Obituaries

Somerset Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Somerset, Kentucky area

Elva Mae Silva

Elva Mae Silva

Feb 9, 2013

Elva Mae Smith, age 81, of Drewersburg, Indiana went to be with her Lord on Saturday evening, February 9, 2013. She was born on July 26, 1931 in Somerset, Kentucky the daughter of Charles and Beulah (Colyer) Hunt. She was educated in the Pulaski County Schools and on November 26, 1947 in Pulaski County, Kentucky, she married Arlee Smith. Elva...

Mr. Herbert Ray "Herbie" Haste

Mr. Herbert Ray "Herbie" Haste

Feb 4, 2013

Mr. Herbert Ray “Herbie” Haste, son of the late Harvey and Nina Sutton Haste, was born in Pulaski County, Kentucky on Sunday, December 22, 1940 and he departed this life on Monday, February 4, 2013 having attained the age of 72 years, 1 month and 13 days. Survivors include; three children; Norman Ray (and Angie) Haste of Louisville, Kentucky, Gerald...

Mrs. Edith Pauline Harris Stogsdill

Mrs. Edith Pauline Harris Stogsdill

Jan 31, 2013

Mrs. Edith Pauline Harris Stogsdill, age 83 a resident of Somerwoods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and formerly of Cannonball Road, Somerset, was born April 20, 1929 , the daughter of James and Ada Ethel Whitis Harris. She departed this life on January 31, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. Survivors include two sons, Gary Lynn (and Sharon Stogsdill of Somerset,...

Logan Mason McMillen

Logan Mason McMillen

Jan 31, 2013

Mr. Logan Mason McMillen, age 88, of Eubank Kentucky son of the late Hallie Mae (Lane) and Corbett Franklin was born on October 18, 1924 in Jessamine County, Kentucky and departed this life on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. Other than his parents Mr. McMillen was preceded in death by one brother: Corbett Franklin Jr....

Mrs. Lena McPheron

Mrs. Lena McPheron

Jan 29, 2013

Mrs. Lena (Girdler) McPheron, age 96 of Somerset, Kentucky, daughter of the late Coatney (Wilson) and Jackson Girdler was born on December 16, 1916 in Somerset and departed this life on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in the presence of her family. She was united in marriage to Mr. Lawrence E. McPheron, he preceded her...

Eula Wells

Eula Wells

Jan 29, 2013

Eula Mullins Wells 84 years old , of Burnside, KY went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 29th 2013. At the time of her passing she was a resident of the Neighborhood Nursing Facility. Eula was born in Rockcastle County on May 18, 1928 to Lloyd and Hattie Mullins . She worked as a school teacher, homemaker and...

Mr. Cecil Webb Pippin

Mr. Cecil Webb Pippin

Jan 28, 2013

Mr. Cecil Webb Pippin, son of the late Nathan Junior and Margie Mae Cook Pippin, was born on October 7, 1954 in Provo, Utah and raised in Panama City, Florida. He departed this life on Monday, January 28, 2013 in Somerset, KY having attained the age of 58 years. He was united in marriage to Sue Kirby Pippin on May...

Mrs. Esma Mae Hardwick Casada

Mrs. Esma Mae Hardwick Casada

Jan 27, 2013

Esma Mae Hardwick Casada, 104, a long time resident of the Somerset area, passed away on January 27, 2013 at the Cumberland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born on December 5, 1908 in Kidder, Kentucky to Arthur and Alice Hardwick. As a young woman, she attended the Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College. She was present when the first Ford...

Mr. David Linville Bell

Mr. David Linville Bell

Jan 26, 2013

David Linville Bell, 65, of Somerset, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2013 at Lake Cumberland Hospital due to illness. He was born September 16, 1948 in Pulaski County to Charley and Margery (Wesley) Bell. He grew up in the Nancy community on the “Bell Farm” with his nine brothers and sisters. He graduated from Somerset High School. David worked in...

Deloris Ann Leonard McReynolds

Deloris Ann Leonard McReynolds

Jan 24, 2013

Deloris Ann Leonard McReynolds, age 74 went to be with the Lord, Thursday January 24, 2013 at her home in the presence of her family. She was born in Somerset, Kentucky August 30, 1938. She was the daughter of Joe Sullins Leonard and Dimcy Massey Leonard, both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by...

Margaret Ann Griffith

Margaret Ann Griffith

Jan 24, 2013

Mrs. Margaret Ann (Cassidy) Griffith, age 66 of Nancy, Kentucky daughter of the late Adam Cassidy and Doris (Godsey) Cundiff was born in Somerset on January 8, 1947 and departed this life on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at the Oak Tree Baptist Hospital in Corbin, Kentucky. Mrs. Griffith is survived by one son: Jeffrey Dykes of Nancy, Kentucky, one brother:...

Jean Moore Prather

Jean Moore Prather

Jan 21, 2013

Jean Moore Prather, 92, died at home on January 21, 2013. Marie Jeanette (Jean) Moore Prather was born April 27, 1920, in Dunbar, West Virginia, the daughter of Albert K. Moore and Anna Cooper Moore. She was predeceased by her husband, John G. Prather, Sr., and by her younger son, Jerome Prather. She is survived by her son, John G....

Haskel Brake

Haskel Brake

Jan 20, 2013

.Mr. Haskel Brake, son of the late Porter Brake, Sr. and Elsie Cole Brake, was born on February 19, 1931 and he departed this life on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at the V. A. Hospital in Lexington, KY having attained the age of 81 years. He was united in marriage to Mrs. Emma Guffey Brake, she survives. Other survivors include;...

Ronnie L. Gibson

Ronnie L. Gibson

Jan 17, 2013

Mr. Ronnie L. Gibson, age. 64, of Somerset, Kentucky son of Indavada Gibson and the late Willard Gibson was born on December 26, 1948 in Somerset, Kentucky and departed this life on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at the Baptist Regional Hospital in Corbin, Kentucky. Ronnie was preceded in death by his Father; Willard Gibson. Other than his mother Ronnie is...

Raymond E. Wade

Raymond E. Wade

Jan 16, 2013

Mr. Raymond E. Wade , age 92 , son of the late Georgie (Fike) and William Charles Wade was born on January 10, 1921 in Beattyville, Kentucky and departed this life on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Berea, Kentucky. Other than his parents, Raymond was preceded in death by 9 siblings. Mr. Wade is survived...

Jack "Tuffy" Hahn

Jack "Tuffy" Hahn

Jan 15, 2013

Jack “Tuffy” Hahn, age 85, passed away Tuesday evening January 15, 2013 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Hahn was Born November 11, 1927 in Somerset, KY. Hahn was a 1945 graduate of Somerset high School. He was a quarterback for the Somerset briar jumpers. Tuffy was a superb athlete and accounted for both scores in Somerset’s 13-7 defeat of Danville snapping the...

Mrs. Wilma Taylor Jones

Mrs. Wilma Taylor Jones

Jan 15, 2013

Mrs. Wilma (Taylor) Jones age, 90 of Mt. Victory, Kentucky daughter of the late John Travis and Bertha Mae (Anders) Taylor, was born on March 8, 1922 in Laurel County, Kentucky and departed this life on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at her residence in the presence of her family. Other than her parents Wilma was preceded in death by her...

Mrs. Ezma Calhoun Baldwin

Mrs. Ezma Calhoun Baldwin

Jan 14, 2013

Mrs. Ezma Calhoun Baldwin, daughter of the late George and Gertie Branscum Kidd, was born in Wayne County, KY on April 28, 1927 and she departed this life on Monday, January 14th, 2013 having attained the age of 85 years. She was first united in marriage to Mr. James Linville Calhoun, he preceded her in death. One son, Mr. Michael...

Raymond Simpson

Raymond Simpson

Jan 13, 2013

Mr. Raymond Simpson of Somerset was born in Pulaski county on October 14, 1924 the son of the late Virgil and Navada Waddle Simpson and he departed this life on Sunday January 13,2013 having attained the age of 88 years. He was married to Anna Rogers Simpson for 57 years, she survives, he is also survived by two children: Roger...

Lois I. (Nee) Richardson Smith

Lois I. (Nee) Richardson Smith

Jan 12, 2013

Lois I. (nee) Richardson Smith, age 94, formerly of (Woodson Bend) Bronston, and Somerset, KY. Beloved wife of the late John R. Smith and devoted mother of Karen (Smith) Cavell, peacefully passed away (under Hospice care) on January 12, 2013, at the home, of her daughter and son-in-law, Karen and John Cavell, in Whitmore Lake, Michigan. Lois is survived by...