Area Obituaries

Donnie Gene Jones, 77, died Saturday March 3, 2023 at the Fountain Circle Nursing Home, Winchester, KY. He was born in Paris, KY to the late Walter Jones, Sr. and the late Ruth Bryant Jones.  Donnie was a retired farmer, enjoyed playing music, writing songs and collecting old coins.  He also loved his cats and…

Sue Ann Russell, 51 passed away Sunday Feb 19, 2023 at her home in Paris, KY. She was born March 17, 1971, to the late Webster Russell Sr. and Ella Taylor. In addition to her parents Sue is preceded in death by her sister, Diane Taylor Davis and a brother, William Russell. She is survived…

Harry Coe Sargent, Sr. of Versailles, husband of Mary Anne Owens Sargent, departed this life on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Hospice Care Unit, having attained the age of 77 years.    Harry was born in Bourbon County on February 25, 1946, the son of the late Floyd and Gertrude…

Joyce Ann McCord, of Paris, departed this life unexpectedly on Monday, February 27, 2023, at Bourbon Community Hospital at the age of 61 years.    Joyce was born in Paris on February 28, 1961, the daughter of Charlotte Kiser McCord and the late Lonnie Wayne McCord, was a 1979 Graduate from Paris High School, and was…

Lisa Lynn Wagner Long, wife of David Long, died Wednesday February 15, 2023 at the Community North Hospital, Indianapolis, IN. She was born in Paris, KY to Glenn Phillips and Helen Mae Caywood Wagner. She was a retired data processor for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. In her spare time she enjoyed camping and fishing.…

Wilma Ann Toy peacefully slipped into eternity on Friday, February 24, 2023. She was a remarkable woman in many ways and will be deeply missed by her family, friends, and to the many she impacted along the way. She was a woman of incredible joy. She lived life to the fullest overcoming many challenges. She…

Margaret Jean Farley Isbell, of Paris, widow of Ronald Herman Isbell, departed this life on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, at the age of 81. Jean was born in Wallins Creek, Kentucky on March 9, 1941, to the late Whitfield and Bertha Gross Farley. She was a homemaker, and…

Charles Thomas “Tom” Skeen, husband of Toni DeNitto Skeen, to whom he was married for 58 years, departed this life on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at his home with family by his side, having attained the age of 80 years.   Tom was born in Lexington, Kentucky on March 10, 1942, the son of the late…

Michelle Dare Jones, 56, wife of Allen Jones, died Monday, February 20, 2023 at her home in Paris, KY. A native of Mt. Sterling, she was the daughter of the late Stanley W. Staton and Virginia Pieratt Staton. In addition to her husband, she is survived by one sister, Genean Crosby; one brother, Stanley P.…

Gary Wayne Adams, 71, widower of the late Rita Mae Smith Adams, died Sunday, February 12, 2023, at the Robertson County Health Care Facility, Mt. Olivet, KY. A native of Bourbon County, KY, he was the son of the late Eula Townsend Jones. He was a former machinist with Johnson Controls and attended the Paris…