Area Obituaries

(July 12, 1940 – April 10, 2023) Robert “Bob” Grooms, 82, of Mt. Sterling passed away Monday, April 10, 2023 at St. Joseph Hospital Mt. Sterling. He was born July 12, 1940 in Montgomery County, KY to the late Vernon David Grooms and Josie Susan Collins. He was a member of Peyton Lick Christian Church…

Juana G. Zanelli, 76, wife of Dante Zanelli-Jones of Lexington Kentucky died Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington Ky. Born in Chile, she was the daughter of the late Juan Suarez and Humilde Villarroel. She was a homemaker and a former Fashion Designer. She was of the Catholic faith and attended the…

Dr. Stuart James Burns, age 80, a veterinarian and veteran of the United States Air Force, husband of Jane Romein Burns, died Saturday, April 8, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born May 11, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, son of the late Eric Stanford and Ruth Derby Niles Burns. Dr. Burns…

Linda Lee Keller Vanover, 76, spouse of Ronald Dale Vanover, died Friday, April 7, 2023, at Cedar Ridge Health Campus, Cynthiana, Kentucky. Born October 18, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Mable Readnour Keller. Linda was raised in Bourbon County, graduated from Bourbon County High School and attended the University of…

Georgia Ann Elliott Hutchcraft, age 75, mother of Winn Elliott Hutchcraft and retired medical technologist at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center and Saint Joseph East Hospital, died Saturday, April 1, 2023. She was born April 15, 1947, in Danville, Kentucky, daughter of the late George and Maurine Coffey Elliott. Ann was a graduate…

Bessie Louise Crump, 83, widow of the late Wilford Barnes Crump, died Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Grand Haven Nursing Home, Cynthiana, KY. A native of Bourbon County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Bertha Barnett Crump. She was a homemaker. She is survived by three sons, Wilford L. Crump, Ricky (Linda)…

The University of Kentucky Wildcats lost one of their biggest fans as Sandy Grimes Boone, 71, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2023, surrounded by family at the St. Anthony’s Hospice Lucy Smith King Care Center. Sandy maintained her passionate love of life, family, and friends after a years-long battle with ALS. Along with the Kentucky…

John David Elkins, husband of Jo Stroker Elkins, of Clintonville, departed this life on Monday, April 3, 2023, at his residence, with his loving family by his side, having attained the age of 88 years. John was born at home, in the back bedroom of their house, in Portsmouth, Ohio, on February 26, 1935, the…

Jawane Carlton Dumphord, 25, died Sunday, April 2, 2023 in Paris, KY. Born in Lexington, KY, he was the son of James C. Dumphord and Tina M. Davis. He was a Fed Ex employee, a 2016 graduate of Paris High School, a member of the Prodigal’s House, were he had been a member since an…

Mary Kohler Richardson, 94, widow of James Louie Richardson, Sr., died Friday, March 31, 2023 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY. A native of Paris, KY, she was the daughter of the late Maximilian and Mary Embry Kohler. She was retired from Claiborne Farm and Hansley Mills and a member of the…