Area Obituaries

Samuel Coleman Bixler, February 1, 1946 – January 12, 2023, passed away peacefully under hospice care at Baptist Health Hospital of Lexington. He was the youngest child of the late Allen Coleman Bixler and Geneva Edsell Williams, and has been a resident of Paris, Kentucky since early childhood. He was preceded in death by his brothers,…

Phyllis Jean Hill Watson, 53, died Sunday January 15, 2023, at Bourbon Community Hospital, Paris, KY. She was born in Lexington KY to Russell C. Hill Sr., and Hilda Benton Hill of Paris. She was a former home health nurse for Nurses Registry for 25 years. Phyllis enjoyed arts and crafts and loved her grandchildren.…

Roy Eugene “Reg” Gaunce, III, 59, husband of Natalie Wesley Gaunce, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023 at Norton Brownsboro Hospital. Born September 17, 1963 in Paris, Kentucky, he was a 1981 graduate of Berea Community High School, a U.S. Air Force veteran of Desert Storm, worked for many years as the Director of Beneficiary…

Wilma Ray Dailey Stamper, 70, wife of Alvin Junior Stamper for 53 years, died Friday January 13, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was a homemaker, former employee of Jockey International and Smalls Greenhouse of Carlisle.  Wilma loved gardening especially flowers and was a member of the Lexington United Baptist Church. …

Rickey J. Revis, 60, husband of Amy Lee Porter Revis, died Thursday January 5, 2023 at his home. He was born in Asheville, NC to the late J.B. and Viola Trotter Revis.  He was a former security guard. He is survived by his wife, two children, Angela Revis and Nancy Revis and one brother, Jim…

F Frank Clay Happy, Sr., 85 widower of the late Dolores Nichols Happy, died Wednesday January 11, 2023 at the Pine Meadows Health Care, Lexington, KY. He was born in Centerville, KY to the late Harvey and Clara Nutter Happy. Frank was a retired IBM employee, Graduate of Western High School, a United States Army…

Max Christian Castle of Paris departed this life on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at his residence, at the age of 55 years. Max was born on December 18, 1967, in Paris, Kentucky, the son of the late Douglas Fairbanks and Patricia Evans Castle, was a graduate of Paris High School, attended Western Kentucky University as…

Robert ( Bob ) Clay Mattingly, age 80, passed away on January 7, 2023 at his home surrounded by his 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…

Beatriz Pagal del Rosario, age 85, passed away Monday January 9, 2023, at St. Joseph Hospital in Berea, KY. She was born July 29, 1937, in Catanduanes Bicol, Philippines, one of seventeen children, to the late Severino and Maria Pagal del Rosario. Beatriz was a Master Seamstress. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, quilting, watching Filipino romance…

Donna Lynn Franklin, 66, retired CNA, passed away December 31, 2022. Born in Bourbon County on February 25, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Zeola Hall and Ira Franklin. A member of the Seventh Street Christian Church in Paris, KY, she enjoyed working puzzles, games shows and time with her friends and family.…