Obituaries

Somerset Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Somerset, Kentucky area

Ina Correll Phelps

Ina Correll Phelps

Nov 4, 2010

Ina Correll Phelps of Somerset, Kentucky daughter of the late Tom and Lilly Correll was born in Science Hill, Kentucky on February 10, 1922 and departed this life on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at Britthaven of Somerset Nursing Home having attained the age of 88. She was united in marriage to Mr. Norman L. Phelps who preceded her in death....

Lena Smith Dye

Lena Smith Dye

Nov 3, 2010

Mrs. Lena Smith Dye, age 92, of Somerset, Kentucky, daughter of the late James A. and Bertha Alice (Burton) Smith was born on August 17, 1918 in Eubank, Kentucky and departed this life on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at the Britthaven of Somerset Nursing Home. Lena was the youngest of 6 children and united to marriage to Mr. Clarence H....

Bro. Harlos Edmond Vanhook

Bro. Harlos Edmond Vanhook

Oct 27, 2010

Bro. Harlos Edmond Vanhook, 90, of Somerset, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at Britthaven of Somerset following a lengthy illness. He was born in Pulaski County, Kentucky on October 7, 1920, the son of the late William H. and Ada (Mounce) Vanhook. He was a retired employee of Southern Tire Distributors, a U.S....

Mr. James Moss

Mr. James Moss

Oct 25, 2010

Mr. James Moss, son of the late J.B. and Gustava Isenberg Moss Yates, was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky on August 2, 1928 and departed this life on Monday, October 25, 2010 having attained the age of 82 years. He was united in marriage to Mrs. Corine Walker Moss on August 28, 1946 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, they were married...

Mrs. Hattie Jane Flynn

Mrs. Hattie Jane Flynn

Oct 25, 2010

Mrs. Hattie Jane Flynn, daughter of the late Tom and Alice Keith Mitchell, was born in Wayne County, KY on April 10, 1917 and she departed this life on Monday, October 25, 2010 having attained the age of age 93 years. She was united in marriage to Mr. Walter Flynn, he preceded her in death. Other than her parents and...

Danette Sue Danielson

Danette Sue Danielson

Oct 20, 2010

Ms. Danette Sue Danielson, age 49, of Somerset, Kentucky daughter of the late Kenneth Danielson and Marion (Erickson) Danielson was born on January 1, 1961 in Two Harbors, Minnesota and departed this life on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at the VA Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. She is preceded in death by her father; Kenneth Danielson and grandparents. Danette is...

Mr. William Cecil Keyes

Mr. William Cecil Keyes

Oct 19, 2010

William Cecil Keyes, age 88, died on October 19, 2010 at Britthaven of Somerset. He was born on November 22, 1921 to the late William C. and Fleta Edna Haynes Keyes in the home of his paternal grandparents, the late Luther and Margaret Gill Keyes, on Hwy 39 in Somerset, Kentucky. Mr. Keyes was known around the area as Uncle...

Mrs. Ilene Hutton Weddle

Mrs. Ilene Hutton Weddle

Oct 18, 2010

Mrs. Ilene Hutton Weddle, 90, formerly of Somerset, KY passed away Monday, October 18, 2010, at Hillside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wake Forest, NC, following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Weddle, the daughter of the late Ethel "Ess" and Ida Belle Vanhoosier Stevens, was born in Faubush, KY on May 9, 1920. She attended school in Nancy, KY, and later...

Dr. William D. "Mac" McAfee

Dr. William D. "Mac" McAfee

Oct 14, 2010

William Durham McAfee was born in Greensburg, Kentucky on October 18, 1922, moving to Indianapolis with his family as a young child . “Mac”, as he was known to many, grew up during the Great Depression and worked from the time he was 11 years old. He graduated from Indianapolis public schools, excelling in all his studies. A member of...

Larry Joe Fletcher

Larry Joe Fletcher

Oct 12, 2010

Larry Joe Fletcher age 52 died Tuesday at Lake Cumberland Hospital from cancer. He was the son of Nettie and Mitchell Fletcher who preceded him in death. “Joe” was raised in Rockcastle County by his sister Lou. He grew up in the Sand Springs Community. A trucker driver by trade he went by the handle ‘Moonshiner’ and will be missed...

Mr. Gilbert Edwin "Gib" Girdler

Mr. Gilbert Edwin "Gib" Girdler

Oct 10, 2010

Mr. Gilbert Edwin “Gib” Girdler, of Somerset, KY passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2010 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital having attained the age of 83 years. He was born at Eubank, KY on September 26, 1927, son of the late Belle McDonald Girdler and Clarence Girdler. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Somerset, KY,...

Mr. James Alpheus Ping

Mr. James Alpheus Ping

Oct 9, 2010

Mr. James Alpheus Ping, age 83 of Red Bluff died on October 9, 2010. James was retired from the City of Mountain View, California, and moved to Red Bluff, California in 1990. He was born on February 17, 1927 in the Colo Community of Pulaski County, Kentucky. He was the sole surviving son of the late Thomas and Eilizabeth Phelps...

Pauline Godby

Pauline Godby

Oct 1, 2010

Pauline Elizabeth Godby, daughter of the late Cleo and Lilly Harris Davis, was born at Burnside, KY on September 25, 1919 and she departed this life on Friday, October 1, 2010 having attained the age of 91 years. She was united in marriage to Mr. Billy Godby, he preceded her in death. Survivors include; three grandchildren, Sharon (and Grant) Turner...

Harold Tanner

Harold Tanner

Sep 29, 2010

Harold Eugene Tanner, age 87, went to be with our Father in Heaven on Wednesday, September 29, 2010. He was born on June 28, 1923 to the late Parker Reid Tanner and Mamie Childers of Somerset, KY. At the age of 19, Mr. Tanner joined the Army and served with Company D14th Tank and 634th TD Battalions during World War...

Retha Mounce

Retha Mounce

Sep 29, 2010

Retha Mounce the daughter of the late Della Judge was born at Mt. Victory, Kentucky on April 13, 1922 and departed this life at Sunrise Manor and Rehabilitation in Somerset, Kentucky on September 29,2010 having attained the age of 88 years. She was united in marriage to Mr. Kenneth Mounce who preceded her in death on October 11, 1976. Retha...

Jan Crase

Jan Crase

Sep 28, 2010

Mrs. Jan Crase, 72, of Somerset, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2010 in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born in Summer Shade, Kentucky on July 11, 1938, daughter of the late Seymore and Ruby Smith Hunley. She was a member of Somerset First Presbyterian Church. She attended Berea College and graduated from University of Louisville with a degree in Home...

Jean Bell Huff

Jean Bell Huff

Sep 25, 2010

Mrs. Jean Bell Huff, of Burnside, Kentucky, daughter of the late Henry and Emma (Griffin) King, was born in Pulaski County, Kentucky on January 17, 1924 and departed this life on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at Ephraim McDowell Medical Center having attained the age of 86. Other than her parents Jean was preceded in death by her first husband; Mr....

Mrs. Anne Elizabeth Strand

Mrs. Anne Elizabeth Strand

Sep 24, 2010

Anne Elizabeth Strand, 76, resident of Vero Beach, Florida died peacefully in her sleep September 24, 2010, at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky after a brief illness. She was the cherished wife of the late Karl H. Strand, mother of Karen and Karl Strand (Ellen), and grandmother of Hailey Strand-Meeker, and Karl and Finn Strand. She was born in...

Pearl Elizabeth Yahnig

Pearl Elizabeth Yahnig

Sep 15, 2010

Pearl Elizabeth Jones Yahnig, age 82 of Somerset, Kentucky passed away, Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. She was born in Somerset, Kentucky on November 1, 1927, the daughter of James Denton Jones and Effie Casada Jones Barnett. Pearl was a homemaker and a member of the Somerset First Church of God where she served as...

Omer Lee Todd

Omer Lee Todd

Sep 10, 2010

Omer Lee Todd Omer passed away Friday, September 10, 2010, at his residence. Omer Lee Todd, born on October 30 , 1917, to parents Thomas Woodrow and Grace B. Rogers Todd, of the Shepola Community. He was the oldest of 10 children. He served as a Medic in the U.S Army, from 1942 until 1946. He was a contractor, having...