Area Obituaries

Georgietta McGuffey Weaver, 75, wife of Johnny L.Weaver for 51 years, died Saturday, May 8, 2021 at her residence in Paris, KY. A native of Carlisle, KY, she was the daughter of the late Marion M. McGuffey, Jr. and Lena Boyd McGuffey.  She was a retired teacher of the Fayette County School System, having taught over…

Bobby Lewis Crump, 74, husband of Brenda Joyce Shepherd Crump, died Tuesday May 11, 2021 at the Bourbon Heights Nursing Home, Paris, KY. He was born in Millersburg, KY to the late Virgil Lewis and Imogene Helton Crump.  He was a retired Carquest employee and carpenter.  Bobby was a member of Millersburg United Methodist Church,…

Joseph Frank Mance passed away in his home at Finnegan’s Run Estate, in Paris, Kentucky after a long and valiant battle with metastatic lung cancer related to Agent Orange exposure during his service in Vietnam. Joe is survived by his wife Rebecca, son Joseph Andrew Mance and brother Carl Mance, Jr. Born in Pittsburg, PA…

Sloan Mitchell, 52, died Monday, May 10, 2021, at the Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana, KY. He was born in Greer, SC, to the late Clyde and Mary Alice Lawrence Mitchell. Sloan was a self employed entrepreneur and a member of the Paris Christian Chapel. Sloan loved his family, friends, the outdoors, and music. He will…

Mildred Franklin, 94, died Sunday, May 9, 2021, at the Bourbon Heights Nursing Home, Paris, KY. A native of Lexington, KY, she was the daughter of the late Charles David and Willie Mae Eason Franklin. She was employed in Paris, KY, as a legal/executive secretary for Dura Corporation, Detroit Harvester Company, Hinkle Contracting Company and…

Carolyn Lavonne Payne Moore, 78, widow of the late Paul Andrew “Buck Andy” Moore, died Friday, May 7, 2021, at her home. She was born in Paris, KY, to the late Ray and Virginia “Ginny” Logan Payne. She was a retired seamstress from Kentucky Textiles and Hansley Mills. Carolyn was a member of the American…

Charlene Frances Morris, of Paris, wife of Johnny Morris, departed this life on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at Johnson Mathers Nursing Home, having attained the age of 59 years. She was born on September 4, 1961, in Paris, the daughter of the late Sonny and Anna Marie Smith Wolfe, and was a homemaker. In addition…

Susanna York Dailey, 36, of Paris, departed this life too early on May 2, 2021. Susanna was born in Lexington, KY, on July 10, 1984, the daughter of Peter R. Dailey IV and Betsy Allen Dailey, was a lifelong resident of Bourbon County, graduate of the class of 2002 of Bourbon County High School, and…

Kelly Ken Adams, Sr., age 81, of Paris, peacefully departed this life on Friday, April 30, 2021, at his home, with family by his side. He was born in Clintonville, KY, on December 17, 1939, the son of the late John Enoch and Eula Mae Townsend Adams, was a graduate of Bourbon County High School,…

Jamie Lane Hill, 58, died Thursday, April 29, 2021, at the Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington, KY. He was born in Paris, KY, to Eugene Leroy Hill, Sr. and the late Josephine Christopher Hill. He was a retired horse farm manager and he loved to fish and meet his buddies at the Waffle House. In addition…