Obituaries
Pleasureville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Pleasureville, Henry and Shelby KY areas
James Forest Dowden
Sep 1, 2017
James Forest Dowden, age 86, of Middletown, died Friday, September 1, 2017 at Saints Mary and Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville. He was born June 11, 1931, in Bethlehem and was the son of the late Arkley and Hallie Dunavan Dowden. He was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict, and worked for General Electric in Louisville for thirty-five...
Hazel L. Thomas
Aug 20, 2017
Hazel L. Thomas, age 88, of Eminence, died Sunday, August 20, 2017 at the Masonic Home in Shelbyville. She was born March 4, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Dennis and Parrilee Lambert. She is survived by one son: Estill Thomas, Jr. (Stephanie) of Eminence; five grandchildren: Wanda Denise Mathus of Frankfort, Ryan Arnold of Pleasureville, Carolyn Peffer...
Nola Lynch Roberts
Aug 16, 2017
Nola Lynch Roberts, age 74, of Eminence, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Baptist Health LaGrange. She was born in Shelbyville and was the daughter of the late Nolan and Louise Martin Lynch. She was a factory worker and attended Eminence Baptist Church. She is survived by one daughter: Kimberly Denise Roberts of Pleasureville; four grandchildren: Derrick Raisor of Campbellsburg,...
Larry Long
Aug 14, 2017
Larry Ray Long, age 76, of Pleasureville, died Monday, August 14, 2017 in Cumming, Georgia. He was born September 20, 1940 in Pleasureville and was the son of the late Laymond and Catherine Roberts Long. His hobbies included restoring “tinkering with” old cars, gardening, and working on the farm. He loved spending time with his grandchildren, and he loved the...
Eva Jane Mahoney
Jul 27, 2017
Eva Jane Beckham Mahoney, age 76, of Frankfort, died Thursday, July 27, 2017 at Frankfort Regional Medical Center. She was born in Owenton, Kentucky and was the daughter of the late Ernest and Elizabeth Wilhoite Beckham. She was a homemaker. She is survived by one son: Henry Hopkins of Owenton; three daughters: Melissa Jent of Frankfort, Anna May Sparks of...
John Lewis (Louie) Delling
Jul 15, 2017
John Lewis (Louie) Delling, age 64, of Bethlehem, died Saturday, July 15, 2017, at Carroll County Hospital in Carrollton. He was born June 5, 1953, in Lancaster, KY, and was the son of the late John and Lucille Downey Delling. He was a truck driver. He is survived by one daughter: Jennifer Delling (Roy Ricketts) of New Castle; and two...
Nina Lou Hunt Mccane
Jul 5, 2017
Nina Lou Hunt McCane, of Frankfort, died Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Perry Park, Kentucky and was the daughter of the late Ercill and Madeline Roberts Hunt. She was an original member of the Henry County EMS where she served as an Emergency Medical Technician. She is survived by three sons: Joseph Anthony Kellogg...
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...
