Obituaries

Somerset Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Somerset, Kentucky area

Brent Lee Weddle

Brent Lee Weddle

Jun 27, 2017

Brent Lee Weddle, 60, of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at his residence.A graveside service will be held at 5 PM , Saturday, July 1, 2017 at Grays Chapel Cemetery.Pulaski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Donald Lane Burnett

Donald Lane Burnett

Jun 27, 2017

Mr. Donald Lane Burnett, son of the late Earl and Merdell Prows Burnett, was born June 2, 1947 in Pulaski County, KY and he departed this life on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 having attained the age of 70 years.Survivors include; one brother, Harold (and Linda) Burnett; one sister, Wanda Jones all of Somerset, KY; special family members, Monte (and Charlotte)...

Gail Simpson

Gail Simpson

Jun 26, 2017

Gail Simpson, daughter of the late Dillard and Eva Durham Johnson, was born January 08, 1948 and she departed this life on June 26, 2017 having attained the age of 69 years.She was united in marriage to Mr. Lawrence Odell Simpson, he preceded her in death on April 14, 1990.Survivors include; two daughters, Marsha and Monica Simpson of Somerset, KY;...

Brenda Carol Hargis Herrin

Brenda Carol Hargis Herrin

Jun 21, 2017

Brenda Carol Hargis Herrin, 66, of Somerset, Kentucky passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at her residence.She was born in Lockland, Ohio on February 2, 1951; daughter of Bertha Ann Slavey Hargis, and the late Vestal Lee Hargis. She was a member of Flat Lick Baptist Church. She was united in marriage to Mr. G. A. "George" Herrin, Jr. on...

Vivian Owsley

Vivian Owsley

Jun 20, 2017

Mrs. Vivian Barrien Owsley, age 93, Widow of Mr. Charles Owsley passed from this life on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at the Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born on January 6, 1924 in Somerset, Kentucky, daughter of the late Joseph Barrien and Katie Brock Barrien. Vivian was a graduate of the Old Dunbar High School in Somerset....

Lucille Phelps

Lucille Phelps

Jun 17, 2017

Mrs. Lucille Phelps, 93, of Somerset, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 17, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was a stalwart homemaker, always available to tend to the needs of her family. She was saved at the age of 11 at the Bethelridge Methodist Church and was a faithful member of the Somerset First United Methodist Church for more...

Wilbur Gene Carter

Wilbur Gene Carter

Jun 9, 2017

Wilbur Gene Carter, 75, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017 at his residence.Gene was born in Poynter Creek, Kentucky on September 16, 1941; son of the late Cecil and Edna Catherine (Phelps) Carter. He retired from the United States Air Force as a Master Sergeant having served 22 years, and would later retire from Toyota also. He enjoyed spending time...

Mrs. Lois Jean Alexander Taylor

Mrs. Lois Jean Alexander Taylor

Jun 5, 2017

Lois Jean Alexander Taylor, daughter of the late John Wesley and Rachel Crawford Alexander, was born September 24, 1953 and she departed this life on June 5, 2017 in Somerset, KY having attained the age of 63 years.She was united in marriage to Mr. Phillip Ralph Taylor, he survives.Other survivors include; two sons, Richard Allen (and Jody) Taylor and John...

Norman "Bert" Noel, Jr.

Norman "Bert" Noel, Jr.

Jun 3, 2017

Norman "Bert" Noel, Jr.,59, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.He was born on September 11, 1957; son of the late Norman Noel, Sr. and Rose Richardson. He was a Truck Driver, Welder and Mechanic.He is survived by children; Brianna & (Wyatt) Peters, Christian Anthony Elbertson Noel, Alya Lovins, and Ray Dale McIntosh; his...

Lura Cowan Casada

Lura Cowan Casada

May 31, 2017

Mrs. Lura Cowan Casada, daughter of the late Leonard and Mollie Cowan, was born at Kidder, KY on October 10, 1920 and she departed this life on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 having attained the age of 96 years.She was united in marriage to Mr. Hubert Casada on September 25, 1939. He preceded her in death.Survivors include; three children, Louise Nevels,...

Connie Charlene Hargis

Connie Charlene Hargis

May 30, 2017

Connie Charlene Hargis, 55, passed away at her residence on May 30, 2017. She was a loving wife, daughter, sister, nana, and friend.She was born on May 11, 1961 to parents Walter Cook and Wilma Strunk Cook. She married Hubert Vance Hargis on May 15, 1993. She retired from Oakwood and went on to work and become a shareholder at...

Diana Louise Skaggs

Diana Louise Skaggs

May 23, 2017

Diana Louise Skaggs, age 70, departed this life on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at her home in Bronston, KY. Diana was born on January 11, 1947 in Louisa, KY to the late Ada (Damron) and Wilmer Skaggs. She retired from hair dressing and then went on to become a Respiratory Therapist from which she retired in 2008. Diana loved working...

Dock McCartt

Dock McCartt

May 18, 2017

Dock S. McCartt, 89, born to Dock and Estelle McCartt September 19, 1927, Somerset Kentucky, departed this life on May 18, 2017 at home with friends. Dock was married to his best friend and lovely wife, Ernestine Jones McCartt for over 60 years and she proceeded him in death. Also preceding him in death were his parents, an older brother...

Amanda K. Ard Pitman

Amanda K. Ard Pitman

May 17, 2017

Amanda K. Ard Pitman, age 39, of Somerset, KY passed away Wednesday May 17, 2017 at the Jean Waddle Care Center. She was born October 2, 1977 in Somerset, KY to Jennell Williamson Edwards of Somerset, KY and Ralph (and Theresa) Ard of Nancy, KY.Other than her parents, she is also survived by: a daughter, Breanna Pitman; a son, Brandon...

Paul Lester Upchurch

Paul Lester Upchurch

May 13, 2017

Paul Lester Upchurch, 54, of Somerset, Kentucky passed away Saturday May 13, 2017 at his residence.He was born in Sterns, Kentucky on July 21, 1962; son of Juanita Alton Upchurch and the late Estill Paul Upchurch. He is survived by his wife, Denise Martin Upchurch; his mother, Juanita Alton Upchurch; a son, Corey Upchurch & (Connie Lynn Dobbs); a daughter,...

Willard Hansford

Willard Hansford

May 11, 2017

Willard Hansford, 77, of Somerset, Kentucky passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017 at his residence.   He was born in the Mark Community in Pulaski Co., Kentucky on March 10, 1940; son of the late Arthur and Irene Poynter Hansford. He retired in 2002 as the Pulaski County Clerk. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, the Shriners,...

Jessie Helen Ping

Jessie Helen Ping

May 9, 2017

Jessie Helen Ping, age 83 departed this life May 09, 2017 after battling a lengthy illness. Born August 9, 1933 in Colo, KY, Helen was the youngest daughter of the Late Charles Wesley Roark and the Late Alice Phelps Roark Meece.Helen, as she liked to be called, spent her early years attending Jones Elementary School. She often talked about being...

Carol Sowder

Carol Sowder

May 6, 2017

Carol Elaine Bullock Sowder, 76, of Somerset stepped peacefully into her celestial home on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at the Markey Cancer Center in Lexington, Kentucky.Carol, a daughter of the late Howard Taft and Bessie Shell Bullock, was born in Hansford, Kentucky on August 19, 1940. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Michael, Giles, and Mitchell; sisters, Mildred...

Betty Jean Barnes Hargis

Betty Jean Barnes Hargis

May 6, 2017

Mrs. Betty Jean Barnes Hargis, of the Barnesburg Community, went to be with Jesus Saturday morning May 6, 2017 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital having attained the age of 85 years.She was preceded in death by; her husband, Harold Hargis; her parents, John B. and Hepsa Mayfield Barnes; her siblings, Hubert Leon Barnes, BJ Barnes, Louise Barnes Combs, and Ruby...

Betty Lester Swartz

Betty Lester Swartz

May 4, 2017

Mrs. Betty Jane Lester Swartz, daughter of the late William F. and Della Lou Butt Lester, was born at Science Hill, Kentucky on Monday, October 10, 1927 and she departed this life at Somerset, Kentucky on Thursday, May 4, 2017 having attained the age of 89 years.She was united in marriage to Mr. Richard "R.T." Swartz on December 07, 1947,...