Lexington Herald-Leader

Thada Rogers, age 55, of Richmond, Kentucky formerly of Jackson, Kentucky in Breathitt County, departed this life on Thursday, December 29, 2022, at the Baptist Regional Medical Center in Richmond. Miss Rogers was born on March 7, 1967, in Lexington, Kentucky to Hargus Rogers and the late Tincie Worrell Rogers. She was the granddaughter of Shirley and Pauline Watson Rogers and Thaddeus and Minnie Richardson Worrell. Along with her father, Thada is survived by one sister, Marilyn Rogers of Richmond, Kentucky and a brother, Johnathan Rogers of Richmond, Kentucky along with a host of other relatives and friends to miss her and mourn her passing. Thada attended Breathitt County High School...

James D. Miller, Jr. passed away peacefully on December 22, 2022 at the age of 96. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Pat, of Louisville and his grandsons, Blake and Clarke. He was a man of deep faith, few words, and many deeds. Jim was born on May 1, 1926 in South Irvine, Kentucky. Soon after graduation from Waco High School in Madison County, Jim enlisted in the Navy, joining his only sibling, Birchell, in the Pacific Theater. Upon returning to Kentucky, he attended his beloved Berea College, and was a pitcher on the baseball team. As a 1950 Berea graduate, Jim moved to Lawrenceburg, where he met his future wife of 66 years, Aileen Moffett. Jim's career with the...

Floyd Clay Potts, 65, passed away November 23, 2022. He was born on June 26, 1957 in Winchester, KY to Paul and Annetta Lane Potts. He had been living with his sister, Terry Mercer. Floyd was a caring person, who loved all of his family in Kentucky and Florida. He enjoyed going on family cruises, to Disney, movies to see the latest DC or Marvel movies, his favorite characters were spiderman and Beauty and the Beast. He loved taking and collecting pictures, He also like strolling the local flea market and collecting coins, Disney, Marvel, DC and historical items. He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Annetta Lane Potts; sister, Paula Potts-Stafford; maternal grandparents, Henry...

Lawrence (Larry) S. Mountford, age 75, of Georgetown, SC died peacefully on October 20, 2022 after a short illness. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Anne and his daughter, Sydney Doctor of Louisville, KY. In addition, he is survived by his sister, Gail Watkins and brother, Tim Mountford, both of Frankfort, KY, mother-in-law, Doris Greene, sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Libba and Bob McKinney, all of Greenville, SC and numerous nieces and nephews. The family wishes memorial contributions be made to the Hope Center in Lexington, KY at www.hopectr.org, or Good Friends of Georgetown County at www.goodfriendsofgeorgetowncounty.org. Please sign an online guestbook at...

Georgia Lee "Weedie" Hocker, 87, of Lexington, Kentucky (formerly of Stanford, Kentucky) passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at Baptist Health in Lexington, Kentucky. Born on November 9, 1934 in Stanford, she was the daughter of the late George and Virginia (Hill) Cox. She was the widow to the late Jesse S. Hocker, Jr. Weedie graduated from Stanford High School in 1952 and attended the University of Kentucky where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. In 1954, she married Jesse and he went into the United States Air Force where he had a 30-year career as a pilot. After Jesse's retirement from the Air Force in 1984, Weedie and Jesse moved to Dallas, Texas where they started...

Annette Bowen Billings, age 98 of Stanton, Ky, passed peacefully from this life unto her eternal home in Heaven on August 26, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. Annette was born on August 2, 1924 to Russell and Emma Jane Bowen in Lee County Kentucky. Annette grew up in Lee and Powell counties and graduated from Powell County High School in 1940. After graduation, Annette went to work for Wright-Patterson Airforce Base in Dayton, Ohio in the Document Management Office. Soon after employment, Annette was promoted to Office Manager. George W. "Cappie" Billings, Jr. and Annette were married on January 20, 1945. Annette moved to Long Beach, California, and lived there while Cappie's ship was...

Gerald William Recktenwald, 93, of Rock Hill, SC, formerly of Allentown, PA, died on August 22, 2022 at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House in Rock Hill. Gerald was born in Lexington Ky. in June 1929 to William and Eleanor Recktenwald. Gerald and Elizabeth Link were married for 54 years before Elizabeth died in 2008. He is survived by two daughters Donna J. Recktenwald of West Sacramento, Ca and Pamela A. Sinclair MD, her husband Ronald and granddaughters Ashley (William Plyler), Laura, Meredith (Thomas Brown) and Madison of Rock Hill, SC, and one great-granddaughter. He graduated with B.S. and M.S. degrees at the University of Kentucky and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Indiana University. He...

Mildred Harness, 77, widow of James (Jim), died August 5, 2022. Services were held 1 PM Wed. Aug. 10th at McKnight FH in Crab Orchard, KY.

Passed away July 25, 2022, age 88, at home. For complete obituary, please visit: www.MossFeaster.com

Kenneth Ray Cheak, age 83, passed away peacefully at his home in Tavares, FL, on July 12, 2022. He was born January 30, 1939, in Anderson County, KY, to his parents: William Raymond and Nora (Howard) Cheak and lived in Versailles, KY. Kenneth was a retired fleet technician working 28 years for KU Energy/LG&E in Lexington KY, and served on the Versailles Fire Department as Assistant Chief in the 1980's. Ken is survived by his children: Scott (& Myra) Cheak, Julie (& Don) Whitehouse, John (& Debra) Cheak and Kathy (Cheak) Collins; 10 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren and his sister: Bessie "Bea" Eads. He was preceded in death by his wife:...

94, of Milan, Indiana passed on Friday, June 24, 2022. Please visit our website at www.lawscarrmoore.com to see full obituary.

Donald Wayne Kelly, 80, of Lexington, Kentucky, passed away on June 2, 2022. Don was born in Georgetown, Kentucky on December 20,1941 to Orville and Loeva Kelly. Growing up, he played little league baseball, delivered newspapers for the Lexington Herald Leader and graduated from Lafayette High School. Don went on to graduate from Eastern Kentucky University and then completed bank examining school. He was a National Bank Examiner for the United States Treasury Department and then became Vice President of Loan Review First Security. After retirement, Don did contract bank examining for PBS in Louisville. In 1965, Don married Elizabeth Sue Bonta and they went on to have a daughter, Shannon...

Margaret Belle Elam Ferguson of Morehead, KY entered her eternal home on May 7, 2022. Born in 1939 in West Liberty, KY, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Lorena Elam. She is survived by her doting husband of 57 years, John N. Ferguson, affectionately known as Jay; a sister/best friend, Beverly Elam O'Bannon (Terry O'Bannon), and her boochie boy, Mathew Dickens; and a host of nieces and nephews that adored her. Margaret loved to socialize, travel, dine, dance, pull pranks, shop, and watch wildlife. She enjoyed hunting shark's teeth, seashells, blackberries, and yard sales. She delighted in being surrounded by fresh flowers, art, and Mickey Mouse knickknacks. She had a passion for...

Joseph Beard, formerly of Lexington, KY and Sarasota, FL, passed May 5, 2022 in Bradenton, FL. Joseph was born October 22, 1920, in Lexington, KY to Joseph and Eugenia Beard. A graduate of the University of Kentucky, he was an environmental chemist who retired after 44 years with the Kentucky Utilities Company. He and his wife, Frances, spent many happy retired years in Anna Maria Island, Florida, where he enjoyed golfing, cooking, community theatre, and spending countless hours with his many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A recipient of the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star, Joseph served as 1st Lt. in the US Army during World War II, in the 157th Infantry, where he was injured...

Thomas Elihu "Tom" Scott, III passed away on May 27, 2022. He was the son of Thomas Scott, II and Lavonne Billingsley Scott of Henderson, TN. He is survived by two sons, Todd (Davin Swanson) Scott and Cliff (Chrissy Fischer) Scott of Charlotte, NC, brother Ralph Scott and sister Susan Scott (Frank) Bradford of Bon Aqua, TN, two grandchildren, four nieces, a nephew, and two granddogs. Mr. Scott earned degrees from Freed-Hardeman College, Abilene Christian University, and Morehead State University. After working in ministry, higher education, and human resource management, Mr. Scott retired in 2015 as a special education teacher with the Franklin County, Tennessee school system, a role he...

Patricia Lorene Caylor Gruber was born on June 6, 1934, in Tazewell, Tennessee and grew up in Lafayette, Indiana where she graduated from Jefferson High School in 1952. Lorene married Joseph John Gruber on August 3, 1952. She was a homemaker and together they raised four children. In 1967 Joe and Lorene moved to Lexington, Kentucky. Lorene was a member of the University of Kentucky International Friendship Program and made lifelong friends. She worked at the student services at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing for five years. She was a member of the Lexington Quilt Guild. Lorene taught sewing and quilting for 38 years and won many blue ribbons for her quilts. Mom said she...

Martha Daily Alexander died peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours of Thursday, April 14, 2022. Martha was the second daughter of (Henry) Jack and Grace (McDaniel) Daily. Martha was preceded in death by her parents, and sister, Julia Slaymaker. She is survived by daughters: Kim and Susan Alexander, 5 grandchildren: Erica Johnson, Katherine, Kayla, and Alexis Lambert, Madison Alexander, and 11 great-grandchildren. A memorial service for Martha will be held at Hunter Presbyterian Church in Lexington, KY on May 24, 2022. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Parkinson's Foundation (https://www.parkinson.org/) or the Lexington, KY Habitat for Humanity...

Daniel A. Saver, 67, of Nicholasville, KY, passed away April 14, 2022, in Greenwood, IN after a long illness. He was born on August 5, 1954 and grew up in Sunbury, OH where he attended Big Walnut High School, played varsity basketball, and represented his classmates at Boys' State. Dan graduated from DePauw University in 1976. He was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and the Tiger basketball team. His early career at General Electric took him to the Lexington area where he lived for the remainder of his life. Years later, he established Saver Sales, a sales agency that specialized in providing coverage for the electric utility industry, and Saver Lighting, a supplier of commercial lighting...

Katie C. Heyer, 87 died peacefully at home with a smile on her lips and a book in her hand. She was preceded in death by her mother, Rebena Boyd Crockett of Asbury Acres, her father, Samuel Jasper Crockett, Richmond, VA. She is survived by her daughter, Kay Heyer Sanders, granddaughter Tori Sanders Knight, (William Knight Logan and Liam) GA and daughter Lucinda VonGlahn, Matthew and Rudy of FL and a surly dachshund.

Dr. Larry Nichols went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 21, 2022. He was pastor to many churches in Kentucky as a member of the United Methodist Church Kentucky Conference. He was "filling in" as pastor of the Somerset First Church of the Nazarene at the time of his promotion to Heaven. His passion was to reach those who did not know his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He started Arise Ministries to preach the gospel across the country. He ministered in prisons through Arise Ministries with witnessing, preaching, tent revivals, campout for prisoner's children and collecting Christmas presents for the children. All of Larry's life, as a 12 year old, he has been a witness for the...

James Richard Ogle Jr., 64, passed away at home on Sunday, March 13, 2022 surrounded by family and friends. A Celebration of his Life will be at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 29th, 2022 at Penwell-Gabel, 1321 SW 10th Ave., Topeka, KS 66604. The family will greet friends an hour prior to the service. To leave a message for his family online, please visit www.PenwellGabelTopeka.com.