Carol Ann Crump, 56, widow of the late Michael Ray Rhodus, died Friday March 17, 2023 at her home. She was born in Bourbon County, KY to Bessie Louise Crump and the late Willford Crump. In addition to her mother, Bessie Crump, she is also survived by one daughter, Jessica (Brittian) Billups; grandchildren, Kimberly King,…

Willie Ray Ellington, husband of Betty Hall Ellington, of Harrodsburg, departed this life on Friday, March 17, 2023, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, having attained the age of 87 years.    Ray was born in Carlisle, Kentucky on July 25, 1935, the son of the late Edward Hanson Ellington and the late…

Danny Mason Workman, 68, died Thursday, March 16, 2023, at his home in Paris, KY. A native of Paris, KY, he was the son of the late Lewis Daniel Workman and the  late Mary Mason Dotson Workman.  He was a retired machinist with Quicktech Machining.  He loved to listen to music and collecting guns and knives but…

Tommy Smith, 60, husband of Libby Kenney Smith, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. A native of Bourbon County born May 2, 1962, Tommy worked for many years as a press operator for The Cynthiana Democrat, later served for 12 years as the superintendent of the…

Doris Shay Emerson-Happy was born on October 26, 1941, in Paris, Kentucky, to the late Mary George Orear Rogers Emerson and William Emerson, Sr. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Deloris Emerson, Ronnie Emerson, Milton Emerson and William Emerson, Jr., and a grandson, Brayden Happy. Doris leaves to cherish her precious memories: husband…

James Gordon McKenzie passed away peacefully in his home, with both sons at the bedside, on March 13, 2023, at the age of 79. He had tirelessly cared for his beloved wife Glenda Stone McKenzie during a lengthy illness until she died on November 26, 2022. Only after she passed did he begin to succumb…

Judith Carol “Judy” Banta Martin, wife of Doug Martin, of Paris, departed this life on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Baptist Health Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, with family by her side, at the age of 75 years.   Judy was born in Paris, Kentucky on June 30, 1947, the daughter of the late Ray and Beatrice…