Obituaries in Olive Hill, KY

Verlena Kaye “Bean” Middleton Turner, age 53, of Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at UK-King’s Daughter Hospital in Ashland, Kentucky, surrounded by her loving family.She was born Sunday, October 8, 1972, in Alliance, Ohio, a daughter of Rufus Middleton of Olive Hill, Ke...

Homer Lee Barker, age 81, of Olive Hill, Kentucky, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.He was born Tuesday, June 6, 1944, in Carter County, Kentucky, a son of the late Arnel and Ruby Jeffrey Barker.Homer enjoyed reading his Bib...

Johnny Lee Brewster, age 52, of Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Monday, January 19, 2026, in Clark County, Kentucky.He was born Thursday, April 10, 1973, in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Johnny Lee and Wilma Jean Pelfrey Wease.Our dad was a simple man who found beauty and joy in the si...

Leon Smith, age 68, of Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia.He was born Thursday, May 16, 1957, in Lewis County, Kentucky, a son of the late Thurston and Rosie Bloomfield Smith.He enjoyed fishing, hunting, working o...

Charlotte Ann “Sis” Paynter Kiser, age 76, of Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Monday, January 26, 2026, at her residence.She was born Monday, October 24, 1949, in Carter County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Gerald and Avis Wilburn Paynter.Charlotte was a Christian, loving wife, mother and gran...

Garnette Marie Jude, age 79, of Lexington, Kentucky, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, January 12, 2026, at Three Rivers Healthcare in Cincinnati, Ohio.She was born November 15, 1946, in Welch, West Virginia, and grew up in the coal-mining town of Number #2 Yukon, West Virginia. She was the dau...

Connie Boggs, age 66, of Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away on January 4, 2026, at UK King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Kentucky.She was born July 20, 1959, in Carter County, Kentucky, a beloved daughter of the late Thurman Boggs and Maxine Bryant Boggs.In addition to her parents, Thurman a...

Michael Eugene Leadingham, age 65, of Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Friday, January 2, 2026, at UK-St. Claire Healthcare in Morehead, Kentucky, surrounded by his loving family.He was born October 30, 1960, in Carter County, Kentucky, a son of Donald Kay and Loretta Hedge Garvin of Olive Hill, K...

Billy Jackson Stamper, 83, of Mansfield, passed away Monday, January 19, 2026.He was born November 18, 1942, in Olive Hill, Kentucky, to George and Effie (Beair) Stamper. Billy worked for many years at Stone Container before continuing his career at Mansfield Correctional Institution, where he serve...

Mary Evelyn Keaton Bradley, age 82, of Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2026, at Georgetown Community Hospital in Georgetown, Kentucky, surrounded by her loving family.She was born February 25, 1943, in Carter County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late John D. and Frances Porte...

Michael Eugene Leadingham, age 65, of Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Friday, January 2, 2026, at UK-St. Claire Healthcare in Morehead, Kentucky, surrounded by his loving family.He was born October 30, 1960, in Carter County, Kentucky, a son of Donald Kay and Loretta Hedge Garvin of Olive Hill, K...

Bobby Lee DeBord, age 83, of Xenia, Ohio, passed away Friday, January 2, 2026, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.He was born Tuesday, May 19, 1942, in Carter County, Kentucky, a son of the late Frank and Gladys Tabor DeBord.Bobby loved fishing, bowling, woodworking, tinkering with cl...