Area Obituaries

Rhonda Lynn Moore Ritchie, “Gi-Gi”,64, wife of James Ritchie, Jr., died Thursday, October 13, 2022, at her home in Paris, KY. A native of Dayton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Lorraine Moore. She was a horse groom with Claiborne Farm for 15 years. She loved horses and visiting caves, especially…

Shannon Renee Rhinesmith Delk, 51, wife of Charles M. “Charlie” Delk, died Monday, October 10, 2022, at her residence in Cynthiana, KY. A native of Paris, KY, she was the daughter of Robert Rhinesmith and the late Toni Ann Sadler.  She was a stay-at-home mom, loved writing in her journals especially writing about the Native…

James “Jamie” Herbert Turner, 51, died Sunday, October 9, 2022, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY. A native of Kansas City, Kansas, he was the son of Shirley Jean Buckler Turner and the late Lester Dean Turner Sr. He liked to fish, enjoyed playing pool, and loved to go out to the…

Howard Douglas Gaunce was born May 19, 1950, at Massie Memorial Hospital in Bourbon County.  He was raised by his grandmother, Maw (Josephine Gaunce), on Kentucky Avenue.  Although his childhood was difficult, he did not let that stop him from becoming a successful, hardworking, and loving man.  Doug met the love of his life, Delma…

James Gay “J.G.” Gilvin, the husband of Ann Marie Doyle Gilvin, departed this life on Friday, October 7, 2022, at Thomas-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore, Kentucky, having attained the age of 90 years. He was born in Winchester, Kentucky on October 08, 1931, the son of the late Richard L. and Florence Craycraft Gilvin, he…

Mary Francis Miles Buckler, 77, widow of the late Walter Bradley Buckler, Sr. died Saturday October 8, 2022 at her daughter’s home in Paris, KY. She was born in Maryland, Virginia to the late Ollie Cecil Miles, Sr. and the late Mary Viola Edgington Miles.  She was a homemaker, loving wife and mother. She is…

Jewel Dene Hill Padgett, 79, wife of William Padgett for almost 60 years, died Thursday, October 6, 2022, at her home in Carlisle, KY. A native of Marion, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Leslie Raymond and Nannie Bell Sears Hill. She retired from the Dixie Cup Factory, enjoyed reading, loved her family,…

Albert Joseph Lane, husband of Candace “Candy” Ballengee Lane, departed this life on Thursday, October 6, 2022, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, in Lexington, Kentucky, having attained the age of 74 years.    Albert was born on June 15, 1948, in Winchester, Kentucky the son of the late Russell John and Maple Katherine…