Area Obituaries

Gilbert Wayne Richardson, Sr., 79, husband of Sandra Dale Woodrum Richardson, died Thursday June 8, 2023, at the Bourbon Community Hospital, Paris, KY. He was born in Estill County, KY to the late Gilbert and Emmerin McIntosh Richardson.  Wayne was an avid UK Basketball fan and a long-time mechanic for Davis Machine Shop in Paris. …

Debra Lynn ‘Deby’ Doughman, wife of Charles ‘Chuck’ Orion Doughman, of Mount Sterling, departed this life on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, having attained the age of 68 years. Deby was born in Stuttgart, Germany on May 27, 1955, the daughter of the late Milton and Betty…

Ralph Wallace, 94, husband of Ina McCray Wallace, died June 7th at his home in Paris, KY. He was born in Garrard County, KY to the late William and Ola Johnson Wallace.  Ralph retired from CSX Transportation where he worked for 40 years.  He was a member of Central Baptist Church and had served as…

James Douglas Frakes, also known as Jim, Jimmy, Papa Car, and Handsome Jimmy, passed away June 3, 2023. He was born March 17, 1943 in Paris, KY. He is survived by his children, Kelli (Brad) and Justin (ReBecca); grandchildren, Monroe, Lucia, AJ, Hallee, Brennan, Taeryn, Madison, and LeighAnn; great-grandchildren, Kaden and Jace; sister, Ruth; numerous…

Peggy Berlana Ransdell Perraut Elliott, widow of Adward Dale Elliott, departed this life on Friday, June 2, 2023, at her home in Paris, Kentucky, at the age of 69 years. Peggy was born on April 25, 1954, in Paris, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Charles Ransdell and Kathryn Beatrice McKinley Ransdell Grayson. She was…

Arthur Lewis Carpenter, 92, widow of the late Viola Templin Carpenter, died Monday June 5, 2023, in North Middletown, KY. He was the son of the late John William and Martha Eldridge Carpenter.  Arthur was a former dairy and tobacco farmer and a construction worker for Agriculture.  He was also a member of the Church…

Donald Wayne Hyatt, 77, husband of Barbara Ann Lukins Hyatt, died Monday June 5, 2023, at the Bourbon Community Hospital, Paris, KY. He was born in Paris, KY to the late Marion Frances Hyatt and the late Livia Belle Guy Hyatt. Donald was a member of the River of Life Ministries, US Army Veteran and…

Helen May Caywood Wagner, 92, wife of Glen P. Wagner, departed this life on May 31, 2023, at the Robertson County Health Care Facility in Mt. Olivet, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Carrie Mae Doyle Caywood Logan and Estill Thompson Caywood, born November 24, 1930, at Fairview, Nicholas County, Kentucky, the old Caywood homestead…

William Garland George, 72, passed away Friday, June 2, 2023 at the VA Medical Center, Lexington, KY. Garland was born October 2, 1950 in Paris, KY to the late Everett and Gladys George. Garland is survived by his wife of 52 years, Jo Ann George; one sister, Paula (Darrell) Brown; three children, Amy (Sean) Brady,…

Bernard Witty Cross, 70, died Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at his home in Lexington, KY. A native of Toledo, Ohio, he was the son of the late Bonnie Jean Witty-Fortune. He was raised by the late Mr. and Mrs. Eliza Mason “Aunt Tee” from Paris Ky after his teenage years. He retired from the VA…