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Monticello, Kentucky and surrounding areas
Benton Condreay
May 6, 2014
Benton Condreay was born March 19, 1963 and departed this life Tuesday, May 6, 2014 reaching the age of 51 years. He was the son of Martha "Maude" (Huckaby) Godsey and the late James Calvin "Jim" Condreay. He is survived by: his wife, Amy Condreay; two sons, Joshua Harley and Nathan Scott Condreay; two daughters, Shauna Marie and Selena Danyelle...
Otto Piercy
May 5, 2014
Otto Piercy was born January 14, 1922 and departed this life Monday, May 5, 2014 reaching the age of 92 years. He was the son of the late Reuben "Cuba" and Ethel (Morgan) Piercy.
He is survived by: two daughters, Mary Catron and Connie Pursiful; three grandchildren, William Catron, Anthony Catron, and Rebecca Pursiful. He is also...
Paula L. Shrum
May 4, 2014
Paula Shrum was born November 5, 1956 and departed this life Sunday, May 4, 2014 reaching the age of 57 years. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Paul and Dorothy (Tuning) Bohrer. She is survived by: her husband, Glenn Shrum; two children, Travis and Brittany Shrum; along with a host of family and friends who mourn her passing....
Laura Minnie Coffey
May 1, 2014
Laura Minnie Coffey was born July 19, 1936 and departed this life Thursday, May 1, 2014 reaching the age of 77 years. She was the daughter of the late Rufus and Pearl (Criswell) Troxell.
She married Bennie Dishman on April 25, 1953 and to this union three children were born. He preceded her in death. She later...
Emma Jean Baker
Apr 30, 2014
Emma Jean Dodson Baker was born August 31, 1934 to Lewis and Gertrude Jane (Dick) Dodson. She departed this life on April 30, 2014 reaching 79 years of age.
She was united in marriage to Willis Mitchell Baker on February 15, 1949. To this union three children were born: Kathleen (David) Coffey, Mitchell Ray (Mary) Baker, and...
Arthur Durkie
Apr 26, 2014
Arthur Durkie was born July 24, 1935 and passed away April 26, 2014 at the Wayne County Hospital after a long and courageous battle with multiple cancers. He was 78 years old. He was the son of the late Arthur and Blanche Durkie.
He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Glenna Durkie; stepchildren, Amy Rainwater...
Arnold Kirby Barnett
Apr 23, 2014
Arnold Kirby Barnett was born July 27, 1956 and departed this life Wednesday, April 23, 2014 reaching the age of 57 years. He was the son of the late Arnold Barnett and Cleo (Koontz) Barnett Coffey.
He is survived by: three sisters, Brenda Lovell, Pam Parmley, and Robin Weaver; and one brother, Trevor Coffey; along with a...
Masel J. Baker
Apr 21, 2014
Masel Baker was born September 5, 1962 and departed this life Monday, April 21, 2014 reaching the age of 51 years. She was the daughter of the late Ellis "Curly" Godsey and Pauline Daniels Godsey.
She is survived by: two sons, David and Christopher "Rodney" Piercy (Brandy); two daughters, Michelle Stinson (James) and Tyann Hicks (Troy); and...
Chester Eugene Decker
Apr 16, 2014
Chester Eugene Decker was born January 2, 1962 and departed this life Wednesday, April 16, 2014 reaching the age of 52 years. He was the son of Mary Doris (Garner) Decker and the late Chester Decker.
In addition to his mother, Mary Doris Decker, he is survived by: two daughters, Erin Upchurch and Emily Decker; one grandchild,...
Mildred Louise Decker
Apr 16, 2014
Mildred Decker was born May 20, 1916 and departed April 16, 2014 at the Wayne County Hospital. She lived a long life of 97 years being born in Illinois, living in Florida, and the last 50 years in Kentucky.
She was a housewife, mother of 8 children and teacher by Christian example; always putting God first in...
Robert Allen Vaughn
Apr 8, 2014
Robert "Bubba" Allen Vaughn was born August 9, 1977 and departed this life Tuesday, April 8, 2014 reaching the age of 36 years. He was the son of Robert Lee Vaughn and the late Peggy (Jones) Vaughn.
In addition to his father, Robert Lee Vaughn, he is also survived by: his wife, Samantha Vaughn; his companion, Betsy...
Charles T. Bates
Apr 8, 2014
Charles T. Bates was born June 14, 1939 and departed this life Tuesday, April 08, 2014 reaching the age of 74 years. He was the son of the late James "Jim" Bates and Daisy Edith (Melton) Bates.
He is survived by: his wife, Carrie Bates; one son, Charles (Tina) Bates, Jr.; and 2 grandchildren. He...
Olen Parmley
Apr 7, 2014
Olen Parmley was born October 29, 1937 and departed this life Monday, April 7, 2014 reaching the age of 76 years. He was the son of the late Miles "Bill" and Martha (Humble) Parmley.
He married Mary Edith Upchurch on December 19, 1959 (54 years). To this union was...
J. C. "Jay" Watson
Apr 7, 2014
J.C. "Jay" Watson, age 69, passed away at his home in Maysville, Kentucky on Monday, April 7, 2014 surrounded by loved ones.
Jay was born February 13, 1945 to John Otto and Algie Watson in Monticello, Kentucky, where he lived his early years until his family moved to New Castle, Indiana in the mid-1950s. Jay was a...
Garnie E. Jenkins
Apr 6, 2014
Garnie Jenkins was born October 24, 1962 and departed this life Sunday, April 6, 2014 reaching the age of 51 years. He was the son of Richard Jenkins and Artie Allene (Catron) Jenkins.
He is survived by: son, Richard Ray Jenkins; step sons, Michael, Eddie, and Randy Sulzer; grandchildren, Gary Michael, Austin, Trent, Cody, Harley,...
Harold Eugene Denny
Apr 2, 2014
Harold Eugene Denney was born September 5, 1925 to Reverend John J. Denney and Zada Young Denney.
He united in marriage to Luvernia Morrow on June 16, 1947. They had three sons: Jimmy (Vicky Walker) Denney, Alvin Denney (who preceded him in death), and Dale (Kathie Weston) Denney.
...Marjorie Dalton
Apr 2, 2014
Marjorie Dalton was born February 22, 1923 and departed this life April 2, 2014 reaching the age of 91 years. She was the daughter of the late Basil Duke and Birdie Mae (Moore) Daffron.
She married Haskell "Hack" Dalton and to this union three children were born.
Johnnie Cooper
Apr 2, 2014
Johnnie Cooper was born April 11, 1940 and departed this life Wednesday, April 2, 2014 reaching the age of 73 years. He was the son of the late William Odell and Bascal Mae (Watson) Cooper.
He married Anna Ruth Brown and to this union six children were born.
...Samuel Bates
Mar 30, 2014
Samuel Bates was born August 11, 1950 and departed this life Sunday, March 30, 2014 reaching the age of 63 years. He was the son of the late James Theo and Daisy Edith (Melton) Bates.
In addition to his wife, Janet (Parmley) Bates, he is survived by: his goddaughter, Helena Lair; three brothers, Charles, Thomas, and Danny...
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