Obituaries

Somerset Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Somerset, Kentucky area

Elmer Lee Brown

Elmer Lee Brown

Dec 10, 2008

Mr. Elmer Lee Brown, son of the late Marvin and Della Brown, was born on April 9, 1929 and he departed this life on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 having attained the age of 79 years. He was united in marriage to Verla (Ping) Brown, she preceded him in death. Survivors include, three daughters, Goldie (and Jimmy) Smith, Doris (and James)...

Oliver Gene Lawless

Oliver Gene Lawless

Dec 10, 2008

Oliver Gene Lawless, age 75, son of the late Rev. O.D. and Stella Mae (Chadwell) Lawless was born in Rossville, Illinois on February 20, 1933 and departed this life on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at his residence in Somerset, Kentucky in the presence of his family. Survivors include his loving wife of 45 years Joan Cole Lawless, one son; Jeffrey...

Emogene Garrison

Emogene Garrison

Dec 8, 2008

Emogene Hancock Garrison ,81, widow of Vernon L. Garrison, died Monday, December 8, 2008 at Lexington Country Place after a long illness. She was born in Monticello, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Festus B. and Montie Thomas Hancock. She is survived by her daughter, Karen Garrison, and two nieces, Margaret A. Gregory Sumpter and Geri Hancock West. She was...

Mr. Ronald Linkes

Mr. Ronald Linkes

Dec 6, 2008

Ronald Linkes, son of the late Don and Althene Linkes was born on July 20, 1938 and he departed this life on Saturday, December 6, 2008 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, KY having attained the age of 70 years. Ronald is united in marriage to Margaret Coomer Linkes, they were wed on October 21, 1996, she survives. He is...

Rose Ella (Russell) Denney

Rose Ella (Russell) Denney

Dec 6, 2008

Rose Ella (Russell) Denney was born in Bald Rock, Kentucky to Bertha Cadell and Delbert Russell on the day the stock market crashed in 1929 and she left this world on Pearl Harbor Day, 2008. As our nation was on the brink of a national financial disaster nearly as grim as had marked her early years, she was grateful to...

Cliva Marie Minton

Cliva Marie Minton

Dec 3, 2008

Cliva Marie Minton, 85, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 3rd at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital following a short illness. She will be remembered for the love, kindness, and laughter she shared with so many. Born on December 12, 1922, in the Juggernaut community of Pulaski County, the daughter of the late Perry Lee and Bessie (Howard) Colyer. She...

Mrs. Wilma "Jackie" Collins

Mrs. Wilma "Jackie" Collins

Nov 19, 2008

Wilma Jacqueline “Jackie” Collins, daughter of the late Raymond and Stella Higgins Payne, was born on October 21, 1929 in Harlan County, Kentucky and she departed this life on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 having attained the age of 79 years. She was united in marriage to Billy Collins, he survives. Other survivors include; two sons, Thurman Collins of Euclid, Ohio,...

Mr. Lee Anderson

Mr. Lee Anderson

Nov 18, 2008

Mr. Lee Anderson, son of the late Bynum and Lora Noe Anderson, was born in Somerset, KY on August 29, 1926 and he dapeerted this life on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 having attained the age of 82 years. He was united in marriage to Virginia Godby Anderson on November 6, 1973, she survives. Other survivors include; two daughters, Lana (and...

Mr. Cecil Ping

Mr. Cecil Ping

Nov 17, 2008

Mr. Cecil Ping, son of the late William and Maude Phelps Ping, was born in Pulaski County, KY on Monday, October 23, 1933 and he departed this life on Monday, November 17, 2008 having attained the age of 75 years and 25 days. He was united in marriage to Sarah Flynn Ping on January 9, 1960, she survives. Other survivors...

Mr. Ernest R. Daniels Jr.

Mr. Ernest R. Daniels Jr.

Nov 10, 2008

Mr. Ernest R. Daniels, Jr., son of the late Ernest and Emma Hinkle Daniels, was born in Hamilton, Ohio on April 3, 1932 and he departed this life on Monday, November 10, 2008 in Somerset, KY having attained the age of 76 years. He is survived by; four sons, Russell (and Debra) Daniels of Dahl, KY, Lee Daniels of Jamestown,...

Willie D. "Bill" Sears

Willie D. "Bill" Sears

Nov 10, 2008

Mr. Willie D. “Bill” Sears, son of the late Ira Scott and Eddie Farmer Sears, was born at Poplarville, KY on March 25, 1928 and he departed this life on Monday, November 10, 2008 having attained the age of 80 years. He is survived by his wife, Lois Irene Hull Sears whom he married on July 2, 1948. Other survivors...

Eunice Lovie Groce

Eunice Lovie Groce

Nov 5, 2008

Eunice “Lovie” Groce, age 94, of Burnside, Kentucky departed this life on November 5, 2008 at her residence. She was born on December 27, 1913, the daughter of Robert Love Abston and Mary Eunice Smith Abston in Burkesville, KY., who preceded her in death. She was the matriarch of her family and lived her life daily for the Lord. She...

Mrs. Zelma Stevens

Mrs. Zelma Stevens

Oct 31, 2008

Zelma Stevens, daughter of the late Arthur and Mary Mayfield Meece, was born in Somerset, KY on February 3, 1922 and she departed this life on Friday, October 31, 2008 having attained the age of 86 years. She was united in marriage to Mr. Alonzo Stevens. He preceded her in death. Survivors include one daughter, Betty (and W. Richard) Wells...

Mrs. Mary Monday

Mrs. Mary Monday

Oct 30, 2008

Mrs. Mary Monday age 89 of Britthaven Nursing Home of Somerset,was born on February 1, 1919 and she departed this life on Friday, October 30, 2008 having attained the age of 89 years. She was transported by Pulaski Funeral Home staff to French Funeral Home in Brazil, Indiana. Funeral arrangements are pending at this time, and will be added to...

Mrs. Mary T. Sears

Mrs. Mary T. Sears

Oct 23, 2008

Mary T. Sears, daughter of the late Matthew T. and Arizona Mounce Baker, was born in the Dykes Community of Pulaski County, KY on February 16, 1919 and she departed this life on Thursday, October 23, 2008 in Cincinnati, Ohio having attained the age of 89 years. She was united in marriage to Mr. William Jessie Sears. Mr. Sears preceded...

Mr. David "Crockett" Fuson

Mr. David "Crockett" Fuson

Oct 22, 2008

Mr. David “Crockett” Fuson, the son of Delores Tucker Bolen and the late Wayne Fuson, was born in Pulaski County, KY on August 21, 1973 and he departed this life on October 22, 2008 having attained the age of 35 years. Other than his mother, he is also survived by his step-father, Jimmy Bolen, two brothers, Gerald and James Fuson...

Mr. Ernest Baird

Mr. Ernest Baird

Oct 19, 2008

Mr. Ernest G. Baird, 91, passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2008 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, KY. Husband of the late Ethel Jones Baird, son of the late James and Pearl Baird, brother of the late Edith Ayers, Clyde, Lester, Homer Baird and two sons that died in infancy. Survivors include; three sons, David Baird of...

Mr. Clarence Keeney

Mr. Clarence Keeney

Oct 17, 2008

Mr. Clarence Keeney, son of the late Thomas Walter and Julia Ann Abbott Keeney, was born in Pulaski County, Kentucky on November 12, 1915 and he departed this life on October 17, 2008 having attained the age of 92 years. He worked at the Somerset City Hospital for 13 years and then retired from the Lake Cumberland Medical Center after...

Betty Colson

Betty Colson

Oct 15, 2008

Betty Tucker Colson, age 80, passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at the Neighborhood. She is survived by her husband, Barkley F. Colson, whom she married on November 1, 1947 in Harrodsburg, KY; three children, James B. Colson of Science Hill, KY, Anne (and David) Dick of Bronston, KY, and Jeffery L. Colson of Somerset, KY; three grandchildren, Forrest...

Flora Thelma (Foust) McKee

Flora Thelma (Foust) McKee

Oct 7, 2008

Mrs. Flora Thelma (Foust) McKee, daughter of the late Marion and Isabellie (Worley) Foust was born in Fidelity, Kentucky on April 20, 1914 and departed this life on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at her residence in Burnside, Kentucky in the presence of her family. Mrs. Mckee was united in marriage on March 5, 1932 to Mr. Brady McKee, whom after...