OBITUARIES
September 2, 2010Virginia Smith: Aug. 20, 2010
Virginia Durbin Smith, 86, widow of Hiram Smith, died August 30, 2010. Mrs. Smith was a member of Nicholasville Church o ... September 2, 2010
Brenda Branscum: March 14, 1962 - Aug. 20, 2010
Brenda L. Branscum, 48, of Burnside departed this life on Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, in Wilmore. She was born on March 14, 1 ... August 25, 2010
Chester Aldridge: Oct. 23, 1939 - Aug. 22, 2010
Chester Elwood Aldridge, 70, husband of Shirley Ann Fryman Aldridge, died Sunday. Elwood was born Oct. 23, 1939, in Nic ... August 25, 2010
Anne Michael: Aug. 17, 2010
Anne Lawson Michael, 88, of Sebring, Fla., passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2010, in Titusville, Fla., under the care of ... August 25, 2010
Frances Baxter: Aug. 23, 2010
Frances Lynn Baxter, 84, widow of Tom Baxter, of Ridge Crest Drive, died Aug. 23, 2010. She is survived by her daughter ... August 25, 2010
Robert Mathews: Aug. 24, 2010
Robert Ira Mathews, 77, of Nicholasville died Tuesday. A native of Jessamine County, he graduated from Wilmore High Sch ... August 25, 2010
George Reynolds: Aug. 19, 2010
George Crawford Reynolds, 90, widower of Betty Jean Reynolds, died Aug. 19, 2010, in Tallahassee, Fla. Survivors includ ... August 25, 2010
Vina Gullette: Aug. 22, 2010
Vina Jane Rainwater Gullette, 85, widow of Obra Gullette, died Aug. 22, 2010, after a long illness. She was the daughte ... August 25, 2010
Berl Peck: Aug. 18, 2010
Berl Thomas Peck, 69, died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010. Survivors are Revena Johnson; four children, Tommy and wife Oneida ... August 25, 2010
Carolyn VanCamp: Aug. 21, 2010
Carolyn Frances VanCamp of Lexington died Saturday, Aug. 21, at home. She was the widow of John Kenneth VanCamp, who di ... August 18, 2010
James L. Rader: Aug. 15, 2010
James L. Rader, 82, husband of Stella Reynolds Rader, died Sunday. Additional survivors are a son, James W. and wife of ... August 18, 2010
Betty J. Drury: May 11, 1945 - Aug. 13, 2010
Betty J. Drury, 65, wife of Jesse Drury, died Aug. 13, 2010, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born May 11, ... August 11, 2010
Opal Cessna: Aug. 9, 2010
Opal Cessna, 79, died Monday, Aug. 9, at Laurel Heights Home for the Elderly. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Herb ... August 11, 2010
Bryce Hood: Aug. 7, 2010
Bryce Codell Hood, 18, son of Carolyn Hood-Cooper and brother of Lhiana Mae Cooper, died August 7, 2010, in an accidenta ... August 11, 2010
Schurz leaves legacy of dedication to journalism
By Herb Brock
Mary Schurz, whose 28-year tenure at the helm of The Advocate-Messenger in Danville was marked by an abiding dedication ... August 11, 2010
Jerry Galliher: Aug. 10, 2010
Jerry Robert Galliher, 57, of Russell Street, died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. He was the son of the late Jessie Galliher a ... August 11, 2010
Clyde Vinson Sr.: June 11, 1921 - Aug. 10, 2010
Clyde Louis Vinson Sr., 89, originally from Jessamine County and the widower of Dorothy Hogue Vinson, died peacefully at ... August 11, 2010
Frances Brumfield: Aug. 6, 2010
Frances “GagGee” Brumfield, 93, widow of J.S. Brumfield, died Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. Frances was a member of ... August 11, 2010
Marvin Gilbert: July 4, 1953 - Aug. 8, 2010
Marvin Wayne Gilbert, 57, of Danville, died Sunday, Aug. 8. Born July 4, 1953, in Parksville. He was the son of the lat ... August 11, 2010
Lillian Liversedge: Aug. 8, 2010
Lillian “Lee” Elizabeth Liversedge, 93, widow of Rev. Hugh D. Liversedge, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010 at home ... August 4, 2010
William Berry: June 26, 1954 - July 26, 2010
William Berry, 56, of Jessamine Station Pike, died Monday, July 26, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. A nati ... August 4, 2010
Robert Williamson: July 27, 2010
Robert Keith Williamson, 62, husband of Helen Williamson of Young Drive, died July 27, 2010, at the Hospice Care Center ... August 4, 2010
Evelyn Drury: July 31, 2010
Evelyn Hall Drury, 82, widow of Jesse “Red” Drury, formerly of Wilmore, died July 31, 2010. She was an activ ... August 4, 2010
Darryl D. Kestel: July 31, 2010
Darryl D. Kestel, 62, of Carolyn Lane, husband of Lara Gill Kestel, died Saturday at St. Joseph Hospice Care Center. Son ... August 4, 2010
Charles Jordan: July 22, 2010
Charles W. Jordan, 80, beloved husband of 60 years to Marie Carroll Jordan, of Hickory Hill, died July 22, 2010. He was ... August 4, 2010
Betty Sue Farley: Jan. 1, 1931 - Aug. 1, 2010
Betty Sue Farley, 79, Nicholasville, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010, after a long illness. Born on Jan ... August 4, 2010
Margaret Blakeman: July 31, 2010
Margaret Jane Blakeman, 83, widow of Charles Mitchell “Boss” Blakeman, of Biggerstaff Lane, formerly of Nich ... July 28, 2010
Sherman Peel Jr.: July 24, 2010
Sherman F. “Butch” Peel Jr., 57, of Lancaster, died Saturday, July 24, at his home. He was a retired employ ... July 28, 2010
James Hood: July 21, 2010
James Nathan Hood, 85, of Columbia, Ky., died Wednesday, July 21, 2010. He had recently resided at Thomson-Hood Veteran ... July 28, 2010
Allen Moore: July 20, 2010
Allen Stanley Moore, 92, died Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at Ephriam McDowell Hospital. The widower of Mary E. Moore, he wa ... July 28, 2010
Mark Reynolds: July 21, 2010
Mark William Reynolds, 52, husband of Libby Brown, died July 21, 2010. He was the son of the late William Louis and Lor ... July 21, 2010
Jesse Yoder: July 16, 2010
Jesse Conrad Yoder, 46, Wilmore, husband of Juanita Jo Bixler Yoder, died Friday, July 16, 2010, at his residence. He w ... July 21, 2010
Carnelia Estes: Feb. 26, 1943 - July 18, 2010
Carnelia Lunsford Estes, 67, wife of Roy Lee Estes, died Sunday. Carnelia was born Feb. 26, 1943 in Jessamine County to ... July 21, 2010
Jeanie Cook: July 16, 2010
Jeanie Cook, 59, wife of Jim Cook of Longview Drive, died July 16, 2010, after an extended illness. She was the daughter ... July 21, 2010
Allen Baker: July 18, 2010
Allen Thomas Baker, 66, died Sunday, July 18, 2010. He was the son of the late Elias “Lige” and Mildred Puck ... July 21, 2010
Norma Hughes: July 16, 2010
Norma Jeanette Hughes, 76, widow of James Fred Conner, died July 16, 2010. She was the daughter of the late Manuel Johns ... July 21, 2010
Linda Wilson: July 20, 2010
Linda F. Wilson, 62, widow of Wayne Allen Wilson, died Tuesday, July 20, at Select Hospital, Lexington. A native of Jes ... July 21, 2010
Gladys Sams: July 18, 2010
Gladys Sams, 86, widow of Robert Lee Sams, died Sunday at St. Joseph Hospice Care Center. She was the daughter of the la ... July 21, 2010
Barbara Casey: July 14, 2010
Barbara Louise Gullette Casey, 59, wife of Patrick Allen Casey, of Sugar Creek Pike, died unexpectedly July 14, 2010. S ... July 14, 2010
Hollis Bell-Atkins: July 10, 2010
Hollis Jean Bell-Atkins, died Saturday, July 10, at her home. She was the widow of Gerald Atkins. She was a member of ... July 14, 2010
Barbara Merideth: July 8, 2010
Barbara Y. Merideth, 78, died Thursday, July 8, at her home. She was the widow of Morris Jackson and a devoted mother a ... July 14, 2010
Alfred Kayse Jr.: Sept. 18, 1923
Alfred Vernon Kayse Jr., 86, was born to Alfred Vernon Kayse Sr. and Mary Betty Kayse Gaines on Sept 18, 1923. He is su ... July 14, 2010
Edith Powdrill: July 12, 2010
Edith Marion Glenk Powdrill, 92, wife of John Powdrill, died July 12, 2010. She and her husband committed to 35 years o ... July 7, 2010
Wallace Dudley Bruner: July 1, 2010
Wallace Dudley Bruner, 77, of Ilhardt Avenue, died July 1, 2010, at the Thomson Hood Veteran Center. He was the owner an ... July 7, 2010
Ora Alfred Spaid Jr.: July 3, 2010
Ora Alfred Spaid Jr. died July 3 at the Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore, where he had been a resident for the pa ... July 7, 2010
Robert Earl “Buster” Land: Dec. 19, 1937 - July 2, 2010
Robert Earl “Buster” Land, 72, died Friday, July 2, 2010. Buster was born Dec. 19, 1937, in Clark County to ... July 7, 2010
Fran L. Weber Clark: July 1, 2010
Fran L. Weber Clark, 41, wife of Jeff Clark and mother of Braddock Clark, died Thursday, July 1, 2010, after a lengthy i ... July 7, 2010
Jerry Ray Allen: Aug. 27, 1950 - July 5, 2010
Jerry Ray Allen, born Aug. 27, 1950, in Elizabethtown, went to his heavenly home July 5 at Nortons Hospital in Louisvill ... June 30, 2010
John Mathews: June 23, 2010
John S. Mathews, 85, widower of Nannie Katherine Marshall Mathews, of Mathews Lane, died June 23, 2010 after a brief ill ... June 30, 2010
Billy Arnold: June 15, 2010
Billy Garland Arnold, 70, husband of Rachael Hager Arnold, of Union Mill Road, died June 15, 2010. He was a former super ...







