Carrollton, KY Obituaries

Jul 11, 2020

Carolyn “Carrie” Stewart Barker, 50, died on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, KY.

She was born on May 4, 1970 in Heidelberg, Germany, the daughter of Ron Stewart of Milton, KY, and Julie Buckner Lewis of Sanders, KY.  She had served her Country honorably in the United States Navy.  She...

Jul 8, 2020

Kline Newton Webster, age 87, of Carrollton, KY died Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at his home.  He was born in Grant County, Ky on October 4, 1932 to Justice and Opal McCormick Webster. Kline proudly served in the U.S Army from April 1953 until April 1955 and retired from the Jefferson Proving Ground in Madison, IN.

His...

Jul 1, 2020

Chris Crase, 53, of Ghent, KY, died on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at the Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton.

He was born on August 11, 1966 the son of the late William Harrison Crase, SR. and Rebecca Ann McBurney.  He had last worked as a field supervisor for West Carroll Water District #1 in Ghent until...

Jun 28, 2020

Ken (Mitchell Kenneth) Massey was born to John and Juil Flener Massey in Holder IL on May 23, 1928. The family moved to Somerset KY when he was three years old.  He was the fourth of nine children.  He married Patsy Jean Knigga March 21, 1954 in the Ghent Baptist Church. They had three children: Mary Diane, Michael David...

Jun 26, 2020

Nancy Lynn Ford Hoard, 72, of Pendleton, KY, died on Friday, June 26, 2020 at the Frankfort Regional Medical Center in Frankfort, KY.

She was born on August 9, 1947 in Carroll County, KY, the daughter of the late Harvey Ford and Dorothy Lee Garrett Ford.  She spent most of her life as a homemaker and housewife,...

Jun 26, 2020

Naomi Ruth Wainscott, 86, of Carrollton, KY, died on Friday, June 26, 2020 at her home in Carrollton.

She was born on October 26, 1933 in Carroll County, KY, the daughter of the late Herbert Courtney and Hattie B. Wheeler Courtney.    She had worked all her life including at the Teledyne Wirz factory in Carrollton, Dairy Queen,...

Jun 25, 2020

Marshall Scott Chowning, 65, of Carrollton, KY, died on Thursday, June 25, 2020 in Carrollton, KY.

He was born on December 23, 1954 in Owen County, KY the son of the late Jack David “J.D.” Chowning and Martha Hudgins Chowning.  He had worked as a Farm Laborer several years ago.

He is survived by a...

Jun 25, 2020

Daniel Ogburn, 67, of Worthville, KY, died on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at the Norton Brownsboro Hospital in Louisville, KY.

Arrangements are pending and entrusted with the Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home.

Jun 20, 2020

Gayla Jean Tomlinson, 67, of Carrollton, KY, died on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Louisville East Post Acute in Louisville, KY.

She was born on August 25, 1952 in Madison, Jefferson County, IN, the daughter of the late Charles Eugene Kindoll and Willanna Berry Kindoll.  She had formerly worked for General Butler State Park & Resort as...

Jun 17, 2020

James Leslie “Hook” Smitha, Jr. 62, of Ghent, KY, died on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at the Baptist Health in La Grange, KY.

He was born on February 19, 1958, the son of the late James Leslie Smitha and Virginia Barr Smitha.  He had worked as a farmer all his life and loved raising gardens and spending...

Jun 16, 2020

James Potter "Jim"  Richey, 91, passed away peacefully after a brief (non-Covid related) illness in Louisville at Baptist Health.

He was born Feb. 27, 1929, in Poughkeepsie, New York, and developed a love of building things, especially out of wood. He served in the U.S. Navy as a medical corpsman, then enrolled at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New...

May 29, 2020

Mary Helen Couch Courtney, 82, of Carrollton, KY, died on Friday, May 29, 2020 at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Ft. Thomas, KY.

She was born on June 30, 1937 in Clay County, KY, the daughter of the late Ed Couch and Ola Burns Couch.  She had worked as a private nurse and caregiver for most of...

May 26, 2020

Jerry Lee Mefford, 70, of Worthville, KY, died on Tuesday, May 26,2020, at his home.

He was born on November 21, 1949 in Ghent, Carroll County, KY, the son of the late Webb Suter Mefford and Laura Christine Polley Mefford.

Jerry was a member of Ghent Baptist Church.  He was an avid golfer, enjoyed playing...

May 20, 2020

Dorothy L. Ford, 91, of Carrollton, KY, died on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at the Baptist Health in La Grange, KY.

She was born on August 28, 1928 in Carrollton, Carroll County, KY, the daughter of the late Henry and Ollie Elizabeth (Smith) Garrett.  Throughout her long life she was a housewife and a caring mother who...

May 14, 2020

Gary Lee Johnson, 75, of Carrollton, KY departed this earthly life on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at the Norton Hospice Pavillion in Louisville, KY.  He entered this world on August 26, 1944 in Carrollton, KY to Allen and Retha Wilson Johnson.  Gary was a retired Corrections Officer at the Kentucky State Reformatory in LaGrange, KY where he was the...

May 8, 2020

Darwin H. “Budman” Howard, 67, of Owenton, KY, died on Friday, May 8, 2020 at his residence in Owenton, KY.

He was born on July 31, 1952 in Carthage, Rush County, IN, the son of the late Walter “Skeet” Howard and Opal Campbell Howard.  He was a 1971 graduate of Knightstown High School in Knightstown, IN.  He...

May 8, 2020

William Everett “Bill” Long, 69, of Carroll County, KY, passed away on May 8, 2020 at Baptist East Hospital in Louisville, KY.

He was born on May 18, 1950 in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY, the son of the late Charles Franklin “Frank” Long and Lucille Estelle Ashby Long.  He was proud to say he grew up on...

May 1, 2020

Margaret Ann Butts, 94, of Carrollton, KY, died on Friday, May 1, 2020 at the Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton.

She was born on April 24, 1926 in Georgetown, Scott County, KY, the daughter of the late Maylon Tapp and Estelle O’Banion Tapp. She had formerly owned Top Hat Beauty Shop in Carrollton.  She retired in...

Apr 21, 2020

Darrell G. Skirvin, 61, of Carrollton, KY, died on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at the his home in Carrollton, KY.

He was born July 15, 1958 in Covington, Kenton County, KY, the son of the Calvin Skirvin of Nashville, TN, and Barbara Louise Ashcraft Brasfield of Madison, IN.  He had worked as an independent brick mason for...

Apr 20, 2020

Jefferson William “J.W.” Henry, 75, of Worthville, KY, died on Monday, April 20, 2020 at the Norton Hospital in Louisville, KY.

He was born on August 13, 1944 in Carrollton, Carroll County, KY, the son of the late John Kindoll and Hattie Winburn Henry.  He was a licensed Electrician and Plumber having worked at McNeal’s Hardware Store...