Area Obituaries

Anita Dawn Roe, 56, died Monday, May 29, 2023 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY. A native of Bourbon County, she was the daughter of Bonnie Roe Williamson and the late Larry Dean Roe. She was a horse trainer, a retired jockey, a member of NHBPA (National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association),…

Jennifer Ann Barton Williams, 39, wife of Jeffrey Keith Williams, died Saturday, May 27, 2023, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY. She was born in Mayport, FL, to Rodney Dolan Barton and the late Rosalee Ann Davis. Jennifer was a homemaker/ stay at home mom. She loved fishing and attending pageants and…

William D. “Billy” Waugh, husband of Bonnie Jean Hamrick Waugh, of Paris, departed this life on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at his home, with family by his side, having attained the age of 75years. Billy was born on January 20, 1948, in Danville, Kentucky, the son of the late Robert Gilkey and Maryfelix Swinford Waugh,…

Kevin Scott Vest, 57, died Thursday May 25, 2023 at the Hospice of Hope, Maysville, KY. He was the son of the late Jewell Ray Vest, Sr. and the late Willie Jean Hisle Vest. Kevin was an avid bowler on league teams for several years and loved anything to do with music or singing, especially…

Robert Sean Harrison, husband of Autumn Foster, departed this life on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at his home in Paris, with family by his side, at the age of 66 years.  Robert was born on June 20, 1956, in Huntington, West Virginia, the son of Keith Harrison and the late Dr. Patricia Simms Harrison, attended…

Christopher Dale Bailey, 60, husband of Nancy Ann Salyers Bailey, died Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at Baptist Healthcare, Lexington, KY. A native of Lexington, KY, he was the son of the late Donald and Patricia Christian Bailey. Christopher was a retired maintenance technician. He enjoyed playing with his grandkids and tinkering with motorcycles and four…

Vicki Lynn Matthews, 63, died Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at her home in Paris, KY. A native of Harrodsburg, KY, she was the daughter of the late Lois Brown, Jr. and Mary Rose Springate Brown. She was a graduate of Henry Clay High School and worked in billing and coding at the University of Kentucky…

Robert (Bob) Clay Mattingly, age 80, passed away on January 7, 2-023 at his home surrounded by family. Born July 27, 1942 in Maysville, Ky. He was the son of James Edward Mattingly and Francis Louise Miller Gaitskill. Bob served in the USAF during the Vietnam War, and later retired from National Cash Register. Bob…

Betty Sue Carpenter Shreve 81, passed away at her home in Frankfort, Kentucky surrounded by family on Saturday, May 20, 2023. She was born on September 11, 1941. Betty was a member of North Fork Baptist Church. She was also a Graduate of Bourbon County High School Class of 1961. Everybody that knew Betty loved…

Charles Gilbert Bussell, 76, husband of Brenda Henderson Bussell, died Sunday May 21, 2023 at the Bourbon Community Hospital, Paris, KY. He was born in Montgomery County, KY to the late Flem Shaffner Bussell and the late Thelma Vance Bussell. Charles was retired from Beryl Clay Farms and Xalapa Farms, both in Bourbon County, KY.…