James William -Bill- Sturgill, age 79, of U.S. 60 East, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2008, at the Golden Living Center in Vanceburg, Kentucky. He was born June 30, 1929, in Royal Oak, Michigan, son of the late Lawrence Peyton and Mae Conn Sturgill. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Armada Sturgill. Survivors include his wife, Jessie Colegrove Sturgill; one daughter, Beverly Maxwell of Louisville, Kentucky; three stepdaughters, Diana Zak of Depew, New York, Debra Adams of Grayson, Kentucky, and Dawn Goodan of Mount Sterling, Kentucky; one stepson, Garry Colegrove of Nicholasville, Kentucky; and two sisters, Mabel Elks of Louisville, Kentucky, and Maudie Eldridge of Atlanta, Georgia. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. Mr. Sturgill was a retired tool and die maker from Sargent & Greenleaf in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He was a member of the Morehead First Free Will Baptist Church. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday, December 18, 2008, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with the Rev. David Starcher officiating. Burial will follow in the Bowen Chapel Cemtery in Carter County, Kentucky. Pallbearers will be Brian Krug, Todd Krug, Nick Goodan, Josh Adams, Jody Adams, and Jack Knipp. Visitation is after 5 p.m. Wednesday, December 17, 2008, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Visitation: Wednesday, December 17, 2008, after 5 p.m. Funeral: Thursday, December 18, 2008, at 11 a.m. Interment: Bowen Chapel Cemetery