Thursday, January 15, 2009

Fleming County Council for the Arts

The new Fleming County Council for the Arts will present the Herman Chittison Celebration of the Arts in Flemingsburg as its initial project. The all-inclusive organization is in the process of legal incorporation and application for non-profit status. More details and event dates will be released as they become available.

The next meeting of the Council for the Arts will be Jan. 27, 5:30 p.m., at the Fleming County Public Library. Everyone with an interest in the arts, of any kind, is welcome to attend and join. Annual dues for individuals are $25.

Mrs. Gibson

Mary Lee McClain Gibson, 71, of Watson Road, Hillsboro died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, at her residence.
She was born March 3, 1937, in Hillsboro, daughter of the late Byrom and Lucille Royse McClain. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Byrom McClain Jr. Her husband, William Franklin Gibson, died Aug. 3, 2002.
Survivors include one brother, Don (Janie) McClain of Hillsboro; three sisters, Billie (Gabe) Alderman of Morehead, Louise England of Maysville and Carolyn (Ronnie) Helphenstine of Flemingsburg; and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Gibson was a 34-year employee of the U.S Shoe Corp. / Nine West in Flemingsburg, Ripley, Ohio, and Maysville. She was a member of the Hillsboro Christian Church.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, at the Hutton Funeral Home with the Rev. Harley Sexton Jr., officiating.
Burial will follow in the Hillsboro Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Kevin Fulkerson, Mike McClain, Rick Rhodes, Harold Dean Sorrell, Dick Adams, Steve Call, Calvin Flora and Claude Reffitt.

Visitation for Mary Lee McClain Gibson is after 5 p.m., Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, at the Hutton Funeral Home in Hillsboro.