Mr. Cooper

Forrest Junior Cooper, 74, of Maysville, died Thursday at Fleming County Hospital.
Mr. Cooper was born May 6, 1934, in Mason County to the late Perry and Lula Jefferson Cooper.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Story Cooper of Maysville; two children, James (Vicky) Cooper and Vickie (Frank) Rigdon; step-children, Will (Michelle) Jones, Jeffrey (Deanna) Jones, Darrell (Deva) Jones and Darlene Jones; several grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and a special sister-in-law, Mary Ann Cooper.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Anna May Cooper; and four brothers, Woodrow, Emory, William and Roy Cooper.
Services are 2 p.m., Sunday at the Boone-Nickell Funeral Home.
Burial will follow in the Wedonia Cemetery.

Visitation at Boone-Nickell Funeral Home is after 6 p.m., today.

Mr. Dickens

Luther James Dickens, age 83, of Mt. Carmel Road, Flemingsburg, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2008, at the U. K. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky.

He was born November 19, 1925, in Dorothy, West Virginia; he was the son of the late Leonard and Myrtle Cook Dickens. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, James Timothy Dickens, in 1980.

His wife, Velva Kay Lowe Dickens, passed away on November 26, 2005.

Luther is survived by ten daughters, Peggy Dickens, Wilma Harvey, Linda Honaker, Chickie Pietowski, Kathy Bennett, Brenda Johnson, Susan Hoessrich, Cindy Wood, Kimberly Haynes, and Anna Dickens; one son, James Leonard Dickens; two brothers, Clinton Dickens and Dennis Dickens; and three sisters, Phyllis Peters, Imogene Cantley, and Delila Pettrey.

Also surviving is a host of grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Mr. Dickens was a U.S. Army Veteran, having served in World War II. He was a self-employed excavator.

Funeral services will be conducted 3:30 p.m. Saturday, December 20, 2008, at Hutton Funeral Home with the Rev. Harley Sexton, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Little Mary Cemetery on Maxey Flat Road with full military rites conducted by Morehead American Legion Post No. 126.

Visitation is after 5 p.m. Friday, December 19, 2008, at Hutton Funeral Home, 7634 Hillsboro Road, Hillsboro, Kentucky 41049.

Miss Puente

Carolyn Blanca Puente, 17, of Flemingsburg died Thursday.
She was born Nov. 10, 1991, in Lexington, the daughter of Ava Puente.
Survivors in addition to her mother include grandparents, Maria Puente, Antonio Jimenez and Francisco Puente; brothers, Roman Pecina, Adam Pecina, Marcos Hernandez, Juan (Money) Garcia and Miquel Angel Garcia; a sister, Vanessa Hernandez; uncles Fidencio Puente, Andy Gonzalez and Shane Morgan; aunts, Laura Puente and Mary Puente; nieces and nephews, Adrian Juarez, Tatiana Pecina, Andres Juarez and Evelyn Pecina; cousins, K-osha Puente, Martin Puente, Bobbi Puente, Carmelo Puente, Elian Gonzalez, Elisa Gonzalez, Mauricio Ocampo, Alanna Puente, Julian Puente, Elia Gonzalez; sisters-in-law, Maria Rivera and Linda Justice; and other family members, Macedonio Rivera, Rene Rivera, Aldo Rivera and Salvador Martinez.
Services are 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008, at Denton-Workman Funeral Home with Marvin Suit officiating.
Burial will follow in the Fleming County Cemetery.
Visitation is 6 until 8 p.m., today at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the family for a trust fund in Carolyn Puente's name at the Peoples Bank of Fleming County.

Mr. Zornes

Mrs. Mary Helen Zornes Frost, 64, of Georgetown, Ohio, died Monday evening, Dec. 15, 2008.
She was born in Fleming County, on April 22, 1944, to the late Nevel and Margaret Reed Zornes.
She is survived by her husband, James L. Frost of Georgetown; two daughters, Nicky (Tom) Brunner of Durango, Colo. and Kelly L. (David) Latham of Georgetown, Ohio; two brothers, Ronald Zornes of Flemingsburg and David Zornes of Flemingsburg; and four grandchildren, Marykatherine Brunner, Michael Brunner, D.J. Latham and Dylan Latham.
Services are 1 p.m., Saturday at the Boone-Nickell Funeral Home in Flemingsburg.
Burial will follow in the Elizaville Cemetery.
Visitation at the funeral home is 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Mr. Hunt

James Nelson Hunt, 74, of Flemingsburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008.
Mr. Hunt was born in Fleming County on May 22, 1934, to the late Curtis and Ina Barton Hunt.
He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the U.S. Army.
He is survived by his wife, Rosa Greil Hunt of Flemingsburg; five daughters, Dorothy Matheson of Homasassa, Fla., Julia Gordon of Spring Hill, Fla., Alberta Potter of New Port Richey, Fla., Alice Baker of Hudson, Fla. and Richarda Hunt of Spring Hill, Fla.; three sons, Jimmy Hunt of Maysville, Ronnie Hunt of Dunkirk, Ind. and Kenny Hunt of Spring Hill, Fla.; one sister, Wanda Hodge of Lexington; one brother, Tommy Hunt of Maysville; and 14 grandchildren.
Visitation at the Boone-Nickell Funeral Home is 1-2 p.m., today.
In keeping with his wishes the body will be cremated.

Mr. Jent

Ervin David Jent, age 79, of Colfax Road, Hillsboro, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, at the Ridgeway Nursing Home in Owingsville.
He was born Dec. 17, 1929, in Rowan County, and was the son of the late Robert Lee Jent and Mary Ann Hardin Jent.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Ted Jent; one half brother, Buster Hardin; and one grandson, Christopher Purvis Jent.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Edna Jane Curtis Jent, whom he married Dec. 16, 1949; six sons and one daughter, David and Donna Jent, Daniel and Jean Jent, Ricky and Coleen Jent, Monty and Kitty Jent, all of Colfax, Dennis Jent of Peasticks, Charles “Chubby” and Karen Curtis of Grange City, and Cindy Deatra and Ray Weaver of Crain Creek.
Also surviving are two brothers, Riley Jent of Salt Lick, and Charlie Jent of Farmers, ; two sisters, Linda Kelly of Polksville and Rosie Netherly of Salt Lick; 17 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Jent was a farmer and member of the Church of God.

Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008, at the Hutton Funeral Home with the Rev. Randy Hawkins and the Rev. Richard Engle officiating.
Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery. Pallbearers will be his six sons and son-in-law Ray Weaver.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, at the Hutton Funeral Home in Hillsboro.

Mr. Johnson

 

Johnson, Ivan, 84, husband of Opal Eileen Caudill Johnson, died Tues., Dec. 16, 2008 at Central Baptist Hospital. Born in Rowan County, he was the son of the late Thomas and Rozennie Caudill Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a graduate of Fleming County High School and an U.S. Navy veteran serving in the Pacific during World War II. Mr. Johnson was employed by the United States Postal Service, a lifetime Masonic member of Fleming Lodge #112 and member of Lexington United Baptist Church.

Survivors other than his wife include two sons, Pastor Jimmy Ivan (Lynda) Johnson, Leitchfield, Ky., and Danny Thomas (Dana) Johnson, Lexington; four grandchildren, James “Ricky” (Celia) Johnson, Georgetown, Thomas Russell (Jennifer) Johnson, Oklahoma City, Okla., Danny Ivan (Shannon) Johnson, Lexington, and Angela Lynn (Dale) Brown, Lexington; sixteen great-grandchildren, Reid, JoAnna, Katherine, Mary, Martha, Blake, Josh, Sara, Allie, Maddie, Tanner, Luke, Ben, Dale Jr., Danielle, and Adam; three brothers, Vernon (Helen) Johnson, Hillsboro, Willie D. (LuEllen) Johnson, Flemingsburg, and Tommy (Marge) Johnson, Hobert, Ind.; and a sister, Clarice Delores (Jim) Wiley, Anderson, Ind. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ellis Johnson and Keenis Johnson; four sisters, Eva Bowers, Ethel Binion, Nellie Eldridge, and Oma Faye Vice; and a granddaughter, Sally.

Funeral services will be 11 am Fri. Dec. 19 at Lexington United Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Camp Nelson National Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 pm Thurs. Dec. 18. at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Harrodsburg Rd. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Lexington United Baptist Church, 9477 Rockwell Rd., Lex., KY 40516.