Monday, August 9, 2010

Mr. Whitton

Walter “Brent” Whitton, age 60, of Clearwater, Florida, formerly of Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away July 27, 2010, in Bay Pines, Florida.

Born August 16, 1949, in Maysville, Kentucky, he was the son of the late John Matthew and Mary Ruth Wells Whitton.

Brent is survived by his wife, Sarah Lewis Whitton, whom he wed January 29, 1971, in Wallingford, Kentucky; two daughters, Dr. Shannon Egleston and Summer Whitton, of Clearwater, Florida; one sister, Michelle Stout of Danville, Illinois; one granddaughter, Abriana Natasha Egleston, and three grandsons, Steven Tyler Whitton, Vincent Alexander Whitton, and Zane Bradley Egleston, all of Clearwater, Florida.

Other survivors include Sarah’s brothers and sisters, J. W. and Lou Lewis and Wayne and Doni Lewis of Hillsboro, Kentucky, and Betty and Jimmy Hamilton and Danny and Edie Lewis of Wallingford, Kentucky, as well as other devoted family members.

Brent, a graduate of Morehead State University, served his country in the U.S. Air Force. He was a GTE employee for 26 years and worked in several locations including Fleming, Rowan, and Carter counties. For the past several years, he and Sarah resided in Clearwater, Florida. Brent was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Clearwater.

A memorial service will be held August 14, 2010, at 1 p.m. at the Hillsboro Christian Church with the Rev. Jim Hamm officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of the Hutton Funeral Home, Hillsboro, Kentucky.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hillsboro Christian Church, 85 Denton Street, Hillsboro, KY 41049 or As You Go Ministries, 301 W. Pike St., Louisa, KY 41230.

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Mrs. Gallagher

Teresa K. Ross Gallagher, age 58, of Ringos Mill Road, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, August 5, 2010, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky.

Born October 1, 1951, at Ewing, Kentucky in Fleming County, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Mae Jones Ross. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Tommy Ross, and three sisters, Delores Gallagher, Betty LaForce, and Juanita M. Ross.

Teresa is survived by her husband, Gene C. Gallagher; two sons, Terry Gallagher of Gilroy, California, and Patrick Gallagher of Hillsboro; three grandchildren, Felicia Gallagher, Matthew Gallagher, and Nolan Gallagher; and one brother, Claude Ross of Hillsboro.

Teresa was a homemaker.

Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday, August 9, 2010, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with the Rev. John Ray Dodson officiating. Burial will follow in the Goddard Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Larry Evans, Charlie Evans, Mark Evans, Tony Evans, Josh Ross and Clarence Gallagher.

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Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Ms. Nickell

Mary Ann Nickell, age 38, of Mays Lick, Kentucky, passed away Monday, August 2, 2010, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

She was born October 12, 1971, in Elliott County, Kentucky, and is the daughter of Earnie and Ruth Helen Parsons Nickell of Mays Lick, Kentucky.

In addition to her parents, she is survived by one brother, Ernest Wayne Nickell of Mays Lick, Kentucky; two sisters, Brenda Ritchie of Maysville, Kentucky, and Jennifer Phillips of Fayetteville, North Carolina; two nephews, Colby Lewis of Grayson, Kentucky, and Dalton Ritchie of Maysville, Kentucky; one niece, Cheyenne Ritchie of Maysville, Kentucky; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Mary Ann was a homemaker and former home health aide. She was a 1990 graduate of Rowan County Senior High School. Mary Ann’s dog, Rock-a-Bye, was also special to her.

Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday, August 5, 2010, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers will be Kevin Stephens, Mike Clark, Jeff Clark, Mike Gregory, Colby Lewis, Ernest Wayne Nickell, and Glenn David Farley.

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Monday, August 2, 2010

Mr. Furnish

Larry Nelson Furnish, 69, of Ewing, died Saturday, July 31, 2010 in an automobile accident.

He was born Aug. 4, 1940 in Gallatin County to the late Paulina and Kenneth Furnish.

He was retired police officer with the Covington Police Department, a member of the Nepton Methodist Church and served two tours in the United States Army.

He is survived by his companion, Alma Anderson of Ewing; a son Larry Furnish Jr.; three brothers, Kenneth (Christna) Furnish of Windermere, Fla., Joseph Furnish of Covington, and Stephen (Theresa) Furnish of Union; four sisters, Donna Penick of Hilton Head, S.C., Betty Campbell of Covington, Kay (Jerry) Smith of Taylor Mill and Sharon (Rick) Beach of Dry Ridge.; many nieces and nephews; and his trusty companion Feckles the dog.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Ted Campbell.

Services 11 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010 at Nepton United Methodist Church with Bro. John Jefferson officiating. Burial in Elizaville Cemetery with military graveside rites by the local VFW and American Legion.

Visitation 9 a.m. until time of service at the church.

Denton-Workman Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Friday, July 30, 2010

Mrs. Johnson

Glyda Pearl Crawford Johnson, 90, of Water Street, Flemingsburg died Thursday, July 29, 2010.

She was born July 6, 1920, to the late Lloyd Crawford and Maggie Adkins Crawford.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Johnson; and a son, John Paul Johnson.

Mrs. Johnson worked in family planning for the Fleming County Health Department. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge for 50 years and was a Kentucky Colonel.

She is survived by a daughter, Carolyn Calvert of Flemingsburg; two sons, Wendell (Angie) Johnson and Gary (Margaret) Johnson, all of Flemingsburg; a brother, Cletis Crawford of Fleming County; six grandchildren, Kristie (C.C.) Campbell of Flemingsburg, Amy (Kevin) Ishmael, Wendy (Tony) Hargett, R.T. Johnson and Ashley Johnson, all of Fleming County, and Heather (Damien) Hitch of N.C.; three great-grandchildren, Jared Ishmael and Ava and Emily Hitch.

She was also preceded in death by a son-in-law, Billy Calvert.

Services 2 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010, at the Denton-Workman Funeral Home, Flemingsburg. Rev. David Barnett will officiate.

Burial in the Fleming County Cemetery, Flemingsburg.

Visitation 6-8 p.m., Saturday, July 31, 2010, at the funeral home.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Mrs. Seithers

Opal Gladys Meyer Seithers, 95, of Mount Carmel , died Thursday, July 23, 2010 at the Maysville Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility.

She was born in Lewis County on May 9, 1915, to the late Martin Meyer and Minnie Ackley

She was preceded in death by her husband, Otha Lee Seithers who died March 3, 1988.

Mrs. Seithers was a member of the Mount Carmel Christian Church in Mount Carmel

She is survived by her children, Norma Truesdell and husband, Floyd of Tollesboro, Kay Boling and Gary of Lexington, Geri Seever and Larry of Saint Lucie, Fla.; six grandchildren, Lora Froehlich (Dietz) of South Lake, Texas, Dennis Truesdell (Janie) of Lexington, Monica Ford ( Danny) of Palm Beach, Fla., Natalilee Seever of Palm Beach, Fla., Denise Alexander ( Mike) of Lexington, and Melissa Cheng (Alfie) of Somerset; eight great-grandchildren, Zachary Froehlich, Alex Froehlich, Matthew Truesdell, Kaylee Truesdell, Brent Angel, Grant Angel, Aiden Cheng and Madelyn Cheng.

She was preceded in death by three brothers, Ocil Meyer, Ezra Meyer and Carl Meyer.

Services will be Monday, July 26, 2010, at 11 a.m. at the Barbour and Son Funeral Home in Tollesboro. Dennis Truesdell will officiate.

Burial will be in the Mount Carmel Cemetery , Mount Carmel . Pallbearers will be Floyd Truesdell, Gary Boling, Larry Seever, Matthew Truesdell, Mike Alexander, Alfie Cheng, Diekz Froehlich and Zachary Froehlich.

Visitation was Sunday, July 25, 2010, 5-8 p.m. at the Barbour and Son Funeral Home, Tollesboro.

Mr. Tumey

David Franklin Tumey, 62, of Williamsburg, Ohio passed July 23, 2010, in Manchester, Ohio of an apparent heart attack.

David was born in Flemingsburg Feb. 21, 1948, to the late Arthur William "P.I." Tumey and Alice Hartley Tumey of Ewing. David was a retired farmer and avid NASCAR fan.

David is survived by his mother, Alice Hartley Tumey; his wife, Judy Waldron Tumey of Williamsburg; three children, Angel (Manuel) Hunt of Carlisle, Dwayne Tumey of Cynthiana and David (Jessica) Tumey of Cynthiana; two step-children, Lisa (Joe) Waters and Rob (Tammy) Parks, both of Batavia, Ohio; five grandchildren, Dakota and Dallas Hunt, Austin Tumey, Alex and Katie Tumey; step-grandchildren, Heath, Tiffany and Joey Waters and Jacob and Nicholas Parks; and one great-grandson, Brady Luers.

Also surviving are two brothers, Barry (Joyce) Tumey and William "Bob" Tumey of Fairview; three sisters, Geneva (Estill) Helphinstine of Fairview, Donna (Jeff) Boles of Bethel and Sue Tumey of Fairview; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Price Bros. Funeral Home in Elizaville with Rev. John Conley officiating. Burial will be in the Elizaville Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Wednesday until service time at Price Bros. Funeral Home.