All Obituaries

Nancy Margaret Palmer Beckett, 89, wife of the late Luther O. Beckett, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019 at the Cedar Ridge Health Campus. Born February 1, 1930 in Berry, Kentucky to the late John Ross & Anna Paynter Palmer, she was a 1948 graduate of Berry High School, a devoted wife, mother,  grandmother & great-grandmother and longtime member of the Curry United Methodist Church, where she was active in the United Methodist Women. Surviving are 2 sons: Michael L. (Linda)...

David Earl Fryman, 33, passed away on Monday, January 21, 2019. Born August 22, 1985 in Harrison County, he was a graduate of Harrison Co. High School, a construction worker and an avid baseball & softball player. Survivors include his father, Robert D. Fryman; his son, Preston; 7 brothers: Josh, Eric, Derrick, Shawn, Andrew, James & Robert, Jr.; a sister, Alisha; and a special uncle, Troy. Also preceding him in death were his mother, Terry Lynn Kelly Fryman, and a sister, Misty...

Robert Stewart Lake, 77, passed away January 19, 2019.  He was born to Robert & Louise Garnett Lake in Sylacauga, Alabama. Married to Sue Carrol Moberly for 51 years, he is the father of Renna Meredith Lake, New Orleans, and Katherine Gardner Lake, Cynthiana. The oldest of six children, he leaves his sisters: Mary Louise Kravac, St. Petersburg, Florida; Jane Simpson and Renna Collins, Cynthiana; and Ann Masters, Midway; and his brother, William Lake of Sitka, Kentucky.  As a...

Lois Virginia Morrison Florence, 88, wife of the late Stanley Florence, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Edgemont Healthcare. Born August 9, 1930 in Pendleton County to the late Frank & Mary Morrison, she was a devoted homemaker, an avid reader and member of the First Church of God.   Survivors include 2 granddaughters: Michelle Fuller, of Austin, Texas, and Jamie Martin, of Justin, Texas; a step-son, Chuck (Kathy) Florence, of Cynthiana; a step-daughter, Fannie Mae...

Lisa Gay Adams, 54, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019 at her mother’s home in Falmouth. She was born November 14, 1964 in Harrison County and was a longtime factory worker. Survivors include her mother, Linda Lou Jones Flora; 2 sons: Silas Nelson & Harrison Nelson; 4 brothers: Layne (Sharon) Adams, Archie (Jennifer) Adams, Timmy (Christina) Adams & Adam (Jennifer Lynn) Perraut; a sister, Susan (Shawn) Brierly; step-sisters: Jimmie Lynn Perraut & Pamela (Nick)...

Armetta Cleo Fryman, 90, wife of the late Luther Fryman, passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at Edgemont Healthcare. Born December 8, 1928 in Bourbon Co. to the late Herbert Levi & Laura Davis Allen Carter, she was a retired employee of Jockey International and attended Wagoners Chapel United Methodist Church. Cleo loved going to yard sales and crocheting in her spare time. Survivors include four sons: Robert Lee (Carolyn) Fryman, Jerry (Patsy) Fryman, David Glenn...

Ernest B. Smith, Jr., 82, husband of the late Joyce Mae Buckner Smith, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at his home. A Harrison County native born December 6, 1936 to the late Ernest C. & Louise Elizabeth Debruler Smith, he was a U.S. Army veteran, a lifelong farmer, owner of Ernie Smith, Jr. Bulldozing, and a member of the Leesburg Christian Church.  Ernie also earned the distinction of Master Conservationist. Survivors include 2 daughters: Kathy Smith-Burberry, of...

Dorothy Marie Robertson, 70, of Cynthiana, wife of Garry Robertson, passed away Friday, December 7, 2018 at University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. She was born June 15, 1948 in Teaneck, New Jersey, the daughter of James, Jr. & Gladys Winfield Hannen, of Bricktown, New Jersey. Dorothy had a long career in the healthcare field, starting out in nursing and later on moving into administration in numerous doctors’ offices and nursing homes. She was always known as a mother...

Carlos Eugene “Gene” Hill, 76, passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Cedar Ridge Health Care. Born March 10, 1942 in Harrison Co. to the late Carlos & Margaret Ecklar Hill, he was a lifelong farmer, a small engine mechanic and attended Curry United Methodist Church. Survivors include a brother, Garland Hill, a sister, Paulette (Paul Ralph) Jones, a niece Ronette Lynn Jones and a nephew, Jonathann Paul Jones. Also preceding him in death was a sister-in-law, Brenda...

Ray Festle Whitson, 91, husband of Linda Hays Whitson for 37 years, passed away Monday, November 19, 2018 at his home. Born August 14, 1927 in Harrison County, he is the oldest and last surviving child of the late Charles Vernard & Anna Elizabeth Mallory Whitson. Ray was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a lifelong farmer and retired carpenter, a member of the Cynthiana Elks Lodge  and the Pleasant Green Baptist Church. Other survivors are his children: Denise Baber, Rose (Tim)...