Russell High School Kentucky Alumni Obituaries

Myra Lee Church 84 passed away Tuesday December 16 1941 at Genesis Hospice Morrison House. She was born November 21 1941 in Flatwoods Kentucky to the late Charles L. and Peggy Potter Clere. She was a 1959 graduate of Russell High School in Kentucky and was employed in the Environmental Services Depa...

11-22-25-correctedBarbara Ann Parsons Walters, 84, of Berea died Sunday, October 26, 2025, at Saint Joseph Hospital Main in Lexington. She was a Madison County native born December 8, 1940, daughter of the late Howard Parsons and Philadelphia Robinson Walters.She was a 1958 graduate of Madison Centr...

Margaret Jean Bayless1956-2025“She found God in the quiet moments, in open skies, warm fires, and hearts gathered in love.”Margaret Jean Bayless, age 69, of Catlettsburg, Ky, went home to be with the Lord on December 13, 2025.Margaret was born in the fall of 1956 on October 16th. She was the blessi...

Rowena Nadine Johnson Walker 100 yrs Somerset died January 6 2026 at home. Born in 1925 in Chanute KS. she was the daughter of Christian parents Warren Warmon and Bessie May Young Johnson of Chanute. Rowena married Robert G. Walker of Somerset in 1949 her devoted husband of 51 years. He proceeded he...

Russell Lee Lemaster age 83 of Paintsville Kentucky died Thursday January 29 2026. Russell was born January 15 1943 in Johnson County Kentucky to the late Walter Lee Lemaster and Emma Lucille Lemaster Crislip. His parents and stepfather Cassidy Jonathan Crislip and one sister Nellie Jane Crislip Gr...

Rosemary Crabtree Justice1948-2026Rosemary Crabtree Justice, age 77, of Ashland, Kentucky, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on January 4, 2026.Rosemary was born on September 2, 1948. She was the blessing of the late Ollie and Hazel Copley Crabtree. Rosemary was a proud 1966 graduate of Boyd...

Russell Norman Bryan1941–2025Russell Norman Bryan, aged 84, of Catlettsburg, KY, passed away on December 25, 2025.Born on February 21, 1941, in Kenova, West Virginia, Russell was the son of the late Mary Alice Sperry Bryan and John Thomas Bryan. He graduated from Boyd County High School in 1958 and ...

YARMOUTH Theodore Merrill Russell MD age 84 died at his home in Yarmouth Maine on March 28 2015 after a long illness. Born September 11 1930 at St. Barnabas Hospital in Portland Maine he was the son of Carl Asa Russell and Ruth Merrill Russell of Falmouth. Ted grew up in Falmouth with his brothers ...

Ernestine (Atwell) Amos, 101 years old, of Vine Grove, Kentucky passed away peacefully in her home on February 12, 2026.She was born in Hart County, September 27th, 1924 and moved to Barren County, near Glasgow, Kentucky in 1934. She graduated as Valedictorian from Temple Hill High School, Glasgow,...

Rex D. Wilson 74 of Shelbyville passed away Sunday January 11 2026 at Ashford Place. Born January 3 1952 in Russell Springs Kentucky he was the son of Carsie and Levona Stephens Wilson. Survivors include 2 uncles Eddie Stephens Mary of Prospect Kentucky and Roy Stephens Linda of Hodgenville Kentucky...

Raymond Lang 89 a resident of Ocean Springs MS passed away January 1 2026 at Ocean Springs Hospital surrounded by his family and friends. Ray was born January 1 1937 in Mason County Kentucky to Claude S. Lang and Bessie Davis. He attended John G. Fee High School in Maysville KY. Following his 25year...

Beverly Jane Merica Jackson1938-2025“Her life was a testament of quiet faith, steadfast love, and a heart that shined with God’s grace. Though she has gone home, the light she carried lives on in all who knew her.”Beverly Jane Merica Jackson, age 87, of Ashland, Kentucky, went home to be with her He...

78 passed away December 3 2025. James was the son of William Samuel Campbell and Cora Lyttle Campbell born to them on December 12 1946 at home in Blake Star Coal Camp Alva Kentucky. James was a kind man much beloved by all who knew him. He was a dedicated member of Northside Baptist Church. James lo...

Donald K. Brown 94 of Fowler passed away on Saturday November 8 2025 surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 12 1931 in Oxford to the late Russell Fern Swim Brown. He was a 1950 graduate of Oxford High School. He joined the Air Force in December 1950 during the Korean War was Honorable Di...

Mr. Merrell Eugene Reed age 82 of Milton Kentucky entered this life on April 19 1943 in Scottsburg Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Ralph Preston and Jessie Allene Gates Reed. He was raised in New Winchester Indiana and graduated high school in 1962. Merrell was inducted into the United St...

MAYSVILLE -- Jim Joe Toncray, 80, of Maysville, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2026 at Good Samaritan UK Hospital in Lexington.Jim was born at Hayswood Hospital on Oct. 12, 1945 to the late Jane Dwyer Toncray and A. J. Toncray.Jim attended Maysville Public Schools until entering the Kentucky Military Institu...

Please join us in honoring the life of Karen Caldwell. You are welcome to attend her funeral service in person or you can watch the LIVE Broadcast at 1100 AM on Friday January 23 2026. Simply click the link below to view the service. Karen Ann Waterfill Caldwell 75 wife of Roger Caldwell of Lawrence...

Keith S. Fanjoy 84 passed away Sunday October 6 2024 at home surrounded by his family in Auburn Maine following a long illness. Keith was born on April 8 1940 in Dexter Maine. The son of Stanley and Winnifred Judkins Fanjoy he graduated from Dexter High School in 1958. Upon graduation Keith attended...

DURHAM Jacqueline "Jackie" J. York 75 of Durham passed into the Glory Land on Friday Aug. 16 in Durham after a 16month battle with cancer with her family by her side. Jackie was born to Cyrus Foss and Christine Worthley Foss in Madison on her fathers birthday Oct. 14 1937. She was the seventh of 11...

WEST BATH Albert J. White Jr. BG RET 80 passed unexpectedly Friday December 16th 2016. He was born October 29th 1936 in Bath Maine the son of Albert J. Sr. and Hazel Brissette White. He graduated in 1955 from Morse High School where he was a member of the National Honor Society and also played on t...

Kevin Clifford Hagberg03/07/1970 - 01/08/2026It is with profound sorrow that we announce the untimely passing of retired Sergeant First Class Kevin C. Hagberg, age 55, of Salem Alabama. A dedicated public servant and devoted family man, he died on January 08, 2026, following a critical health incide...

Brent Wallace Anderson 82 of McCammon Idaho passed away on Sunday December 14 2025. He was born June 9 1943 in Blackfoot Idaho the second of nine children born to Wallace Owen and Vivian Darrington Anderson. He grew up in the RiversideThomas area and graduated from Snake River High School in 1961. B...

Rachel Bradford Horsley 92 of Fayetteville passed away on November 13 2025 surrounded by family and loved ones at home. She was born August 12 1933 in Lincoln County Tennessee to the late Robert Anderson and Elsie Mae Sandlin Bradford. Services are to be held at 2 PM at Higgins Funeral Home on Monda...

Mr. Lowell Dean Land, 79, of Richmond, Kentucky, passed away on January 5, 2026.Lowell was born on December 14, 1946, in Richmond to his parents, Russell and Willie Mae Smith Land. He was a graduate of Madison Central High School where he was actively involved in FFA. Lowell received a master’s degr...