Local obituaries for Nicholasville, KY.
Mafra Lee (Lamb) Messer
Dec 27, 2018
Mafra Lee Messer, 85, widow of Buddy Messer since 1995, left her home unexpectedly on Dec. 27, 2018, at St. Joseph Hospital. She was a native of Lexington born Dec. 20, 1933, to the late Leonard Mack and Joyce Plowman Lamb being one of their twelve children. Mafra retired after 30 years of employment at Mayfair Manor where she...
James "Jim" Albert Bishop
Dec 24, 2018
James “Jim” A. Bishop went to be with his Lord on Dec. 24, 2018. He was the loving husband of Lela Mae Shelton Bishop for 70 years. He was born in Brodhead, KY on June 18, 1925, to the late William B. and Amy Weaver Bishop and was one of their seven children. Jim was a veteran of the...
Marguerite Doyle
Dec 19, 2018
Marguerite Holmes Doyle, 98, of Nicholasville, widow of George Forrest Doyle, died on December 19, 2018. She was born January 24, 1920 in Vaiden, Mississippi. She graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1942, and earned a degree in Pharmacy. A veteran of WWII, she served in the United States Navy at the Yards and Docks in Washington D.C.,...
Juanita (House) Wilson
Dec 19, 2018
Juanita House Wilson, 93, the matriarch of the Wilson family joined her loving husband Judge Milton Wilson in eternal rest. Juanita was a native of Jessamine County born April 9, 1925, one of five children of the late Arthur and Lois Peel House. Not only was she a homemaker that included skills in quilting, painting pictures, doing ceramics, and...
Daniel R. Kinnell
Dec 17, 2018
Daniel Kinnell, 66, of Wilmore, passed into eternal life on December 17, 2018, after a long illness. Dan was born July 24, 1952, in Detroit, Michigan, to the late James and Sylvia (Aho) Kinnell. He will be fondly remembered by his loving wife Melanie Hindman, whom he married on August 6, 1977. Dan attended Wilmore Free Methodist Church. He...
Janet Ellen (Todd) Mcfeely
Dec 15, 2018
Janet Ellen McFeely, 79, left her earthly home on Saturday, Dec. 15, 20018. She was a native of Richmond, Indiana born March 14, 1939, to the late Thomas H. and Freda Miller Todd. She was a graduate of the Richmond High School and member of St. Andrews Church in Richmond. She had worked in the Thoroughbred industry as an...
Debra Caye (Riester) Wallace
Dec 12, 2018
Debra Caye Riester Wallace, 65, daughter of the late Arvill and Vivian Kestel Riester left her earthly home on Wednesday, Dec. 12. Debbie will be fondly remembered by her children Jason Stott, wife Jessica, Aaron Stott, and Elaine Stott. She was the grandmother of Nicholas, Katie, Serena, Jonathon, and Jesse and a sister to Phyllis Bowling and Jeff Riester,...
Betty L. (White) Jennette
Dec 12, 2018
Betty L. Jennette, 77, loving wife of Joe W. Jennette, Jr. entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, Dec. 12. after a courageous battle with cancer. A native of Estill County she was born Feb. 16, 1941 to the late William and Alvie Rose White. Betty was a member of Tates Creek Christian Church and a retired clerk of the...
Kenneth Lee Houp
Dec 10, 2018
Kenneth Lee Houp, 76, loving husband of Brenda Guy Houp for 49 years, left his earthly home after a courageous battle with heart disease. A native of Highbridge born June 4, 1942, he was one of three children of the late Jesse Lee and Cleo Dawn Horn Houp. He was a veteran of the US Air Force having served...
Dewayne Allen Eades
Dec 5, 2018
DeWayne Allen Eades, 64, son of William and Gladys Eades left his earthly home on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. He is the father of Daniel A. Eades, wife Candice and Jeremy O’Neil Eades and grandfather of Danielle, Hayden and Hattie Eades. DeWayne loved tinkering with cars, riding motorcycles but most of all loved playing practical jokes on those he...
Mark Howard Belcher
Dec 4, 2018
Mark Howard Belcher, 60, left his earthly home on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. Mark was the father of Lisle Belcher who was the delight of his life. He was a native of Jessamine County born Nov. 22, 1958, to the late James Gayle and Juanita Stitt Belcher. Mark was a former employee of GE where he worked in shipping...
Karen Lynn (Lowry) Thomas
Dec 4, 2018
Karen Lynn Lowry Thomas passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Baptist Health. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky to Martin and Ann Lowry. In additional to her parents she is survived by her two daughters, Ashlynn Kimble and Grayson Thomas, two grandsons Cash and Carson Kimble, a sister Kim Wallace, husband Travis, nieces Alex and Kennedy Tranter,...
Charles Edward Hughes
Nov 22, 2018
Charles Edward Hughes died Thursday night, November 22, 2018 at Homestead Post Acute in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born to Wade Moss Hughes and the late Delores Margaret Sumner Hughes in Glendale, Ohio on January 21, 1951. Charles is survived by his wife Kathleen, his father, his step-mother Shirley Hughes, his son Samuel with wife Katie, his daughter Delores...
Norma Jean (Grow) Bush
Nov 15, 2018
Norma Jean Bush, 87, of Nicholasville left her earthly home on Thursday, Nov. 15. She was born in Somerset, KY on February 18, 1931, to the late William Scott and Lillie Krueger Grow. Jean was an independent and free-spirited person who enjoyed a great variety of jobs, from working in a nursing home to working in a factory. She...
Claude E. Stailey
Nov 13, 2018
Claude E. “Butch” Stailey, Jr. husband of Cheryl Ann Stailey left his earthly home on Tuesday, Nov. 13. He was one of three children of the late Claud Emmett, Sr. and Johnie Paulette Stailey. He was born July 7, 1951, in McKinney Texas. Butch was a member of the Chapel Hill Baptist Church, loved to fish, play Billiards, and...
Marvin L. Areaux
Nov 13, 2018
Marvin “Marv” L. Areaux, 77, widower of Mary Jeanne Areaux since 2015, left his earthly home on Tuesday, Nov 13, at the V A Hospital in Lexington, KY. He was a native of Paw Paw, Michigan born Oct. 28, 1941, to the late Russell Blair and Mettie M. Areaux. Marv was a veteran of the US Air Force serving...
Earlana Rose (Sizemore) Reeves
Nov 10, 2018
Rose Reeves, 54, mother of Casey Thornberry and Amanda Adkins, left her earthly home on Sat. Nov. 10. She was a native of Lexington born Oct. 28, 1964, to the late Earl Eugene and Lou Ella Sizemore. A homemaker Rose loved gardening, family, and cooking. She will be fondly remembered and missed by her daughters, grandchildren Gage, Hunter and...
Sharon (Peel) Durbin
Nov 8, 2018
Sharon Peel Durbin, 65, left her earthly home on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. She was a native of Lexington born Nov. 28, 1952, to the late James M. and Edna V. Smith Peel. Sharon was an extremely talented musician and opened shows for top country music entertainers such as Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Ernest Tubb, and Porter Wagner as...
Rollie Teater
Oct 28, 2018
A limb has fallen from the Teater family tree; Rollie Teater, 91, left his earthly home on Sunday, Oct. 28. Rollie has been the widower of Willowdean Teater since 1997. He was a native of Jessamine County born on Oct. 28, 1927, one of 4 children to the late Bradie Ford and Elizabeth Dean Brooks Teater. Rollie was self...
Vivian (Day) Lewis
Oct 24, 2018
Vivian Lewis, 74, widow of Harold Lewis since 2001, left her earthly home on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Hospice Care Center in St. Joseph Hospital. She was a native of Harlan County, born Sept. 2, 1944, to the late Arnold and Alberta Day. Vivian loved lively music and played her favorite songs frequently, which could be heard throughout...
