Local obituaries for Nicholasville, KY.

Brian Thomas Bradshaw
Dec 27, 2016
May, 18, 1973 - December, 23, 2011
Nicholasville: Brian Thomas Bradshaw, 38, died Fri. Dec. 23, at St. Joseph Hospital. A native of Jessamine County born May 18, 1973, to Billy Clay and Barbara Sue Bradshaw. He had attended Edgewood Baptist Church. In addition to his Mother and Father he is survived by a sister and her...
Dale Norton Underwood
Dec 23, 2016
July 31, 1947 - December 23, 2016
Mr. Dale N. UnderwoodDale N. Underwood, 69, son of Homer and Emily (Jerri) Underwood, celebrated life from July 31, 1947 - December 23, 2016. He was born in St. Louis, MO. He prepared for his career in education by graduating from Rhodes College in Memphis, and received his Master’s...

John Henry Tankersley
Dec 21, 2016
July, 12, 1917 - December, 19, 2007
Nicholasville: John Henry Tankersley, 90, of Groggins Ferry Road, died Wed. Dec. 19, at Harrodsburg Health Care. A native of Jessamine County he was born July 12, 1917, to the late John Henry and Sally Lamb Tankersley. Henry was a member of the Nicholasville Baptist Church and a retired farmer...

Anita Steele Evans
Dec 20, 2016
May, 23, 1920 - December, 20, 2007
Mary Anita Clarice Steele Evans, 87, passed away at her home in Nicholasville KY on Thursday, December 20th. She was born in Perry County, the third child of Julius C. (Doc) Steele and Mary Eversole Steele. Her father, a well-known civic and business leader, served as Municipal Judge and Mayor...

Lawanna Jean Masters
Dec 20, 2016
September, 10, 1939 - December, 20, 2012
Nicholasville: Lawanna Jean Masters, 73, of Pinewood Dr. died unexpectedly Thursday, Dec. 20, at Central Baptist Hospital. A native of Olive Hill, KY she was born Sept. 10, 1939, to the late Cecil and Hazel Webb. She was the widow of Woodrow Masters, Jr. who died in 1997. She was...

Emaree Cobb Willis
Dec 19, 2016
December 03, 1920 - December 19, 2014
Emaree Cobb WillisNicholasville: Emaree Cobb Willis, 94, left this life on Friday, Dec. 19. She was a native of Jessamine County, born Dec. 3, 1920, to the late Marvin and Bessie Reynolds Cobb. She was a member of Turning Point Church and a retired employee of the Jessamine County...
Gwen Henson
Dec 14, 2016
November 02, 1941 - December 14, 2013
Gwen White HensonGwen Henson, wife of Shelton Henson for 46 years, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, Dec. 14, at her home after an extended illness. A native of Cinco, WV born Nov 2, 1941, to the late Ted and Lucy White. She was a 1959 graduate of DuPont,...

Richard Allen Wells
Dec 13, 2016
January, 20, 1941 - December, 13, 2011
Richard Allen Wells, Sr., 70, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at his home. He was a native of Woodford County born Jan. 20, 1941, to the late Eugene F. and Virginia Mae Bottoms Wells. Richard was in the first graduating class of Jessamine County...
James Newell Evans
Dec 8, 2016
June 28, 1957 - December 08, 2016
James Newell EvansJames Newell Evans, 59, father of Amber and Joshua W. (Faith) Evans, entered into eternal rest after a short illness on December 8, 2016. James was born in Traverse City, Michigan on June 28, 1957, to Dimple Evans and the late Billy Evans. He was a graduate...

Willie Mae Johns
Dec 7, 2016
March, 04, 1921 - December, 07, 2007
Wilmore: Willie Mae Johns, 86, of Jewell Rd., died Friday, Dec. 7, at St. Joseph Hospital. She was born in Woodford County to the late Edward Grant and Myrtle Mae Patterson Wilson, but lived most of her life in Jessamine County. Willie Mae was a member of the Wilmore Christian...

Ruth Peel Lowry
Dec 7, 2016
December, 15, 1935 - December, 07, 2009
Nicholasville: Ruth Peel Lowry, 73, of Hickory Hill died Monday, Dec. 7, at St. Joseph Hospital. A native of Jessamine County she was born Dec. 15, 1935, to the late Calvin B. and Eliza Wade Peel. She was a graduate of Nicholasville High School. She was a member of the...
William Patrick Riley
Dec 7, 2016
June 19, 1925 - December 07, 2014
William Patrick "W.P." RileyWilliam Patrick "WP" Riley, 89, died peacefully on his farm at the home of his daughter on Bethany Road Sunday Dec. 7. He was born June 19, 1925, in Lexington, KY to the late Laurence Patrick and Ann Elizabeth O'Neil Riley. W.P. was a retired farmer,...

Claude E. Shearer
Dec 5, 2016
July, 10, 1924 - December, 05, 2012
Claude E. Shearer, 88, father of Sandra and Larry (Rhonda) Shearer, died Dec. 5, in Laurel Manor Nursing Home in New Tazewell, TN, after an extended illness.
He was a native of Lancaster, KY, born July 10, 1924, to the late Claude and Mary Ann Clark Shearer. He...
Makayla Correll
Dec 5, 2016
July 08, 1999 - December 05, 2016
MaKayla CorrellLike the butterfly that emerges from its shell, Reborn, it arises no longer bound to it’s earthly home. Free at last it glides to heights unknown and so has MaKayla Correll, 17, who left her her earthly home Monday, Dec. 5, after a courageous battle with cancer that...

Frances Jeanette Brown
Dec 3, 2016
January, 14, 1918 - December, 03, 2007
Lexington: Frances Jeanette Staton Brown, 89, of Camelot Dr., died Monday, Dec. 3, at Homestead Nursing Home after an extended illness. A native of Williamstown, West Virginia she was born Jan. 14, 1918, to the late James F. and Una Marie McNeal Staton and was the widow of Edward William...
Mattie "Pete" Jane Skidmore
Dec 2, 2016
February 12, 1917 - December 02, 2016
Mattie "Pete" Jane Clarke SkidmoreObituary for Mattie Jane Clarke Skidmore February 12, 1917-December 2, 2016
Mattie Jane Clarke Skidmore, 99, widow of James Edmund Skidmore, died Friday, December 2, 2016. A former resident of North Third Street, Nicholasville, she had made Wesley Village Senior Living Community in...
Stephen James Petrey
Dec 1, 2016
December 01, 2013 - December 01, 2013
Stephen James Petrey ObituaryStephen James Petrey, stillborn son of Daniel Petrey and Heather Houp was delivered on Sunday, Dec. 1, at the St. Joseph East Hospital. In addition to his parents he leaves behind loving maternal grandparents Bradley and Susie Houp, paternal grandparents James Asbel Petrey, wife Deborah Kay,...

Raymond Junior Crank
Dec 1, 2016
June 09, 1939 - December 01, 2014
Raymond Junior CrankRaymond Junior Crank, 75, passed away at his home on Monday, Dec. 1, in the presence of his loving wife Brenda Dokken Crank, to whom he had been married to for almost 40 years. He was a native of Olive Hill, Kentucky born June 9, 1939, to...
Elizabeth Wilson Dean
Nov 30, 2016
September 06, 1915 - November 30, 2013
Elizabeth Wilson DeanElizabeth Wilson Dean, 98, died at her Lexington home on Saturday, November 30. Mrs. Dean was a second-grade teacher in her early life, but her true calling was to support and care for her husband, Dr. Melvin L. Dean, and her three children. She enjoyed horseback riding...

Albert Maynard
Nov 29, 2016
January, 09, 1947 - November, 29, 2011
Albert Maynard, 64, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, Nov. 29. A native of Pike County he was born Jan. 9, 1947, to the late Lenzie and Obera Griffie Maynard. He was a member of the Bible Baptist Church and was part owner of Double A Painting. He was...