Mrs. Hamilton

Zelda Cox Hamilton, 93, of Flemingsburg died Thursday, July 23, 2009.

Mrs. Hamilton was the widow of Marvin Hamilton. She was born in Morgan County on May 15, 1916, the daughter of the late William Milford and Sara Holbrook Cox.

She is survived by two sons, Hollie (Lou Anna) Hamilton of Elsmere and Rawleigh Hamilton of Louisville; two grandchildren, William Stewart (Janet) Hamilton of Louisville and Anna June Hamilton of Wilder; and four great-grandchildren, Christopher, Kelsey, Kyle and Katelyn.

She was preceded in death by a grandson, Sidney Todd Hamilton.

Services will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, at the Boone-Nickell Funeral Home with Rev. Earl Clay Sander officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park.

Mr. Hodges

Jessie Leroy Hodges, age 76, of Kentucky 801 North, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, July 24, 2009, at the Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.

Born May 21, 1933, in Lucedale, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Lafayette and Mable Jackson Hodges. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Jason Hodges, on November 11, 2007; a son-in-law, Glenn Moore, on August 11, 2008; and three brothers, Jake, Rudolph, and Jewell Hodges.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Norma Ellington Hodges; two sons, Leroy Hodges, Jr., and wife Joann of Morehead, Kentucky, and Steve Hodges and wife Cindy of Hillsboro, Kentucky; three daughters, Paula Hinton and husband Buddy of Flemingsburg, Kentucky, Viki Brown and husband Terry of Morehead, Kentucky, and Rhonda Hodges Moore of Morehead, Kentucky; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great grandchildren.

Leroy was a farmer and former owner of Local Sanitation. He enjoyed fishing.

Funeral services were conducted 4 p.m. Sunday, July 26, 2009, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Mark Caldwell, Rev. Forest Tackett, and Rev. Jeff Fannin officiating. Burial was in the Black Family Cemetery on Sharkey Road.

Pallbearers were Matthew Hinton, Adam Hinton, Nathan Hinton, Ty Brown, Josh Brown, Jesse Hodges, Bo Lambert, and Curtis Hawkins. Honorary pallbearers were Leigh Ann Lambert, Hillary Moore, Stevi Hodges, and Mandy Moore.

Visitation was Saturday, July 25, 2009, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals.

View memorial tribute or sign guestbook at www.northcuttandson.com

Brad Barker receives kidney

Late Wednesday, July 22, 17 year old Brad Barker of Ewing received a kidney transplant at the Childrens Hospital of Cincinnati. The call came at mid-morning and the family rushed to the hospital where the operation began at about 5 pm.

The procedure was successful and doctors are waiting for the new kidney to begin its function.

Brad has been on dialysis for three years while waiting for the donor kidney. He is the son of Greg and Marcy Barker and grandson of Garry Barker.

Bank donates buildings to city

Last week the Peoples Bank of Kentucky, Inc. conveyed two buildings adjoining its main office parking lot to the City of Flemingsburg. The deed transfer occurred at the Flemingsburg Main Cross Street office, with the Bank's CEO, James Hay, VP Steve Miller, and Peoples Bank Directors, Mary Lu Stephens, Mike Ginn, and Dr. Glenn Womack, being present. The deed was accepted by the City of Flemingsburg's Mayor, Louie Flanery, along with City Council Members Ricky Hurst, Van Alexander, and Georgianna Sparks.

Carriage accident leaves Fleming woman dead

According to the Ledger-Independent, Police are investigating a tragic carriage accident that claimed the life of a pregnant Amish woman near Hillsboro.
Esther Miller, 28, of Hillsboro died after sustaining serious injuries in the single-vehicle crash that occurred at dusk Sunday on Kentucky 111, according to Trooper R.V. Lockard, Public Information Officer for the Morehead Post of the Kentucky State Police.
Investigators believe she was seven months pregnant at the time of the accident, Lockard said.
Her husband, Reuben Miller, was driving the horse-drawn carriage on Kentucky 111 at approximately 9 p.m., Sunday when the horses pulling the carriage were "spooked" and pulled the vehicle over an embankment near the roadway, Lockard said.

Esther Miller was transported to Fleming County Hospital and died sometime after 1 a.m., Lockard said. Reuben Miller and two children who were riding in the carriage at the time of the incident were transported to Fleming County Hospital for treatment of minor injuries and were later released. The children were 3 and 5 years old, Lockard said.
No other vehicles were involved in the accident.
The Fleming County Sheriff's Office assisted at the scene of the crash, and KSP continues to investigate the incident.
Services for Esther Miller will be held at 9 a.m., Wednesday at the Ervin L. Miller residence.

Mrs. Miller

Esther C. Borntreger Miller, age 27, of Hillsboro Road, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Monday, July 20, 2009, at the Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg, Kentucky.

She was born October 24, 1981, in Springville, Tennessee, and is the daughter of Chester M. and Fannie S. Borntreger.

Surviving in addition to parents, are her husband, Reuben E. Miller; two sons, Ervin R. Miller and Chester R. Miller, both of Hillsboro, Kentucky; two brothers, Noah C. Borntreger of Clark, Missouri, and Chester C. Borntreger, Jr., of LaPlata, Missouri; four sisters, Lydia Otto of Milton, Iowa, Martha Troyer of Bethany, Missouri, Anna Otto of Medford, Wisconsin, and Fannie Miller of Milton, Iowa; and paternal grandfather, Toby Borntreger of Wisconsin.

Funeral services will be held 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2009, at the Ervin L. Miller residence with Ervin Schlabach officiating. Burial will follow in the Hillsboro Amish Cemetery in Hillsboro, Kentucky.

Hutton Funeral Home is caring for arrangements.

Crain will leave July 31

Kelley Crain’s last day as Superintendent of Fleming County Schools will be July 31 and the board will meet Aug. 3 to begin the selection process. Assistant Superintendent Tony Roth has the authority to serve as superintendent until a new person is hired.

Crain said the job of Fleming County Schools Superintendent was posted on the Kentucky Department of Education Web site.