Obituaries

Jul 19, 2022

James William "Jimmy" Highfield, 70, of Ewing, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at his home, surrounded by his family.

Jimmy was born on June 3, 1952 in Fleming County Kentucky, to the late Carrol Highfield and Roberta Ann Dye Abner.

Jimmy loved the outdoors, mowing his yard, working in tobacco, doing farm work which he did...

Jul 16, 2022

William “Wick” Henderson, 91, of Norwood, Ohio, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022 at his home.

He was born on December 15, 1930 in Robertson County, Kentucky, a son of the late Leslie Calvin Henderson and Bessie Crawford Berry.

Wick was a retired supervisor for a chemical distribution plant and a United States Marine Corps...

Jul 10, 2022

Maxine Betty Newton Ahlgren, 88, of Ewing, Kentucky passed away Sunday July 10, 2022 at the Pioneer Trace Nursing Home in Flemingsburg, Kentucky.

She was born in Newtonsville, Ohio on July 19, 1933 to the late Clark Newton and Ethel Green Newton.

Maxine volunteered at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio for many years...

Jun 20, 2022

Jane Story Cowan, 84 of Ewing, Kentucky, passed away Monday evening, June 20, 2022, at her home in Ewing after an extended illness. She was born July 23, 1937, in Ewing to the late Kenneth Dudley Story and Geneva Blake Barnett.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Cowan, grandson Jeremy...

May 28, 2022

John Anthony Ulrich, 80 of May's Lick, Kentucky passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022, at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio after an illness of several weeks. In addition to his parents, Joseph Edgar Ulrich, and Nell Appelman Ulrich, he was preceded in death by his first wife Gloria Shantz Ulrich. Two brothers, Marion Ulrich and Donald Ulrich. Two...

May 1, 2022

Alma Allen Seeger, 67 of Lehigh Acres, Florida formerly of Ewing, Kentucky passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Florida.

She was born April 10, 1955, in Ewing to the late Leonard and Mildred Allen.

Alma attended the Christian church and enjoyed Facebook, flowers, travel, Willie Nelson music and...

Apr 30, 2022

Lynda Lou Whisman Jackson 74, of Ewing, Kentucky departed this life on Saturday April 30, 2022, at the Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg, Kentucky.

She was born on July 20, 1947, in Nepton, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Alvin Whisman and Florence Jones Whisman.

Mrs. Jackson was a member of the Hedrick Community Church...

Apr 26, 2022

Hiland Gene Jolly, 85, of Sharpsburg, Kentucky, departed this life on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at his residence.

He was born on July 28, 1936 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, to the late William T. Jolly and Vernia Watkins Jolly.

Mr. Jolly worked many years as a logger and farmer. He enjoyed telling stories, truck pulling,...

Apr 12, 2022

Tammy Gray Jones, 58 of Tea Run Road, Ewing, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Hospice of Hope in Maysville, Kentucky after an extended illness. She was born August 31,1963 in Nicholas County, Kentucky to the late Herbert and Anna Hunt Gray.

Tammy was a former employee of McDonalds of Flemingsburg for many years where she...

Mar 25, 2022

Freddie Ross Gore, 69 of Fairview, Kentucky passed away Friday evening March 25, 2022 at the Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville Kentucky. He was born September 4, 1952 in Maysville, Kentucky to the late Robert Gore and Margarete Ross Gore.

Freddie was a member of the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Fairview and enjoyed tinkering with cars...

Mar 4, 2022

William Raymond Buchanan, 82 of Ewing, Kentucky passed away Friday, March 4, 2022, at the St. Joseph Hospital-Main in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born August 7, 1939, in Ewing, Kentucky to the late Abb and Blanche Workman Buchanan.

Raymond was a farmer and enjoyed attending church, fishing and farming.

In addition to his parents, he was...

Feb 22, 2022

Beverly Carpenter Smith, 65 of Ewing, Kentucky passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at the Pioneer Trace Nursing Home in Flemingsburg, Kentucky after an extended illness.

She was born June 20, 1956, in Ewing, Kentucky to the late Robert Edward Carpenter and Opal Hunt Carpenter.

Beverly was...

Feb 13, 2022

Leslie Newman Wells, 94, of Cabool, Missouri formerly of Fleming County, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022 at his home in Missouri.

He was born on January 14, 1928 in Fleming County, Kentucky, a son of the late Oscar Lee Wells and Vada Williams Wells.

Mr. Wells was a farmer; he raised peacocks; had...

Feb 13, 2022

Fleming County native and long-time Aurora, Indiana resident, Ersill Ray Masters, 75, was called home to the Kingdom of heaven on Sunday, February 13, 2022 at the St. Elizabeth Dearborn Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.

He was born in Fleming County on April 10, 1946, to the late Willard Vernon Masters of Morehead, Kentucky and the late Elizabeth...

Feb 11, 2022

James Houston Meade, 77 of Fairview, Kentucky passed away Friday evening February 11, 2022, at the University of Kentucky, Chandler Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born April 7, 1944, in Kings Creek, Kentucky to the late Luther Houston Meade and Juanita Berry Zapf.

James was a heavy equipment operator and owned and operated Meade Excavating. He...

Jan 31, 2022

Dennis Howe Jolly,72 of Cowan, Kentucky passed away Monday, January 31, 2022, at the Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg, Kentucky.

He was born June 25, 1949, in Nicholas County, Kentucky to the late Bobby Jolly and Mary Lois Gray Riggs.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Gayle Hunt....

Jan 25, 2022

Johnny Ray Shields, 64 of Ewing, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at the Robertson County Health Care Center in Mt. Olivet, Kentucky.

He was born June 21, 1957, in Dayton, Ohio to the late Roy and Dorothy Hatfield Shields.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepmother Mary...

Jan 22, 2022

Bettye Price Buckler Hitch, 96 of Ewing, Kentucky passed away peacefully Saturday, January 22, 2022, at her home in Ewing.

She was born in Ewing, Kentucky on May 14, 1925, to the late Hanley and Lillian Grannis Price.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Morgan B. Buckler...

Jan 15, 2022

Rondal Lewis Slatton, 65 of Middletown, Ohio passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022, at the Atrium Medical Center in Middletown.

He was born in Middletown on September 2, 1956, to Betty (Perry) Slatton and the late Lewis Slatton.

In addition to his father who passed away in 2014, he was preceded in death by his...

Jan 11, 2022

Mark Andrew Jones, 41, of Maysville, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at the Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville.

He was born on December 18, 1980, in Enterprise, Alabama, the oldest son of George Andrew Jones of Maysville and the late Marsha Downing Hart Jones.

Mark was a stone fabricator and sculptor. He...