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Monticello, Kentucky and surrounding areas
Donald Ray Bell
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:Â Â 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...
Silas Kelsay
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...
Nella Lee "Nellie" Tucker Martin
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....
Betty Brown Wright
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. Â She was born in Touristville, Kentucky to Luid Estill and Laura Patrick Dunagan Brown on November 9, 1931. On September 10, 1952, she married...
Frankie Lee Davis
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:Â His wife, Teresa Dishman Davis; 2 children, Sabrain Baer and Dustin Davis; 2 step-children, Stephanie...
Jimmie Eugene Hollars
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...
Marsha Jeanette Doss
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...
Rebecca Gail Crabtree
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...
Barbara Lynn Hollars
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,...
Davianna Nakeash Bates
Nov 22, 2021
Davianna NaKeash Bates, daughter of Tommy and KaTeasha Bates, sister of Tyler Glen and Bryson Cordell Bates, was born February 19, 2011 and departed this life Monday, November 22, 2021 reaching the age of 10 years.
Davianna was the granddaughter of Van and Wanda Young, Cindy Bates and James Racky Brummett. Davianna was surrounded by many that...
Darwin "Darvy" Everett Yoder
Nov 21, 2021
Darwin Everett "Darvy" Yoder was born January 23, 1942 and departed this life Sunday, November 21, 2021 reaching the age of 79 years. He was the son of the late Everett and Mary Yoder.
He is survived by: his wife, Delma Yoder; two sons, Brent (Tracie) Yoder and Brad (Rose) Miller; and daughter, Tammy (Brent) Boots; ten...
Ronald Lee Carrender
Nov 21, 2021
Ronald Lee "Ronnie" Carrender was born January 26, 1951 and departed this life Sunday, November 21, 2021 reaching the age of 70 years. He was the son of the late Howard Edward and Lucille Thelma (Hicks) Carrender.
He is survived by: his wife, Carolyn Carrender; two sons, Justin and Kyle Carrender; four daughters, Carolyn Dean Morrow, Rebecca...
Opal Marie Shroyer
Nov 20, 2021
Opal Marie Shroyer was born August 28, 1945 and departed this life Saturday, November 20, 2021 reaching the age of 76 years. She was the daughter of the late Wolford and Dora (Russell) Mason.
She is survived by: one son, Tony Shroyer; and two sisters, Josephine Laugter and Beulah Dickinson; along with a host of family and...
William Howard Perdew
Nov 19, 2021
William Howard Perdew was born September 27, 1952 and departed this life Friday, November 19, 2021 reaching the age of 69 years. He was the son of the late Bro. Joe E. and Reta Waltine (Clark) Perdew of Alpha.
He is survived by: his wife of 46 years, Carol Perdew of Alpha; one daughter, Joanna (Jonathan) Gilligan...
Frank Martin York
Nov 19, 2021
Frank Martin York was born April 15, 1937 and departed this life Friday, November 19, 2021 reaching the age of 84 years. He was the son of the late Charlie and Lettie (Garner) York.
He married Betty Dodson on December 22, 1963 and to this union three children were born.
He is survived by: two...
Jimmy Clay Hicks
Nov 19, 2021
Jimmy Clay Hicks was born July 28, 1970 and departed this life Friday, November 19, 2021 reaching the age of 51 years. He was the son of Helen Faye (Piercy) Hicks and the late Clay Hicks.
He is survived by: two children, Jimmy Clay Tyler and Bethany Faye Marie Hicks; and two grandchildren, Ashton Clay and Naomi...
Stephen Ray Choate
Nov 13, 2021
Stephen Ray Choate, born October 25, 1955 in New Castle, Indiana. Passed away peacefully on November 13 th at Jean Waddle Care Center, Hospice of Lake Cumberland.
He is survived by: one daughter, Bobbie Jo Choate Klinkerfuss; one grandson, Chanse A. Klinkerfuss; one granddaughter, Jocelyn M. Klinkerfuss; one great grandson, Vladamir Trevino; and son-in-law, Shon M. Klinkerfuss....
Ronnie E Mcclain
Nov 12, 2021
Ronnie Eugene McClain age 68, was raised and lived in the Eadsville Community of Wayne County. Â Ronnie drove the school bus and enjoyed talking and trying to make a difference in the children's lives. He was born January 21, 1953 to Luther and Alene (Miller) McClain.
He is survived by: one son, Toby; two brothers, Bud (Sharon)...
William David Darwin
Nov 11, 2021
William David Darwin was born April 8, 1951 and departed this life Thursday, November 11, 2021 reaching the age of 70 years. He was the son of the late Arthur David and Irola (Hall) Darwin.
He married Wanda Roberts and to this union two children were born.
He is survived by: his wife, Wanda Darwin;...
Gloria Jean Johnson
Nov 10, 2021
Gloria Jean Johnson was born October 14, 1960 and departed this life Wednesday, November 10, 2021 reaching the age of 61 years. She was the daughter of the late Sam and Ora (Shelton) Rains.
She is survived by: her husband, Stephen Johnson; two daughters, Rebecca (Bruce) Thompson and Paula (Phillip) Johnson; three sons, James (Tara) Starnes, Clifford...
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