Area Obituaries

James Walter Blackwell, of Paris, departed this life on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at the Harrison Memorial Hospital, having attained the age of 85 years. James was born in Bourbon County on October 12, 1938, the son of the late Oliver P. and Minerva Haggard Blackwell, a graduate of North Middletown High School, and served…

Shirley Edith Stout Gordon Wolfe, 86, widow of the late Jerry Wolfe, died Monday February 5, 2024, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY. She was born in Pittstown, NJ to the late Margin and Dorothy Strouse Stout. She was a retired homemaker, healthcare industry employee and a member of the College Park…

It is with profound sadness that the family of Delania Louise Stivers Sapp announces her sudden passing on February 3, 2024, following a brief illness. A cherished mother, Mrs. Sapp was a resident of Millersburg, Kentucky. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Roy Sapp; sisters, Dorothy Shannon, Rosetta Barlow, and Anna Mae…

Vina Lucille Dunn, 87, widow of Sam Dunn, died Monday, February 05, 2024, at home in Paris, KY. She was born in Lexington, KY to the late Leslie Bryan and Martha Lamb Gabbard. Vina was a homemaker and loved listening to country music while working on her puzzle books. She is survived by five children,…

Kenneth Douglas “Doug” Himes, of Paris, husband of Gloria Blevins Himes, departed this life on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, having attained the age of 72 years. Doug was born in Paris on July 19, 1951, the son of the late Floyd B. and Helen Lorena Himes,…

Oneil Stamper, 79, husband of Joyce Ritchie Stamper and widower of the late Shirley Stamper, died Thursday February 1, 2024, at Baptist Health, Lexington, KY. He was born in Whitesburg, KY to the late McKinley and Della Morton Stamper. Oneil was a retired autobody technician at Dan Cummins. He always tried to stay busy, not…

Russell Ewell Jones, widower of the late Nellie Alice Downing Jones, died Friday February 2, 2024, at his home in Millersburg, KY. He was born in Paris, KY to the late Charlie and Nancy Kidd Jones. Russell was retired from IBM and after retiring from IBM he stayed busy, driving a school bus for Bourbon…