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Lee Wayne Gaines

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Lee Wayne Gaines, 63, of Hillsboro (the Marshall Community) died Tuesday afternoon, April 17, 2012 at his home.

He was born June 10, 1948 in Georgetown, the son of Osborne E. Gaines of Hillsboro and the late Phyllis R. Fiscus Gaines.

Mr. Gaines had been a bus driver for the Highland County Head Start Program. He was a U.S. Army Veteran during the Vietnam War and a life member of the AmVets Post 61.

He is survived by his wife, Vickie Gephart Gaines whom he had married on Sept. 13, 1975 in Cocoa, Fla.; his father, Osborne Gaines of Hillsboro; six children, Paula (Chad) Carroll of Hillsboro, Douglas Gaines of Colorado Springs, Colo., Robert Gaines of Houston, Texas, Paul (Megan) Gaines of Hillsboro, Patrick (Valerie) Gaines of Hillsboro and Michael (Tessa) Gaines of Hillsboro; six grandchildren, Madison Carroll and Chloe, Allison, McKenzie, Delaney and Adalyn Gaines; one sister, Vadna (Gary) Hull of Round Rock, Texas; two brothers, Jack (Debbie) Gaines of South Carolina and Anthony Dean (April) Gaines of Texas; one sister-in-law, Patricia Gaines of Enon; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Shannon Gaines, and one brother, Robert Herschel Gaines.

Services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, April 21 at the Turner & Son Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Rob Shoaff will officiate. Burial with military honors presented by the Highland County Honor Guard will follow in the Marshall Cemetery. Friends may call on Friday from 5-8 p.m. at the Turner & Son Funeral Home in Hillsboro.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Drive, Maysville, Ky. 41056.

For more information or to send condolences to the family, please visit www.turnerfuneralhomes.cc.[[In-content Ad]]

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