Mr. Watson

James Brooks Watson, 55 of Flemingsburg died April 3, 2009, at Fleming County Hospital.
Mr. Watson was born Jan. 24, 1954, in Mason County. He was the son of the late James Watson and Wanda Gaines Watson.
He is survived by his wife, Connie Smith Watson; daughter, Candace (Greg) Nowak of Spring Hill, Fla.; grandchild, Alexis Rayne Nowak; and sister, Nancy (Jeff) Overbey of Flemingsburg.
Mr. Watson was a self-employed truck driver for several trucking companies. He was a 1972 graduate of Fleming County High School and a Morehead State University graduate.

Services will be at 1 p.m., Tuesday, April 7 at Denton-Workman Funeral Home, officiated by Brother Michael Burnett
Burial will follow in the Elizaville Cemetery.
Visitation is today, 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Ruark

Billy Ray Ruark, 60, of Flemingsburg, died April 4, 2009, in Flemingsburg..
Mr. Ruark was born Feb. 15, 1949, in Lewis County. He was the son of the late Charles Brooks Ruark and Naomi Virginia Ruark.
Before becoming disabled he mowed lawns for a living.
He is survived by three daughters, Sarah Niece of Flemingsburg, Charlene Bevins of Lewis County and Miranda Ruark of Flemingsburg; two brothers, Stanley Gay Ruark of Mason County, Glen Ruark of Flemingsburg; two sisters April Dawn Justice of Lewis County and Brenda Kay Little of Fleming County; and three grandsons.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by brothers, Ricky Ruark and Charles Wayne Ruark and a sister, Deloris Ann Butler.
There is no visitation and services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Denton-Workman Funeral home is assisting the family.

Mr. Hamilton

Larry Wilson Hamilton, age 59, of Maxey Flat Road, Hillsboro, passed away Friday, April 3, 2009, at the V. A. Medical Center in Lexington.
He was born Dec. 26, 1949, in Marion, Ind., and was the son of the late Wilbert Wilson and Ruby Kinder Hamilton.
Larry is survived by his wife, Debora Reed Hamilton; two sons, Gregory Wilson Hamilton and wife, Penny Sue and Bret Matthew Hamilton and wife, Amanda Lou, all of Hillsboro; one sister, Carolyn Carter and husband, Paul of Chuckey, Tenn.; and three half-sisters.
Also surviving are five grandsons, Zachary Wilson Hamilton, Scott Matthew Hamilton, Jett Allen Hamilton, Wyatt Dean Hamilton, and Garrett Reed Hamilton.

Larry served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, was a self-employed truck driver, and a member of the Flemingsburg Franklin Sousley VFW Post 1834. He enjoyed playing basketball with his grandchildren and also playing golf and pool with his friends and family.

Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, April 6, 2009, at Northcutt and Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Harley Sexton Jr., officiating.
Burial will follow at the Prince Cemetery on Maxey Flat Road with full military rites conducted by Flemingsburg Franklin Sousley VFW Post 1834 and American Legion Post No. 5. Pallbearers will be Clifton Delomier, Ken Roark, Danny Thompson, Rodney Blevins, Mark Williams, Darrell Ford, Pat Crum, and Jimmy Cox.
Visitation is after 5 p.m., Sunday, April 5, 2009, at Northcutt and Son Home for Funerals, Morehead.
View memorial tribute or sign guestbook at www.northcuttandson.com.

Rev. Cooper

Rev. Buford E. Cooper, 88, of Wallingford died Wednesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center.
Rev. Cooper was an ordained minister with the Kentucky Christian Conference in 1973 and was general Sunday school superintendent for eight years.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in both World War II and the Korean War.
He was born in Lewis County on July 16, 1920. His parents were the late Robert Cooper and the late Hanson and Maggie Sapp.

He is survived by his wife, June Polley Cooper of Wallingford; one daughter, Lisa (Steve) Newsom of Muses Mills; three grandchildren, Amber (David) DeAtley, Allison Newsom and Tyler Newsom, all of Muses Mills; two great-grandchildren, Dylan and Abigail DeAtley of Muses Mill; four sisters, Bonnie Hamlin of Elijay, Ga., Thelma Gulley of Flemingsburg, Brooks Sexton of Minford, Ohio, and Wanda (Kenneth) Evans of Vanceburg; and a special sister-in-law, Olive Lewis of Cincinnati.
He was preceded in death by an infant daughter and son; and one brother, Warren Sapp.
Services will be at 1 p.m., Saturday at the Boone-Nickell Funeral Home with Rev. Doug Reeves and Rev. Ronnie Conley officiating.
Burial will follow in the Mount Tabor Cemetery in Ribolt.
Visitation is after 5 p.m., today at the funeral home.

Mr. Thomas

James Cooper Thomas Sr., 82, died on March 28, 2009, at Fleming County Hospital. Eldest son of the late James Cooper Thomas and Marybelle Proctor Thomas of Maysville, Ky., he was the former owner and president of Cin-Day Food Brokers, Ft. Mitchell, Ky. He served in the Marine Corps during WW II in the South Pacific.

He was a graduate of the University of Kentucky, a member of Sigma Phi Fraternity and a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Flemingsburg. He was an active member in the Republican Party of Kentucky and an avid golfer as past president of the Fleming County Golf Association, and past president of the Cincinnati Food Brokers Association.

He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Ann Gray Thomas and two sons, Dr. James C. Thomas, Jr. (Laura) of Las Vegas and Jeffrey Gray Thomas of Los Angeles and two granddaughters, Lindsey Gray Thomas of Santa Monica and Jamie Little of Los Angeles.

Suggested expressions of sympathy are contributions to the Fleming County Hospital of the Fleming County Library.

Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Denton-Workman Funeral Home with visitation from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in the Fleming County Cemetery with military rites by the local American Legion and VFW.

Rev. Larry Ingram and Rev. Doug Craven will officiate

Mrs. Jolley

Ruby Frances Flora Jolley, 83, of Flemingsburg died Saturday.
She was born in Fleming County on June 11, 1925, to the late George W. and Mary Hannah Lyman Flora.

She is survived by her husband, Raymond M. Jolley, of Flemingsburg; a daughter, Paula (Chris) Lee, of Lapel, Ind.; two sisters, Geneva Owens, of Versailles and Leilla Mae (Jewell) Call, of Flemingsburg; three brothers, Estell Flora, of Poplar Plains, Fred (Eula) Flora, of Poplar Plains, and Tommie (Mary) Flora, of Lexington; and six grandchildren, Kaylah Overby, Kathryn Lee, Christopher Lee, Jessica Mayher, Lisa Shields, and Tara Jones.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Patty Tester; a son, Gary W. Jolley; and three brothers, Paul, Clyde Robert and Morgan Leford Flora.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Tuesday at the Boone-Nickell Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Burnett and Rev. Chris Lee Officiating. Burial in the Elizaville Cemetery.
Visitation after 6 p.m., today at the funeral home.

Tires burn in county

According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, Authorities in Fleming County were investigating a large fire in a tire dump that was still smoldering Tuesday morning.

The fire, which began about 8:30 p.m. Monday, burned between 1,500 and 2,000 tires in a dump on Tom Ishmael Road, said Dwayne Price, Fleming County's emergency management director.

No evacuations of nearby homes were needed and it did not appear the groundwater would be polluted by runoff, he said.

Kentucky State Police and state fire marshals are investigating, he said.

Earlier on Monday, state environmental officials were investigating the dump because of too many tires, Price said.