Luther Earl Tincher, 92, of Nicholas County, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at the Lexington V.A. Medical Center.

Born November 11, 1933 in Nicholas County to the late Willie "Bill" Tincher and Alma Tapp Hilander, he was a U.S. Army veteran of Korea, drove an Ashland Oil gas truck for 20 years, and was a member of the Carlisle United Methodist Church.  Luther ran a dairy from 1955 to 1998, and farmed his entire life. He loved working and being outdoors.

Surviving are 4 children: Alan Tincher, Brenda (Greg) Letcher, Jeremy "Buck" (Mandy) Henderson & Becky Henderson (Keith Booth); 5 brothers: Jim (Elizabeth) Tincher, Gayle Tincher, Danny Tincher, Frankie (Martha) Hilander & Jerry (Helen) Hilander; a sister, Mary (Sherman) Evans; 8 grandchildren: Kristen (Blake) McLeod, Kimberly (Kenton) Holbrook, Kendra Letcher, Kayley Clay Letcher, Kamryn (Brandon) Burford, Ryan Henderson, Hadlee Henderson & Catalina Bloomfield; and 3 great-grandchildren: Landon, Kennedy & Charlotte McLeod.

Also preceding him in death was his longtime companion, Betty Ross Henderson; 2 brothers, Paul Tincher & Billy Tincher; and a sister, Dorothy Flora.

Services will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 13th at Mathers-Gaunce Funeral Home by Bro. Kenton Holbrook. Burial with military honors will follow in Carlisle Cemetery.

Visitation will be after 6:00 P.M. Monday.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Disabled American Veterans.

Disabled American Veterans
P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati OH 45250-0301
Tel: 1-877-647-8387
Web: http://www.dav.org