Obituaries

Nov 5, 2023

Maryann Collins, 79, of Maysville passed away on Sunday, November 5,2023 at her home.  Mrs. Collins was born in Pittsburg, PA on March 3,1944 daughter of the late James Miller & Mary Elenor Davidson LaMont.  Maryann was a retired nursing supervisor at the Mason County Health Department and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. She was a member...

Oct 24, 2023

Richard Lee "Dickie" Kirk, 87, passed on October 24th, 2023, at home around the comfort of his family. He was born on August 27th, 1936, in Mays Lick, the son of James Newell Kirk and Frances Decembly Guinn. He was a wellknown employee of Clyde's Super Value in the Catering Department.

Dickie graduated from John G. Fee...

Oct 21, 2023

John J. "Jack" Collins, 94, of May's Lick passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at Meadowview Regional Medical Center.  He was a retired farmer-landowner, Jack was a member of the Mason County Farm Bureau, a charter member of the May's Lick Lions Club where he was an avid euchre player.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...

Oct 16, 2023

Ellen Jane Sims, 91, a lifelong resident of Robertson County passed away Monday, October 16, 2023.  Jane was born on November 6,1931 to the late Younger B. and Robbie Burns Linville.  She owned and operated Sims Grocery in the Burika Community for 25 years and was a member of Piqua Methodist Church and had attended the Mt. Olivet Baptist...

Oct 15, 2023

Alvin Taylor Davis, Jr., 89, of Maysville passed away Sunday, October 15, 2023 at his home.

Mr. Davis was born in Mason on April 15, 1934 son of the late Alvin Taylor and Mattie Rhodes Bell Davis.  He was a retired farmer, and Farmer's Home Administration Loan Officer for over 30 years and a 1958 graduate of...

Oct 13, 2023

Christina Lavonne Jackson, 53, of Maysville passed away on Friday October 13,2023 at her home of natural causes.  Christina was born in Fleming County on November 11,1969 daughter of Cecil Jackson of Maysville and the late Peggy Bolden Jackson.  She was a former Gasoline Station Manager. She was an avid Vikings and Giants football fan.

Survivors other...

Sep 30, 2023

Ricky Wayne White,69, of Augusta passed away at his home on Saturday, September 30, 2023.  Ricky was born in Maysville on November 15 ,1953 son of the late Joe & Evalena Merrill White.  He was a retired employee of Sarah Lee and a former employee of DP&L.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and he attended Chatham...

Sep 26, 2023

Kenneth Ray ("Ken") Donahue, 76, a long-time resident of Brandon, Florida, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family in Fleming Island, Florida on September 26, 2023.

Ken was born on October 29, 1946, in Maysville, Kentucky to Robert and Lula Donahue of Flemingsburg, Kentucky. He married his life's true love, Patricia Ann (Pat) McEuen, daughter of Charles...

Sep 25, 2023

Jewell Merrill Doyle, 90, of May's Lick passed away on Monday, September 25,2023 at Maysville Nursing & Rehab Facility.  Mrs. Doyle was born at Stonewall in Bracken County on June 25,1933 daughter of the late Archie & Leona Collins Merrill.  Jewell was a homemaker and a dedicated member of the Sardis United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. ...

Sep 18, 2023

Jack Leyendecker, Jr. 86, of Maysville passed away on Monday, September 18,2023 at the Hospice of Hope Care Center. Mr. Leyendecker was born in Cincinnati, OH on October 13,1936 son of the late Fred & Ida Tyree Leyendecker. Jack was a well-known meat cutter for Kroger's for just shy of 60 years and was an avid hunter and fisherman....

Sep 17, 2023

Kimberly Nicole Payne passed away suddenly on Sunday September 17, 2023.   Kimberly was born in Georgetown, OH on November 24,1977 to Jovetta Dean Brooks of Maysville & the late Gregory Louis Pfeffer.  She was an employee of the Maysville Community & Technical College. She enjoyed cleaning, shopping, dressing up and spending time with her grandchildren, husband, mother, sister, brothers,...

Sep 13, 2023

Frank L. Day, 84, of May's Lick, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2023 after a short illness.

Born on September 29, 1938, in Olean, NY, he was a son of Clyde and Pauline Skinner Day. He spent his adolescence in Portville, New York. He worked for Mr. Albert Childs while in Portville and became a life-long...

Sep 10, 2023

Sherman P. Saunders, 76, of Mason County passed away on Sunday, September 10,2023 at the Hospice of Hope Care Center. Mr. Saunders was born in Montgomery County on February 21,1947 son of the late Edward G. & Gladys Lyons Saunders. He was a retired truck driver and a veteran of the U.S. Army.  Sherman was an avid fan of...

Sep 6, 2023

Darlene Doyle Courtney, 73, of U.S. 62 Maysville, passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at the Hospice of Hope Care Center at Kenton Pointe after a brave and valiant battle with cancer.  Born in May's Lick, Kentucky on October 31, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Edna Dryden Doyle.

Darlene was a...

Sep 3, 2023

A part of artist Lu Fulton Fuller died Sunday, September 3rd, with the passing of her husband, 81-year-old Wallace Grant Fuller of May's Lick.

With good looks that evoke visions of what Elvis Presley and actor Dick Gautier's child might resemble, Wally will forever be remembered for his boisterous laugh, his inexplicable love of Diet Dr. Pepper,...

Aug 28, 2023

Steve French, a beloved son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and friend was born June 6, 1957 and departed from this world on August 28, 2023. Born in Miami, Florida, he was raised by his loving parents, Norma and Robert French, alongside his younger sister Brenda. Steve's journey through life was marked by unwavering dedication to his family, a passion...

Aug 14, 2023

Deborah K. Estill, 69, died on August 14, 2023, after a brief hospitalization.  Debbie was born to John Thomas ("Jack") Estill and Maxine Lyons Estill on September 10, 1953.  Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her aunt Linda Lyons Leet, and a Cousin Tracy Leet.

Debbie is survived by her sister, Kristi Estill Hall, and her...

Aug 12, 2023

Anthony Wilson, 69, of Maysville passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at his home.  Anthony was born in Maysville on October 3,1953 son of the late Dave & Alma Wise Wilson.  He was a retired contractor and a member of the Eagles Lodge.

Survivors include a son Michael Wilson; two daughters, Angela Wilson and Elizabeth Potts...

Aug 1, 2023

Mina Frances Stears, 84 of Germantown passed away on Tuesday, August 1,2023 at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home in Flemingsburg.  Mina was born in Fleming County on February18,1939 daughter of the late Raymond & Beatrice Newsom Gulley.  She was a member of Germantown Baptist Church and enjoyed cleaning & fixing houses and spending time with family.

She was...

Jul 29, 2023

Teresa Kay Holcomb,70, of Tollesboro passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2023 at the Hospice of Hope Care Center in Maysville.  Mrs. Holcomb was born in Cincinnati, OH on June 21, 1953 daughter of the late William & Willie Bea Lockard Smith.  She was a former manager of AAMCO Transmissions.  She enjoyed spending time with her family sitting on...