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Monticello, Kentucky and surrounding areas
Kenneth Earl Brown
Sep 14, 2021
Kenneth Earl Brown was born August 10, 1945 and departed this life Tuesday, September 14, 2021 reaching the age of 76 years. He was the son of the late Claude and Mary (Doss) Brown.
He is survived by: three sons, John, Ronald, and Kenneth Brown; one daughter, Janet Turpin; three sisters, Caroline Coffey, Brenda Combs, Kathy Malone;...
Carson "Junior" Dean
Sep 13, 2021
Obituary - Carson Junior Dean
NOTICE: Due to COVID-19, private graveside services will be held on September 19, 2021, in Monticello, with burial at Elk Springs Cemetery.
Born on October 30, 1943, Junior Dean departed this world in a peaceful passing at NHC Nursing Home on September 13, 2021, after a...
Oakley Crabtree
Sep 12, 2021
Oakley Crabtree was born October 24, 1930 and departed this life Sunday, September 12, 2021 reaching the age of 90 years. He was the son of the late Harve and Lela Mae (Smith) Crabtree.
He married Betty Lou Denney on November 5, 1949 and to this union four children were born.
They were blessed with...
David "Dj" Joe Davis
Sep 12, 2021
David Joe Davis, better known as DJ, was born March 7, 1962 and departed this life Sunday, September 12, 2021 reaching the age of 59 years. He was the son of the late Joe and Linda (Humble) Davis.
He is survived by: one daughter, Megan Thompson; one grandchild, Luna Jade Thompson; and two sisters, Stacy Dick and...
Carol Kennedy
Sep 11, 2021
Carol Kennedy of Monticello, KY departed this life, September 11, 2021 at home. She was born November 28, 1932 in Cincinnati (Norwood) Ohio to parents Norman Theodore (Ted) Kennedy and Elizabeth (Betty) Horton Kennedy who preceded her in death. Her grandmother (Matilda) and Aunt Anita (Netcie) Kennedy and best friend and cousin Ruth Hill also preceded her in death....
Pauline Loretta Rigney Brown
Sep 9, 2021
Pauline Loretta Rigney Brown, hometown of Monticello, Kentucky, went home to be with the Lord and those gone before her, at the age of 84. She was born September 11, 1936, in Nora, Kentucky, to her wonderful parents, Lewis Rigney and Sophie Penticuff Rigney. She was the middle child of 5 children, and truly was the glue of her...
Betty D York
Sep 8, 2021
Betty D. York was born July 12, 1941, and departed this life Wednesday, September 8, 2021, reaching the age of 80 years. She was the daughter of the late Vernon and Marie (Morrow) Dodson.
She is survived by: her husband, Frank York; 2 daughters, Carol (Brian) Ford and Kristy (Tim) Reeder; 3 sisters, Ada Jean Warinner, Nancy...
Luta Ellen Turner
Sep 7, 2021
Luta "Ellen" (Keith) Turner was born October 13, 1944 and departed this life Tuesday, September 7, 2021 reaching the age of 76 years. She is the daughter of the late Critt W. and Myrtle (Morrow) Keith.
She was united in marriage to Phillip "Bruce" Turner on February 9, 1968. To this union two children were born.
...Stella Faye Abbott
Sep 7, 2021
Stella Faye Abbott was born April 10, 1945 and departed this life Tuesday, September 7, 2021 reaching the age of 76 years. She was the daughter of the late Myrtle Tucker Doss.
On March 30, 1963, she was united in marriage to Elmer Abbott.
She is survived by: three children, Tammy Jones, Terri Abbott and...
Pamela Godsey
Sep 4, 2021
Pamela Godsey was born March 25, 1969, and departed this life Saturday, September 4, 2021, reaching the age of 52 years. She was the daughter of the late Sullivan and Pauline (Clemons) Roberts.
She is survived by: 1 daughter, Ashley Nicole (Godsey) Acrey; 1 brother, Steve Robert; 5 sisters, Barbara Summit, Linda Mobley, Arlene Roberts, Yvonne Harner,...
Pauline Mccartney
Aug 30, 2021
Pauline McCartney was born May 28, 1941 and departed this life Monday, August 30, 2021 reaching the age of 80 years. She was the daughter of the late Ernest Woodrow and Jessie (Roberts) Wilson.
She married Phillip Stephen McCartney on December 19, 1959 and to this union two children were born.
She is survived by:...
Joan N. Southwood
Aug 28, 2021
Joan N. Southwood (nee Peet), beloved wife of the late Dr. Robert Lee Southwood. Devoted mother of Sue (Paul) Barbish, Dr. David (Marietta) Southwood, Dr. Steven (Kathy) Southwood and Daniel R. Southwood. Loving grandmother of Rachel Paul, Stephanie (Marc) Goodwin, Ross Barbish, Wade Southwood, Molly (Brett) Clark, Lauren (Brian) Valerio, Lee Southwood, Eric Southwood, Sean Southwood and Joshua (Marla)...
Fronia Curtis Pennycuff
Aug 25, 2021
Fronia Curtis Pennycuff was born March 16, 1947 and departed this life Tuesday, August 25, 2021 reaching the age of 74 years. She was the daughter of the late Virgil and Susie Mae (Marcum) Huckaby.
She married George Pennycuff and to this union seven children were born.
She is survived by: her husband, George Pennycuff;...
Jason Hicks
Aug 25, 2021
Jason Hicks was born October 6, 1957 and departed this life Wednesday, August 25, 2021 reaching the age of 64 years. He was the son of the late Charlie Franklin and Lillie (McGinnis) Hicks.
He is survived by: children, Stephen Hicks, Roseanna Adams (Rick), Amy Carter (Ricky), Maylene Hicks (Daniel Carrender), and Brittany Hicks; one brother, Oren...
Ford Thomas Davis
Aug 24, 2021
Ford Thomas Davis was born September 20, 1936 in Garrard County Kentucky and departed this life Tuesday, August 24, 2021. He was the son of the late Hardin and Lou Ella (Rhodes) Davis.
After realizing he didn't want to continue farm work, he moved to Lexington to work for builder Morris Levy. He then continued construction work...
Audrey Burchett
Aug 23, 2021
Audrey Daniel Burchett, age 90, passed away Monday, August 23, 2021. She was born May 29, 1931 at Susie, KY in Wayne County. She was the daughter of George Daniel and Eliza Watson Jones Daniel both are deceased. She married Hershel Burchett on September 10, 1946 and to this union three sons were born: Ronnie, Danny, and Roger; all...
Terry Lynn Harris
Aug 20, 2021
Terry Lynn Harris was born September 18, 1964 and departed this life Friday, August 20, 2021 reaching the age of 56 years. He was the son of Joyce (Dabney) Harris and (the late) Carl "Tuffy" Harris.
He is survived by: his son, Travis (Morgan) Harris; his mother, Joyce Harris; 1 brother, Tony Harris; 2 sisters, (twin) Sherri...
Joe Fount Dishman
Aug 17, 2021
Joe Fount Dishman was born April 22, 1941 and departed this life Tuesday, August 17, 2021 reaching the age of 80 years. He was the son of the late Harlan and Minnie Dishman.
He married Pearl Pyles and to this union two children were born.
He is survived by: his wife, Pearl Dishman; one son,...
Glee Josephine Abbott
Aug 14, 2021
Glee Josephine "Josie" Guffey Abbott passed away Saturday night August 14, 2021 at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Ky., with her great nephew Brad Clardy (or as she affectionately called "Lil Bud), by her side holding her hand. Josie was born in Clinton County, Ky. on June 11, 1927 to the late parents William & Pauline (Leverage) Guffey....
Jimmie Guffey
Aug 14, 2021
Jimmie Guffey was born December 19, 1933 and departed this life Saturday, August 14, 2021 reaching the age of 87 years. He was the son of the late Miller McKinley and Alice (Guffey) Burris.
He is survived by: his wife, Tammy Guffey; two sons, Jimmie Guffey, Jr. and Jason Guffey; one daughter, Alane Gregory; eight grandchildren, Heidi...
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