Barbara Ruth Ziminski Jones, 73, of Jacksonville, Fla., died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, after a brief battle with an invasive cancer while in Community Hospice at Baptist South Hospital in Jacksonville. She has been a resident of Jacksonville since December 1980. She and her husband David moved to Jacksonville from Louisville. Before moving to Jacksonville, […]
Daisy Frances Pugh, 87, of Cox’s Creek, died Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, at her home. She was born June 10, 1935, in Nelson County to the late David Thomas and Eliza Ella Hicks St. Clair. She was a former employee of T.W. Samuels Distillery for 16 years, Hadorn’s Bakery and was an Avon representative. She […]
Charles E. “Jiggs” Harvey, 86, of Bardstown, died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. He was born Sept. 9, 1935, in Clermont to the late Henry C. and Irene Craig Harvey. He was the owner and operator of Bluegrass Siding until his retirement. He was a former volunteer for Zoneton Fire Department. In […]
Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information […]
Therese Constance “Connie” Downs Abbott, 68, formerly of Bardstown, died Aug. 2, 2022, in Stockton, Calif. She was born in Bardstown March 3, 1954, and raised by Doris T. Downs (Sprigg) and Paul Harold Downs. She was a Class of 1972 graduate of Bethlehem High School. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who […]
Margaret Todd Boone, 64, of New Haven, died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family. She was a retired CNA, a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church, and attended St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her mother, Rita Greenwell Locklin; one sister, Diane Locklin; and […]
By JIM BROOKSNelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio Monday, Aug. 15, 2022 — The November election is still three months away, but you can expect to see an uptick in campaigning by candidates in the election’s competitive races. The top local elected office, judge-executive of Nelson County, has already seen professionally produced video segments being […]
Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information […]
Dorothy Taylor Combs, 78, of Bardstown, died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, at Baptist Health Hospital in Louisville. She was born Jan. 28, 1944, in Kinston, N.C., formally of Washington, N.C. She attended The First Cedar Creek Baptist Church in Bardstown. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Debbie Grant Rader; and her parents, Council […]
Mary Jo Price, 83, of Bardstown, died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, at her home. She was born May 6, 1939, in New Hope. She retired from Jim Beam Distillery with 35 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene “J.W.” Price; three children, Little Joe Price, Jimmy Harris and infant Tammy […]
