Area Obituaries

Patricia Lou Fryman “Pat” Thornberry, of Paris, widow of David Edgar Thornberry, departed this life on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at Bourbon Heights, at 87 years of age. Pat was born in Richmond, Indiana on January 7, 1936, the daughter of the late William and Esta Martin Fryman, was a 1954 graduate of North Middletown…

Dorothy Jo Mastin, widow of James “Jim” Mastin, passed from this life on February 4, 2023. She was proceeded in death by her parents Lucius G. and Dorothy Speakes Moreland, her brother, Lucius “Buddy” Moreland, and daughter, Mary Ann Mastin. She is survived by her daughter, Mae Jo (Hamza Malik) Mastin; son, James “D.D.” Mastin;…

William Keith Mers, age 49, son of Violet Mers and the late William C. Mers, died on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at the University of Kentucky Hospital. He was a 1991 graduate of Mason County High School and went to Maysville Community College as well as the University of Kentucky, and was a member of…

Ruth Anna Toomey Martin, 84, widow of the late Everett Martin, Died Saturday January 28, 2023 at Baptist Health, Lexington, KY. She was born in Cincinnati, OH to the late William Earl and Jenny Christine Blackburn Brown. She was a homemaker and a member of the Clays Mill Baptist Church, Lexington, KY. Ruth loved spending…

Daniel Lee Farnstrom, age 78, husband of Frances Marie Bachelier Farnstrom, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2023 at his home. He was born September 24, 1944 in Turlock, California, son of the late Joseph Abraham and Sarah Kring Farnstrom. Daniel was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War and served in the U.S.…

MSGT Robert H. “Bob” Geddings (US ARMY-RET), husband of Mary E. Haliday Geddings for 62 years, departed this life on, Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at Bourbon Community Hospital at the age of 81. Bob was born in Columbia, South Carolina on February 03, 1941, the son of the late Horace Harvey and Lorraine Janell Crapps…

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…