Mr. Smoot

Bobby Gene Smoot, 58, of Flemingsburg, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, at Fleming County Hospital.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Shaw Smoot; and a brother, Eddie Smoot.

Mr. Smoot was born Sept. 10, 1952, in Fleming County, the son of the late Oma Rigdon Smoot Cooper and the late Carlos Edward Smoot.

He is survived by a son, Billy Smoot; four sisters, Patricia (Paul) Hunt of Flemingsburg, Darlene Hamm of Flemingsburg, Mildred Mineer of Fleming County, and Jennifer (Tracy) Souder of Ripley, Ohio; and an uncle, Billy Ray Smoot of St. Paris, Ohio.

Services are 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 8, 2010, at the Denton-Workman Funeral Home with Dr. Chris Beckham officiating.

Burial will follow in the Pea Ridge Cemetery at Wallingford.

Visitation is 6-8 p.m., Sunday, at the funeral home.

Mr. Graham

Michael Alexander Graham, 50, of School Street, Flemingsburg, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, in Flemingsburg.

He was born Feb. 9, 1960, in Fleming County to the late Goldie Graham.

Michael was disabled.

He is survived by a brother, Robbie Graham of Winchester; two sisters, Michelle Graham of Flemingsburg and Elenora Maxine Graham of Winchester; an aunt, Mary Huff of Atlanta, Ga.; a great uncle, H.P. Graham of Flemingsburg; and 14 nieces and nephews. Services are 1 p. m. Thursday, at Strawberry United Methodist Church, Flemingsburg. Rev. Randy Taylor and Rev. Marvin King will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Fleming County Cemetery in Flemingsburg.

Visitation is 6-9 p.m.today, Nov. 3, 2010 at the Denton-Workman Funeral Home in Flemingsburg.

Mr. Taylor

Palmer Pryor Taylor, 93, died Nov. 2, 2010 at his home with his loved ones by his side. He was the husband of the late Geneva Oney Taylor, who died Aug. 3, 1993.

He was born in Tazewell, Tenn., on June 27, 1917, the seventh son of the late Orville and Emma Farmer Taylor.

He was well known throughout the community and never met a stranger. He was a man of his word, honest and soft spoken. He loved his family. He was a farmer and loved his cows. He was a member of the Flemingsburg Baptist Church where he was a former deacon, Sunday school teacher and superintendent.

He is survived by three daughters, Christine Applegate, Sue Mitchell and Linda (Scott) Manning; two sons, Terry (Brenda) Taylor and Paul (Nellie) Taylor; several grandchildren, Shannon (Aspen) Taylor, Wayne (Lisa) Mitchell, Joshua Mitchell, Christi (Jerry) Kesterson, Paula (Billy) Fryman, Dana Sue (Bo) McVey and Kelsey Taylor; and several great-grandchildren, Austin Taylor, Chase Taylor, Hannah Kesterson, Ethan Mitchell, Mackenzie Fryman and Zackary Fryman.

He was preceded in death by one son, Phillip Daniel Taylor; a son-in-law, Clyde Applegate; seven brothers, Issac, Leonard, Horace, Harm, Donald, Aaron and Neil; and three sisters, Ethal, Alice and Jewell.

Services are Thursday, Nov. 4, 1 p.m., at the Boone-Nickell Funeral Home. Dr. Christopher Beckham will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Sunset Memorial Park. Pallbearers are Shannon Taylor, Wayne Mitchell, Joshua Mitchell, Scott Manning, Jerry Kesterson, Billy Fryman and Stephen Story.

Honorary pallbearers are the deacons of the Flemingsburg Baptist Church.

Visitation is today, Nov. 3, 2010, 5-9 p.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Road, Maysville, Ky. 41056.

Condolences to www.boonenickellfuneralhome.com.

Mr. Rigdon

Earl Thomas Rigdon, 77, died Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home.

He was born Jan. 25, 1933, to the late Ollie Lee and Verna Rigdon in Fleming County.

He was a retired carpenter and farmer, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Korean War.

He was preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey Thomas Rigdon

Survivors include a son, Alan Rigdon of Flemingsburg; four daughters, Sandy Mitchell of Flemingsburg, Debbie (Don) Castleberry of Hickory, N.C., Shirley Daugherty of Ocala, Fla., and Brenda (Greg) Burns of Fort Meyer, Fla.; and one brother, Delbert (Jean) Rigdon of Flemingsburg; 12 grandchildren, Leslie South, Tyler Burns, Travis Burns, Erin Mitchell, Eric Mitchell, Dalton Castleberry, Evan Daugherty, Samuel Daugherty, Jerri Lynn Daugherty, Shannon Daugherty, Pamela Daugherty, Nathan Rigdon; and three great-grandchildren, Darcy, Taryn, Sophia.

Services will be private at the request of Mr.Rigdon.

All arrangements by Boone-Nickell Funeral Home.

Friends may sign the guestbook at www.boonenickellfuneralhome.com.

Mr. Fannin

Lytle Talmadge Fannin, 88, of Hillsboro, died Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, at Patriot Ridge Nursing Home in Fairborne, Ohio.

He was a former electrician at Air Temp Chrysler Corp.

Mr. Fannin was born Oct. 8, 1922, in Fleming County, the son of the late Ella and Roy Fannin.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Geneva Newman Fannin; a brother, Eugene Fannin; and a sister, Pauline Emmons.

Survivors include a son, Tom (Darlene) Fannin of Dayton, Ohio; two daughters, Melissa (Keith) Harmon of Flemingsburg, and Bonnie (Bill) Kreitzer of Kettering, Ohio; a brother, Jimmy (Daisy) Fannin of Cincinnati; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Services are 3 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, in the chapel at Denton-Workman Funeral Home with Dr. Chris Beckham officiating.

Burial will follow in the Newman Cemetery at Hillsboro.

Visitation is 1 p.m. until the hour of the services Tuesday at the funeral home.

Mr. Ruark

Earl Francis Ruark, 82, of Ewing, passed away, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, at his residence.

Earl was a Christian and a retired farmer.

Earl was born in Bourbon County, Feb. 4, 1928, to the late Floyd and Flora Mae Eubanks Ruark, and was preceded in death by three brothers, Eddie Ruark, Floyd Ruark Jr. and Charles Ruark.

Earl is survived by his wife if 62 years, Norma Jane Purcell Ruark; and three sons, Barry (Debbie) Ruark of Carlisle, Johnny (Molly) Ruark of Ewing, and Roger (Carolyn) Ruark of Ewing. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Sylvia Ruark, Travis (Jodi) Ruark, Cody Ruark and Kyle (Emily) Ruark; two great-grandchildren, Nate Ruark and Ty Ruark Hawkins; a brother, Paul (Louise) Ruark of Frankfort; and two sister, Evelyn Engle and Mary (Jim) Carpenter of Mount Olivet. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

Services are 11 a.m., Saturday at Price Brothers Funeral Home in Elizaville with Rev. Jerry Boling, Rev. Mike Burnett and Ron Gill officiating.

Burial will follow in the Mount Tabor Cemetery with Travis Ruark, Cody Ruark, Kyle Ruark, Stanton Ruark Stewart Jr., Virgil Harding and Ralph Owens as pallbearers.

Visitation is after 5 p.m., Friday at the funeral home.

Mr. Vice

Roy “Tom” Vice, age 75, of West High Street, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at St. Joseph - Mt. Sterling.

Born June 16, 1935, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Albert and Henrietta Hudson Vice. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Ira Lee Vice, Billy Vice, and Leonard Vice, and six sisters, Lula Wilson, Lillian Donaldson, Mary Katherine Cooper, Nettie Mae Munday, Elizabeth Toy, and Betty Cobb.

Tom is survived by one brother, Charles “Buddy” Vice of Lexington, Kentucky; four sisters, Alma Vice and Edna Henry, both of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, Bertie Razor of Flemingsburg, Kentucky, and Virginia Brooks of Lexington, Kentucky; and several nieces and nephews.

Mr. Vice was a retired farmer.

Private graveside services were conducted 11 a.m. on Friday, October 22, 2010, at Machpelah Cemetery with Rev. Lloyd Latimer officiating.

Arrangements were under the direction of Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals, Morehead, Kentucky.

View or sign guestbook at www.northcuttandson.com