville on September 13, 1971 son of the late Lewis Walker and Sarah Purcell Baker.  He was a truck driver.

Survivors include two sisters, Judy Watcher and Helen Branham; an aunt Mary Jane Johnson; a fiancé' Tina...

Jun 14, 2019

Emmitt W. Poe, 89, of May's Lick passed away on Friday, June 14, 2019 at his residence.  Mr. Poe was born in Sardis on April 5, 1930 son of the late Mildred Fulton Poe & Lawrence Poe, Sr.  He was a retired supervisor for General Motors in Norwood, OH and a farmer and a U.S. Navy Veteran in the...

Jun 5, 2019

F.J. "Bear" Finn, 69 of Minerva passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at the Care Center at Kenton Pointe.  He was born on August 20, 1949 in Maysville to the late Paul Joseph & Mary Jane Williams Finn.

Mr. Finn was a life-long member of the Minerva United Methodist Church, A Kentucky Colonel, and retired from...

May 8, 2019

Jerry Michael Storie ,64, of Ewing passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at his home. Jerry was born on February 3, 1955 in Stearns, Kentucky to the late McCoy & Irene Wright Storie. He had many titles in life and fulfilled each role with the utmost pride. He was known to his working community as Jerry.  To his...

May 7, 2019

MAYSVILLE   Patricia King, 81, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at the Care Center at Kenton Pointe.

Mrs. King was born in Cincinnati on November 12, 1937 daughter of the late Earl & Rose (Williams) Williams.  She was a retired Administrative Assistant at University of Cincinnati.  Pat was a volunteer at the Kentucky Gateway Museum...

Apr 19, 2019

MAYSVILLE   Raymond Elliott "Ray" Helton, 75, of Maysville passed away on Friday, April 19, 2019 at his residence. Ray was born in Newnan, Georgia on October 17, 1943 son of the late Raymond Lawrence & Haysel Hyde Helton. He was a 1967 graduate of Georgia Tech with a degree in Industrial Engineering. He then obtained an MBA at Morehead...

Apr 17, 2019

LEWISBURG  John Richard "Dick" Brannon, a life-long resident of Lewisburg, Kentucky, died April 17, 2019 at the age of 53.  Dick was born on February 1, 1966 and was the son of Edward and Mary Margaret "Margie" Griffith Brannon.  His parents preceded him in death as did his sister, Kathy Brannon.

Survivors include a daughter, Bailey Marie...

Apr 16, 2019

MAYS LICK   William Preston "Billy" Berry, 74 of Lexington and formerly of Portsmouth,  OH passed away on Tuesday April 16, 2019 at his home.

Billy was born in Maysville on November 6, 1944 son of the late Preston & Mary Fox Berry and was retired from the Coca Cola Company of Portsmouth.  He was a veteran of...

Apr 7, 2019

Lori Beth Humphrey Shields, 38, of Norton, Kansas passed away on April 7,2019.  Lori was born in Maysville, Kentucky on January 15, 1981 daughter of the late Mary Jacquelyn Gordon Humphrey and the late William (Billy) Johnson.  She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Theodore (Redney) and Mary Hurst Gordon and paternal grandparents, Ollie M. and Mary...

Mar 22, 2019

Joseph Wagler, 71 of May's Lick, KY passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019 in Maysville.

Joseph was born in Montgomery, IN on January 30, 1948 son of the late David L. & Ida Mae Yoder Wagler.

Survivors include his wife of 46 years Iva Mae Hochstetler Wagler; 10 children, John Jay (Dorothy) Wagler, Rachel...

Mar 16, 2019

William Clay "Buddy" Cropper, 83, well known farmer-landowner of May's Lick and Shannon area of Mason County passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at the Care Center at Kenton Pointe.

Buddy was born in Fleming County on September 11, 1935 son of the late William Clyde & Anna Gertrude Vincent Cropper.  He was an active and...

Mar 13, 2019

Kizzie Lee Chambers, 84, of Maysville left this world on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 in Lexington to be with her heavenly Father.

Mrs. Chambers was born in Mt. Olivet, Kentucky on January 9, 1935 daughter of the late Charles & Lydia Anderson Williams.  She was a retired School Bus Driver and Dietitian.  Kizzie was a great matriarch...

Mar 1, 2019

Maysville… Edward Lee Comer, age 88, of Lewisburg, Kentucky, died March 1, 2018 in Maysville. He was born on March 29, 1930 in Lewisburg, Kentucky, the son of the late Frank and Ellen Kreitz Comer.  He was a member of St. Patrick Church in Maysville, Kentucky.   He graduated from St. Patrick High School and was a lifelong farmer.   He...

Feb 28, 2019

LEWISBURG   Bruce C. Brown, 80, of Lewisburg passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019 at his home.

Bruce was born in Cincinnati on September 9, 1938 son of the late William Bethel Brown & Eula Cracraft Jolly.  He was a retired veteran of the U.S. Air Force where he proudly served as an air plane mechanic. He was...

Feb 6, 2019

Doris Cooper Burton, 82, of May's Lick passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home in Flemingsburg.

Mrs. Burton was born in Bracken County on July 16, 1936 daughter of the late James & Gracie Hughes Cooper.  She was a homemaker and a member of Germantown Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband...

Feb 4, 2019

Mary Lida Comer, age 97, of Lexington, Kentucky, died February 4th, 2019. She was born on February 12, 1921, in May's Lick, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Frank and Ellen Kreitz Comer. Mary was a member of Christ the King Cathedral. She worked for over 40 years for Burroughs Corporation (Unisys) in Lexington. She was a graduate of...