Obituaries
David Wade
Aug 14, 2018
David Kim Wade, 66, of Somerset, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. He was born in Russell Co., Kentucky on August 16, 1951; son of the late Dallas and Ida Wilson Wade. He was a Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor, and retired from the Kentucky Department of Transportation after 34 years of service. He...
Elizabeth Denham
Aug 11, 2018
Elizabeth Denham, 95, of Somerset passed away August 11, 2018. She was a member of the Burnside United Methodist Church and served as Sunday School Secretary and Church historian for several years. Survivors include; one son, Steve (and Sarah) Hall of Somerset; three daughters, Juanita (and Cecil) Helton of Burnside, Loretta Slagle of Bronston, and Norma (and Mike) Garner of...
Ruby Hart
Aug 11, 2018
Ruby Fayrene Hart, daughter of the late Columbus "Tib" and Lou Dick Blevins, was born November 29, 1926 and she departed this life on August 11, 2018 in Somerset, KY having attained the age of 91 years. She was united in marriage to Mr. Curtis Hart. He preceded her in death. Survivors include; one daughter, Beverly (and Lyndon) Woods; one...
Janet Linville
Aug 10, 2018
Janet Carol Eads Linville, 74, passed away Friday, August 10, 2018 at Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born April 16, 1944 at Nancy, Kentucky to the late Frank and Virginia Henderson. She was a graduate of Nancy High School and Somerset Community College. She was a Registered Nurse having worked at Russell County Hospital and Georgetown Community Hospital....
Alpha Huddleston
Aug 4, 2018
Mrs. Alpha Huddleston, daughter of the late Charles and Sladie Vanhook Wright was born at Shopville, KY on Sunday, February 6, 1927 and she departed this life on Saturday, August 4, 2018 having attained the age of 91 years, 5 months and 29 days. She was united in marriage to Mr. Sam Huddleston on February 4, 1967 in Shelbyville, Indiana....
Ralph Farmers Sr
Jul 28, 2018
Mr. Ralph Lee Farmer, Sr., son of the late S.F and Marcella Price Farmer, was born July 14, 1936 and he departed this life on July 28, 2018 having attained the age of 82 years. He was united in marriage to Mrs. Jean Hunt Farmer, she survives. Other survivors include; one son, Ralph Lee "Rocky" Farmer, Jr., (and his wife...
Charles Owings
Jul 20, 2018
Mr. Charles William "Buddy" Owings, son of the late Charles Warren and Elizabeth Doyle Owings, was born in Somerset, KY on Wednesday, July 13, 1927 and he departed this life on Friday, July 20, 2018 having attained the age of 91 years. He was united in marriage to Peggy Hughes Owings in 1952. She preceded him in death. Survivors include...
Mary Taylor
Jul 10, 2018
Mary Ellen Wilson Taylor, age 85, of Somerset, widow of the late Mr. Owen Kenneth Taylor, passed away on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at the Hospice of Lake Cumberland, Jean Waddle Care Center in Somerset after an extended illness. She was born on September 22, 1932 in Whitley County, Kentucky, daughter of the late Willie "Bill" Wilson and Ester Worley...
Leona Helton
Jul 4, 2018
Leona Helton, age 73, of Burnside, KY, passed away on Monday, June 4, 2018 at her residence. Leona was born on December 17, 1944 in Independence, LA to the late Dallas Carter Sharp and Grace Loyd Sharp. She devoted her life to caring for others. Leona was a very independent person who found ways to adapt to the many challenges...
Kevin Weddle
Jul 1, 2018
Kevin J. Weddle, age 40, of Nancy, passed away on Sunday, July 1, 2018, at his residence. Kevin was born on June 16, 1978, in Somerset, son of Arvil "Dee" and Linda Weddle. He was a member of the Southwestern High School graduating class of 1997. Kevin was an assembler for Mensor Lumber, of Somerset. He loved riding motorcycles and...
Linda Burton
Jul 1, 2018
Linda Burton passed away Monday, July 2, 2018. It's hard to sum up any person, created by a heavenly God, with words, created by earthbound people, but it's especially hard to describe one of such good character and such rare tenderness as Linda Burton. She was always, without fail, gentle and kind, yet relentlessly protective when needed. Her presence lit...
Margie Dobbs
Jun 15, 2018
Margie Acey Dobbs, age 86, of Somerset, passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at the Jean Waddle Hospice Care Center. Margie was born on December 31, 1931, in Somerset, daughter of the late Henry and Zord Dick Stringer. She was a devoted wife and mother, and along with raising her own children and grandchildren, seemed to always have a...
Mary Davis
Jun 2, 2018
Mary Francis Wooldridge Davis, 76, of Monticello, Kentucky, formerly of Waldron, Indiana, passed away Saturday, June 2, 2018. She was born in Somerset, Kentucky on January 13, 1942, daughter of the late Amos Ray and Anna Lucille Clark Wooldridge. She graduated in 1960 from Pulaski County High School then attended Business College. She loved cooking biscuits and gravy for her...
Robert Phelps
May 30, 2018
Robert "Carrol" Phelps, age 80, of Somerset, KY, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Somerwoods Nursing and Rehab. Carrol was born on October 22, 1937 in Somerset, KY to the late Lester Carrol Phelps and Edna Mae Fulcher Phelps. He was a truck driver for Cumberland Lumber and enjoyed working on lawn mowers. He is survived by his...
James Holloway
May 28, 2018
James Troxal Holloway, age 93, passed away peacefully with his family at his side Monday, May 28, 2018, Memorial Day at Newburgh Health Care in Newburgh, Indiana. A native of Somerset, Kentucky, Jim was born on September 27, 1924 to the late Samuel Lee Holloway and Mary Ann Elizabeth Troxal Holloway. He was a member of Crossroads Christian Church in...
James Cooper
May 27, 2018
James Edward Cooper, 89, of Lebanon, Tennessee, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2018. He was born in Cleveland, Mississippi on March 10, 1929, oldest son of the late James Albert and Rose Eddison Walker Cooper. He graduated from David Lipscomb College with an English degree and became a Church of Christ minister. He started preaching in 1947. While preaching in...
John Helton
May 27, 2018
Johnie Alfred Helton, age 82, of Somerset, KY, passed away on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. Johnie was born on October 9, 1935 in Sloans Valley, KY to the late Leonard Alfred Helton and Bessie Childers Helton. He married Shirley Jean McKee Helton on December 18, 1954 in Sloans Valley and she preceded him in death...
Doris New
May 23, 2018
Doris Jean New, age 83 of Somerset, passed away from this life Wednesday, May 23, 2018. She was born August 6, 1934 in Rabbit Town, KY, daughter of the late Fred and Odetta Harris Padgett. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Owen New; and a daughter, Shelia Catherine. She leaves behind to cherish...
Gordon Pierce
May 18, 2018
Gordon Pierce, age 81, of Somerset, KY, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018 at his residence. Gordon was born on April 4, 1937 in Pulaski County to the late Ezra Pierce and Ona Tarter Pierce. He loved growing flowers, reading, gospel music and his dogs. Gordon was a long-time member and deacon of Burnetta Baptist Church. He is survived...
William Hutchinson
May 18, 2018
William "Bill" Hutchinson, age 79, of Corbin, KY and formerly of Somerset, passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at The Heritage in Corbin, KY. Bill was born on May 12, 1939 in Stanford, KY to the late Clifford E. Hutchinson and Sarah Semones Hutchinson. He loved carpentry, making furniture and putting out a huge flower garden. Bill spent most...
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