Our staff's commitment to you
Our staff is committed to providing support, compassion, information, and direction as needed to all members of our community, their families, and friends who are dealing with loss and grief.
Billy Butcher has been a licensed funeral director and embalmer in Central Kentucky for over 25 years. He is a graduate of Lafayette High School and Mid-America College of Funeral Service.
Leigh Ann Butcher has been a licensed funeral director and embalmer for 15 years. She is a graduate of East Carter High School, Morehead State University, and Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.
Prior to 2017, Billy was a longtime manager of a mortuary service and Leigh Ann was a managing funeral director. Since January 1, 2017 they have been the sole owners and operators of Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home in Versailles, Kentucky. In the Spring of 2021 they joined Harlan & Wanda Wilson to assist them with caring for families at Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home also. Since the fall of 2021 Billy and Leigh Ann have been proud to be the sole owners and operaters of both funeral homes and provide care for families all over central Kentucky.
Billy and Leigh Ann are proud parents of their three young daughters, Caitlyn Butcher, Annabel Lewis and Ellie Lewis.
Harlan L. Wilson is a licensed funeral director and embalmer. He attended Lees Junior College, Eastern Kentucky University and Mid-America College of Funeral Service.
Wanda Johnson Wilson is a licensed funeral director and serves as one of the office managers. She attended Eastern Kentucky University and the University of Texas Nursing School.
In October of 1985 Harlan & Wanda Wilson became the owners of Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home. They continued the tradition of caring and made the addition of the first funeral chapel in Scott County. Today the chapel is dedicated in memory of their beloved daughter and funeral director, Rachel Wilson Jewell.
Harlan and Wanda have three children, Rachel, Sarah, and Nathan and six granddaughters, Harper, Lexie, Claire, Elizabeth, Anna, and Meredith. Harlan and Wanda love spending time with their children, grandchildren, and traveling.
Schadle Bach, known as “Shay”, joined Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home as the office manager in December 2022. She is most often the person on the other end of the phone and is a valuable part of our staff that assists with many different aspects of our daily operations. Shay earned her business degree from Morehead State University and spent most of her working years in staffing and recruitment. She was born and raised in Kentucky, originally from Augusta, Kentucky, and she now resides in Woodford County. Shay is married with a son and three dogs. Shay enjoys collecting vinal records and watching sports in her free time.
David H. Clark has been an employee of Tucker, Yocum and Wilson Funeral Home since October of 2011. He is graduate of Scott County High School and graduate of Milligan College. David has been married to Sharon Clark for 51 years. They have two children, nine grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter. David is a member of the Minorsville Christian Church.
Paul Duncan has been an associate with Tucker, Yocum, and Wilson for 5 years. Paul worked for the United States Postal Service for 35 years and has farmed for over 40 years. He and his wife, Pam have been married for 51 years. They have two children and two grandchildren. Paul is a member of the Oxford Christian Church. He enjoys softball, basketball, and golf in his free time.
Kelly McEuen joined Tucker, Yocum & Wilson in January 2023. As an associate and pre-planning specialist, he is honored to provide care and support for each family’s needs. Kelly has made Georgetown his home since 1988. Born and raised in Princeton, Kentucky, he spent the past 35 years mostly as a teacher and educational leader. He spent the early part of his career preparing for and living in Japan as a representative of Georgetown and Georgetown College. Kelly’s passions include downtown living, travel, learning languages, listening to and playing music, and being a great Dad and “Gichan”. He married his college classmate Megan Forman Miller in 2004. They have four children and the third grandchild is on the way.
Joanie Anderson joined the staff of Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home and Blackburn and Ward Funeral Home as an administrative assistant/cosmetologist/funeral attendant in January 2022. Joanie is the daughter of Johnny and Charlotte Carroll of Versailles, Kentucky. Originally from Summerville, Georgia they moved to Versailles, Kentucky when Joanie was 4 years old, where she was raised on a farm. She is a 2003 Woodford County High School graduate. She has two wonderful sons: Tyler and Hunter. Joanie is constantly busy serving the families of the Bluegrass and the staff are appreciative of all her hard work. She is also a former owner and operator of Anderson Custom Construction and Restoration. In her time away from the funeral home, she enjoys hunting, fishing, camping, scrapbooking, crafting, woodworking, flowers, and gardening, as well as doing a little bit of drag racing on the weekends.
Andrew Tackett is a licensed transporter for Tucker-Yocum and Wilson Funeral Home for the past 6 years and assists with visitations and funerals. He was born and raised in Stamping Ground and is the middle child of Gerald and Debbie Tackett. Andrew is a 1996 graduate of Scott County High School and attended the University of Kentucky, from which he obtained 2 degrees: Resource Management and Consumer Studies, & Individual and Family Development. Andrew is currently a Captain with Stamping Ground Fire Department and a Deputy Coroner for Scott County. Andrew is a proud father and husband to two amazing boys and a wonderful wife and currently resides with his family in Georgetown. He enjoys spending his free time coaching his youngest in basketball and baseball, building robots and working on science projects with his oldest, and traveling and enjoying life with his wife.
Jennifer Lester joined the staff as an associate at Tucker, Yocum, and Wilson in August of 2023. She has been married to Tim Lester for 4 years. Jennifer has 2 grown children, Macy Allen and Landon (Kirsten) Allen.
Jennifer holds degrees from UK and WKU with an undergrad in business education, masters in vocational education, a masters in library media education, and an educational specialist post graduate degree. She retired from the Paris City School system after serving for 27 years.
Jennifer enjoys spending time with her family, as well as working in her garden and creating floral designs, event planning, reading, and playing with her dogs.
Jennifer is a member of Forks of Elkhorn Baptist church and serves as the sound technician there.
Rachel Wilson-Jewell is the daughter of Harlan and Wanda Wilson. She was a licensed funeral director and one of our office managers. She began her career at the family funeral home in 2007. She was a graduate of Scott County High School and Morehead State University. Rachel and her husband Brian have two daughters, Lexie and Anna. In her free time she enjoyed the outdoors with her family and loved crafting with her daughters. She will be missed by her family and friends. Rachel is buried in Georgetown Cemetery.
James W. “Jimmy” Carr III, 89, widower of Helen L. Johnson Carr, passed away, on Friday, September 2, 2022, in Georgetown. He was born in Scott County Kentucky to the late James W. Carr Jr. & Anna Mae Harp Carr on June 10, 1933. Jimmy was a graduate of the original Great Crossing High School, where he played basketball and baseball with his cousin and brothers. He was a United States Army Veteran, serving his country in Germany during the Korean War. He retired after 38 1/2 years with Bellsouth. Jimmy also worked for 20 years with Tucker, Yocum, & Wilson Funeral Home. He was more than staff, he was family. Jimmy Carr exemplified a servant's heart. He greatly loved his family and his friends and will be greatly missed by all that knew him. He is buried in Georgetown Cemetery.
Bobby Osborne was a member of Central Church of God. He graduated from Stamping Ground High School, and served in the U.S. Army, with the 82nd Airborne Division. Bobby retired from IBM after 33 years. He farmed for several years. Bobby was a fine husband and dad for over 60 years. He worked at Central Kentucky Funeral Limousine Association for many years and worked at Tucker, Yocum, & Wilson Funeral Home with Harlan Wilson for 10 years.
Bobby is survived by his wife Betty Covington Osborne, his son, Barry Thomas (Jenny) Osborne, daughter, Debbie Osborne (Gerald) Williams, 3 grandchildren, Jeremy (Jennifer) Williams, Jennifer Kay (Ryan) Wilson, and Heather (Derrek) King, 6 great-grandchildren, Elijah Williams, Mackenzie Wilson, Carter Wilson, Tucker Garrison, Cadon King, and Kyla King, a twin brother, Billy (Roberta) Osborne of Georgetown, several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Bobby is buried in Georgetown Cemetery.
Raymond Cox was a World War II Army Veteran; a member, deacon, and Sunday school secretary of Gano Baptist Church. In his working career he retired from Georgetown College, Longview Golf Course, U.S Public Service Hospital, Moss Sanitation, and Tucker, Yocum, & Wilson Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Barker Cox, his daughter. Diane Marshall, his step- daughter, Lisa (Darrell) Williams and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and sisters. Raymond is buried in Georgetown Cemetery.
Bennie Sargent, Jr. was a graduate of Great Crossing High School. He was a member of Great Crossing Baptist Church and a former member of Committee 101. He retired from I.B.M and worked at Tucker, Yocum, & Wilson Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife Cora Mae Towles Sargent, daughters and sons-in-law, Jackie Ann and Kenneth Grant Jr. and Robyn and Jerry Irvin, son and daughter-in-law Ben Allen and Pamela Sargent, and a host of grandchildren and other family members. Bennie is buried in Georgetown Cemetery.
George McKenney, Sr. was a Korean War Disabled Navy Veteran. He retired from the Federal employee of Lexington Bluegrass Army Depot in Avon. He was an employee of Coast to Coast in Georgetown and Tucker, Yocum, and Wilson Funeral Home. He was married to Nancy Brashear McKenney who passed away in 2014. George is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, George and Linda Brown McKenney Jr., Ronald and Lisa Garrison McKenney, and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and brothers and sisters. George is buried in Georgetown Cemetery.
Earl L. Graves was a funeral director and embalmer for Tucker, Yocum, & Wilson Funeral Home. He began his funeral service career after World War II with Jack Tucker. He left the funeral home in the 1960s, to operate an insurance business, but in the 1970s, he returned to assist Mr. Yocum at the funeral home. When the Wilsons purchased the funeral home, Mr. Graves stayed on to help and guide them. He was a World War II Army Veteran serving in the Aleutian Islands. He was a member of the American Legion Post #24, the V.F. W Post 7054, the John Scott Chapter of the American Revolution, and a member of the First Christian Church, and a former partner in the Jameson Agency. He was the widower of Louise Parker Graves and was survived by a host of brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Burial was in Georgetown Cemetery.