Area Obituaries

Roxie Ann Wheeler, 63, died Thursday, January 19, 2023, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY. A native of Paris, KY, she was the daughter of the late Preston (Bud) and Lorraine Coleman Wheeler.  She was a former phlebotomist and a member of the Open Door Christian Church, Lexington, KY. She is survived by…

Sara Paige Estes-Waugh, daughter of Gae Estes Vanlandingham and Rodney Waugh, departed this life on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at the University of Kentucky hospital at the age 27. She was born on July 21, 1995, in Lexington, Kentucky, was a 2013 graduate of Bourbon County High School, attended Maysville Community College, loved every kind…

Ronald Lee “Ronnie” Chanslor, widower of Elizabeth Ann Brooks Chanslor, departed this life on Monday, January 23, 2023, at Bourbon Heights, at the age of 89 years. Ronald was born in Bourbon County on August 22, 1933, the son of the late John Robert and Anna Lee Ewalt Chanslor, was a graduate of Bourbon County…

Dorothy Deloris Bryant, 84, widow of John Henry Bryant, died Saturday, January 21, 2023, at the Compassionate Care Center, Richmond, KY. Born in Dorton, KY, she grew up in Jenkins, KY. She was the daughter of the late LeRoy and Rhoda Mullins Lumpkins. She was a homemaker most of her life and was a compassionate…

Ronald Lewis Sullivan, Sr., 75, husband of Judy D. Morton Sullivan, died Sunday January 22, 2023 at Baptist Health, Lexington, KY. He was a retired butcher for Ken’s New Market for over 41 years, United States Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of the River of Life Ministries. Ronald loved his cats…

Mary Emma Long Shelley, 82, died Saturday January 21, 2023 at the Georgetown Community Hospital, Georgetown, KY. She was born in North Middletown, KY to the late Chester and Marth Stigall Long. She was retired from Bob’s Dry Cleaners, Mt. Sterling, KY and a member of the Donaldson Road Baptist Church, Mt. Sterling, KY. Mary…

Nancy Elizabeth Brown Kenney, 88, widow of the late John C. Kenney, Sr., died Wednesday January 18, 2023 at her home in North Middletown, KY. She was born in Mt. Sterling, KY to the late George Brown and the late Sarah Ann Evans Thompson.  She was a homemaker, enjoyed cooking, baby sitting and spending time…

Jackie Clay Clough, 74, died Friday January 20, 2023 at Baptist Health, Lexington, KY. She was born in Paris, KY to Lillie Frances Puckett Bowman and the late Raymond Clay Mitchell.  She was the owner/operator of Pied Piper Day Care, which was the first childcare facility in Paris.  Jackie loved to Karaoke, work in her…

Gladys Paynter George, widow of Everett George, Jr., whom she was married to for 69 years, was carried to Heaven on Wednesday evening, January 18, 2023, at the age of 92 years. Gladys was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on February 05, 1930, the daughter of the late Garland and Louise Cassity Paynter, was a graduate…

David Gordon Hill, 61, husband of Mae Kiser Hill for 44 years, died Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY. A native of Bourbon County, he was the son of Eugene Hill, Sr. and the late Josephine Ritchie Hill. He retired from Runnymede Horse Farm, where he was the…