Raymond Thomas Nichols
Apr 8, 2026
Raymond Thomas Nichols (Tom), 85, a devoted educator and craftsman, passed away April 8, 2026, in his hometown of Somerset, Kentucky at the Jean Waddle Hospice Care Center. Born on December 6, 1940, to William Raymond and Lena Sears Nichols, Tom was a 1960 graduate of Somerset High School. He went on to earn his Master’s degree in Industrial Arts...
Rodney Ballenger
Apr 6, 2026
Rodney Lyle Ballenger, 72, of Somerset, Kentucky, passed away on April 6, 2026.
Born on January 7, 1954, and raised in Russell Springs, Kentucky, Rodney lived a life defined by hard work, resilience, and generosity. He spent many years serving his community through his role as Assistant Executive Director at Lake Cumberland Community Action Agency (LC-CAA), where he took pride in...
Gerald Wayne Ping
Apr 6, 2026
Gerald Wayne Ping, age 68, of Somerset, KY, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. He was born on July 20, 1957 in Somerset, KY to the late Willie and Nora (Colyer) Ping.
Gerald was a member of the First Apostolic Church. His church family was very special to him, providing him with a sense of...
Joyce Faulkner
Mar 28, 2026
Brenda (Joyce) Faulkner, 74, of Somerset, Kentucky passed away at her home on Saturday, March 28th, 2026, after a lengthy cancer battle.
She was a woman of faith and longtime member of Immanuel Baptist Church where she loved teaching Sunday school, supporting vacation bible school and youth programs, singing in the choir and sharing experiences with all members of the church....
David Padgett
Mar 21, 2026
With profound sadness, we announce the passing of David Roland "Monk" Padgett, age 74, of Somerset, Kentucky, who peacefully passed away on March 21, 2026, surrounded by his loving family.
David was born on May 24, 1951, in Somerset, Kentucky, to the late Jack and Virginia Padgett. He was a proud member of the Somerset High School Class of 1969, where...
Everett Odell Dunaway
Mar 19, 2026
Everett Odell Dunaway, the son of the late Ernest and Naomi Dunaway was born on March 26, 1939 and passed at the home of his son and daughter-in-law Edward and Laura Dunaway on March 19, 2026 at the age of 86. He was married to the late Patricia Dunaway for 55 years. He is survived by two sons, Edward and...
Garry Compton
Mar 8, 2026
Garry Talmadge Compton, 78, of Somerset, Kentucky went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.Garry was born on May 17, 1947 to the late Hulin & Ida (Moore) Compton in Stanford, Kentucky. Garry was a hardworking man and truly a jack of all trades. He enjoyed staying...
Mitchell Mayfield
Mar 3, 2026
Mitchell R. Mayfield, age 64, of Somerset, Kentucky, passed from this life on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.
Mitchell was born on August 9, 1961 to Robert Mayfield and Barbara Lewis in Aurora, Illinois.
He attended First Baptist Church. He received great joy in helping people, he loved animals and enjoyed 4th of July fireworks. He was devoted...
Hazel Burton
Feb 22, 2026
Hazel Marie Burton, age 101 of Erlanger, KY, formerly of Nancy, KY, passed away on Sunday February 22, 2026 at Baptist Village Care Center of Erlanger. She was born on October 1, 1924 in Faubush, KY and was the daughter of Lloyd McClendon and Leva Mills McClendon. She married her husband, Thelmer Burton, on April 25, 1942 in Jamestown, KY....
Larry Roberts
Feb 18, 2026
Larry G. Roberts of Nancy, KY passed away from this life on February 18, 2026 , at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital having attained the age of 74 years.He was born February 12, 1952 in Faubush, KY to Harold Ray and Gladys Marie Foster Roberts. They both preceded him in death.Larry spent 31 years as a high school Agriculture teacher and...