Monday, February 21, 2011

Mr. Vice

Jerry Wayne Vice, 64, of Tilton Road, Flemingsburg died Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, at his residence.

Mr. Vice was born Jan. 14, 1947, in Mason County to the late Floyd Vice of Bath County and Frances Dudley Jordan Vice of Mason County.

Mr. Vice was a lifelong resident of Flemingsburg and Tollesboro.

A 1965 graduate of Tollesboro High School, Mr. Vice played basketball for the Tollesboro Wildcats from 1962 to 1965. He served two years in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany. Mr. Vice was the former owner and operator of Vice's Valley View Service Station in Flemingsburg and owned Vice's Trucking.He was an auto mechanic and truck driver. He enjoyed late model car racing and owned the white V1 car and loved to listen to gospel music. He attended Tilton Christian Church.

Mr. Vice is survived by two children, Timothy Vice of Flemingsburg and Shea Vice (Kristian Ishmael) of Louisville; four grandchildren, Courtney Nicole Vice, Shannon Justice, Shane Vice and Nathaniel Humfleet; two brothers, Danny (Mary Lynn) Vice of Fleming County and Stephen (Edna) Vice of Tollesboro; two sisters, Sandra (Donnie) Gilbert of Maysville and Pamela (Tim) Perkins of Tollesboro; and several nieces and nephews.

Services 11 a.m. Tuesday at Barbour and Son Funeral Home at 3378 West Tollesboro. Bro. Jim Wilson and Bro. Silas Ripato officiating. Burial will be in Flemingsburg Cemetery.

Visitation 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Serving as pallbearers will be Donnie Brown, Kirby Wright, Ronnie Helphinstine, Bill Castle, Paul Younce, Darrell Polley, Josh Vice and Derek Perkins. Honorary pallbearers will be Steve Taylor and Jimmy Parrish, an Army friend from Alabama.

Memorials to Cancer Care Club of Flemingsburg, P.O. Box 189, Flemingsburg, Ky. 41041.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Mrs. Denton

Bonnie Jean Denton, 74, passed away Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. at Fleming County Hospital.

She was born Feb. 23, 1936, in Fleming County, to the late Roy and Josephine Emmons.

She was a member of Victory Assembly of God Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Bobby Emmons; and sister, Betty Corbin

Survivors include her husband of 58 years J.W. Denton; a son, Billy Joe (Jerri) Denton; daughters, Sheri (Don) Latham and Christie (Tom) Skaggs; brother, Charlie Brice (Carol) Emmons; grandchildren, Tanner Latham, Taylore Latham and Wade Skaggs; and several nieces and nephews

Services will be at 1 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at Boone - Nickell Funeral Home with Bro. Larry Joseph officiating.

Visitation will be 6-9 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home.

Burial will follow in Fleming County Cemetery.

Friends may sign the guestbook at

www.boonenickellfuneralhome.com.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Mr. Ensor

Johnny Ensor, 82, of Mount Carmel Road, died Feb. 13, 2011, at his residence.

He was born March 14, 1928, to the late Tom Ensor and Nona Ensor Moran.

He was a farmer.

He is survived by Effie Hunt of Flemingsburg, Sara Emmons of Goddard, and Jo Ann (Bill) Martin of Sharpsburg.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Maggie Preston Ensor; brothers, Lewis Ensor, Thomas Ray Ensor, James Corbett Ensor, Clyde Jackson Ensor and Robert Wayne Ensor; and a sister, Eva Mullikin.

Services are 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at the Denton-Workman Funeral Home Chapel, Flemingsburg. Rev. Billy Harmon will officiate.

Burial will follow in Longview Cemetery in Bethel.

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

Mr. Davis

Robert "Bobby" Donald Davis, 78, died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011, peacefully at home.

He was born Dec. 10, 1932, in Hillsboro, to the late Charles F. Davis and Maude Calvert Davis.

He was the husband of Gloria Rice Davis of Poplar Plains, whom he married Feb. 18, 1961.

He was a farmer and heavy equipment operator. He was a member of the Poplar Plains Kentucky Christian Church.

He is survived by four daughters, Maudie Marie (Mitch) Christie of New Mexico, Ruby (Jerry) Cooper of Dover, Carla Manning of Aberdeen, Ohio, and Cynthia (Greg) Blanton of Flemingsburg; his sons, Darrell Davis of Ashland, Dale Davis of Bald Hill, and Dwayne (Brenda) Davis of Flemingsburg; 17 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Betty Manning and Anna Lee Doyle of Flemingsburg.

He was preceded in death by a son, Don Robert Davis; a grandson, Trey Keith Davis; nine brothers; and three sisters.

Services 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, at Poplar Plains Kentucky Christian Church. Rev. James Humphries and Rev. George Sloan will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Goddard Cemetery.

Visitation will be 5-8 p.m., today at the Denton-Workman Funeral Home, Flemingsburg.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Hospice of Hope of Maysville and Cancer Care Club, Flemingsburg.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Mr. Basford

Ervin Paul "Jack" Basford, 81, died Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, peacefully at home.

He was born Jan. 26, 1930, in Rowan County, to the late John and Iva Braggs Basford.

He was the widower of Ruth Ann Williams Basford, whom he was married to for 44 years.

Jack was a retired logger and was employed at Randall's for several years. He loved hunting, fishing, and spending time with his family. He attended Plummers Landing Christian Church.

Survivors include his daughter, Mae and Ricky Jones and his son, Jackie and Nancy Basford, all of Flemingsburg; a sister, Gus Purvis of Sharpsburg; grandchildren, Buzz and Laura Ballard, Tonya Ballard Gulley, Shauna Jones, Donita Jones, Paul and Sandra Basford, Gary Basford, Andrea and Robert Stegall, Jacquelyn Basford, Kevin and Jennifer Basford, Tracy Bussell, and Matthew Vice; and 20 great-grandchildren.

Including his mother and father, he was preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers.

Services will be at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Feb.15, 2010, at Boone-Nickell Funeral Home.

Burial will follow in the Sunset Memorial Park.

Visitation will be 6- 9 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to a memorial fund for the family in care of the funeral home or to the Cancer Care Club.

Condolences to www.boonenickellfuneralhome.com

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Mr. Ritchie

Jonathan Ray Ritchie, 83, of Ewing, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2011, in Fleming County Hospital.

He was born Jan. 5, 1928, in Ewing to the late Ray and Pearl Smith Ritchie.

Jonathan is survived by a nephew, Roy Overbey and wife, Alice of Ewing; a niece, Sandi Tumey and husband, Doug of Ewing; seven great-nephews; four great-nieces; and several great-great-nieces and great-great-nephew.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Naomi Ritchie Overbey; and a niece, Patty Overbey Bussell.

Services are 2 p.m., Friday at Price Brothers Funeral Home with burial in Elizaville Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Jimmy Overbey, Timmy Overbey, Jackie Overbey, Michael Overbey, Jeff Overbey, Phillip Bussell and Jamie Tumey.

Visitation is 6- 9 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Mrs. Graves

Edna Lou Graves, 72, of Mount Olivet died Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington.

She was born in Eubank on June 13, 1938, to the late Lora Ethel and Estel Chester Adams.

She was an assistant teacher at Deming Schools, working with beloved handicapped children.

She is survived by her husband, Joe Graves; two sons, John (Lisa) Jeffries of Jacksonville, Texas and Harvey Jeffries of Flemingsburg; four daughters, Robin (Kreager) Powers of Golden, Colo., Rhonda (Alan) Crawford of Cynthiana, Ind., Rita (Brian) Butch of Jacksonville, Fla., Snobiea (Jesse) Harn of Flemingsburg; a sister, Edith Broughton of Dayton, Ohio; 18 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a step-daughter, Nita (Ryan) Barger of Brown County, Ohio; and a step-son, Randy Graves, of Brown County, Ohio.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Elmer Adams, Roy Adams and Ray Adams; and a granddaughter.

Memorial service 10 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, at Denton-Workman Funeral Home with Rev. Steven Staggs officiating. Burial in Eubank Cemetery at 4 p.m., Tuesday.

Visitation 5-8 p.m., today at the funeral home.