Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Lexington, Kentucky

The obituaries in the Lexington, Kentucky area reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity Lexington, Kentucky's history and identity.

Sylvia Ayers

Sylvia Ayers

Nov 15, 2021

Graveside inurnment services for Sylvia Ayers will be held Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 10 a.m. in our Garden of the Good Shepherd.

Cherie Nicole Tye

Cherie Nicole Tye

Nov 14, 2021

Cherié Nicole Tye, 41, died Sunday November 14, 2021 in Lexington, KY. She was born in Lexington, KY and was the daughter of Vernita Tye and Steven Davis of Paris, KY. Cherié was a hospitality employee of the Ramada Inn – Lexington. In addition to her parents, she was also survived by three children, Alexis Tye, Ciéra Tye and...

Rowena Richardson

Rowena Richardson

Nov 10, 2021

Inurnment services for Rowena Richardson will be held Friday, November 19, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. in our Garden of Everlasting Life.

Fender Funeral Home, Lexington, is in charge of arrangements.

Richard Allen Jr.

Richard Allen Jr.

Nov 6, 2021

Graveside services for Richard Allen, Jr. will be held Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. in our Garden of Serenity. Fender Funeral Home, Lexington, is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Hollidy Fields

Mary Hollidy Fields

Nov 5, 2021

On November 5, 2021, as the crispness of a fall day gave way to the setting sun, God called Mary Hollidy Thomas Fields to her eternal rest. With her eldest daughter, Holli, faithfully gracing her side, Mary peacefully transitioned at her home in Stone Mountain, Georgia, following a courageous battle with cancer. God blessed her with the love and...

Brenda Sue Harrison

Brenda Sue Harrison

Nov 3, 2021

Brenda Sue Johns Harrison, 73, widow of Dallas Harrison, passed away Wednesday, November 3 at her home. Born May 31, 1948 in Nicholasville, KY, she was the daughter of the late William Houston and Daisy Fain Johns. Mrs. Harrison was a phlebotomist at the University of Kentucky Hospital. Mrs. Harrison is survived by three children, Melissa Proffitt, Tina K....

Frances Marie Holder Robinson

Frances Marie Holder Robinson

Nov 1, 2021

Frances Marie Holder Robinson, 91, widow of Marian Gilbert Robinson, died Monday, November 1, 2021 at the Bourbon Heights Nursing Home, Paris, KY. A native of Flemingsburg, KY, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Mann Holder. She was a seamstress at Hansley Mills and also worked in packaging at Mallinckrodt. She was a member at...

Arthur Dennison Jones

Arthur Dennison Jones

Oct 30, 2021

Arthur Dennison Jones, 101, widower of Lucille Botts Jones, died Saturday, October 30, 2021at the Johnson Mathers Nursing Home, Carlisle, KY. A native of Fleming County, KY, he was the son of the late Arthur Miller Jones and Daisy Bush Jones. He was a farmer, having retired from The Redmon Farm on Ardery Road raising tobacco. He was a...

Laquita Joy (King)  Sadler

Laquita Joy (King) Sadler

Oct 30, 2021

Laquita Joy King Sadler, age 87, passed away on Saturday, October 30th, 2021. She was born in Bracken County on July 23rd, 1934, to the late Elmo & Lucille Browning King. Besides her parents, she is proceeded in death by, her husband James Robert "Bob" Sadler; two sons, James Gregory "Greg" Sadler, Jeffrey Lane Sadler; one daughter, Sheila Sadler...

Teresa King

Teresa King

Oct 29, 2021

Teresa A, King 65, Born March 23,1956 Left to be with God on October 29th, 2021. Daughter of the Late Donald & Alma Williams She leaves to mourn 1 Son Ryan (Brandy) King & 1 Daughter Erin King. 4 Grandchildren:Donavan, McKenzie, Isaiah, Brooklyn King. Sister: Linda D. Wilson, Deborah (Tyrone) Williams.And host of family and friends with a special...

Cozette Snowden Nutter Thomas

Cozette Snowden Nutter Thomas

Oct 29, 2021

Cozette Snowden Nutter Thomas, 89, passed away on Friday October 29, 2021 at the Bourbon Community Hospital, Paris, KY. She was born June 26, 1932, a beloved daughter of the late Anna Louise Stevens and the late Edward Ellsworth Snowden. She was a retired cook of the Bourbon General Hospital and a faithful member of The Church of Jesus...

Steven Dwayne Trumbo

Steven Dwayne Trumbo

Oct 19, 2021

Steven Dwayne Trumbo, 57, passed away on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at his residence in Paris, KY. A native of Paris, KY, he was the son of Elizabeth Trumbo and the late Russell Clay Trumbo, Jr. He was an employee of Food-Lion for 18 years and later an employee with Wal-Mart in Paris for eight years. He was a...

Hazel Crooks Brown

Hazel Crooks Brown

Oct 19, 2021

Hazel Crooks Brown, 88, widow of Julian E. Brown, died on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at the Bourbon Heights Nursing Home, Paris, KY. A native of Paris, KY, she was the daughter of the late Dawson and Elizabeth Page Crooks. She was a retired Nursing Assistant at Eastern State Hospital, Lexington, KY and devoted her life to Christ. She...

Tyrone Johnson

Tyrone Johnson

Oct 18, 2021

Graveside services for Tyrone Johnson will be held Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in our Garden of Serenity.

Dorothy Jean Eversole

Dorothy Jean Eversole

Oct 18, 2021

Dorothy Jean Eversole, 90, widow of Arlie Eversole and daughter of Clell and Grace Noel Johnson, went to be with our Heavenly Father on October 18, 2021. She is survived by two sisters, Joyce Noel of Nicholasville, Mary Ellen Froedge of Sun City, Fl; brother, William Johnson and a stepson, Jimmy Eversole. Services will be held at 12 noon...

Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson

Oct 9, 2021

Robert Lee Wilson, Sr., husband of Barbara L. Wilson, departed this life on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at his home with family by his side, having attained the age of 88 years. Robert was born on November 10, 1932, in Culleoka, Tennessee, the son of the late Ellis Lee and Lillian Ritchey Wilson, was a graduate from Lafayette High...

Nancy Poe

Nancy Poe

Oct 9, 2021

Nancy Purvis Poe, 83, widow of Raymond S. Poe, passed away Saturday, October 9, 2021. Born September 13, 1938 in Bath County, KY, she was the daughter of the late William and Lucille Webb Purvis. A former machine operator with Dixie Cup, she retired after 39 years of service. She enjoyed playing cards, spending time with her church family...

Carole Edwards

Carole Edwards

Oct 7, 2021

Carole Elaine Edwards, 82, of Nicholasville passed away Oct. 7, 2021. She was born July 11, 1939, in Chaplin, Ky., and graduated from the Kentucky Baptist Hospital School of Nursing, University of Louisville. She served as a registered nurse for 40 years before retiring. At the age of 40 she completed a marathon, and stayed fit by running and...

Bobby Kenneth Brown

Bobby Kenneth Brown

Oct 6, 2021

Bobby Kenneth Brown, 81, husband of Florence "Flo" Alice Robinson Brown for over 61 years died Wednesday October 6, 2021 at his home in Paris, KY.

He was born in Paris, KY to the late Wallace Brown, Sr. and the late Mammie Moore Brown. Bobby a was retired painter from Clark Material Handling with 29 years of...

Maxine Goggins

Maxine Goggins

Oct 4, 2021

Maxine Duncan Goggins was born October 24, 1944 in Monticello, Kentucky and departed this life on October 4, 2021 at her home in Lexington, Kentucky. She was preceded in death by her parents Mamie Brown Duncan and George Duncan of Monticello, her sister Opal Duncan, her brothers Gene Duncan, Steve Duncan and Allen Duncan. She is survived by her...

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