Obituaries
Pleasureville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Pleasureville, Henry and Shelby KY areas
David H. Booth
Jun 27, 2017
David H. Booth, age 81, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at Kindred Hospital in Louisville. He was born September 11, 1935, in Slabtown, KY, and was the son of the late Robert and Carrie Violet Aldridge Booth. He was a farmer and a member of Crossroads Lighthouse Church in Eminence. He is survived by five sons: Ricky Fisher...
Kenneth E. Kelley
Jun 5, 2017
Kenneth E. Kelly, age 93 of Pleasureville, died Monday, June 5, 2017 in Louisville. He was born July 16, 1923 in Gest, KY and was the son of the late Daniel and Jeanetta Hopper Kelley. He was retired from Ford Motor Corporation, was a member of Pleasureville United Methodist Church and was a United Stated Army Veteran of World War...
Hubert Logan Ethington
Jun 3, 2017
Hubert Logan Ethington, age 66 of Defoe, died Monday, June 3, 2017 at his residence. He was born April 13, 1951 in LaGrange, KY and was the son of the late Huston and Naomi Elizabeth Chisholm Ethington. He worked for General Electric, and was a member of Pleasant View United Methodist Church. In addition, he was an Artist -- one...
Ora French Demaree Black
Jun 1, 2017
Ora French Demaree Black, age 98, of Defoe, died Thursday, June 1, 2017, at the Richwood in LaGrange. She was born in Jenkins, Kentucky on March 24, 1919, and was the daughter of the late Maurice Hosmer French and Dana Holley French. She was a Homemaker a member of Defoe Christian Church. She is survived by daughters: June Faye Demaree...
Lydia Margaret Bramblett Spurr
May 19, 2017
Lydia Margaret Spurr, age 85, of Fillmore, Indiana died Friday, May 19, 2017, at her residence. She was born in Grub Ridge, Kentucky on February, 23, 1932, and was the daughter of the late William Frank Bramblett and Ella Broughton Bramblett. She was a homemaker and a member of Victorius Life Nazarene Church in Indianapolis, Indiana. Preceding her in death:...
Carol Fortner
May 16, 2017
Norma Carol Fortner, age 66, of Pleasureville, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. She was born in Shelbyville on November 23, 1950, and was the daughter of the late Clive Allen Fortner and Thelma Louise Lake Fortner. She was a member of Pleasureville United Methodist Church. She is survived by two brothers: Allan Dale Fortner and...
Bonnie Lou Kidwell
May 14, 2017
Bonnie Lou Kidwell, age 63, of Eminence, died Sunday, May 14, 2017, at her residence. She was born in Shelbyville, Kentucky on March 3, 1954, and was the daughter of the late Bruce and Nora Mae Masterson Preston. She was a Postal Worker for sixteen years at the Eminence Post Office, and was a member of Franklinton Baptist Church. She...
Lucille Clark Erwin
May 2, 2017
Lucille Clark Erwin, age 89, of LaGrange, died Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at Baptist Health in LaGrange. She was born in Bethlehem, Kentucky on August 16, 1927, and was the daughter of the late Gill Clark and Pearl Aldridge Clark. She retired from the Kentucky State Reformatory as a Correctional Officer, and was a member of Centerfield Baptist Church. She...
Lisa Darlene Downey
Apr 18, 2017
Lisa Darlene Downey, age 44, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Jewish Hospital in Shelbyville. She was born in Shelbyville on June 26, 1972. She was a farmer and a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Shelbyville. She is survived by her husband: Russell Nation, Jr.; her daughter: Courtney Marie Catherine Evans; her son: Austin John Holcomb...
Dorothy Ann Jent
Apr 15, 2017
Dorothy Ann Jent, age 69, of Frankfort, died Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Frankfort Regional Medical Center. She was born in Hazard, Kentucky on September 30, 1947, and was the daughter of the late Dewey and Ollie Messer Wells. She was a homemaker. She is survived by five sons: Billy Jent, Jr., Dennis Jent, Roger Jent, Ellis Ray Jent, and...
Carolyn Reed Thomas
Apr 2, 2017
Carolyn Reed Thomas, age 75, of Louisville, died Sunday, April 2, 2017 at St. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville. She was born in Lockport (Clement’s Bottom) on November 13, 1941, and was the daughter of the late Cash Reed Thomas and Nellie Catherine Kelley Thomas. She retired from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and attended Pleasureville United Methodist Church. She...
Nancy Evelyn Adler Heightchew
Apr 2, 2017
Nancy Evelyn Adler Heightchew, age 82, of Bethlehem, died Sunday, April 2, 2017 at New Castle Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born in Bethlehem on June 5, 1934, and was the daughter of the late William Edward Adler and Anna Gardner Adler. She retired from the Kentucky Labor Cabinet and was a member of the Bethlehem United Methodist Church....
E.b. Shaw
Mar 10, 2017
E.B. Shaw, age 84, of Pleasureville, died Friday, March 10, 2017, at the Masonic Home of Shelbyville. He was born April 25, 1932 in Cropper, and was the son of the late Linnie and Rose Lee Baldwin Shaw. He was a farmer and was retired from General Electric where he worked in the shipping and receiving department. He was a...
Nell Magruder Pollard
Mar 9, 2017
Nell MaGruder Pollard, age 99, of Pleasureville, died Thursday, March 9, 2017 at New Castle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Shelby County on January 8, 1918, and was the daughter of Eugene O’Bannon and Austia List MaGruder. She was preceded in death by her parents, and two brothers, George Travis MaGruder and Gene List MaGruder. Nell was...
Anna Catherine Schweitzer
Mar 6, 2017
Anna Catherine Schweitzer, age 86 of Shelbyville, died Monday, March 6, 2017 at the Masonic Home of Shelbyville. She was born February 23, 1931 in Eminence, and was the daughter of the late Lewis and Sarah Byers Shaw. She was owner of Anna C. Properties in Shelbyville, was a retired preschool teacher at Child Town, USA, and belonged to Pleasureville...
Matthew Gene Porter
Mar 5, 2017
Matthew Gene Porter, age 43, of Pleasureville, died Sunday, March 5, 2017 at his residence. He was born January 26, 1974 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was a member of the Pima Tribe of the Gila River Indian Community. He worked in building construction, and was a member of Cropper Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife: Heather Porter of...
Willena Barnsfather Coombs
Mar 1, 2017
Willena Barnsfather Coombs, age 90, of Smithfield, died Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at New Castle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in New Castle. She was born May 8, 1926 in Pleasureville, and was the daughter of the late James and Rena Bush Barnsfather. She was a homemaker and farmer, and belonged to Smithfield Baptist Church. She is survived by her son:...
Ronald Overland Daughtery, Jr.
Feb 23, 2017
Ronald Overland Daugherty, Jr., age 33 of Pleasureville, died Thursday, February 23, 2017 in Louisville. He is survived by his mother: Shirley Williams McAlister (Randy); his father: Ronald O. Daugherty, Sr.; and four daughters: Haley Marie Daugherty, Aniya Anderson, Khole Daughtery, and Ellyonah Broughton. Viewing is scheduled at Sholar Funeral Home in Pleasureville on Friday, March 3, 2017 from 4...
Jessie Mae Mitchell
Feb 17, 2017
Jessie Mae Carter Mitchell, age 87 of Lexington, died Friday, February 17, 2017 at the Episcopal Church Home in Louisville. She was born March 11, 1929 in Lockport, and was the daughter of the late Linden and Frances Nile Sutton Carter. She was a retired accountant for the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Lexington, and was a member of Lockport Baptist...
Rev. Wayne Kelly
Feb 5, 2017
Rev. J. Wayne Kelly, age 82 of Owenton, died Sunday, February 5, 2017 at his residence. He was born January 30, 1935 in Irvine, KY and was the son of the late Raymond W. and Fairy Ann Fowler Kelly. He served as a Minister for more than 53 years, and was a member of Lockport Baptist Church. He is survived...
