Winnie Ellen Moore Lawson, age 72, passed away Friday, January 3 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, KY after a brief illness. She was born March 30, 1947 in Dayton, OH to the late Jay Braxton and Lou Emma Spencer Moore. She was a former employee of A.O. Smith Corporation for 11 years and a care taker of many. She was of the Christian faith. She loved spending time with her family and friends and never met a stranger. She loved to laugh and had a good time wherever she went.  Besides...

Alvin Thomas "Tommy" Stephens Jr., age 83, of Owingsville, passed away on January 1, after a brief illness. He was born on July 9, 1936 in Bath County to the late Alvin T. Stephens Sr. and Mariam Grayson Stephens. He was a veteran and retired from KU after 32 years of employment. He also was a farmer and loved walking horses. He was a member of the KY Walking Horse Association for many years. He enjoyed socializing, draft horses and playing the lottery. He was a huge UK fan. He was...

Charles B. Purvis, age 66, of Owingsville, passed away on December 17, 2019 after an extended illness. He was born in Bath County on April 12, 1953, the son of the late Robert Conway Purvis and Mary Emma Davis Purvis. He worked for A.O. Smith for 19 years. Charles was a farmer and loved to raise a garden. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was a family man and enjoyed spending time with his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Charles was a simple man that enjoyed a simple life....

James "Jimmy" Penick, age 72, passed away on Monday December 16, 2019 after an extended illness. He was born on December 23, 1946 to the late William and Sarah Shrout Penick. Jimmy retired from A.O. Smith after 41 years of employment. He enjoyed yard sales, flea market and making bargains. He was also an avid fisherman . Jimmy was a very spiritual person and had a strong faith. He loved his wife, children and grandchildren. Spending time with his family was important to him. He...

Vada Mae Goodpaster, age 100, made heaven her home on Saturday December 14, 2019. She was born in Bath County on August 6, 1919 to the late Johnny C. Goodpaster and Effie Sutton Goodpaster. She was a homemaker and a farmer. Vada was of the Christian faith and loved her family. Spending time with them was so special to her. She enjoyed cooking, quilting and just living a simple life. She will be missed by her family that she leaves behind but they find peace in knowing that she is in a better...

Eddia Mae Stewart, age 89, of Owingsville, passed away Thursday, December 12 after an extended illness. She was born in Bath County on December 27, 1929 to the late Taulbee Shrout and Bertha Hatton Shrout. She worked many years as a nurse at Eastern KY Hospital. She also worked at Bluegrass Industry for 20 years. Many will remember Eddia Mae for her farming, her hard work ethic and her love for gardening. She loved to raise a garden and can her vegetables. Eddia Mae loved to cook for her...

Robert Clark Barrett, age 78, passed away on Sunday, December 8. He was born on November 6, 1941 in Bath County to the late Mose Barrett and Callie Robinson Barrett. Clark was a well known contractor salesman across Eastern Kentucky for Wick's Lumber for 33 years. After Wick's closed, he went to work for Lowe's where he worked for 11 years. During his life, he was a disc jockey, had a radio show for WEKG out of Jackson, KY and also was an emcee for Ralph...

Marie Short, age 76, of Owingsville, passed away Friday November 29, 2019. She was born on November 3, 1943 to the late Carl Edward Short and Lula Ellen Ferguson. She loved people and never met a stranger. She could start up a conversation with anyone. She had a very outgoing personality and a loving, kind heart. Marie loved to watch westerns and soap operas. She loved her family and her nieces and nephews as they were her own children. Holiday get togethers were her favorites. She loved to...

Paul D. Jones, age 83, passed away on November 22. He was born in Owingsville on February 19, 1936 to the late Austin Jones and Sara Reynolds Jones. Paul lived in Bath County for several years before relocating to Williamsburg KY. He was a quiet, laid back person that was very private. Paul had a very good work ethic about him. He worked in construction for many years. He also enjoyed farming and raising cattle. He even helped out at the nursing home during his time spent there. Paul...

Mary Jean Melton, age 83, of Owingsville, passed away November 20, 2019. She was born June 6, 1936 in Owingsville to the late Alex "Bud" Pendleton and Nona Mae Riddle. She was a member of Moores Ferry Church of Christ. She loved her family and her grandchildren. She enjoyed cooking, singing and taking care of others. She was a kind, loving woman that always put others before herself. She could be described as an angel here on earth. She touched many lives during her time here and...