Area Obituaries

William Ova “Billy” Arnold, 79, died Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. He was born October 5, 1941, in Paris, son of the late William Clay and Mary Eva Patrick Arnold, a 1960, graduate of North Middletown High School, and was a member of the North Middletown Church of the…

Woodford “Woody” Wilson, 86, husband of Bonnie Jean Wilson died Monday, June 14, 2021, at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington KY. A native of Paris, KY, he was the son of the late Everite and Goldie Beatrice (Rising) Wilson. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a former maintenance man for Parker Seal…

Jon Michael Hazelrigg, 56, died Sunday, June 6, 2021, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY. A native of Paris, KY, he was the son of the late Julian Davis and Julia King Hazelrigg. He was a member of the First Christian Church, Paris, KY, and a 1982 graduate of Bourbon County High…

On June 13, 2021, our mother, Lake Spencer McCarty, changed her address to the golden streets of Heaven to be with our sweet Jesus. She was the widow of the late Kenneth McCarty and was born in Mt. Sterling, KY on November 27, 1935 to the late Jim and Stella Jones Spencer. She is survived…

Lorena Bee Johnson, 79, a retired secretary for the Air Force National Guard, died Monday, June 14, 2021, at her home. She was born July 11, 1941, in Paris, daughter of the late Elgan Houston “Shorty” and Genevan Ellen Wagoner Bussell. Bee was a graduate of Bourbon County High School and was an active and…

Barbara Sue Tobin, 70, died Thursday, June 10, 2021, at her residence in Paris, KY. A native of Paris, KY, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Carlos and Carrie Mae Flora Saylor. She formerly worked at Bourbon Heights Nursing Home and the Bourbon County Country Club in housekeeping and loved to work puzzles…

Mary Elizabeth Mayberry, 81, died Thursday, June 3, 2021, at the Bluegrass Hospice Care Center, Lexington, KY. A native of Paris, KY, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Davis and Frances Davis. She was retired from the AT&T Telephone Company as an operator and later, a layout clerk. She was a member of…

Roderic Clark “Rod” Montgomery, Jr., 74, husband of the late Beverly Sue Jolly Montgomery, passed away Sunday, June 6, 2021 at his home. Born March 11, 1947 in Winchester, he was a retired employee of both I.B.M. and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, an avid U.K. fan and member of Silas Baptist Church. Surviving are four daughters:…

Michael Allen Bryant, 46, died Sunday, June 6, 2021, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY. A native of Cynthiana, KY, he was the son of Vicky Jones Whitt and the late Edward Ray Bryant, Sr. He was a fence builder. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his stepfather, Linville…

Kathleen Gail Florence, 66, a retired registered nurse, wife of Ted Florence, died Friday, June 4, 2021 at Baptist Health Lexington. She was born October 30, 1954 in Lexington, daughter of the late David and Patricia Helen Deaton O’Dowd. Kathy received her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from Eastern Kentucky University as well as her Master’s…