James Thomas Cartmill

James Thomas “Jim” Cartmill, 84, of Paris, formerly of Winchester, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at the VA Medical Center-Leestown in Lexington.

Born February 4, 1939 in Nicholas County to the late John William & Ethel Sosby Cartmill, he was a U.S. Army Veteran, a longtime pari-mutuel clerk at several area race tracks and member of the Paris City Club. 

Survivors include his brother, Frank (Peggy) Cartmill, of Paris; a daughter, Cheryl (Lee) Clark, of Dallas, Georgia; his grandchildren: Maeghan Elisabeth Cartmill, Maereah Isabella (Jake) Daniel, Jarrett Tyson Cartmill, Tiffany Nicole (Josh) Holstrom, Tara Leigh Clark & Tesla Lynn Clark; his nieces and nephews: Donna Howard Honican, Timmy Howard, Dana Cartmill Willson, Kenny Cartmill & Jane Switzer; and his daughter-in-law, Teresa Cartmill, along with several great-grandchildren, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Also preceding him in death were his first wife, Virginia Mitchell Cartmill, and their son, Darrell Cartmill;  his second wife, Carolyn Altom Cartmill; a sister, Deloris Howard, and a half-brother, Kenneth Cartmill.

Inurnment with Military Honors will be 11:30 A.M. Saturday, March 25  at Clarmont Memorial Gardens in Winchester.

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