Area Obituaries

Joel Stanley “Stan” Gibbons, 68, of Paris, Kentucky, passed away on January 1st, 2024 at the University of Kentucky Hospital. He was born January 27th, 1955 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Stan was a man who truly loved life, good food, and good music. He had a magnetic personality and never met a stranger. Often seen…

Cory “CJ” Jacob Mcintosh, 33, died Thursday, January 4, 2024, at his home in Paris, KY. Born in Cynthiana, Ky he was the son of the late Harold “Amos” Mcintosh and Lisa (Shrout) Mcintosh. He loved to go fishing and hunting with his friends and his son Levi. In addition to his mother, he is…

Katherine Jean Reid Franklin, age 92, widow of James Curtis Franklin, departed this life peacefully on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at Bourbon Heights Nursing Home. Jean was born in Bourbon County on November 18, 1931, the daughter of the late Henry Clay and Lyda Johnson Reid, attended North Middletown High School, worked at Newberry’s, and…

Charles Elvin Pope Jr. 77, husband of Carolyn Sue Minor Pope, departed from this world on Sunday January 7, 2024, at The Willows on Citation in Lexington, KY. He was born in Pennington Gap, VA to the late Charles Pope and Glussie Tomlinson Pope. Charles was a retired Medical Technologist at Nicholas County Hospital, having…

Dr. Michael Louis Scott, Sr., 68, husband of Dr. Linda Larkins Scott, died on December 30, 2023 in Lexington, Kentucky. He born on October 18, 1955. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 6th, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Consolidated Baptist Church. Visitation will be at 11:00 a.m. until the time of the service.…

Judy Collins Louise Long, 67, died Friday December 22, 2023, at the Paintsville Regional Medical Center, Paintsville, KY. She was born in Lexington, KY to Margaret Wilcox and the late Barney Long. She was a retired nursing aid and private care sitter for the elderly. She is survived by three children, Nancy Lynn (German Gonzalez)…

Barbara A. Vandiver 92, of Paris, Kentucky passed away Monday, January 1, 2024 at the Willows at Hamburg in Lexington. Barbara Ann Reynolds was born September 16, 1931 in Owensboro, Kentucky to the late Leroy and Martha Alice Crawford Reynolds. Barbara’s life was marked by her unwavering devotion to her family, her love for the…

Connie Sue Stamper, age 64, of North Middletown, Kentucky, departed this life on Sunday, December 31, 2023, at Clark Regional Medical Center. Connie was born in Paris, Kentucky on July 23, 1959, the daughter of the late William Clay and Amy Ruth Reid Mattox, was a graduate of Bourbon County High School, a retired clerk…