Area Obituaries

Larry Collins McCord was born February 22nd, 1939, in Little Rock Kentucky to the late Lorine McKenzie and Robert McCord, passing away November 14th, 2023. He graduated from Paris High School in 1957 where he was a star basketball player. Not long after graduation he joined the Army where he was a Communications Specialist. After…

Linda Lou Conkright Dees, 83, widow of the late Johnny Harrison Dees, died Tuesday November 14, 2023, at her home in Paris, KY. She was born in Middletown, OH to the late John and Mildred Snowden Conkright. She was a homemaker, loved doing jigsaw puzzles, word searches and spending time with her family. She is…

Manda Sue Martin Biddle passed away Monday, November 13, 2023 at Frankfort Regional Medical Center in Frankfort, KY. She was a 70 year old born in Montgomery County to the union of the late Gibson and Nora Robinson Martin, formerly employed in medical administration and member of the Baptist Faith. She is survived by a…

Margaret Phyllis Lynam Turner, 79, widow of the late Roy F. Turner, died Sunday November 12, 2023, at Baptist Health, Lexington, KY. She was born in Carlisle, KY to the late Holman Dudley Lynam and the late Minnie Louise Snapp Lynam. Margaret was a former employee of Hansley Mills, LexMark and the Bluegrass Army Depot.…

Betty Louise Allman, widow of Bob Allman of North Middletown, departed this life on Monday November 6, at her home with her family by her side. She was 93. Betty was born in Bourbon County on May 8, 1930, the daughter of the late John T. and Lucy Hash Carter. She was a graduate of…

Our gentle beloved mother, Margaret Jones Cunningham, passed away peacefully on November 9 at home, three days before her 100th birthday. Born In Lexington, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Rev Fred Pruitt Jones and Beulah Cotton Jones. Margaret attended high schools in Kentucky and Florida, and also attended Eastern University. As the daughter of…

Ann Parris Broaddus, formerly of Paris, Kentucky died at Baptist Health Lexington on November 2, 2023. Born on December 15, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Bosley C. Parris and the late Alleen Ewalt Parris. Ann is the widow of Omer Broaddus, who died in 2001. Her brother Bosley C. “Sonny” Parris, Jr.…

With sadness, we announce the death of the Rev. Kay McFarland who died on October 21, 2023. Kay served as an Interim Pastor at First Christian Church of Fremont, one of the predecessor congregations of Niles Discovery Church. She maintained her membership at Niles Discovery Church in retirement. Betty Kay was born in Pikeville, KY…

Donnie Ray “Jack” Jackson, 75, of Millersburg, Kentucky, went to his heavenly home with his Savior and Lord Jesus Christ on Saturday, November 4, 2023. Born on July 17, 1948, in Millersburg to the late Earl Sr. and Margaret Jackson, he worked at the University of Kentucky as a supervisor in the grounds department for…

David E. Waite, 72, husband of Anna Hawkins Waite, died Thursday November 2, 2023, at his home in Knoxville, TN. He was born in Chester, PA to the late Clayland and Mary Edith Hopkins Waite. David lived life to the fullest by learning to do many things over the course of his 72 years. As…