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December 25th Edition

  Sunday, December 22, 2013

Phillis Faye Hoover Edwards, 58

    Phillis Faye Hoover Edwards, age 58, a resident of the Bluegrass Care and Rehabilitation Center in Lexington, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013, at the Center following a short illness.
    She was born October 16, 1955 in Clark County and was the daughter of the late Leonard and Nancy Elizabeth Taylor Hoover. She attended the Baptist Church and had lived in Fayette County most of her life.
    Mrs. Edwards was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Edwards.
    She is survived by three sisters: Ann Brown, Richmond; Ruby Howard, Carlisle; and Barbara Barber, Lexington; three brothers: Bobby Hoover, Georgetown; Tommy Hoover, Garrard County; and Joe Hoover, Arkansas; and several nieces and nephews.
    Mrs. Edwards was preceded in death by one sister, Jennie Martin; and two brothers: Russell and Wayne Hoover.
    Graveside services were conducted Monday, December 23, 12 Noon, at the Hoover Cemetery.
    Warren F. Toler Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Toler Funeral Home

  Saturday, December 21, 2013

Joyce Davon West Rogers, 57

    Joyce Davon West Rogers, age 57, 129 11th Street, Clay City, Kentucky, wife of Ronald "Ozzie" Rogers, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2013, at her home after a battle with cancer.
    She was born June 15, 1956 in Irvine to the late Verlin Elihue West and Earline Powell West, Irvine.
    Survivors include, husband, Ronald "Ozzie" Rogers, Clay City; sons, Lynn West (Stephanie), Irvine, O. J. Rogers (Sarah), Stanton, and Kevin Joe Rogers (Samantha), Irvine; mother, Earline Powell West, Irvine; brother, Gary Powell (Elaine), Irvine; grandchildren, that she loved and adored: Whitney Rogers, Neesa West, Emma Rogers, Aaliyah Rogers, Hannah Crabtree, Emily Lawson, Blake Warner, Dustin Warner, and Carl Warner; a niece, Crystal Riddell (Brian), Irvine; a nephew, JR Powell, Irvine; and great-nieces, Savannah Riddell and Debreona Powell, both of Irvine.
    She was preceded in death by her father, Verlin Elihue West; and her brother, Harvey "Butch" West.
    Services were at 3:00 p.m., Monday, December 23rd at Davis & Davis Funeral Home, 777 College Avenue, Stanton by Rev. Anthony Molihan. Visitation was held on Monday from 12:00 Noon until service time at the funeral home. Burial was in the Patrick Cemetery, Irvine, with Mark Brandenburg, Jacob Brandenburg, Earl Powell, John Powell, Jarred Baker, and Jordan Baker serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers serving were Stephanie West, Samantha Rogers, Crystal Riddell, Sarah Crabtree, Jodie Brandenburg, and Beth Rogers.

Davis & Davis Funeral Home

  Friday, December 20, 2013

Wilma Jean Fielder Buckley, 83

    Wilma Jean Fielder Buckley, 83, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2013 at The Terrace Nursing Home in Berea, Kentucky. She was the widow of William Coby Buckley.
    Mrs. Buckley was born on October 8, 1929 in Estill County, and was the daughter of James and Sallie Betty Smithers Fielder, both of whom preceded her in death.
    Survivors include one son, William Coby Young Buckley of Richmond; two daughters, Jacqueline Sue Davis of Battle Creek, Michigan; and Vickie Fawn Sandlin, of Berea; five grandchildren: seven great grandchildren; and one sister, Dortha Mae Newton, of Estill County.
    In addition to her husband and parents, she was also preceded in death by one son, Gary Milton Lindsay Buckley; two brothers, James Fielder, Jr. and David Farrell Fielder; and four sisters: Roberta Fielder, Cleata Fielder, Freda Fielder, and Anna Witt.
    Funeral services for Wilma Jean Buckley were held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 23, 2013 at Oldham, Roberts & Powell Funeral Home, 11110 Barnes Mill Road, Richmond, with Pastor Mark Sarver officiating. Burial followed at the Sand Hill Cemetery in Estill County. Visitation was from 5-8 p.m. on Sunday, December 22nd at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Tom Davis II, Tom Davis III, Marc Davis, Steve Davis, Phillip Newton, and Michael David Fielder.
    Ken Sandlin and Earl Sandlin served as an honorary pallbearers.
    In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000 Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908.

Oldham, Roberts & Powell Funeral Home

  Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Ruby Tipton Grillot, 82

    Ruby Tipton Grillot, age 82, of Dayton, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at the Mason Christian Village where she resided seven months.
    Ruby was born April 16, 1931, in Irvine, Kentucky to the late Jasper and Lula Tipton. She was married to Cyril J. "Jack" Grillot Jr, for 43 years (preceded her in death).
    She is preceded in death by her daughter, Linda S. Felty; granddaughter, Michelle M. Henz; sibilings: Cara, Mabel, Myrtle, Carl, Bennie, Warren, Charlie Ray and Elvia Joyce; sisters-in-law: Violet Wead and Toni Grillot; brother-in-law Ronald Grillot; and long-time friend Mary Streck-Hoover "Biz".
    Mrs. Grillot is survived by daughter Deborah L. Grillot-Cornett (Wes) of Hamilton, Ohio; son Craig J. Grillot (Cindy) of Miamisburg, Ohio; granddaughters Jennifer L. Urmston (Denny) and Carrie A. Apling (Kevin), grandson Christopher K. Felty, great grandchildren Victoria Felty, Cayden Urmston, Kelson Urmston, Jackson Apling, Carter Apling, sister Bessie McDaniel, brother Forest Tipton, sisters-in-law Rickey Walker, Carol Tipton and Thelma Lewis, and brothers-in-law Edward Grillot and John Grillot.
    Ruby leaves behind many loving and caring nieces, nephews, cousins, dear friends Patty Coombs, Bev Fanz, and Beulah Rarick and her good friends at the Village. Ruby will be remembered greatly as a loving mother and a foster mother for Family and Children's Services for more than 12 years. She worked at W.H. Kiefaber Company, Miami Valley Hospital, and Dayton State Hospital. She loved the Lord's church and her church family at East Dayton Christian Church and was a past member of the Ladies Auxiliary; Also a member of the Shamrock Club.
    Visitation was Sunday, December 22nd, 2-3 p.m., with a 3 p.m. funeral service at the Mason Christian Village with Chaplain Tom Moll officiating, and Monday, December 23rd, 4-6 p.m., with a 6 p.m. funeral service at the Tobias Funeral Home, Belmont Chapel, 648 Watervliet Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, with nephew Pastor Mike Berger officiating.

Tobias Funeral Home

  Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Tony Randall Neal, 49

    Tony Randall Neal, age 49, of 10th Avenue, Clay City, Kentucky, died on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at Baptist Health Lexington Hospital.
    Born January 28, 1964 in Irvine, he was a foreman with Westower Communications, and he attended the Bowen First Church of God.
    Mr. Neal is survived by his mother, Janie Fox Rogers, and by his father, Tony Neal (Anna), all of Irvine; his darlin', Melissa Rogers Freeman, and two stepsons, Kolby Boyd and Kory Freeman, all of Clay City; three brothers: Cecil Ray Neal (Rusti) of Clay City, Ronald Wayne Rogers II (Amber) of Lemon Grove, California; and Jeffrey Neal of Irvine; two sisters: Margaret Denise Neal of Irvine, and Nikki Rogers (Darren Bloom) of Clay City; and by seven nieces and nephews: Sara Jane Neal, Gracelyn Darlene Neal, Clarissa Rogers, Tori Bloom, Kelly Bloom, Katelyn Neal and Jamie Neal.
    Visitation only was held at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 21st at Hearne Funeral Home, 125 West College Avenue, Stanton.
    Pallbearers were Wayne Rogers, Cecil Neal, Tom Gould, Tim Gould, Darren Bloom, Donnie Lawson, Kolby Boyd, Kory Freeman, Bob Sanders and Jamie Neal.

Hearne Funeral Home

  Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Bobby Wayne Puckett, 73

    Bobby Wayne Puckett, age 73, of Furnace Junction Road in Ravenna, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at his home, following a short illness.
    He was born April 8, 1940 in Estill County and was the son of the late John and Zella Flynn Puckett. He was a retired IBM employee and a member of the Mt. Carmel Christian Church. He served as a MP in the United States Army during the Vietnam Era.
    He is survived by his wife, Jessie Tipton Puckett; one daughter, Libby G. Puckett, Boone, North Carolina; one son, Terry Puckett (Emma), Ravenna; one sister, Celia Gaye Willis, Ravenna; one grandchild, Kyleigh Ren Puckett, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia; and many more family and friends.
    Mr. Puckett was preceded in death by his in-laws, A.D. and Hazel Tipton; two sisters: Lucille Wyatt and Mary Barnes; and four brothers: Gilbert, Allen, William and Edward Puckett.
    Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, December 19th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Art Marcum and Bro. Mark Pearson. Burial was at the Puckett-Tipton Cemetery. Friends called between 6 and 9 p.m., Wednesday, December 18th at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Kenneth Rogers, Shirley Adams, Dennis Miller, Dallis Abney, Rudolph Crowe, Calvin Spicer, Henry Peters and Michael Rogers.
    Honorary pallbearers were Michael Tipton, Randolph Moreland and John Moreland.

Toler Funeral Home

December 18th Edition

  Friday, December 13, 2013

Delma Estes Ramsey, 98

    Delma Estes Ramsey, 98, of Richmond, formerly of Irvine, widow of Lester Ramsey, passed away Friday, December 13, 2013, at the Compassionate Care Center in Richmond.
    She was a native of Estill County, born January 31, 1915, a daughter of the late Harlan and Julia Gordon Estes. She was retired from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where she worked in the housekeeping department. She was a member of the Station Camp Christian Church.
    Mrs. Ramsey was preceded in death by her sisters: Cleona Babb, Rose Alma Murphy, and Anna Mae Sams.
    Survivors include her sister, Laura Coffey; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
    Services were held Monday, December 16th, 2013 at the Lewis Funeral Home with Bro. Mark Pearson officiating. Burial followed in the Walton Cemetery. Friends called anytime after 5:00 p.m., Sunday, December 15th at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Tommy Willis, Bruce Coffey, Denny Coffey, Dustin Shanks, Brian Shanks, and Donnie Kindred.

Lewis Funeral Home

  Friday, December 13, 2013

Russell Riddell Sr., 79

    Russell Riddell Sr., age 79, passed away Friday, December 13, at the Baptist Health Hospital in Lexington after a long illness.
    He was born October 13, 1934 in Estill County, a son of the late James and Faye Kirby Riddell. He was a retired carpenter and had lived in Estill County all of his life. He attended the Holiness Church.
    Mr. Riddell was preceded in death by his wife, Alverta Underwood Riddell.
    He is survived by: three daughters: Lucille Carroll (Bobby), Estill County; Betty Faye West (Andy), Madison County; and Bernice Burke (Larry), Estill County; three sons: Russell Riddell Jr., Michael G. Riddell (Martha Sue), and Charles Darrell Riddell, all of Estill County; one sister, Louise Babb, Clark County; one brother, Cornell Riddell, Estill County; his companion, Virgie Wilson; 13 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters.
    Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 17th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Beverly Arvin with burial following in the Pea Ridge Cemetery. Friends called from 6 to 9 p.m. on Monday, December 16th at the funeral home.

Toler Funeral Home

  Thursday, December 12, 2013

Davinal Farthing, 83

    Davinal Farthing, age 83, of Minor Lane in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013, at the St. Joseph Hospital after a short illness.
    He was born November 15, 1930 in Estill County and was the son of the late Hobert and Della Bryant Farthing. He was a retired employee of Phillips Lighting and a member of the First Baptist Church. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge 137 F&AM. He had lived in Estill County all of his life.
    Mr. Farthing was preceded in death by his wife, Doris Ann Edmonson Farthing.
    He is survived by one daughter, Judy Farthing, Irvine; one son, Billy Farthing (Sandra Kay), Paintsville; one sister, Ruby Robinson, Marion, Indiana; one brother, Ivan Farthing, Hamilton, Ohio; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by two sons: Bobby Lee Farthing and David Glen Farthing; and two brothers: Ronald and Duane Farthing.
    Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 p.m., Monday, December 16th at the First Baptist Church by Bro. Raymond Flynn. Burial was at the Sunset Memorial Gardens. Friends called between 6 and 9 p.m., Sunday, December 15th at the church.
    Grandchildren served as pallbearers.
    Warren F. Toler Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Toler Funeral Home

  Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Ralph W. Miller, 90

    Ralph W. Miller, age 90, of Waco, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at his home.
    He was born on June 11, 1923, in Estill County, Kentucky and was the son of John Wesley and Ella Winkler Miller, both of whom preceded him in death. He worked as a draftsman at the Bluegrass Army Depot - Avon in Fayette County. Ralph was of the Baptist faith, he was a veteran of the United States Army where he served in Germany during World War II, and he received three Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart. He belonged to the DAV, VFW and the American Legion.
    Survivors include his wife, Dalton C. Miller; two daughters, June Thompson and Judy Ann Carr (Ronnie), both of Waco, Kentucky; three grandchildren: Ralph Wesley Thompson, James F. Thompson and James G. Carr; a half brother, Howard Patrick of Hamilton, Ohio; a half sister, Betty Patrick of Lexington; and several nieces and nephews.
    He is preceded in death by four brothers, John T. Miller, Bill Miller, Tom Reed and Ronald Patrick; and two sisters, Louise Dixon and Eugenia Eversole.
    Visitation was from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Oldham, Roberts & Powell Funeral Home, 1110 Barnes Mill Road in Richmond. Graveside funeral services were conducted at 2:30 p.m., Monday, December 16th at the Camp Nelson National Cemetery in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Pallbearers were his grandsons, Ralph W. Thompson, James F. Thompson and James G. Carr.

Oldham, Roberts & Powell Funeral Home

  Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Margaret “Peggy” Brotherton Powell, 79

    Margaret “Peggy” Brotherton Powell, age 79, of Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2013, at the Baptist Health in Richmond.
    She was a native of Madison County, born December 21, 1933, a daughter of the late James and Helen Neal Brotherton. She was a retired bookkeeper for Kentucky Finance, was a member of Irvine Methodist Church, and attended Irvine Nazarene.
    Mrs. Powell was preceded in death by a sister, Anna Louise Brotherton; and her grandson, Joshua Hunt Baber.
    Survivors include her daughters: Belinda Gadd (Robert), Denise French, and Kelley Abney (Wayne); her grandchildren: Jason Baber, Heather Gabbard, Nicholas Worrell and Candace French; her great grandchildren: Aidan Baber, Kennedy Gabbard, and Hadley Moore.
    Services were held Friday, December 13th, 2013 at the Lewis Funeral Home with Brother Rob Steinbrook officiating. Burial followed in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Friends called anytime after 6:00 p.m., Thursday, December 12th at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Jason Baber, Ryan Moore, Nicholas Worrell, Wes Coomer, Scott Powell and Brett Powell.

Lewis Funeral Home

December 11th Edition

  Saturday, December 7, 2013

Ronnie S. Collins, 64

    Ronnie S. Collins, age 64, of Racetrack Road in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, following a long illness.
    He was born May 27, 1949 in Scott County and was the son of the late Hugar and Frances Barnhill Collins. He was a retired Quality Manufacturing employee and a member of the Great Crossing Baptist Church.
    Mr. Collins is survived by his wife, Virse Barnes Collins; one daughter, April Vance, Georgetown; two sons: Eddie Collins, Irvine; and Joe Collins, Georgetown; one half-sister, Joann Coyle, Lexington; five grandchildren: Tiffany, Noah, Maryanna, Joseph and Colton; and one great grandchild, Nevah.
    He was preceded in death by his brother, Hugar Wayne Collins.
    Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 10th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Ted Barker. Burial was at the Stone Cemetery. Friends called between 11:00 a.m. and service time at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Sandy Barnes, Wallace Barnes, Jessie Barnes, David Barnes, Scotty Barnes, Brian Barnes, Richie Barnes and Willie Sparks.

Toler Funeral Home

  Sunday, December 8, 2013

Clarence Estes, age 83

    Clarence Estes, age 83, of Dawes Road in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013, at his home following a short illness.
    He was born June 2, 1930 in Lee County and was the son of the late Gentry and Edna Thacker Estes. He was a retired construction worker and attended the Pentecostal Church of God. He had lived in Estill County most of his life.
    Mr. Estes was preceded in death by his wife, Ida Johnson Estes.
    He is survived by three daughters: Nina Lou Cassidy, Brenda Riddell both of Estill County; and Earlene Hicks, Berea; two sons: Earl Wayne Estes and Clarence Estes Jr., both of Estill County; one sister, Emma Jean Keith, Estill County; and several grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great, great grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by one daughter, Norma Johnson; five sisters: Nina Farris, Ula Mae Yancey, Dorothy Freeman, Udell Estes and Aileen Bray; and five brothers: Joe, Carl, Billy Gene, Carl Fred and Thomas Estes.
    Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 11th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Beverly Arvin. Burial will be at the West Irvine Cemetery. Friends called between 11:00 a.m. and service time at 2 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Billy Johnson, Tim Johnson, Earl Wayne Estes Jr., Rusty Riddell, Josh Riddell and Randy Johnson.
    Honorary pallbearers were Andrew Means and Mike Johnson.

Toler Funeral Home

  Saturday, December 7, 2013

Nancy Ann Tipton, age 33

    Nancy Ann Tipton, age 33, of Mountain Crest in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington as the result of an automobile accident.
    She was born November 26, 1980, in Estill County and was the daughter of Robert Ray Tipton Sr. and the late Jenny Welmenia Jones Tipton. She was employed at Wendy’s and was a member of the Ivory Hill Baptist Church. She had lived in Estill County all of her life.
    Ms. Tipton is survived by her father: Robert Ray Tipton Sr., Irvine; one daughter: Paige Angela Beneccia Watson, at home; two sons: Jacob Lee Tipton and Casey James Watson, both at home; two sisters: Jenny Francine Tipton, Winchester; and Elizabeth Angela Marie Richardson, Estill County; two brothers: Robert Tipton Jr., Estill County; and Oliver Walter Clay Tipton, Winchester; her companion: Jimmy Watson; and several nieces and nephews.
    Memorial services will be conducted at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, December 12th at the Ivory Hill Baptist Church by Bro. Marvin Neal.

Toler Funeral Home

  Thursday, December 5, 2013

Mildred Sparks Dawson Eldridge, 79

    Mildred Sparks Dawson Eldridge, age 79, passed away on December 5, 2013 at her home.
    Mrs. Eldridge was born on January 30, 1934 to the late Jesse Everett and Maggie Elizabeth Rawlins Sparks in Estill County. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church and attended The Church of the Living God.
    She is survived by her two children: Donald Dawson (Elizabeth) and Sandy Willoughby (Gary), both of Winchester; two granddaughters: Cynthia Campbell (Paul) of Winchester and Julie-Anne Dixon (Jason) of Richmond; six great grandchildren: Dawson, Jaley-Anne, Ethan, Isaac, Lily Rose and Elianna Grace Dixon, all of Richmond; eight siblings: Hubert Sparks (Louise) of Winchester, Charlie Sparks (Peggy) of Irvine, Clyde Sparks (Patty) of Oxford, Ohio, Lucille Brandenburg (Matt) of Irvine, Edith Rainey (Harold) of Winchester, Helen Fallen (Kelly) of Lexington, Jesse Sparks (Crystal) and Ernest Sparks (Cheryi), both of Winchester; and many nieces, nephews and good friends.
    She was preceded in death by one brother, Herman Sparks.
    Visitation was 5-7 p.m., Sunday, December 8th at Scobee Funeral Home, 219 West Lexington Avenue, Winchester. Funeral services were conducted at 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 9th at Scobee Funeral Home by Rev. Pat Finley and Rev. Tom Hall. Burial was in the Winchester Cemetery.
    Pallbearers were Paul Campbell, Jason Dixon, Eric Sparks, Jason Rainey, Michael Brandenburg and Jeff Lewis.
    Honorary pallbearers were Mattie Wasson, Mary Hurst and her College Park Walking Buddies.
    Memorial contributions are suggested to Hospice East, 407 Shoppers Village Dr. Winchester, KY 40391.

Scobee Funeral Home

  Monday, December 2, 2013

Hickman Patrick, 99

    Hickman Patrick was born January 7, 1914, to W. G. and Edith McKinney Patrick in Kimbrell, Kentucky. He grew up in Hargett, Kentucky, in Estill County, just a few miles from the homestead of his great, great grandfather Thomas Patrick who homesteaded in the area now designated as Clark County before Kentucky was a state. In 1931, he graduated from Alvan Drew School in Wolfe County, a Methodist boarding school, and in 1937 from Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. For ten years, part of them while attending Union, he taught elementary school in one-room schools in Estill County and in the Hargett Consolidated School, where he met Elise Sams. They married on June 12, 1940. In 1942, he graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture and was honored as Distinguished Alumnus from the Quicksand Region in 1981. He was an avid Kentucky Wildcat Basketball fan. In the fall of 1942, he began a 38-year career of teaching Vocational Agriculture--in Lee County High School 1942-1948, Owsley County High School 1948-1959, and Lee County High School 1959-1980. He taught many in these two counties, advising them in FFA, supervising their farming programs, taking them on trips to FFA Camp, the Kentucky State Fair, and the FFA conventions, encouraging them to find their place and do their best. Since agriculture was an Essential Occupation during WWII, he contributed to the war effort by running a cannery, teaching adult farming classes at night and supervising a Veteran’s Training Program in agriculture as the war ended. He was a lifetime member of the Farm Bureau, having been a founding member of the Owsley County Chapter, organized in 1944. He served on the board for several years and was president from 1982-1987. He was a member of the Booneville Lion’s Club and served as its president. He was very interested in public libraries and the availability of books for his students and community. As a teacher in the one-room schools, he carried books to his school from the Board of Education. In Owsley County he served as the Chairman of the Owsley County Public Library Board of Trustees from 1974-1989. While Chairman of the Board, he was instrumental in getting a bookmobile for Owsley County. Based on the work of the Board of Trustees during his term of service as chairman, the trustees were awarded the 1990 Outstanding Board of Trustees Award. He was a lifetime member of the Friends of the Owsley County Public Library. The library was written up in the Lexington Herald as “The Little Library that Could” for its success in building a library and programs and finding ways to fund this with little money. A generation of children in Owsley County along with his grandchildren knew him as the “real” Santa Claus at the public library and a local retail business. He vividly remembered making his profession of faith on Sunday morning as a young boy in Jackson Chapel United Methodist Church and recalled how that day, as he rode home from church in the buggy between his father and mother, the sun shone brighter than he had ever seen it. He supported this church for the rest of his life. He was a member of the Booneville Methodist Church for 32 years serving as Sunday School Superintendent and Sunday School teacher of high school-aged students for all of those years. He retired in 1980 and moved to Burgin, Kentucky in 1987, where he became a member of the Burgin Methodist Church.
    Mr. Patrick is survived by three of his four children: Frances Clark (Ande) of Nashville, Tennessee; Peggy Branam of Harrodsburg, and Bill Patrick (Twana) of Burgin; one son-in-law, Barry Crawford (Anne) of Savannah, Georgia; six grandchildren: Anne Elise Napier (Kelly) and Mary Frances Clark of Nashville, Tennessee; Cathy Crawford (Ben) of Savannah, Georgia; Patrick Branam (Amy) of Harrodsburg, Laura Colliver (Jeremy) of Finchville, Kentucky; and Susie Patrick of Burgin, KY; and eight great grandchildren: Lilliana, Michaela, and Rio Napier, Emiline Baxter, Blaine and Molly Colliver, and Braydon and Bryson Branam; and a host of nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, and cousins of the McKinney, Patrick, and Sams families.
    Visitation was held on Wednesday, December 4, 5-8 p.m., at the Alexander and Royalty Funeral Home in Harrodsburg, and on Thursday morning, December 5, 9:00-10:00 a.m. at Burgin Baptist Church and on Thursday, December 5, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Jackson’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 3010 Spout Springs Road (Hwy 82, Estill County) Irvine, KY. Funeral Service--Thursday, December 5, 3:00-4:00 p.m. Jackson’s Chapel United Methodist Church. Burial in the Jackson’s Chapel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be sent to the “Friends of the Owsley County Public Library,” P. O. Box 240, Booneville, KY 41314.

Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home

  Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Nellie (Johnson) Noland, 72

    Mrs. Nellie (Johnson) Noland, age 72, of La Fontaine, Indiana; died Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at Parkview Hospital in Ft. Wayne. She had spent the last several years at Millers Merry Manor of Wabash.
    Nellie was the daughter of the late Edgar Johnson and Dorothy (Richards) Johnson. She was born on April 5, 1941 in Irvine, Kentucky. Nellie married Franklin R. Noland. He preceded her in death on December 5, 1989. Nellie was a homemaker and foster parent. She shared her home and loved 22 foster children. She was a gardener and a seamstress. She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
    She is survived by one daughter, Tina Sheron, Lafontaine, Indiana; two sons: Frank Noland (Geraldine) of Greenwood, Indiana; and Roy Noland, Lafontaine, Indiana; two sisters: Helen (Garvin) Angel, North Carolina; and Betty Ballard (Wayne), Louisville, Kentucky; and five grandchildren: Michael Sheron (Yuliia), Heather Sheron; Joshua, Aaron, Princess, and Quinn Noland; one great grandchild, Lorelai Noland; and one on the way.
    Visitation took place on Friday, December 6, 2013 from 12-2 p.m. at Warren F. Toler Funeral Home. The funeral service immediately followed at 2 p.m., with burial in the West Irvine Cemetery, Irvine, KY.
    Memorial contributions may be made to ECHS Backpack Buddies Program, 397 Engineer Road, Irvine, KY 40336.
    Indiana arrangements were handled by Armes-Hunt Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 415 S. Main St., Fairmount, Indiana.

Toler Funeral Home

  Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Bonnie Harris Rankin, 92

    Bonnie Harris Rankin, age 92, of Winchester, Kentucky, widow of Linville "Jack" Rankin, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at her home.
    Mrs. Rankin was born in Estill County on March 5, 1921 to the late Robert Dudley and Gertrude Sparks Harris. She was a homemaker and a member of the Clark County Homemakers and Central Baptist Church.
    Survivors include her son, Robert Allen Rankin of Covington; and her brother, William Allen Harris (Patricia) of Tampa, Florida.
    She was preceded in death by five sisters: Della Gaines, Tina Wood, Louvia Allen, Virgie Angel, and Rhoda Harris.
    Visitation was from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 5th at Scobee Funeral Home. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. by Pastor Lee Cruse. Burial followed in the Winchester Cemetery.
    Memorial contributions are suggested to Clark County Home Health Agency, 273 Shoppers Drive, Winchester, KY 40391.

Scobee Funeral Home

  Monday, December 2, 2013

Evelyn Lucille Mays Fox, 91

    Evelyn Lucille Mays Fox, age 91, of Newport News, Virginia, passed away Monday, December 2, 2013, at her home.
    She was born October 31, 1922 in Ravenna, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Elisha B. and Sarah Margaret McIntosh Mays. She was a homemaker and a member of the Irvine First Church of God. She had lived in Estill County most of her life.
    Mrs. Fox was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Cecil Fox.
    She is survived by three daughters: Carolyn Gould, North Carolina; Jane Rogers and Evelyn Tackett, both of Irvine; two sisters: Francine Easton, California; and Kathleen Gerlaugh, Florence; nine grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and four great, great grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by two sisters: Beulah Keen and Ina Ruth Piva; five brothers: Charles, Russell, George, Elisha Jr. and Travis Mays; and one grandchild, Sandra Carol Tackett.
    Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 7th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Doyle Thomas. Burial was at the Sunset Memorial Gardens. Friends called between 6 and 9 p.m., Friday, December 6th at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Dennis Weaver, Josh Weaver, Tom Gould, Tim Gould, Jamie Neal, Wayne Rogers, Darren Bloom, Tony Neal, Cecil Neal and Robert Sanders.

Toler Funeral Home