Obituaries

Jan 4, 2022

Josephine Smith, 80, of Sparland Illinois, formerly Monticello Kentucky, died on January 4, 2022 at OSF Saint Francis in Peoria.

Born in Monticello, Kentucky to the late Dewey and Laura (Hardwick) Thompson, she married Dallas Smith on July 9, 1956 in Monticello. Dallas survives in Sparland.

Josephine enjoyed gardening, she loved flowers and was known...

Jan 3, 2022

Elmer Dean "Bud" Lowe was born September 30, 1944 and departed this life Monday, January 3, 2022 reaching the age of 77 years. He was the son of the late John and Tilda (Brown) Lowe.

He married Jewell Stinson and to this union three children were born.

He is survived by: his wife, Jewell Lowe;...

Dec 30, 2021

George Franklin Foster was born March 14, 1946 and departed this life Thursday, December 30, 2021 reaching the age of 75 years. He was the son of the late Clay and Derly (Meredith) Foster.

He married Monie Foster and to this union 1 child was born.

He is survived by: half-brothers, Lonnie Joe and Porter...

Dec 29, 2021

Jeremiah Houseman was born September 28, 1995 and departed this life Wednesday, December 29, 2021 reaching the age of 26 years. He was the son of Joseph Houseman and Kimberly (Acrey) Houseman.

He is survived by: his wife, Ashlee Houseman; three sons, R. J. and Titus Stieber and Zacchaeus Houseman; and two daughters, Pyper Stieber and Jazzlin...

Dec 27, 2021

Milton "Mickey" Kidd was born October 28, 1935 and departed this life Monday, December 27, 2021 reaching the age of 86 years. He was the son of the late George and Gertie (Branscum) Kidd.

On August 31, 1998 he married Deborah (Riggs) West and they were married for 23 years.

He is survived by his...

Dec 26, 2021

Donald Burris was born January 21, 1968, and departed this life Sunday, December 26, 2021, reaching the age of 53 years. He was the son of the late Rural Kelly Burris and Dorothy Jean (Reynolds) Burris.

Donald left behind to mourn his passing: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­1 brother, Anthony (Penny) Burris; 1 sister, Kyla (Kenny) Hicks; 3 nephews, Willie Chaplin,...

Dec 25, 2021

Mary Vaughn Baumer age 76 of Woodland, California, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021, at University Davis California Hospital in Sacramento, CA. following a stroke on December 6 th . She was born June 22, 1945, the youngest of four daughters born to Robert and Christiana Vaughn of Monticello, Kentucky. She married Paul Baumer in Louisville, KY on July...

Dec 20, 2021

Link Troxell was born June 15, 1931 and departed this life Monday, December 20, 2021 reaching the age of 90 years. He was the son of the late Colonel and Tommie (Meredith) Troxell.

He is survived by his children, Linkie Lower, Mack Troxell, Bobby Troxell, Jimmy Troxell, Shirley Craig, and Diane Dishman; along with a host of...

Dec 19, 2021

Betty Sue Dalton York was born November 13, 1947 to Haskel R. and Marjorie Daffron Dalton in Hall Valley, KY.  She departed this life on Sunday, December 19, 2021 reaching the age of 74 years.  She grew up on their farm with her two brothers and was proud of her heritage.

Upon graduation from high school and...

Dec 19, 2021

Roger Frederick Kreke was born February 25, 1940 and departed this life December 19, 2021 reaching the age of 81 years. He was the son of the late Joseph Frederick and Roxie Fay (Mullins) Kreke.

He is survived by: his wife, Gladys Mae (Worley) Kreke; two daughters, Maria Lynn Bain (Joseph) and Janet Fay Wilson (Steven); and...

Dec 13, 2021

Betty Carter Stinson was born August 30, 1934, and passed away unexpectedly at her home in Powersburg, departing this life to move on to her eternal home on December 13, 2021. She was 87 years old.

Betty was the daughter of the late Lonnie (Bud) and Hattie Carter.

She is survived by: two sons; Harold...

Dec 13, 2021

Donald Ray Bell, age 78, passed away December 13, 2021.  He was born July 16, 1943 to the late Marie Phipps Bell and Robert Preston Bell.

He is survived by:   his wife, Linda Jenkins Bell; 2 sons, Donald Kay Jenkins (Crissie) and Bobby Jenkins; 3 grandchildren, Angel Shantale Jenkins, Ashley Stephens (Jacob), and Brooklyn Jenkins; and 3...

Dec 12, 2021

Silas Kelsay was born May 10, 1943 and departed this life Saturday, December 12, 2021 reaching the age of 79 years. He was the son of the late Caleb and Etta Mae (Weston) Kelsay.

He is survived by: his brother, Wendell Kelsay; along with a host of family and friends who mourn his passing.

In...

Dec 12, 2021

Nella Lee 'Nellie' Tucker Martin, 101, died Sunday, December 12, 2021. She was born in Wayne County, Ky. on February 1, 1920, daughter of the late Harvey and Mollie Frances Denney Tucker. Nellie accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior at 13 years of age and was a member of Clay Hill Baptist Church in Wayne County for many years....

Dec 5, 2021

Betty Brown Wright: beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and lifelong resident of Monticello and Wayne County, Kentucky passed away peacefully on December 5, 2021, at The Neighborhood in Somerset at the age of 90.  She was born in Touristville, Kentucky to Luid Estill and Laura Patrick Dunagan Brown on November 9, 1931. On September 10, 1952, she married...

Dec 4, 2021

Frankie Lee Davis was born May 29, 1965 and departed this life on Saturday morning, December 4, 2021 having reached the age of 56 years.  He was the son of the late Omer Davis and Lena "Bell" Kidd.

He is survived by:  His wife, Teresa Dishman Davis; 2 children, Sabrain Baer and Dustin Davis; 2 step-children, Stephanie...

Dec 1, 2021

Jimmie Eugene Hollars was born December 24, 1950 and departed this life Wednesday, December 1, 2021 reaching the age of 70 years. He was the son of the late Glen and Ruth (Duncan) Hollars.

He married Barbara Cox and to this union three children were born.

He is survived by: children, Sabrina (Duane) Prater, Jimmie...

Dec 1, 2021

Marsha Jeanette Doss was born July 23, 1975 and departed this life Wednesday, December 1, 2021 reaching the age of 46 years. She was the daughter of Ruby (Shelton) and the late Raymond Foster.

She is survived by: her husband, Tommy Doss; two sons, Corey and Tommy Lee Doss; one daughter, Haley Sharp; and two grandchildren, Trentin...

Nov 30, 2021

Rebecca Gail Griffis Crabtree was born the youngest of the ten children of Ward & Sylvia Duncan Griffis in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 17 (she long denied the exact year, but records indicate 1956).  Known as Becky to most, she was a singular individual: petite of frame, with an outsized personality.

She spent her early years in...

Nov 25, 2021

Barbara Lynn Hollars was born September 20, 1953 and departed this life Thursday, November 25, 2021 reaching the age of 68 years. She was the daughter of the late Willie Elmer and Mabra Lynn (Thomas) Cox.

She married Jimmie E Hollars and to this union three children were born.

She is survived by: her husband,...