Estill County

Faye Anderson, 77, widow of Hershel Anderson, passed away at 11:11 p.m. Friday, May 20, at her home. A native of Estill County, she was the daughter of the late John Allen and Sarah Barnes Charles. Faye was a homemaker and a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Survivors include a son, Bev (Deborah) Anderson of Winchester; a daughter, Debra (Larry) Potter of Winchester; four grandchildren, Sarah (Adam) Chamberlain, Aaron Potter and Leslie and Kelsey Anderson; two great-grandchildren, Carly Potter and Alexis Chamberlain; a sister, Billie Jo Gill of Chester, Pa.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

The George Rogers Clark baseball team opened the Tanner Dodge Classic in impressive fashion with an 11-0 shutout over Estill County in six innings Wednesday in Stanton. The Cardinals got a solid outing from ace Anthony Withrow and scored three runs in the top of the sixth to put the game away. Withrow, a senior, scattered three hits, struck out nine batters and walked just one. Nick Hyslop relieved Withrow in the sixth and struck out the side. T.K. Korb and Tyler Cain sparked Clark’s offense with three hits each, with Korb connecting on a pair of doubles.

Alma Dee Berry Williams, 83, of Irvine, passed away Thursday, May 5, at the Compassionate Care Center after a long illness. She was born Feb. 11, 1928 in Clark County and was the daughter of the late Thomas and Nancy Burch Berry. She was a homemaker and a member of the Ivory Hill Baptist Church. She had lived in Estill County most of her life. She is survived by her husband, Charles Williams Jr.; one daughter, Nancy Lou (Mike) Held of Richmond; one son, Charles T. “Tommy” (Barbara)

Millerd “Doc” Brinegar, 68, of Clay City, husband of Trudy Wells Brinegar, passed away Sunday from a very short illness.   He was born in Estill County on Oct. 21, 1942 to the late Andrew and Velda Plowman Brinegar.   He is survived by three sons, Vance (Jean) Brinegar of Winchester, Greg (Dana) Brinegar of Winchester and Ronald (Kitty) Brinegar of Winchester; two daughters, Tammy Ballard of Clay City and Bertha (Danny) Brewer of Winchester; five brothers; three sisters; a stepson, Clarence White of Winchester; mother-in-law, Geraldine Wells of Clay City; 15 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

James Earl “Smiley” Mansfield, 86, of Winchester, widower of Betty Collinsworth Mansfield, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at his home.   He was born in Irvine on March 12, 1924 to the late Millard and Myrtle Short Mansfield.   He was retired from Leggett and Platt and was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, David J. Mansfield and Kathy Pitts Mansfield of Winchester; three sisters, Pearl Freeman and Mildred Woods of Estill County and Elsie Merritt of Winchester; two brothers, Melvin Mansfield and Ronnie Mansfield of Estill County; four grandsons, David E. Mansfield and Timothy Mansfield of Scott County and Jacob Mansfield and Luke Mansfield of Clark County; and several nieces and nephews.

Dec. 20, 1985 The Conkwright Junior High School Cougars placed both squads in the finals of their own Cougar Classic with a pair of wins Tuesday over Estill County at Conkwright Gym. Conkwright’s 7th grade beat Estill County 37-21 while the 8th grade Cougars downed Estill 71-57. Christmas music and an appeal for a community center highlighted Tuesday’s meeting of the Winchester Kiwanis Club at Bud’s Beef ‘n’ More. Dr. Gale Price directed a portion of the George Rogers Clark High School’s select chorus in a variety of Christmas songs.

Marjorie M. Montgomery, 70, mother of Dwayne Prescott, passed away Tuesday at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at Scobee Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Jackson Chapel Cemetery in Estill County. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. The online guest book is at www.scobeefuneralhome.com, and the 24-hour funeral information line can be reached by dialing 744-2122.

LANCASTER — Sometimes your best defense is your offense. Garrard County had possession of the football for nearly 16 minutes and ran 46 offensive plays to just 19 for Estill County in the first half while building a 21-7 lead and held on for a pleasing 27-21 win over the Engineers on homecoming Friday night at Dyehouse Stadium. The Golden Lions had given up 146 points through three games, but they looked like a refreshed team Friday as Garrard coach Mark Scenters substituted freely throughout the game.

Estill County native Lisa Newton, a 24-year veteran of the U. S. Postal Service, assumed the reins of postmaster at the Winchester Post Office Monday. Newton replaces Ken Kendrick, who had been serving as the Post Office's OIC, or officer in charge, since the retirement of postmaster Debbie Woolum in December. Newton began her career with the Postal Service as a city carrier in Richmond. She comes to Winchester after serving as postmaster in LaGrange, and as OIC in Shelbyville for the past three months.

Morgan Reed, Lincoln County, soccer: She scored two goals in a 5-0 win over Estill County to help Lincoln win its fifth straight match. Rees MacShara, Boyle County, football: He ran for 210 yards and two touchdowns in a 43-6 win over Danville. He leads the area in rushing and scoring.