Obituaries

Feb 15, 2022

Christopher "Cowboy" Alan Gehring, 56 of Flemingsburg, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at his home. He was born November 8, 1965, to Dr. Samuel W. Gehring and the late Doris True Gehring.

Chris was a 1984 graduate of Fleming County High and a graduate of ITT Technical Institute. He was a construction worker and carpenter also held...

Feb 3, 2022

Jay Wigginton passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022, at St. Joseph Hospital - Main in Lexington, Kentucky. He was 87 years old.

He is survived by his wife Sue Curry Wigginton. One son William Patrick Wigginton and his wife Janet and one daughter, Rebecca Johnson and her husband Tait. Three granddaughters, Aubrey Layne Wigginton, Brinley Cole Wigginton...

Jan 24, 2022

Eugene Woodford Crain II died early Monday morning, January 24, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky.  He was 65.

He is survived by two daughters, Lauralee Crain Estill (Patrick Estill) and Molly Gene Crain; a grandson, Francis Barber Estill; a granddaughter, Mary Patrick Flanagan Estill; and his uncle, George Hendry (Phyllis).

He was preceded in death by...

Jan 22, 2022

Dennis Wayne Evans, 75 of Frankfort, Kentucky formerly of Flemingsburg, Kentucky beloved husband of Robyn Meadows Evans passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022, at his home in Frankfort. He was born in Maysville, Kentucky November 2, 1946, to the late Jesse Russell "Red" Evans and Thelma Frances Gulley Evans.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...

Jan 13, 2022

Maurice Elbert Wagner, 90 of the Beechy Creek Community in Fleming County, Kentucky passed away peacefully, Thursday, January 13, 2022, at the Pioneer Trace Nursing Home in Flemingsburg, Kentucky. He was born in Lewis County, Kentucky on November 14, 1931, to the late Virgil and Gladys Dugan Wagner.

Maurice had attended the Pleasant Valley Church of Christ where he served...

Jan 10, 2022

Kathryn "Kathy' Royse Ingram Rice, 66 of Flemingsburg, Kentucky passed away Monday, January 10, 2022, at her home after an extended illness. She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 26, 1955, to the late James "Bud" Ingram and Helen Dunaway Ingram.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Steven Blake...

Jan 6, 2022

James Paul “Jim” Jones, 82, of Ewing, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022 at his home.

He was born on October 22, 1939 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a son of the late William Clyde Jones and Ada Mae Blanton Jones.

Jim was a veteran truck driver of 62 years.  He was known as “Dual Stacks” and...

Dec 29, 2021

Ann Baldwin Asbury Griffith, widow of Gerald Sousley Griffith of Ewing, died December 29, 2021 in Flemingsburg. She was born on March 11, 1933 in Nicholas Co. to the late Hicel Faye and Lorraine West Asbury, was a member of the Carlisle United Methodist Church, having joined on Palm Sunday in 1944. She graduated from Carlisle High School in...

Dec 23, 2021

Wanda Jean Poynter Wagner, 84 of the Beechy Creek Community in Fleming County, Kentucky passed away peacefully, Thursday, December 23, 2021, at the Pioneer Trace Nursing Home in Flemingsburg, Kentucky. She was born in Mason County, Kentucky on October 5, 1937, to the late John and Sudie Melissa Renchen Poynter.

Wanda attended the Christian Church and was a...

Dec 21, 2021

Deidra Kellenberger Wilson, 69, of Flemingsburg, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at the home of her daughter in Winchester, Kentucky.

She was born on February 20, 1952, in Washington Court House, Ohio, a daughter of the late Dana and Helen Imler Kellenberger.

Deidra was a former finance administrator for the Fleming County Board of...

Dec 20, 2021

James Anderson Farley, retired Kentucky State Police officer for 26 years, passed from this life on December 20th, 2021.

He was born on May 11, 1935 to the late Anna Lee Warden, and LaForest Nelson Farley. He was raised by his late grandparents, Dollie Lee and William Anderson Warden, who also raised his 2 sisters along with...

Dec 17, 2021

Richard Bedford “Cajun'' Vallotton passed away peacefully on December 17, 2021, at Maysville Nursing Home. Richard was a resident of Maysville and former resident of Flemingsburg; Knoxville, TN; Albuquerque, NM; MacDonald, TN; Cumberland City, TN; Harrodsburg, KY; and Pineville, LA. To say he was a wanderer is an understatement.

Richard’s life began, though, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,...

Dec 15, 2021

David Owen Bray, 71 of Flemingsburg, Kentucky passed away Thursday, December 15, 2021, at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky.

He was born in Williamsburg, Kentucky on May 12, 1950, to the late Jack and Ruby Smiddy Bray. David was a United States Army veteran having served during the Vietnam era.

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Dec 14, 2021

Gary Galen Branam, 47, of Blanchester, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Ohio.

He was born on July 1, 1974 in Cincinnati, Ohio, a son of Emma Ruth Crump Branam and the late Donald Branam.

Gary worked in law enforcement and he had worked in the Clermont County...

Dec 14, 2021

Tommy Dwayne Hamm, 62, of Flemingsburg, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky.

He was born June 30, 1959 in Maysville, Kentucky, a son of William Thomas Hamm and the late Glennis Jean Reeder Hamm.

Tommy was a retired truck driver for May’s Transit...

Dec 13, 2021

Dana Gene Purper, 70, of Flemingsburg, Kentucky, passed away Monday, December 13, 2021 at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky.

He was born on August 11, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland, a son of the late Robert Edison Purper, Sr. and Florence Amelia Voigt Purper.

Dana was a retired mechanic.

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Nov 30, 2021

Gene O'Connell McElfresh, 89 of Nepton, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at St. Joseph Hospital-Main in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born May 3, 1932 in Fleming County, Kentucky to the late Herbert and Helsie Watkins McElfresh.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother Jimmy McElfresh.

Gene was...

Nov 24, 2021

Louie K. Flanery, Jr. 79 of Flemingsburg, Kentucky passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at Baptist Health in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born August 6, 1942 in Goddard, Kentucky to the late Louie K. Flanery, Sr, and Thelma Medlin Flanery.

He is survived by his two daughters Lori A. Whitaker of Orlando, Florida and Jennifer Davis (Ken)...

Nov 23, 2021

Pamela Kay Hester Cole, 62 of Crossville, Tennessee formerly of Flemingsburg, Kentucky passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at her home in Crossville.

She was born September 4, 1959 in Maysville, Kentucky to the late Kenneth and Lois Fearin Hester.

Pam was a 1977 graduate of Fleming County High School and had attended Kentucky Christian...