Obituaries in Maysville, KY

John Foster DeSpain“The trick to life is to make it look easy.” That was a favorite saying of John DeSpain. His quick wit and ready smile made him friends wherever life took him. Although life has its challenges for each of us, John lived his life making it look easy.John passed away December 6, 202...

Linda Darlene Patton Roush,71, of Mays Lick, Kentucky, passed away Thursday December 18, 2025, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.Ms. Linda formerly worked at Wald Manufacturing Company. She loved her family, God and she loved to laugh.Linda was born July 16th, 1954, the daughter of Lillian Miracle...

Darlene Smith, 90, of the Clayton community in Manchester, OH, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at the Hospice of Hope Care Center, in Maysville, KY.Darlene was born on November 7, 1935, in Rowan Co. Ky, to the late George Jones and the late Grace Richardson Jones. She was a mother and gran...

Jody McClure, 56, of Mays Lick, KY, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2025, at Meadowview Regional Medical Center.Jody was born on January 31, 1969, in Indianapolis, IN, to Juanita Hubbard Knopp and the late Robert Wayne Knopp, Sr. She spent 20 years working for ADESA Auto Auction, as well as some ...

Maysville – Wanda Jean Arrasmith Simms Buchanan, 90, was sent to her eternal home, November 29, 2025, at the Hospice of Hope Care Center.Jean, as she was known by many, was born December 9, 1934, in Hillsboro, Kentucky to the late John and Velma McRoberts Arrasmith. She worked for 16 years at the Co...

Jeffery Allen Barker, 56, of Maysville, KY, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2025, at Good Samaritan Hospital, in Lexington, KY.Jeffery was born September 23, 1969, in Maysville, KY, to the late Elwood Barker and the late Alice Tabor Barker. He was a life long trucker who worked for Ryder, and la...

John Nelson Boley, 79, passed away peacefully on Wednesday December 10, 2025. John was born April 30, 1946 in Maysville, KY to the late William W. and Dorothy L. Grigson Boley.Alumnus of both Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) and Morehead State University (MSU), John achieved two bachelor’s degrees:...

Maysville- Ruby Jane Langfels Lang, 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 29, 2025, at Ohio Valley Manor, Ripley, OH.Mrs. Lang was born January 5, 1932, in Paris, KY, to the late Michael Lawrence and Georgia Glover Langfels. She was a graduate of Paris High School in 1950, a member of St. P...

Keith Andrew Neary, 62, of Ripley, OH, passed away on Friday, January 9, 2026, at UK Medical Center in Lexington, KY.Keith was born on October 29, 1963, in Baltimore, MD, to the late Thomas Patrick Neary and the late June Catherine Hartlove Neary. He was an auto and ATV mechanic that could figure ou...

Dianna K Thacker Kilgore, 75, of Maysville, KY, went to be with the Lord Monday, December 22,2025 at her home.Dianna was born November 15, 1950, to the late Russell Thacker JR. and Ina Pearl Hamilton Thacker, in Maysville Ky. Dianna was retired from Brown's Restaurant in Aberdeen, OH, where she work...