Carrollton, KY Obituaries

Jan 6, 2012

Gary E. Reed, 57, of Carrollton, KY., died on Friday morning, January 6, 2012 at his residence in Carrollton, KY.

He was born on February 19, 1954 in Lawrenceburg, IN., the son of the late Earl E. and Lucille M. Tucker Reed. He was a retired Pipefitter and a Catholic by faith. He served his...

Jan 2, 2012

Elizabeth Rosella Martin, 69, died on Monday, January 2, 2012 at the University of Louisville Hospital.

She was born on April 18, 1942 in Carrollton, KY., the daughter of the late James J. Hicks and Anna Marie O'Conner Hicks. She was a housewife and a former Pastor.

She is survived by...

Dec 31, 2011

Billy Ray Osburne, 74, of Walton, KY., died on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Florence, KY.

He was born on September 28, 1937 in Owen County, KY., the son of the late Charles Clifford Osburne and Mary Helen Cottrell Osburne. He was a retired supervisor with the O.E.M. Electrical Company....

Dec 30, 2011

Samuel E. Newsome, 81, of Leavenworth, IN., formerly of Carroll County, KY., died on Friday, December 30, 2011 at the Harrison County Hospital in Corydon, IN.

He was born on April 9, 1930 in Wheatley, KY., the son of the late Samuel B. Newsome and Josephine McKinney Newsome.

Local survivors include...

Dec 27, 2011

William F. "Wild Bill" Widmayer, 77, of Carrollton, KY., died on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at the Norton Hospital in Louisville, KY.

He was born on December 8, 1934 in Brooklyn, Kings County, NY., the son of the late Louis and Jean Schumm Widmayer. He was retired in 1997 from the M & M Logistics...

Dec 22, 2011

Lucille Lacefield Bickers, 94, of Carrollton, KY., died on Thursday evening, December 22, 2011 at the Green Valley Health & Rehab Center in Carrollton, KY.

She was born on August 21, 1917 in Glencoe, Gallatin County, KY., the daughter of the late Henry R. and Delia Gullion Jennings. She was a housewife and a had...

Dec 22, 2011

Norma Jean Fightmaster, 73, of Carrollton, KY., died on Thursday morning, December 22, 2011 at the Gallatin Health Care Center in Warsaw, KY.

She was born on October 18, 1938 in Owen County, KY., the daughter of the late Ira C. Mason and Blanche Marksberry Mason. She had worked at the Owens-Illinois Company in Florence,...

Dec 18, 2011

Evelyn Marie "Tricky" Welch, 57, of Carrollton, died on Sunday, December 18, 2011 at her residence in Carrollton, KY.

"Tricky" as many people knew her was born on March 22, 1954 in Madison, Jefferson County, IN., the daughter of the late William Harold and Agnes Fitzgerald Welch.

She was currently the Historical Site...

Dec 9, 2011

Pauline Simmons was born October 14, 1908 to the late Charles and Pearl Rachel Breeden in Owen County, KY. On December 9, 2011 at the age of 103, at Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton, surrounded by family and friends, she peacefully returned to our heavenly Father. The most special and extraordinary people defy categorization and easy...

Dec 3, 2011

Chester Payton, 50, died on Saturday, December 3, 2011 in Turners Station, KY.

He was born on May 30, 1961 in LaGrange, Oldham County, KY to Chester Bailey and Ann Payton (Dempsey). He was a construction laborer.

He is survived by his step-father - James Dempsey of Carrollton, KY, brothers -Doug...

Dec 2, 2011

Steven Allen Carrico, 61, died on Friday, December 2, 2011 at his residence in Carrollton, KY.

He was born on December 15, 1949 in Madison, Jefferson County, IN, the son of the late Thomas Ward Carrico and Sally Louise Batts Carrico of Carrollton, KY. He was retired from the Dow Corning Chemical Company in Carrollton...

Nov 27, 2011

Loretta Collier Moore, 75, of Worthville, KY., died 8:40 A.M., Sunday morning, November 27, 2011 at her residence in Worthville, KY.

She was born on April 2, 1936 in Portsmith, OH., the daughter of the late Millard and Charlene (French) Collier. She was a retired factory worker and of the baptist faith.

Nov 21, 2011

Harriet Thelma Rieper, 90, born in Wheatley, Kentucky, passed away on November 21, 2011 in her residence in Overland Park, Kansas.

She was born on February 18, 1921 in Wheatley, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Robert Byron Riley and Emma Thelma Baker Riley. She was a retired school teacher for the Owen County School...

Nov 18, 2011

Michael Lane "Mikey" Gividen, JR., 35, of Turners Station, KY., died on Friday, November 18, 2011 at the Norton Hospital in Louisville, KY.

He was born on October 14, 1976 in Carrollton, KY., the son of Michael Lane Gividen, SR., and Tina Hedden Gividen of Carrollton, KY. "Mikey" as many people knew him was a...

Nov 17, 2011

Carl Beach, 44, died on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at the Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY.

He was born on June 23, 1967 the son of Hattie Marie Beach Proctor. He was a disabled laborer and of the baptist faith.

He is survived by a sister, Erlene Proctor of Ghent, KY.,...

Nov 11, 2011

Roy Calvin Seniours, 60, of Ghent, KY., died on Friday, November 11, 2011 at his home in Ghent, KY.

He was born on August 3, 1951 the son of the late Walter Daniel Seniours, SR., and Helen Virginia Jones Seniours.

He had served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era....

Nov 11, 2011

Carole Jean Kring, 85, died peacefully on Friday, November 11, 2011, surrounded by her family at the St. Joseph Hospital Hospice Unit in Lexington, KY.

A gentle soul, Mrs. Kring was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was born in Russelville, AR., to Roy and Maxine Garrigus on March 11, 1926. She was...

Nov 10, 2011

Brenda Elois Pyles Edwards, 68, of Milton, KY., died on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at her residence in Milton, KY.

She was born on March 31, 1943 in Carrollton, Carroll County, KY., the daughter of Ira Thomas Pyles and Ella B. (Southworth) Bird. She was a graduate of Ivy Tech School of Nursing and had...

Nov 8, 2011

Delba Kathleen "Kay" Kendall, 71, died on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at the Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton, KY.

She was born on January 5, 1940 in Carrollton, KY., the daughter of the late William Luther and Josephine "Josie" Ogburn Kendall. She was a Graduate of Carroll County High School. She was a retired...

Nov 5, 2011

James David Miller, 20, of Worthville, KY., died on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at his residence in Worthville, KY.

He was born July 18, 1991 the son of the Kenny W. Miller and Dawn Parks of Worthville, KY. He was a member of the Worthville Free Will Baptist Church. In his spare time he enjoyed...