Clay City

JOANN PEREZ JoAnn Perez, 67, died Saturday, Dec. 1. Graveside services were held at 1 p.m. today at Elkins Cemetery in Clay City. Grayson Funeral Home Inc. was in charge of services.

A Clay City woman was transported to the University of Kentucky after a wreck on the Mountain Parkway Friday. Clark County Sheriff Berl Perdue said 35-year-old Thelma Lewis was traveling on the Parkway when part of her tire came loose, causing her to lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle hit the side of the Interstate 64 overpass bridge, causing it to flip over. Lewis received a severe head laceration, but Perdue said her injuries were not believed to be life threatening. She was flown to UK as a precautionary measure.

The husband of a Clay City woman killed on Interstate 64 in January has filed suit against the driver of the truck that hit her. The suit was filed Feb. 23 in Clark Circuit Court by James Burgher, the husband of Donna Burgher, against John Peavler and D&D Machinery Movers and Millwrights. The defendants filed their answer Friday.   According to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, the Burghers were traveling east on I-64 in the early morning hours of Jan. 29 when they saw a crash in the westbound lanes.

The Telephone Pioneers met for their monthly luncheon June 11 at Kathy's in Clay City. Those in attendance were Bonnie Biggerstaff, Annette Crossfield, Gordon Long, Martha Long, Elizabeth Prather, Betty A. Reed, Allen Rogers, Mary Rogers, Mary Rupsis, Bill Thiry and Nancy Thiry. There will be a Pioneer Appreciation Day July 11 starting at 6 p.m. at Applebee's Park in Lexington. Each family member is asked to bring $5 worth of food for a food drive to kick off the back-to-school food programs.

JAELYNN PAIGE COONS Adam and Brittany Coons of Stanton announce the birth of their daughter, Jaelynn Paige Coons. She was born May 20 at Clark Regional Medical Center. Her grandparents are James and Laura Watkins of Clay City, Imogene Brooks of Clay City, Sheila Abney of Clay City and Timothy and Robin Coons. Her great-grandparents are Imogene Brooks of Clay City, Mary Watkins of Stanton, David and Effie Abney of Irvine and Johnnie and Wanda Moore of Clay City. Her great-great-grandmother is Marie Centers.

ROSEZELLA CURTIS MULLINS Rosezella Curtis Mullins, 58, of Clay City, wife of David Mullins and sister of Debbie Curtis Brewer of Winchester, passed away March 15 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. Grayson Funeral Home of Clay City was in charge of arrangements.

Ms. Debbie Snowden of Clay City is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter, Alma Lucinda Marie Snowden of Clay City, to Christopher Allen Slone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Slone of Winchester. Miss Snowden is a graduate of Powell County High School and is employed by Lexmark in Lexington. Mr. Slone is a graduate of George Rogers Clark High School and is employed by Winchester Farms Dairy.

Millerd Brinegar, 68, of Clay City, passed away Sunday at 3:50 a.m. at his home.   Arrangements are incomplete with Rolan G. Taylor Funeral Home, 289 S. Main St.

KINLEY FOX BLANTON Todd and Allison Tippins Blanton announce the birth of their daughter, Kinley Fox Blanton. She was born April 18. Her grandparents are Robert and Sue Blanton and the late Julie Fox Tippins, all of Winchester, and Tom and Jonda Tippins of Georgetown. Her great-grandparents are Paul and Virginia Blanton of Winchester and Mary Duncan Tippins of Giffin, Ga. MYA PEYTON McNABB Jeremy and Melanie McNabb of Olympia announce the birth of thier daughter, Mya Peyton McNabb.

Sharon F. “Sherry” Soard, 58, daughter of the late John Soard and the late Catherine Eudell Fields Duncan, went home to be with her Lord at 4:17 a.m. Thursday, March 21, 2013, at the Clark Regional Medical Center. Services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Scobee Funeral Home by the Rev. Pat Finley. Burial will follow in the Eaton Cemetery in Clay City. Visitation will begin at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The online guestbook is available at www.scobeefuneralhome.com and the 24-hour funeral information line can be reached by calling 744-2122.

Geraldine Wells, 78, of Raleigh, N.C., passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at the Sunrise of Raleigh Nursing Home. She was born in Powell County on Jan. 22, 1935, to the late Lloyd and Mabel Martin Wells; however, she grew up in Winchester. She was a graduate of Georgetown College and Winchester High School. She worked for many years at IBM and retired from there in Raleigh. She was a longtime member of Hayes-Barton Baptist Church in Raleigh. Survivors include three brothers, Jack Wells and James Donald Wells of Winchester, and Harold Wells of Maryland; a sister, Norma Bailey of Iowa; a number of nieces and nephews; and special friends, Nancy and John Stainback and family of North Carolina.

Ambrose Ray Curtis, 74, of Winchester, died at his winter home in Valrico, Fla. on Feb. 19, 2013. Born in Clay City, he was the son of the late Raymond and Pearl Barnett Curtis. Ambrose Curtis was a partner in the former B&C Wholesale and a former member of the Stanton Housing Authority Board, the Powell County Jaycees and the Powell County Lions Club. He was a member and former deacon of the Stanton Christian Church. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his brother, Jackie Curtis and by his sister, Phyllis Curtis Rose.

Carol Strange Dennis, 72, of Lexington, passed away Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, at the Hospice Care Center in Lexington.  Carol was born Oct. 31, 1940, to Fred and Mildred Strange. She was a retired self-employed business owner. Carol is survived by three sons, Ricky David Strange of Lexington, Bobby Dale Osborne (Jackie) of Winchester and Michael "Ozzie" Osborne (Connie) of Mount Sterling; three daughters, Karen Osborne of Hawaii, Connie Neal (Don) of Lexington and Kristie Hurt (Doug)

JOANN PEREZ JoAnn Perez, 67, died Saturday, Dec. 1. Graveside services were held at 1 p.m. today at Elkins Cemetery in Clay City. Grayson Funeral Home Inc. was in charge of services.

Ryan Keith Hinton, 32, died Friday, Nov. 9. Services will be today at noon. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service. Grayson Funeral Home Inc. in Clay City is in charge of all arrangements.

The annual Stone reunion was in Clay City Sunday, Sept. 30, with the following in attendance: Glen Richardson of Franklin, Ind., Louis Richardson of Franklin, Ind., Rick Richardson of Indianapolis, Ind., Charles and Louise Mathis of Middletown, Ohio, Jeff McDonald of  Kettering, Ohio, Helen McDonald of Dayton, Ohio, Diane Rhinehart of Lawrenceburg, Ind., Linda Braden of Franklin, Ohio, Doretta Sexton of Brookville, Ohio, Gene and Christie Cooper, Raymond...