Area Obituaries

Mary Margaret York Rall, 64, passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021. Mary was born in Chicago, IL, on November 14, 1956, to Mary Stewart Powell and the late Joseph A York. She grew up in Danville, KY, and graduated from Danville High School in 1974, and attended the University of Kentucky. She worked for the…

Carol Hadden Ragland, 80, died Thursday, September 16, 2021, at her daughter’s home in North Middletown, KY, surrounded by her four daughters and precious granddaughter. She was born October 7, 1940, in Lexington, KY, to the late Roland D. and Helen Collins Hadden. She was raised with 3 brothers (Jerry, Thomas, Richard) and one sister…

Darlene Fay Cave Hopps, 72, died Thursday September 16, 2021 at the Bourbon Community Hospital, Paris, KY. She was born in Hart County, KY to the late Ray and Martha Lavona Hodges Cave. Darlene is survived by one son, Paul Thornsburg; one granddaughter, Makayla Thornsburg; a twin sister, Marlene (Bobby) Dray and several nieces, neohews…

James Ronald Norris, of Paris, KY, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. He was born August 8, 1945 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late James Forrest and Lucille Rillo Norris and was married to Marsha Powell Norris for 54 years. Jim graduated from Lexington Catholic High School and was retired from…

Marvin Shaffner Bussell, 88, widower of the late Mary Lucille Dale Bussell, died Monday September 13, 2021 at the Georgetown Community Hospital, Georgetown, KY. He was born in Nicholas County, KY to the late Flem Shaffner and Thelma Vance Bussell.  Marvin was a retired horseman having worked at Claiborne, Cherry Valley and Xalapa Farms.  He…

Mary Imogene Wagoner Asbury, age 74, passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021, at Georgetown Hospital. She retired from Bourbon Heights Nursing Home and was a member of Rose Hill United Methodist Church. She was born in Cynthiana, KY, on January 28, 1947, to the late Eugene Harry and Margaret Lee Livingood Wagoner. Besides her parents,…

Jerry Kenny Beverage, 72, passed away on September 6, 2021, at 4:43 p.m., at his home in Jacksonville, FL. He graduated high school in Alderson, WV, and attended West Virginia University before enlisting in the United States Army. He spent three years in the Army where his duty stations were Fort Leonard Wood, MO, and…

Harvey R. “Randy” Hedges, 74, husband of 53 years to Sharon McKee Hedges, passed away Thursday, September 9, 2021 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Born April 8, 1947 in Bourbon County to the late Harvey A. and Mary C. Scott Hedges, he was a 1965 graduate of Bourbon County High School, a retired…

Donnie Ray Barnett, 68, died Thursday, September 9, 2021, at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana, KY. A native of Bourbon County, KY, he was the son of the late Willard and Dorothy Lee Miles Barnett. He was a technician at the Joy Mining Equipment Company. He is survived by three sons, Bradley Ray (Mary Beth) Barnett,…

Jeffrey Ray Shuler, 42, husband of Georgia Beth Curtis Shuler, died Thursday September 9, 2021 at the Bourbon Community Hospital. He was born in Lexington, KY to the late Jeffrey Lee Shuler and the late Mary Ellen Courtney True. In addition to his wife he is survived by three children, Hayley Shuler, Constance Shuler and…