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.
Nancy Mae (Riggs) Rogers
Apr 16, 2021
Nancy Mae Riggs Rogers, 80, died Friday, April 16, 2021 at her home. She was born June 20, 1940 in Bourbon County, daughter of the late William Henry and Nellie Frances Stanfield Riggs. Nancy was a graduate of North Middletown High School and was a member of the Clintonville Christian Church. She was active in the community life at...
Raymond Morefield
Apr 10, 2021
Raymond Morefield was born May 7, 1931, in Winchester, KY, and died April 10, 2021, in Castleberry, FL. Raymond retired from the Army, was a Korean War Vet, life member of Masons (Paris, KY), life member of VFW, Clearwater, FL, and a retired fireman from Bluegrass Army Depot. He is survived by wife Lydra Gray Morefield, three children, two...
Hershel Bullock, Jr.
Apr 8, 2021
Private inurnment services for Hershel Bullock, Jr. will be held Monday, April 19, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. in our Garden of the Last Supper.
Herbie Booker, Jr.
Apr 7, 2021
Visitation for Herbie Booker, Jr. will be held on Thursday, April 15, 2021, 11am-1pm. Service starts at 1pm at Unity Worship Center, 1975 Haggard Ct. Graveside services will be 2:30 p.m. in our Garden of Everlasting Life. Smith & Smith Funeral Home, Lexington, Kentucky is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Hale
Apr 4, 2021
Mary E. Hale, 94 Wife of 72 years to the late Sylvester Hale Sr. Passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021, at North Point Health Care Center, Lexington, KY.She is is survived by her children, Jacquelyn(Anthony) Coffey, Sylvester (Shirley) Hale Jr., Gwendolyn Webb, and Kenneth Hale.
Graveside services will be held Monday, April 12 at 2:30 p.m. in...
Henry Clay Fredrick
Apr 2, 2021
Henry Clay Frederick, 92, widower of Dolly Bell Waugh Frederick, died Friday, April 2, 2021 at his residence in Paris, KY with his family at his bedside. A native of Nicholas County, KY, he was the son of the late Bruce Frederick and Iva (Archie) Wiggins. He was retired from Hinkle Construction. He is survived by three daughters, Donna...
Dickie Taylor
Mar 30, 2021
Dickie Taylor, age 87, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at his residence.
He was born in Richmond, KY on April 11, 1933 to the late Gibson and Louiza Howard Taylor. Besides his parents he is preceded in death by five brothers; and two sisters.
For thirty-three years he worked at Overbrook Horse Farms where...
Patsy "Pat" (Mann) Hawkins
Mar 26, 2021
Patsy "Pat" Mann Hawkins, 72, widow of the late Billy Joe "B.J." Hawkins, died Friday March 26, 2021 at Baptist Health, Lexington, KY.
She was born in Carlisle, KY to the late Harold and Bessie Applegate Mann. Pat loved to read and do genealogy research. She was also an avid bowler and a member of the Paris...
Robert Lee Britton
Mar 26, 2021
Robert Lee Britton, 69, died Friday, March 26, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family.
He was born July 24, 1951 in Saint Louis, Missouri, son of the late Irvin Floyd Britton and Helen Marie Roe Sargent.
Robert was a veteran of the United States Army, a former employee of Kentucky Petroleum Equipment, and...
Nivea Evette (Jones) Downey
Mar 24, 2021
Nivea Evette Downey, 38, daughter of Terry and Miranda Downey Jones and Timothy (Connie Snowden) Hawkins, died Wednesday March 24, 2021 at the Bourbon Community Hospital, Paris, KY.
She was born in Paris, KY. Nivea was a server at Trackside Restaurant, Paris, KY. She enjoyed karaoke, loved watching her children play sports and loved serving people.
...Newell Duvall, Jr
Mar 21, 2021
Newell Duvall Jr., 86, husband of Emma Lee Duvall, passed away Sunday, March 21, 2021.
Born in Columbia, KY he was the son of the late Willie and Purney Duvall.
He is survived by his wife Emma, two daughters, Theresa Ann (Horace) Johnson, and Newellynn (Jerry) Ferrell; three sons, Kenneth (Carla) Duvall, Bruce E. (Sandra)...
Beverly Carpenter
Mar 21, 2021
Graveside services for Beverly Carpenter will be held Friday, March 26, 2021 at 3:30pm in our Garden of The Last Supper
Fender Funeral Home, Lexington KY is in charge of arrangements
Michael Joseph Brown
Mar 20, 2021
Graveside services for Michael Joseph Brown will be held Friday, March 26, 2021 at 2pm in our Garden of The Last Supper
Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Harrodsburg Road, Lexington KY is in charge of arrangements
Paul Little
Mar 18, 2021
Paul Little, age 51, departed this life unexpectedly on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at the University of Louisville Hospital. He was born in Kettering, Ohio on August 7, 1969, the son of Gene Little and the late Jeannie Williams Wolfenbarger, was a 1987 graduate of Paris High School, attended Eastern Kentucky University where he played football, and was the...
Walter Lee True Iii
Mar 16, 2021
Walter Lee True, III, age 75, departed this life peacefully, at his residence, on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, with family by his side.
Walter was born in Scott County on March 14, 1946, the son of the late Walter Lee True, Jr. and Allen Rankin True, and was a graduate of Bourbon County High School. He enjoyed...
Charles Dupree Russell
Mar 10, 2021
Charles Wayne Dupree Russell July 17, 1956 - March 10, 2021 Lexington, Kentucky - Charles Wayne Dupree Russell, 64 Visitation at 11:00am, services 12:00pm, March 19, 2021 at Marble Creek Baptist Church (Limited)
Burial Evergreen Memory Gardens 2:45pm
Services by Smith & Smith Funeral Home.
Flora Ann (Holliday) Wright
Mar 7, 2021
Flora Ann Holliday Wright, wife of Ronald Wright, departed this life on Sunday, March 7, 2021, at her home, with family by her side, having attained the age of 76 years.
She was born on December 19, 1944, in Pleasant Plain, Ohio, the daughter of Larkin and Olga Gayheart Holliday, was a graduate of M.C. Napier High...
Teresa Chowning
Feb 28, 2021
Teresa Lynn (Hallis) Chowning, 52, died February 28, 2021. She is survived by her daughter Serina Chowning; mother Mary Hallis; sisters Sharon Hart and Regina (Ihsan) Rayann; grandson Samuel Chaney and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her son Larry M. Chowning III; brother Kenneth Hallis and father James L. Hallis.
Teresa was...
Nellie Irene (Lewis) Jones
Feb 27, 2021
Nellie Irene Jones was born July 25th, 1937 in Nicholasville, KY to the late James and Louise Lewis.
She was a dedicated CNA at the Saint Joseph East Hospital in Lexington, KY for 39 years.
She was a member of Marble Creek Missionary Baptist Church. Nellie made the peaceful transition on February 27th, 2021 to...
Henry Johnson
Feb 22, 2021
Graveside services for Henry Johnson was held Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 3:30pm in our Garden of The Last Supper
Hawkins Taylor Funeral Home, Lexington KY was in charge of arrangements
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