Area Obituaries

Ruby Louise Anderson Trussell, 86, of Paris, wife of the late Ben Douglas Trussell, passed away Friday, July 22, 2022, at Edgemont Healthcare. Born April 1, 1936, in Nicholas Co. to the late Lute and Edna Snapp Anderson, she spent her life working in the tobacco fields and caring for her family. Ruby enjoyed working…

Robert Thomas “R.T.” Massey, 63, husband of the late Marian Faye Massey, passed away on Friday, July 22, 2022, at Baptist Health Lexington. Born March 9, 1959, in Bourbon Co. to the late Harold, Sr. and Eva Bartlett Massey, R.T. was a 1977 graduate of Nicholas Co. High School where he was a standout football…

Theresa Talbott Wilder, daughter of the late Mary Willis Luallen and George Talbott Wilder, was born February 26, 1955, in Paris KY, and died at home on Monday, July 11, 2022, at the age of 67 in Austin TX. Theresa moved to Austin around 1967 when her father transferred with IBM. She returned to Paris…

Nichelle Jones, 46, died Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY. Born in Lexington, KY, she was the daughter of Kenneth Jones, Sr., and the late Rita Ann Penney.  She was a utility worker for SEKRI.  In her spare time, she enjoyed playing on the computer and walking. She…

Patricia Massie, age 85, a business teacher and chorus teacher, piano teacher and choir director at First Baptist Church, Paris, KY, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at Harrison Memorial Hospital. She was born April 1, 1937, in Paris, daughter of the late Harold Dotson and Rena Rankin Tolson.  She was a graduate of…

     Thomas Dale “Rebel” Gilliam, husband of Kizzie Pelfrey Gilliam, of Millersburg, departed this life on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at his home, with family at his side. He was born in Paris, Kentucky, on March 18, 1964, the son of the late Thomas Cobb, and Betty Loraine Roberts, worked as a brake press operator at…

Chris Joy Sams Jackson, 53, wife of Steven Wayne Jackson died Monday, July 18th, 2022, at the Bourbon Community Hospital Paris, Ky. A native of Paris, KY, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary Agnes Florence Sams. She was a homemaker and a loving wife, mother and grandmother. In addition to her…

Jamaun Latrell Ransom, 21, died Tuesday July 19, 2022 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY. He was born in Georgetown, KY to Jermaine “Fatz” Ransom and Danielle “Dee” Barnes. Jamaun was a member of the Prodigal’s House and a 2019 graduate of Paris High School. In addition to his parents, he is…

Phyllis Ann Warmouth Bullock, 69, widow of the late Charles E. Bullock, died Monday July 18, 2022 in Harrodsburg, KY. She was born in Paris, KY to the late Henry and Geneva Clem Warmouth.  Phyllis was a retired employee of Kentucky Textiles and a member of the Trinity Church of God, Paris, KY where she…