Katherine Hatton, widow of Vertner Roosevelt Hatton, departed this life on Sunday, December 18, 2022, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky, at 83 years of age.   Katherine was born in Estill County on June 24, 1939, the daughter of the late Luesenday Stamper and Hiram Estes, Sr., was a retired caregiver…

Marvin Reece Johnson, 88, died Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at his home in Lexington, KY. A native of Paris, KY, he was the son of the late Edgar and Gertrude Porter Johnson. He was a retired mathematics professor at Kentucky State University, an avid gardener, loved collecting antiques, was a skilled glass-blowing artist, and a…

Dr. Robert Eugene Toohey Jr., age 86, a retired history professor, died Saturday, December 17, 2022 at Bridgepointe at Ashgrove Woods. He was born December 28, 1935 in Paris, son of the late Robert E. and Mabel Ruth Smart Toohey. Bobby was a graduate of Paris High School, received his Bachelor’s Degree from Georgetown College,…

Sean Cory Conley, 49, husband of Nancy Hatton Conley, died Friday, December 16, 2022 at his home after a long fight with cancer. He was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, son of the late Barbara Sherlock Conley and Richard Allen Conley. Cory was also preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Michael and Dorothy Sherlock;…

Jeanette Whitaker, age 86, died Saturday, December 10, 2022 at Owenton Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Owenton. Born in Fayette County on July 19, 1936 to the late Truman and Anna Belle Hines Lane, she was a graduate of Fugazzi Business College where she taught business from 1973 until 1975. Jeannette helped her husband run the…