Obituaries
Pleasureville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Pleasureville, Henry and Shelby KY areas
Betty L. Preston
Jul 6, 2023
Betty L. McIntyre Preston, age 70, of Pleasureville, KY passed away Thursday, July 6, 2023, at her residence. She was born on January 3, 1953, in Marion Co., IN, the daughter of Willie B. and Cora Lee Brake McIntyre. Betty was a member of Franklinton Baptist Church. She was a homemaker, a foster parent and a farmer. Betty was also...
Virgil Randolph Jacobs, Jr.
Jul 2, 2023
Virgil (Jake) Randolph Jacobs, Jr., age 89, of Pleasureville, KY passed Sunday, July 2, 2023. He was born on July 3, 1933, in California, KY, the son of Virgil Randolph and Mary Hope Jacobs. Jake was a member of the United States Airforce from 1953-1957, honorably discharged with the rank of Staff Sergeant. He received the National Defense Service and...
Anna Lou Mullins
Jun 17, 2023
Anna Lou Meriweather Mullins, age 93, of Cropper, KY passed away Saturday, June 17, 2023, at New Castle Health and Rehab Center. She was born on March 16, 1930, in Lockport, KY, the daughter of Lee Bob and Vinnie Sutherland Meriweather. Anna was a member of Cropper Baptist Church and attended Crossroads Lighthouse Church. She was retired from the Brunswick...
Anthony "Tony" Glenn Broughton
Jun 14, 2023
Anthony Glenn “Tony” Broughton, age 66, of Pleasureville, KY passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at his residence. He was born on October 14, 1956, in Louisville, KY to Robert Allen Broughton and Shirley Stewart Broughton. Tony was a member of the Lockport Baptist Church and was the owner/operator of Broughton’s Heating and Cooling, since 1984. He enjoyed hunting...
Billie Jean Ethington
May 28, 2023
Billie Jean Coakley Ethington, age 76, of Shelbyville, KY passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at Crestview Health and Rehabilitation Center in Shelbyville, KY. She was born on August 16, 1946 in Indianapolis, IN to the late William Donald and Betty Jane Armstrong Coakley. Billie was a member of Pleasantview Methodist Church and retired from General Electric as...
Robert Leon "Boogie" New
May 17, 2023
Robert Leon “Boogie” New, age 95, of Eminence, KY passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at the New Castle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on July 10, 1927 in Turners Station, KY to Albert and Allie Sanders New. Boogie was a member of the Christiansburg Baptist Church, retired from the Brunswick Corporation as a shipping specialist and also...
Margaret Ann Harvey
Apr 17, 2023
Margaret Ann Ells Harvey, age 77, of Eminence, KY passed away Monday, April 17, 2023, at U of L Health – Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY. She was born on May 29, 1945, in Louisville, KY, the daughter of Clyde and Lillie Mae Blankenship Ells. Margaret was of the Christian faith and was a retired custodian from Waggener High...
Eddie Thomas Chisholm, Jr.
Apr 10, 2023
Eddie Thomas Chisholm, Jr., age 76, of Lawrenceburg, KY, passed away Monday, April 10, 2023, at Lexington VA Medical Center in Lexington, KY. He was born on January 6, 1947, in La Grange, KY, Oldham Co., the son of Eddie Thomas Chisholm, Sr., and Carrie Mae Lee Chisholm. Eddie attended Gest Methodist Church and served his country honorably in the...
Quinie Lee Smith
Apr 10, 2023
Quinie Lee Smith, age 79, of Pleasureville, KY passed away Monday, April 10, 2023, at U of L Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY. He was born on June 8, 1943, in Lawrenceburg, KY, Anderson Co., the son of Edward Uni and Blondella Louise Brown Smith. Quinie was of the Christian faith, formerly worked at Brunswick Sewing Factory and...
Charles Elliott Lyons
Mar 17, 2023
Charles Elliott Lyons, age 82, of Bethlehem, KY passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023 at his home surrounded by family. He was born in Bethlehem, Henry County, KY on February 7, 1941 to Willie Carroll and Hazel Marie Snider Lyons. Mr. Lyons was a member of Eminence Baptist Church and retired in 1996 after 33 years with G.E. Appliance...
Reva Joyce Stivers Vest
Mar 8, 2023
Reva Joyce Stivers Vest, age 85, of Bagdad, KY passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at U of L Health Shelbyville. She was born on March 18, 1937, in Jacksonville, KY, the daughter of Golden Wesley Stivers and Archie Jane Onan Stivers Brown. Reva was a member of Indian Fork Baptist Church in Bagdad, KY. She was a retired packer...
William M. "Bill" Demaree
Mar 5, 2023
William M. “Bill” Demaree, 82, gently and swiftly made his way to Heaven’s Gate on March 5, 2023, after a short-term cancer illness. His wife Lola and her two daughters Emily and Tiffany were at his bedside.
Bill was born on April 12, 1940, in Detroit, Michigan to John G. and Rhoda A. (Cook) Demaree.
Hailing from Michigan, where...
Wanda Jane Smith Browning
Mar 5, 2023
Wanda Jane Smith Browning, age 84, of Eminence, KY passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023, at her residence. She was born on November 11, 1938, in Gratz, KY, the daughter of Nim Rod and Pauline Gray Beverly Smith. Wanda was a member of Pleasureville Baptist Church and was the former owner/operator of Browning Chevrolet Dealership, in Eminence, with her husband...
Carla Jill Winchester
Feb 27, 2023
Carla Jill Winchester, age 61, of Bethlehem, KY passed away Monday, February 27, 2023, at U of L Shelbyville Hospital. She was born on October 22, 1961, in Shelbyville, KY, the daughter of Roy Lee and Zelma Leon Peyton Winchester. Carla attended Bethlehem Baptist Church.
She is survived by her mother; Zelma Leon Peyton Winchester of Bethlehem, KY,...
Eva Joyce Jennings
Feb 12, 2023
Eva Joyce Jennings, age 84, of Bethlehem, KY passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023, at Baptist Health Louisville. She was born on February 15, 1938, in Pleasureville, KY, the daughter of Albert and Essie Dunham Wood. Joyce attended Drennon Christian Church. She was a homemaker and provided childcare in her home for many families.
She is survived by...
Leo Morris Yount
Jan 31, 2023
Leo Morris Yount, age 85, of Louisville, KY passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at the Masonic Homes of Kentucky in Louisville, KY. He was born on July 21, 1937, in Cropper, KY, Shelby Co., the son of Duard D. and Minnie Marie Stivers Yount. Leo was a member of Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, KY and served his...
Ralph Ray Hance, Jr.
Jan 29, 2023
Ralph Hance, Jr. born June 20, 1941, in Lockport Ky to his parents Ralph and Achie Hance. He had 6 siblings: Rosa Lee Grigsby, Libby Cornish, Anna Bell Dale, Sue Kelley, Lena Yeary and John Bradford Hance. Ralph was a devoted Husband to: Reba Yeary Hance. Father to 7 children: Teresa Ann Roberts, Kim Darlene Ricketts, Glenn Ray Hance, Rodney...
Richard Scott Watts
Dec 28, 2022
Richard Scott Watts, 64, of Pleasureville, KY entered eternal rest on Wednesday morning December 28, 2022, at the University of Louisville Hospital. Scott entered life in Shelbyville, KY on January 31, 1958, the son of Andrew Jackson Watts, Jr. and Bebee Joy Sandford Watts. He was a member of Pleasureville Baptist Church and was retired as Shipping Supervisor for Steel...
Bettie Russell Tipton
Dec 7, 2022
Bettie Russell Tipton, age 82, of Shelbyville, KY passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Signature Healthcare of Spencer County. She was born on October 31, 1940, in Cropper, KY, the daughter of Russell and Cora Mae Kesler Tipton.
Bettie graduated from Bagdad High School in 1958 and obtained her BA and Master’s Degree from Eastern Kentucky University. She taught business...
David Andrew Rainwater
Dec 3, 2022
David Andrew Rainwater, age 79, of Pleasureville, KY passed away Saturday, December 3, 2022, peacefully at his home. He was born on May 3, 1943, in Nancy, KY, the son of Ruric and Audrey Adkins Rainwater. David was an over the road truck driver for Onan Trucking and Overnite Transportation. He enjoyed antique tractors, farming and cattle.
He is survived by...
