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Monticello, Kentucky and surrounding areas
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...
Jessie Wilson
Mar 30, 2014
Jessie Wilson was born November 23, 1918 and departed this life Sunday, March 30, 2014 reaching the age of 95 years. She was the daughter of the late Burl Roberts and Helen (Miller) Roberts.
She married Woodrow Wilson and to this union six children were born.
She is survived by: 6 children, Irene Turner, Pauline...
Judy Carroll
Mar 21, 2014
Judy Carroll was born July 10, 1960 in the Stop Community of Monticello, KY and departed this life on Friday, March 21, 2014 at her home in Burnside, KY having reached the age of 53 years. She was the daughter of the late Thurman and Mary Lou (Stearns) Carroll. She is survived by her 2 children Daniel Foster and...
Russell Lyons
Mar 19, 2014
Russell Leon Lyons, age 77, of Monticello, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at his home in Old Fall Creek community of Wayne County. He was born March 14, 1937 at Upchurch, Clinton County, Kentucky to the late Asa Clayton Lyons and Mary Sam (Gist) Lyons.
He was married on May 31, 1957 to Joyce Thurston,...
Jerry Lee Wallen
Mar 16, 2014
Jerry Lee Wallen was born January 7, 1964 and departed this life Sunday, March 16, 2014 reaching the age of 50 years. He was the son of the late Billie Burgess Wallen and Betty Jane (Parmley) Wallen.
He is survived by: four brothers, Robert "Bobby" Wallen, Stephen Wallen, Bill Wallen, and Ricky Wallen; and one sister, Donna...
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