Area Obituaries

Michael Audie Stone, 58, died Sunday, November 1, 2023, at University of Kentucky Hospital, Lexington, KY. Born in Tennessee, he was the son of the late Charles Stone Sr. and Betty Jo Morrison Stone. He loved to hunt, fish and was known by his friends and family as an outdoorsman. He was survived by one…

Jeffrey Allen Royce, 57, husband of Mona Flanary-Royce, died Tuesday October 31, 2023, at the Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington, KY. He was born in Lexington, KY to Edmond Royce, Sr., and the late Dorothy Vivian Reed Royce. Jeff was a quality manager for Xerox, an avid golfer and loved watching Sportscenter. He was a member…

Louise Katherine Johnson Jones (May 7, 1930 — November 2, 2023) At her residence in Nicholasville, Kentucky, on the 2nd Day of November, 2023, Louise Katherine Johnson Jones, 93, was called home to her eternal rest after a long illness with dementia. She was born on May 7, 1930, in Bourbon County, Kentucky, to the…

Ronald Gene “Ronnie” Amyx, 74, husband of Judy Freeman Amyx, died Tuesday October 31, 2023, at Baptist Health, Lexington, KY. He was born in Connersville, IN to the late Albert Clinton Amyx and the late Mary Elizabeth Johnson Amyx. Ronnie was retired from the Paris Police Department and the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office with over…

Ruby Lee Gilkerson Whitaker, 93 of Paris, KY formerly of Lexington, KY passed away Monday, October 23, 2023. She was born in Lexington, KY on May 28, 1930, to the late Bill and Bessie Planck Gilkerson. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by a daughter, Tammy Abell and a brother; Irvin Douglas Gilkerson.…

Sharon Resa Shuler, wife of Rickey Shuler, departed this life unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at Bourbon County Community Hospital, having attained the age of 53 years.   Sharon was born on September 16, 1970, in Paris, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Pryce and Martha Turner Sebastian, was a 1988 graduate of Jessamine County…

Paul Ervin Lyons, husband of Mona Haney Lyons, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2023 at his residence in Carlisle, KY. He was a 91 year old born in Bath County, Ky to the union of the late William and Hester Hawkins Lyons, an Army Veteran, farmer and member of Peyton Lick Christian Church. He proudly…

Rebecca Ardery Dorval, born March 6, 1926, in Cynthiana, Ky passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 14, 2023, in Franklin, TN at the age of 97. She was the daughter of the late Charlie Rorer and Irene Duke Smith. She was married to Eugene Dorval (deceased), the love of her life for over 30 years.…

Patsy Faye Harney Coons, age 90, widow of James Edward Coons Jr., died Wednesday, October 18,2023 at Baptist Health Hospital in Lexington. She was born November 11,1932 in Paris, daughter of the late Dee and Betty Florence Harney. Patsy was a 1950 graduate of Paris High School, member of the Church of the Annunciation, former…

Keion Allen Crumbie, 27, born September 26, 1996, to Rev. Aaron (Tara) Crumbie and Min. Lola (Pastor Marc) Garr, passed away suddenly, yet peacefully at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY on October 19, 2023. Keion lived his life effortlessly with no regrets.  He tried very hard to control his illness with diabetes,…