Obituaries

Nora Mae Lee Parker, 66, of Williamstown, died August 22, 2008, in her home. Born March 20, 1942, in Owen County, she was the daughter of the late James Clifford and Mary Hearn Lee. She is survived by two sons, Kenneth L. Parker of Owenton and Michael J. Parker of Williamstown; two daughters, Peggy Coleman of Williamstown and Judith Macy of Bedford, Ind.; two sisters, Betty Jackson of Falmouth and Janet Stephens of Dry Ridge; 11 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held August 26, 2008, at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home with the Rev. Gene Hill officiating.

Carol S. Carnes Pennington, 67, of Owenton, died Oct. 20, 2008. Born Oct. 25, 2008, she was the daughter of the late Wallace and Amy Marie Blair Carnes. Carol was a dietary cook at New Horizons Medical Center for 25 years and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.

She is preceded by a daughter, Karen Ray Pennington; a sister, Vivian Isaacs; and two brothers, Horton and Homer Carnes.

Stephen Randall Ayres, 59, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died Aug. 21, 2008. Born June 19, 1949, in Frankfort, he was the son of the late Gerald Thomas and Norma Marie Eads Ayres. He was a former butcher and a long time social member of the VFW Post 1042 in Elmwood Place, Ohio. He was also a 1968 graduate of Owen County High School and attended Millersburg Military Institute.

Betty Jean Thomas Johnson, 76, died Oct. 27, 2008.

Born Oct. 23, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Dowell and Gertrude Thomas of Holbrook. She is survived by four sons, Jackie Leonard Johnson of Corinth, Robert Allan and Randal Thomas Johnson both of Owenton, and Gary Gene Johnson of Georgetown; two brothers, Charles Ross Thomas of Wilmore and Albert Clyde Thomas of Williamstown; a sister, Katherine Lucille Harris of Jonesville; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.