Area Obituaries

Dennie Lee Ferrell, age 66, a lifelong Bourbon County farmer, husband of Julie Linville Ferrell, died Thursday, October 17, 2024 at his home surrounded by family. He was born September 26, 1958 in Paris, son of Dennie V. Ferrell and the late Emma Lee Bussell Ferrell. Dennie Lee was a graduate of Bourbon County High…

Michael Desmond Bartrum, a man of loving spirit and boundless creativity, passed away on October 16, 2024, at the age of 38 in Winchester, KY. Born on June 6, 1986, in Cynthiana, KY, Michael’s early years were filled with the warmth of a close-knit family and the joys of small-town life. Michael was the cherished…

Frank Clay “Junebug” Happy, Jr., a beacon of joy and laughter, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2024, in Lexington, KY, at the age of 58. Born on November 5, 1965, to the late Frank Clay Happy, Sr. and Dolores Nichols Happy, Frank Jr. inherited a spirit of generosity and a sense of humor that…

Phyllis Ann Woodward Reed, age 83, of Paris, departed this life on Monday, October 14, 2024, at Bourbon Height Nursing Facility. Phyllis was born in Paris, Kentucky on June 14, 1941, the daughter of the late John G. and Ruth Elizabeth Eads Woodward, was a graduate of Bourbon County High School, a homemaker, caregiver, and…

Elgain Douglas Christopher, age 75, of Paris, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2024, in Lexington, KY. Born on January 31, 1949, in Paris, KY, he was a man of honor and joy, whose love for life was infectious to all who knew him. Elgain proudly served his country as a Captain in the…

On October 9, 2024, William Dettwiller Stroker (known as “Billy Dett” in the early years and then “Billy Blue Eyes” and eventually just “Bill”) died at the age of 86 in Silver Spring, Maryland. Loving husband to Mary Ann Stroker, devoted father to Katherine Stroker (Charles Betancourt), and proud grandfather of William and Sam Betancourt,…

Edward Herman Loeffler, Jr., aged 94, a cherished husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on October 11, 2024, in Lebanon, Ohio. Born on June 30, 1930, in Riverside, Illinois, to the late Edward Herman Loeffler, Sr. and Nell Magrini Loeffler Rhode, Edward’s life was marked by his loving nature, wisdom, and selfless…

Betty Louise Hampton Van Meter, age 95, of Paris, Kentucky, passed away peacefully at her daughter and son-in-law’s home in Orlando, Florida. Betty was born in Georgetown, Kentucky on July 20, 1929, the daughter of the late Violet Dunn and Melvin Earl Hampton, Sr., and was a 1952 graduate of the University of Kentucky. In…

Lowell Osborne Maybrier, husband of Kristine Geib Maybrier, departed this life on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at Georgetown Community Hospital, at the age of 84 years. Lowell was born in Cynthiana, Kentucky on September 30, 1940, the son of the late Osborne and Anna Belle Kelley Maybrier, and a veteran of the United States Air…

William Frank Ellis, age 96, of Glasgow, DE, formerly of Richmond, VA went to be with The Lord on October 11, 2024 at Cadia Broadmeadow in Middletown, DE, with his daughters by his side. Born in Elizabethton, TN, the son of the late Thomas Earl Ellis and Maggie Mabel Cannon, his family moved to Richmond,…