Obituaries

Maria Rice

Maria Rice

Feb 23, 2018

Maria K. Clement Rice, 92, of Danville passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2018. Born January 11, 1926 in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Heinrich and Frieda Clement. Maria was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene F. Rice, Jr; a brother, Hans Clement; and a sister, Helga Chomor. She had been a member of Lexington Avenue...

Hershel Pullum

Hershel Pullum

Feb 22, 2018

Hershel Pullum, 78, husband of Geneva McFerron Pulliam, died Thursday, February 22, 2018 at his residence. Born June 2, 1939 in South Fork, KY., he was the son of Vonnie and Mary Caldwell Pullum. He was retired from Whirlpool and Matsushita in Danville and was a member of Herrington Lake Pentecostal Church. Hershel enjoyed fishing, hunting, watching old westerns and...

Leeander Cornelius

Leeander Cornelius

Feb 16, 2018

Leeander Donald Cornelius, 86, died Friday, February 16, 2018. He was born in Garrard County on June 25, 1931 to the late Lawrence Burnam and Cora Ella Gilliam Cornelius. Donald was a farmer. He attended Calvary Hill Baptist Church. Donald loved bluegrass music. He sang, played the guitar, mandolin, and harmonica and could play just about anything. He was a...

William Robinson

William Robinson

Feb 16, 2018

William Thomas Robinson, 92, died Wednesday, February 16, 2018. He was born in Boyle County on July 1, 1925 to the late Joseph and Pearl Goode Robinson. William served in the United States Army, and was a WWII Veteran receiving a bronze star. He was a security guard at Boyle County High School for 38 years, and drove a school...

Samuel Belcher Sr

Samuel Belcher Sr

Feb 15, 2018

Samuel Luther Belcher, Sr. 96, of Junction City, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018. He was born on January 3, 1922 in Boyle County, Kentucky to the late Martin Luther and Julia Wilson Belcher. He was preceded in death by his spouses, Esther King Belcher and Doris K. Belcher. Sam was a proud Navy veteran serving during WWII, what's been...

Stanley Smith

Stanley Smith

Feb 12, 2018

Stanley Lane Smith, 62, of Stanford, KY passed away on Monday, February 12, 2018 at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born October 11, 1955 in Stanford to the late Tommy and Sallie Newcomb Smith, he worked for Pioneer Workshop in Danville for over 30 years. He was a member of SPAN, Kentucky Special Olympics, and First Missionary Baptist...

Donald Grubbs

Donald Grubbs

Feb 11, 2018

Donald V. Grubbs, 78 of Junction City passed away, Sunday, February 11, 2018. Born May 13, 1939, he was the son of the late Horace and Mae Belle Vaught Grubbs. He was a member of Junction City First Baptist Church. Donald is survived by his wife, Bonnie Henry of Junction City; two sons: Wayne (Melinda) Grubbs of Junction City and...

Ruey Belcher

Ruey Belcher

Feb 8, 2018

Ruey Nell Lemon Belcher, 89, of Junction City, passed away Thursday at her home. She was born June 1, 1928 in Monroe County, Kentucky to the late John and Christeen Eldridge Lemon. She was preceded in death by husband, Joseph V. Belcher. Ruey worked for the state for more than twenty years. She worked for Ky State Hospital and was...

Samuel Cooper

Samuel Cooper

Jan 24, 2018

Samuel David Cooper, 62, died Wednesday, January 24, 2018. He was born in Anderson, Indiana on October 4, 1955 to the late Homer Lee and Geneva Polly McCormick Cooper. David attended Rickmon, Tennessee schools. He worked in construction scrapping drywall and also as an Assistant Manager at Captain D's. David was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of...

Georgia Woodrum

Georgia Woodrum

Jan 18, 2018

Georgia D. Taylor Woodrum, 90, of Danville, died January 18, 2018 at her residence. Born July 25, 1927 in Casey Co., she was the daughter of the late James Riley and Lena Effie Reed Taylor. Georgia was the widow of Ulis Levi Woodrum and the last of the ten brothers and sisters in their two families. She had attended Eagles...

Nola Carman

Nola Carman

Jan 10, 2018

Nola Grider Carman, 84 of Lancaster, KY went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Born December 23, 1933, in Garrard County, she was the daughter of the late Willie Macie Sowder Grider and Jessie Clay Grider. She was a member of the Forks of Dix River Baptist Church and a graduate of...

Molly Proctor

Molly Proctor

Jan 9, 2018

Molly Louise Pemberton Proctor, 67 of Danville went to her Heavenly Home on Tuesday, January 9, 2018. Born June 21, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Tolbert and Mary Ellen Griffin Pemberton. Molly is survived by her husband of 48 years, James Herbert Proctor; two daughters, Wanda Jo Proctor of Danville and Jamie (Tim) Dunaway of Lawrenceburg; two...

Jacqueline Bragg

Jacqueline Bragg

Jan 7, 2018

Jacqueline 'Jackie' Bragg, 81, died Sunday, January 7, 2018. She was born in Crities, West Virginia on June 21, 1936 to the late Arnold Parker and the late Gracie Bell Robinette Mansfield. Jackie was a retired Teacher's Aid from KSD. She attended Hedgeville Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by a daughter, Crystal Bragg, a son,...

Bruce Johnson

Bruce Johnson

Jan 5, 2018

Bruce O'Neal Johnson, 73, a longtime Lincoln County educator and farmer died Friday, January 5, 2018 at his home. The son of the late Terry John and Mary Enis Hester Johnson, he was born on May 25, 1944 in Danville and raised in both the Forkland and Moreland areas. Being raised by deaf parents, the deaf community was very important...

Billy Foley

Billy Foley

Jan 3, 2018

Billy Joe Foley, age 60, of Ben Jean Road in Danville, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2017 at his residence. Born Monday, May 6, 1957 in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Ivan Lee & Isabell Hale Foley. Billy enjoyed NASCAR racing. Billy leaves behind one sister, Ruby Morrison of Sellersburg, Indiana; and several nieces and nephews....

Mary Vaught

Mary Vaught

Jan 3, 2018

Mary Lou Renner Vaught, 83, of Danville died January 3, 2018 at home with her girls. Mary Lou was born April 22, 1934 in Pulaski County to the late Clyde and Eula Hansford Renner. She is member of Lexington Avenue Baptist Church and a retired bookkeeper for Greenleaf Plant Food and Dix River Stone. Mary Lou is the widow of...

William Taylor

William Taylor

Nov 17, 2017

William "Gerald" Taylor, 79, of Parksville, passed away Friday, November 17, 2017 at St. Joseph Hospice Care in Lexington. He was born on December 8, 1937 in Forkland to the late Henly and Geneva Mae Wilcher Taylor. Gerald was preceded in death by his wife, Grace Pingleton Taylor. He worked for Corning Glass for over 35 years and loved to...

Nannie Belcher

Nannie Belcher

Oct 28, 2017

Nannie Marie Reese Belcher, 96, of Junction City, died Saturday, October 28, 2017. Born September 2, 1921 in Boyle County, she was the daughter of Leo and Joann Smith Reese. She was a housewife and a member of Alum Springs First Church of God. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother and wife of 71 years to her late husband, Denzil...

Cyril Baranowski

Cyril Baranowski

Oct 18, 2017

Cyril John Baranowski, 92, of Indian Trail ,North Carolina, formerly of Danville, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Hospice of Union County in North Carolina. Born on February 5, 1925 to the late John R. and Julia Baranowski in Chicago, Illinois. After high school graduation, he was drafted into the US Army and served three years during WWII. After...

Harry Cheak

Harry Cheak

Oct 18, 2017

Harry Thomas (Tom) Cheak (76) of Danville, formerly of Harrodsburg, departed this world to be with his Savior on Wednesday the 18th of October 2017. The son of the late William H. and Vonie Mae Cheak was born on March 3,1941 in Mercer County, Kentucky and was the 3rd of 7 children. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Sharon...

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