Mrs. Staggs

Lela Thomas Staggs, 94, of Decatur, Ill., passed away at 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, at Fair Havens Christian Home, Decatur.
Lela was born on March 6, 1914 in Hillsboro, the daughter of William and Nora McRoberts Cooper.
She was a homemaker and an avid gardener. In her younger years she was a member of the Plummers Landing Kentucky Christian Church. She married Delbert E. Staggs on July 22, 1933 in Plummers Landing. He preceded her death in 1989.
Surviving are her children, Wyndal E. (Nancy) Staggs of Hamersville, Ohio, Norman W. (Barbara) Staggs of Hammond, Ill., Geraldine Lowe of Warrensburg, Ill. and Donald E. (Cyndi) Staggs of Lake Forest, Calif. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren. She leaves many nieces and nephews; special friends, Stella Mac Sapp and Mable Gardner of Flemingsburg; and also special little friends: Serena and Hayden Black of Warrensburg, Ill. and Sydney Mallory of Latham, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two infant daughters, Mildred Louise and Ruth Ann Staggs; five sisters; and one brother.
Services will be 1 p.m, Dec. 22, 2008, at Denton-Workman Funeral Home in Flemingsburg, with visitation one hour prior to services.

Burial will be in Wallingford Cemetery.

Lady Panthers win in tournament

Fleming Co. 67

Magoffin Co. 63

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Country Music Highway Holiday Tournament at Johnson Central
Magoffin Co. (4-4) -- Adams 19, Prater 8, Connelley 2, Fletcher 1, Hall 17, Minnix 11, Marshall 5.

Fleming Co. (3-3) --Harmo

Panthers win 66-54 over St. Patrick

In their opening-round game of the 2nd annual Covered Bridge Classic at Fleming County High School, the Panthers earned a 66-54 win over St. Patrick.
The Panthers will play Williamstown tonight at 7.
SP: Thompson 2 1-2 5, L. Gallenstein 5 1-1 11, Mason 10 4-7 24, Clarke 2 0-2 5, Cropper 1 1-3 3, D. Gallenstein 3 0-0 6, Totals 23 7-15 54.
FC: Gray 4 2-2 10, Jolly 5 4-6 14, Newsom 4 6-7 14, Fraser 3 0-0 7, Dugan 4 2-2 12, Clark 2 0-0 5, Taylor 1 2-3 4, Kinder 0 0-2 0, Totals 23 16-22 66.
Records: St. Patrick 3-3, Fleming County 3-3.

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.