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Nova Sexton Obituary

Nova Ferguson Sexton, 78, Lexington, wife of Columbus Sexton, died Sunday, December 15, 2002 at her residence. Born in Hindman, KY, she was a daughter of the late G.W. and Arzella Ferguson. She was a homemaker and a member of Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church in Whitesburg, KY. Survivors other than her husband include two daughters, Saundra Sexton Williams and Kembra Sexton Taylor and husband Steve all of Lexington; three grandchildren, Christopher Taylor, April Williams and Emilie Lee, all of Lexington; a sister, Dora Dinsmore, Madison, IN; and a brother, Lynn Ferguson, Madison, IN. Funeral services will be 12 p.m. Thursday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home-Main St. by the Rev. Dr. David A. Renwick. Burial will be in Lexington Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday. Contributions are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association, 836 Euclid Avenue, Ste. 322, Lexington, KY 40502.

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Published by Lexington Herald-Leader on Dec. 17, 2002.

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Saundra

December 16, 2022

Remembering my gentle kind loving mother. Twenty years seems like yesterday. I love and miss you.

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