It is with love and cherished memories that the family of Lucille Cheeks Berry announces her peaceful passing on February 4, 2025. Born in Richmond, KY on February 21, 1935, Lucille lived a vibrant life filled with the warmth of her loved ones for almost ninety fruitful years. Lucille, admired for her loving and generous…

John “Ruff” Ewalt, age 74, a well-known Bourbon County cowboy and U.S. Air Force veteran, husband of Dr. Kendra Barrows Ewalt, passed away unexpectedly Monday, February 3, 2025 after a day doing what he loved most, working cattle. John was born March 7, 1950 in Paris, son of the late J. Frank and Louise Ewalt.…

Ann Behunin Denninghoff was born January 16, 1945, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Joseph Leland and Melissa Ann Glade Behunin. She graduated from West High School in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1963 and Brigham Young University in 1967 in Elementary Education. Ann touched many lives through teaching and performing music. She taught elementary…

Deborah Joe Myers, a spirited soul known for her love of music, dance, and her cherished grandchildren, passed away peacefully on January 27, 2025, in her hometown of Paris, Kentucky. Born on August 31, 1948, to the late William Myers and Amanda Hill Myers, Deborah’s vibrant life began in the same close-knit community she adored…

James “Jim” Morgan Botkins, a beloved husband, father and Veteran passed away February 2, 2025, at the age of 83. Born July 16, 1941, in Bourbon County, Kentucky, Jim spent his final years in Versailles Kentucky, where he cherished a life filled with love and laughter. Jim was a devoted husband to Linda Sue Phillips…

Brent Chumbley, age 55, passed away in Bowling Green, Kentucky on January 30, 2025. He was born in Somerset, Kentucky to the late Ronald Edwin and Sandra Lee (Staimpel) Chumbley on September 28, 1969. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his father-in-law and best friend, Terry Shafer. Brent was in…

Carroll Biddle, of Paris, Kentucky, went to be with the Lord on February 1, 2025, at the age of ninety-four. Carroll was joined in the furniture business for forty-four years by his late wife, Louise, and was a devoted member of Central Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon for many years. He loved…

Deborah Larinda Robinson, 67, of Paris Kentucky went home on January 16, 2025. Debbie was born on May 14, 1957 to Wilma and Isadore Robinson. She was the oldest of their four children. She also had two half sisters and a half brother. She was preceded in death by her parents (Isadore and Wilma Robinson) and…

Anna Jean Goin, of Paris, departed this life January 30, 2025 at Signature HealthCare of Georgetown at the age of 88. Anna Jean was born in Bourbon County on January 29, 1937, daughter of the late Oliver and Minerva Haggard Blackwell and was a graduate of North Middletown High School. She retired from J.C. Penney’s…