Area Obituaries

Walter Elwood Parker, Jr. “Walt”, age 65 of Miamisburg, OH passed away at his home from natural causes on January 30, 2024. He was born on July 17, 1958 in Paris, KY to the late Walter E. Parker, Sr. and Betty J. (Clark) Parker, and graduated from Paris High School class of 1976 in Paris,…

Hobert “Bud” Clemons Jr., 74, husband of Sheila Pelfrey Clemons, died Friday, February 9, 2024, at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, KY. Born in Cynthiana, KY, he was the son of the late Hobert Clemons Sr., and Dorothey Miller Clemons. He was a mechanic for many years and a member of ORVTPA KTPA. In addition to…

Brenda Kay Smith, aged 74, of Lexington, Kentucky, entered rest on February 2, 2024. A native of Charleston, West Virginia, she was born December 25th, 1949, to the late James R. and Betty C. McAllister. Brenda joined her dearly departed parents, brother James Ray McAllister Jr., sister Bootsie C. Morey, and beloved son James-Allen Smith.…

Anne Holbrook Welsh, 97, wife of the late John A. Welsh, Jr. and sister of the late Charles and Otis Holbrook, passed away on Jan. 28, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Cam S. and Mary F. Holbrook and was born in Bourbon Co. Anne graduated from Center Hill High School and attended…

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,…