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Winnie Mae Jinnett

Winnie Mae Jinnett

Aug 14, 2017

Winnie Mae Jinnett, age 81, of Big Clifty, KY, passed away Monday, (August 14, 2017) at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield, KY. She was born on February 27, 1936 in Grayson County, KY, the daughter of the late Estel and Edna Higdon Mudd. She worked as a babysitter and enjoyed crocheting and working puzzles. She was a...

Ralph Eugene Haycraft

Ralph Eugene Haycraft

Aug 14, 2017

Life began for Ralph Eugene Haycraft in Grayson County, Kentucky on June 13, 1933, born one of twelve children to the home of the late George Haycraft and Vonna Ford Haycraft. After a long battle to stay with those he loved he went home to be with the Lord at the Norton Health Care Pavilion in Louisville, with his family...

Brenda Tomes Weedman

Brenda Tomes Weedman

Aug 13, 2017

Brenda Tomes Weedman, age 69, of Caneyville, KY, passed away Sunday, (August 13, 2017) at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, KY. She was born on January 29, 1948, in Grayson Co., KY, the daughter of the late Otha and Ruby Clark Tomes. She was married to Dorman Weedman on September 3, 1965. She is survived by husband, Dorman...

Alice Faye Jaggers

Alice Faye Jaggers

Aug 13, 2017

Alice Faye Jaggers, age 60, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Sunday, (August 13, 2017) in Leitchfield. She was born on December 24, 1956 in Grayson County, KY, the daughter of the late Robert L. and Consulo Lavada Decker Grant. She enjoyed singing, dancing, eating, cleaning, and growing flowers. In spite of life's ups and downs she always knew she was...

Orin "Kip" Decker

Orin "Kip" Decker

Aug 12, 2017

Orin "Kip" Decker, age 81, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Saturday, (August 12, 2017) at the Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, KY. He was born on November 03, 1935 in Grayson County, KY, the son of the late William and Millie Hayes Decker. He owned and operated Southgate Auto Body/ Kip's Auto Sales for 20+ years and enjoyed singing and...

Charlie Herndon Blain

Charlie Herndon Blain

Aug 11, 2017

Charlie Herndon Blain, age 94, of Falls of Rough, KY, passed away Friday, (August 11, 2017) at the Grayson Manor Nursing Home in Leitchfield, KY. He was born on October 23, 1922, in Falls of Rough, KY, the son of the late Willie Caldwell and Abby Hale Blain. He married his late wife, Floris Anita Bradshaw on August 23, 1947....

Louie Alvey

Louie Alvey

Aug 6, 2017

Louie Alvey, age 77, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Sunday, (August 6, 2017) at his residence in Leitchfield. He was born on September 1, 1939 in Grayson County, KY, the son of the late Arnold and Eunice Higdon Alvey. He was a retired linesman/supervisor for WRECC where he worked for 47 years. He developed many deep friendships through his work...

Emma Jean Close

Emma Jean Close

Aug 2, 2017

Emma Jean Conder Close, age 89, of Hardinsburg, KY, passed away Wednesday, (August 2, 2017) at the Hardinsburg Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born on November 27, 1927 in Jefferson Co., KY, the daughter of the late Lovel and Lottie Armes Conder. She was a beautician who enjoyed Yahtzee, board games and playing cards. She is survived by her...

Mcclee Vanmeter

Mcclee Vanmeter

Aug 1, 2017

McClee VanMeter, age 74, of Anneta, KY, passed away Tuesday, (August 01, 2017) at the Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, KY. He was born on January 10, 1943, in Grayson County, KY, the son of Tommy and Adlee Dowell VanMeter. He was president of the VanMeter Masonry Corporation, who enjoyed attending Church, working, hunting and fishing; He was a member...

Lexie Walker Whitely

Lexie Walker Whitely

Jul 31, 2017

Lexie Walker Whitely, age 90, of The Villages, FL, formerly of Leitchfield KY, passed away Monday, (July 31, 2017) in Florida. She was born on July 16, 1927 in Wayne County, KY, the daughter of the late Osborne and Mae Hopper Walker. She taught students in the Grayson County School System for 41 years. She received her Bachelor's Degree in...

Rebecca Foreman

Rebecca Foreman

Jul 31, 2017

Rebecca Lynn Foreman, age 57, of Caneyville, KY, passed away Monday, (July 31, 2017) at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield. She was born on January 29, 1960 in Leitchfield, the daughter of her late father, Jerry Arnold Litsey and Mary Porter Harrel. She was a registered nurse, working in the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center Surgical Department....

Joseph Scott "Hopper" Basham

Joseph Scott "Hopper" Basham

Jul 28, 2017

Joseph Scott "Hopper" Basham, age 37, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Friday, (July 28, 2017) in Leitchfield. He was born on February 14, 1980 in Leitchfield, the son of Homer Ned Basham and Sandra Grant. He was a concrete worker, who enjoyed fishing, playing his guitar, working on cars, and drawing. He loved spending time with his children. He attended...

Jerry Mayes

Jerry Mayes

Jul 27, 2017

Jerry Mayes, age 73, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Thursday, (July 27, 2017) in Leitchfield. He was born on October 10, 1943 in Muhlenberg County, KY, the son of the late James Carl and Evelyn Rager Mayes. He was a coal miner, and a member of the Coal Miner's Union. He was a generous donator to St. Jude's Hospital and...

Owen L. Davis

Owen L. Davis

Jul 20, 2017

Owen L. Davis, age 88, of Radcliff, KY (formerly of Leitchfield), passed away Thursday, (July 20, 2017) at his home. He was born on March 31, 1929 in Sadler, KY, the son of the late Stanford and Mary Whobrey Davis. He was a saw mill operator who also worked as a logger with his father-in-law, Irving Carnes. He enjoyed bike...

Edith Lavern Downs

Edith Lavern Downs

Jul 18, 2017

Edith Lavern Downs, age 91, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017) at Springview Health and Rehab in Leitchfield. She was born on May 18, 1926, in Grayson County, the daughter of the late Ernest and Essie Mingus Langley. She was a housewife, who enjoyed sewing, gardening, and cooking. She loved spending time with her family, especially her...

Jerry W. Kersey

Jerry W. Kersey

Jul 16, 2017

Jerry W. Kersey, age 64, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Sunday, (July 16, 2017) at his residence. He was born on October 10, 1952 in Louisville, KY, the son of the late Beckham and Gerene Edwards Kersey. He was a retired Mail Carrier, who enjoyed woodworking, refereeing ball games, camping, and loved spending time with his kids and grandkids, and...

Mae Seaton Nash

Mae Seaton Nash

Jul 15, 2017

Mae Seaton Nash, age 90, of Shrewsbury, KY, passed away Saturday, (July 15, 2017) at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield. She was born on October 31, 1926 in Big Reedy, KY, the daughter of the late Mark and Mamie Miller Seaton. She was a housewife and a farmer, who enjoyed quilting, baking pies and spending time with...

Phyllis Smith Brooks

Phyllis Smith Brooks

Jul 13, 2017

Phyllis Gay Brooks, age 74, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Thursday, (July 13, 2017) at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield. She was born on Sunday, March 28, 1943 in Caneyville, KY, the youngest of six children born to the late Harlan and Eva Majors Smith. She was a member of Gospel Light Baptist Church and later attended...

Anthony Michael Phillips

Anthony Michael Phillips

Jul 5, 2017

Anthony Phillips, age 25, of Caneyville, KY, passed away Wednesday, (July 5, 2017) at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, KY. He was born on October 23, 1991 in Louisville, KY, the son of John Robert Phillips and Teresa Michele Woosley Coleman. He worked at Mid-Park Metals and had attended ECTC, where he received his associate's degree. Anthony enjoyed...

Darlene Ruth Kolter

Darlene Ruth Kolter

Jun 28, 2017

Darlene Kolter, age 55, of Falls of Rough, KY, passed away Wednesday, (June 28, 2017) at her home. She was born on August 21, 1961 in Louisville, KY, the daughter of the late Eugene Clay Leach Sr. and Catherine Mae Porter Leach Clayborn. She worked in various banks in Jefferson County, and enjoyed traveling, water skiing, and boating. Darlene was...

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