Obituaries
Juanita Curtis, 82
Juanita P. Vass Curtis, 82, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Ky. Juanita is the widow of the late Mark H. Curtis Jr. Juanita was a long-time member of the St. Clare Catholic Church and recently attended Deer Stable Baptist Church in Sand Gap where she had been living the last few years.
Born in Sweet Chalybeate, Va., to the late Charles E. and Pauline Brown Vass, Juanita has lived in Letcher County, Ky., Perth Amboy, N.J., and Berea, Ky. Juanita was a past Berea College employee where she worked at the Alumni Building, she worked for Papa Leno’s restaurant for many years and the Old Kentucky Camp Ground. Juanita and her husband also were foster parents to 54 different children through the years.
Juanita is survived by: her children, Mark H Curtis III of Amma, W.Va., Juanita P. Hersom of Sand Gap, Ky., Robert A. Curtis of Berea, Alice C. Adams of Letcher, Ky., Joseph S. Curtis of Berea, Gwendolyn Back of Letcher, Ky., Meredith Curtis of Sand Gap, Ky., Roy Curtis of Berea and Candy Adkins of Berea; her sister, Violet Marie Vance of Barboursville, W.Va.; 22 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren also survive Juanita.
Juanita was preceded in death by: her brothers, Charles E. Vass and Charles O. Vass.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Lakes Funeral Home with burial in Madison County Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Friday after 6 p.m. at Lakes Funeral Home in Berea.
Online register book at www.lakesfuneralhome.com.
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Nora A. Thompson
Nora A. Thompson of Berea passed away Sunday following a courageous battle with cancer.
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Inez McKinney, 94
Inez Cass McKinney, “Mim,” beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, age 94, died peacefully with her family at her side Saturday, March 13, 2010, in Lexington. She fought a long and courageous battle with COPD. She was born August 26, 1915, in Rockcastle County. She was the daughter of the late Owen R. Cass and Lela Albright Cass. Inez was a long-time resident of Holly Hill Drive in Berea, Ky. She spent her most recent years at McCready Manor in Richmond, Ky, Tanbark Health Care Center in Lexington and Richmond Place Skilled Nursing Center in Lexington.
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Keren Poulter, 43
Keren Margaret Poulter, 43, of Richmond, passed away Friday, March 12, 2010, in Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington.
She was born in Wombwell, England, on September 27, 1966, and held her Master's degree in social work. She was an employee of the Community Action Council at Millersburg, and attended the First United Methodist Church of Richmond. -
Bonnie Brock, 82
Bonnie Saylor Brock, 82, of Hampton Way in Richmond, Ky., died Sunday.
Local survivors include Mrs. Brock’s daughter, Joyce F. (Samuel P.) Campagna of Richmond.
There are no services scheduled at this time.
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Michael Salyer, 62
Michael David Salyer, 62, husband of Hannah M. “Marg” (Sullivan) Salyer of Richmond, passed away Saturday, March 13, 2010, in the Hospice Compassionate Care Center in Richmond.
He was born in Ashland, Ky., May 29, 1947, to the late William Lewis and Opal Eloise (Greene) Salyer. For nearly 16 years, Michael had been the owner and operator of Mike’s Warehouse Liquor in Richmond, and a former employee of A K Steel in Ashland, where he worked for 22 years. -
Inez Cass McKinney, 94
Inez Cass McKinney, age 94, died Saturday in Lexinton.
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Vicky Lynn Washburn Roark, 65
Vicky Lynn Washburn Roark, age 65, of Liberty, Indiana, died February 14, 2010, at the McCullough-Hyde Hospital in Oxford, Ohio, following a brief illness.
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Keren Margaret Poulter, 43
Keren Margaret Poulter, 43, of Richmond, passed away Friday, March 12, 2010 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.
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Cecil “Tommy” Ray McHone, 65
Cecil “Tommy” Ray McHone age 65 of Berea, passed away Friday March 12, 2010.
Tommy was born in Rockcastle County, Kentucky to the late Carlos McHone and Lula Belle Durham McHone. He was a self employed farmer. -
Michael Salyer, 62
Michael Salyer, 62, husband of Marge Salyer, of Richmond, passed away Saturday, March 13, 2010 at the Hospice Compassionate Care Center in Richmond.
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