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Monticello, Kentucky and surrounding areas
Jerry Steve Ferrell
Sep 22, 2021
Fire Chief and Retired National Guard Army Reserve Staff Sergeant (SSG) Jerry Steve Ferrell's legacy will live on through his family, friends, National Guard and Fire Department brothers…they will take it from here. Steve passed away at his home peacefully on September 22, 2021 at the age of 63 after a heroic battle with cancer. Steve was surrounded by...
Kathy Darlene Rector
Sep 21, 2021
Kathy Darlene Rector was born November 8, 1965 and departed this life Tuesday, September 21, 2021 reaching the age of 55 years. She was the daughter of Lola Abbott and the late Frank Foster.
She is survived by: one son, Robert Rector, Jr.; two daughters, Frances Fulton and Jessica Carroll; one sister, Frances "Ann" Foster; and nine...
Sherry Jean Brumley
Sep 17, 2021
Sherry Jean Brumley, loving Mother and Mawmaw, passed to her heavenly home on September 17, 2021 reaching the age of 59.
Sherry was born on August 10, 1962 and raised in the Bugwood community of Wayne County. She held many different occupations over the years, most recently as a caregiver for the elderly but longed for the...
Carl Rankin Lair
Sep 16, 2021
Carl Rankin Lair, age 95, was born in Wayne County, Kentucky, on March 28, 1926, and passed away on September 16, 2021, at The Neighborhood of Somerset.
He is survived by his loving daughter, Karla Vanover, and her husband, Bill Vanover. He is predeceased by his wife, Helen Polson Lair; his father, Wilbur Lair; his mother, Lizzie...
Sharon Rose Crabtree
Sep 16, 2021
Sharon Rose Crabtree was born October 17, 1969 and departed this life Tuesday, September 16, 2021 reaching the age of 51 years. She was the daughter of Bonnie Ruth (Perkins) Hicks and the late Danny Odell Hicks.
She is survived by: her husband, Rodger Dale Crabtree; three sons, Sylas, Daniel, and Adam Crabtree; and grandchildren, Sylissa Dale...
Joyce Patton
Sep 16, 2021
Joyce Carter Patton was born August 4, 1936 and departed this life Thursday, September 16, 2021 reaching the age of 85 years. She was the daughter of the late Sterling Lawson and Ada (Barnett) Carter.
She is survived by: her siblings, June Ramsey, Patricia Hallman, and Bobby Carter; along with a host of family and friends who...
Holly Neal
Sep 14, 2021
Holly Neal was born December 13, 1994 and departed this life Tuesday, September 14, 2021 reaching the age of 26 years. She was the daughter of Joe and Tracy (Ryan) Vereb.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by: her husband, Anthony Neal, one daughter, Brooklyn Neal; and one sister, Melissa Vereb; along with a host...
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;...
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