Area Obituaries

Joseph Keith “Joe” Peel, husband of Sheena Eileen Peel, of Winchester, Kentucky, departed this life on Tuesday, November 07, 2023, at his home with his loving family by his side, having attained the age of 60 years. Joe was born in Versailles, Kentucky on December 03, 1962, the son of the late Bobby Joe Peele…

It is with profound sorrow and a deep sense of loss that we announce the passing of Dr. Alan Saunders, the cherished husband of MargaretAnn Saunders for over six decades, and the revered father of Jeffrey Saunders and his wife, Lea. Dr. Saunders departed from this world on August 29th, leaving behind a legacy of…

Traci Lynn Royse Wasson, 56, of Paris, wife of Joey David Wasson, passed away Friday, November 3, 2023 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Born October 20, 1967 in Bourbon County, she worked as a pharmacy technician at Wal-Mart, had been a beautician for several years and was a member of Little Rock Christian…

Ruby was born on July 9, 1928, in Bourbon County, Kentucky. She was pre-deceased by her parents Frances Dunham Scott Florence and Jesse Lee Scott, husband Paul Vordon Slade, son Frank Steven “Steve” Slade, and sisters Rosalee Spivey and Norma Sue Shrout. She is survived by her granddaughter Jessica Evelyn Slade; daughter-in-law Susan Rowland Slade;…

Michael Audie Stone, 58, died Sunday, November 1, 2023, at University of Kentucky Hospital, Lexington, KY. Born in Tennessee, he was the son of the late Charles Stone Sr. and Betty Jo Morrison Stone. He loved to hunt, fish and was known by his friends and family as an outdoorsman. He was survived by one…

Jeffrey Allen Royce, 57, husband of Mona Flanary-Royce, died Tuesday October 31, 2023, at the Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington, KY. He was born in Lexington, KY to Edmond Royce, Sr., and the late Dorothy Vivian Reed Royce. Jeff was a quality manager for Xerox, an avid golfer and loved watching Sportscenter. He was a member…

Louise Katherine Johnson Jones (May 7, 1930 — November 2, 2023) At her residence in Nicholasville, Kentucky, on the 2nd Day of November, 2023, Louise Katherine Johnson Jones, 93, was called home to her eternal rest after a long illness with dementia. She was born on May 7, 1930, in Bourbon County, Kentucky, to the…

Ronald Gene “Ronnie” Amyx, 74, husband of Judy Freeman Amyx, died Tuesday October 31, 2023, at Baptist Health, Lexington, KY. He was born in Connersville, IN to the late Albert Clinton Amyx and the late Mary Elizabeth Johnson Amyx. Ronnie was retired from the Paris Police Department and the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office with over…

Ruby Lee Gilkerson Whitaker, 93 of Paris, KY formerly of Lexington, KY passed away Monday, October 23, 2023. She was born in Lexington, KY on May 28, 1930, to the late Bill and Bessie Planck Gilkerson. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by a daughter, Tammy Abell and a brother; Irvin Douglas Gilkerson.…

Sharon Resa Shuler, wife of Rickey Shuler, departed this life unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at Bourbon County Community Hospital, having attained the age of 53 years.   Sharon was born on September 16, 1970, in Paris, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Pryce and Martha Turner Sebastian, was a 1988 graduate of Jessamine County…