After a life of love and quiet grace, Bridgette Annette Howard Lemaster of Thelma, KY has passed.
The chapters of her life were many; these are some of them.
The lessons of a parent travel forward, often without their name attached.
Bridgette Annette Howard Lemaster age 59 of Thelma, Kentucky formerly of Salyersville, passed away Monday, May 04, 2026 at the UK Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. She is the daughter of Patty Jo Howard and the late James J. Howard.
Survived by her mother, Patty Jo Howard, her husband, Lloyd Lemaster, three children, Jessica Francis and husband, Jack Prater, Brittany Rae Poe and husband, Justin Maynard, Cameron Colton Jerimiah McNew, one brother, James Harlow "Jamie Mac" Howard, and his wife, Melissa, one sister, Benita Linette "Dar" Howard, two grandchildren, Rayce Thomas Maynard, Cruz Michael Maynard, a nephew, that was more like a son, Wesley Chadwick Howard, three special nieces, Riley Grace Howard, Addilyn Jace Howard, Haley Blankenship, and beloved dog, Bocephus.
Bridgette is preceded in death by her father, James J. Howard and one infant brother, James Southwell Jarrell Howard.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, May 07, 2026 from the Magoffin County Funeral Home Chapel with Vince Caldwell and Demmie Marshall. Burial will follow in the Mouth of Coon Creek Cemetery at Salyersville, Kentucky. Friends may visit the funeral home Wednesday, May 06, 2026 from 6:00 P.M. till 9:00 P.M. and any time prior to funeral services.
