Bernard Cross
May 30, 2023
Bernard Witty Cross, 70, died Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at his home in Lexington, KY.
A native of Toledo, Ohio, he was the son of the late Bonnie Jean Witty-Fortune. He was raised by the late Mr. and Mrs. Eliza Mason "Aunt Tee" from Paris Ky after his teenage years. He retired from the VA Hospital working...
Jalen L. Henderson
May 21, 2023
Graveside services for Jalen L. Henderson will be held Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. in our Garden of Devotion.
O.L. Hughes and Sons Funeral Home, Lexington, is in charge of arrangements.
Ophelia D. Clay
May 19, 2023
Ophelia "Dee Dee" Clay, Age 70 of Lexington, Ky, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2023 after her courageous 16-year battle with kidney disease.
On September 11, 1952 our angel was born to the late J.T. Clay Sr and Alice Clay. She was a graduate of Henry Clay high school. She then spent her adult years working...
Laura Alice (Walker) Franks
May 14, 2023
Laura Alice Walker Franks, 94, widow of the late Robert Cecil Franks, died Sunday May 14, 2023, at the Stanton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Stanton, KY.
She was born in Mt. Sterling, KY to the late Pete and Gwendolyn Guest Walker. Laura was a retired employee of the Bourbon County High School, loved watching sports and fishing...
Auto U. Becker
May 13, 2023
Auto Becker was born December 2, 1991 to Barbara Chumley and Harry Hopkins, Sr. in Harlan, Kentucky.
Auto graduated from Berea High School, were he excelled in playing football. Auto loved kids, music and sports. He loved life and making people smile. Auto was a great father, son, brother and nephew to his family. He was a...
Mamie Elizabeth (Mabson) Holloman
May 13, 2023
Graveside services for Mamie Elizabeth Holloman will be held Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in our Garden of Stillwaters.
Hawkins Taylor Funeral Home, Lexington, is in charge of arrangements.
Janet Ruth (Bartlett) Scott
May 12, 2023
Janet Ruth "Rooster" Bartlett Scott, age 80, widow of Samuel Eugene Scott Sr., gained her wings on Friday, May 12, 2023 at Baptist Health Lexington.
She was born December 1, 1942 in Lexington, daughter of the late Earl and Katherine Purcell Bartlett and was a graduate of North Middletown High School.
Janet was a retired...
Gregory Lane Bean
May 10, 2023
Gregory Lane Bean, 57, died Wednesday May 10, 2023 in Paris, KY.
He was the son of the late Frazier and Norma Miller Bean. Greg was a employee at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK) and owned several rental properties in the area. In his leisure time he enjoyed golfing and fishing with his family and friends, he...
Walter Edwin Agee
May 3, 2023
Walter Edwin Agee, 71, husband of Janice Peters Agee, died Wednesday May 3, 2023.
Born on July 7, 1951 in Georgetown KY, he was the son of the late Walter and Elizabeth Agee. Ed was a retired supervisor at Clark Material Handling and an Army veteran.
Additional survivors include three children, Felicia (Pat) Rankin, Harmony...
Patty Sue (Sexton) Martin
Apr 24, 2023
Patty Sue Sexton Martin, 85, widow of the late Rev. Drew Martin, died Monday April 24, 2023 at the Bourbon Community Hospital, Paris, KY.
She was born in Lackey, KY to the late Lester and Pearl Kerr Sexton. She was a homemaker and a member of Central Baptist Church, Paris, KY. Patty loved to sew, read and...
Davion Thomas Griggs
Apr 23, 2023
Davion Thomas Griggs, born on August 25, 1992, to Donzetta (Marcus) Ashford and David Griggs Jr., passed away on April 23, 2023, leaving his family and friends heartbroken. He was a cherished son, father, brother, uncle, and friend, and his absence will be felt deeply by all who knew him.
Davion graduated from Paris High School in...
Phyllis Joann (Hyatt) Campbell
Apr 21, 2023
Phyllis Joann Hyatt Campbell, age 80, Port Charlotte, Florida, formerly of Harrison County died Friday, April 21, 2023 at Shore Point in Port Charlotte, Florida.
Born in Millersburg on September 13, 1942 to the late Marion and Olivia "Lillie" Belle Guy Hyatt, she was a retired nurse's aide for Bourbon Community Hospital and was a very gifted...
Alice (Shelton) Curtis
Apr 21, 2023
Alice Shelton Curtis was born on October 2, 1925, in Henderson, KY, to the union of Arnold and Ida (Gardner) Shelton. She transitioned peacefully to Paradise on Friday, April 21, 2023.
Mother Curtis professed her faith at an early age at First Baptist Church in Henderson, KY. She graduated from Douglass High School in Henderson. After graduation,...
Julian William Knippenberg Jr.
Apr 16, 2023
Julian William "Billy" Knippenberg Jr., also affectionately referred to as "Knip", age 83, a retired senior administrator for IBM, husband of Mary June Dennis Knippenberg, died Sunday, April 16, 2023 at Clark Regional Medical Center.
He was born November 26, 1939 in Lexington, son of the late Julian William Knippenberg and Dorothy Roberts Jenkins and was raised...
Brent E. Ross Ii
Apr 14, 2023
Brent ("BJ") Ross, II, beloved and cherished son of Brent and Priscilla Ross passed from this life to Heaven's gain on Friday, April 14, 2023.
Affectionately called "BJ, his spirit said, 'if my parting has left a void, then fill it with remembering joy' "BJ's birth was a miracle and blessing from God, born October 17, 1984....
Naomi Ruth Dale
Apr 11, 2023
Naomi Ruth Dale 84 passed away April 11, 2023.
She was born in Mason County April 11, 1939, to the late Jesse and Rosetti Pollitt Breeze. She retired from Jockey International.
She is survived by her husband Rodney Dale, two sons Timmy Dale and Doug Dale, five grandchildren; Tracy Howard, Missy Dale, Tina Dale, Wayne...
Girthon Jean Adams
Apr 10, 2023
Girthon Jean Adams, 90, wife of the late Willis Adams, passed away on April 10, 2023. She was born in Knox County, Kentucky on August 20, 1932 to her parents John and Arminda Ritchie Combs.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her children, Robert Ritchie, Johnny Ritchie, Sammy Ritchie, and Mary Lovin; and her siblings,...
Jawane Carlton Dumphord
Apr 2, 2023
Jawane Carlton Dumphord, 25, died Sunday, April 2, 2023 in Paris, KY.
Born in Lexington, KY, he was the son of James C. Dumphord and Tina M. Davis. He was a Fed Ex employee, a 2016 graduate of Paris High School, a member of the Prodigal's House, and loved his dogs, mowing, sports, his friends, and family....
Irene (Alexander) Bruce
Mar 29, 2023
Irene Alexander Bruce, widow of Robert Burns, and James Bruce, departed this life on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at Baptist Health Lexington, at the age of 85 years.
Irene was born on July 17, 1937, in Estill County, Kentucky, the daughter of Elwin and Catherine Hall Alexander, and loved spending time outside fishing, camping, as well as...
Gloria Jean (Burns) Argo
Mar 24, 2023
Gloria Jean Argo, of Paris, Kentucky, widow of Otis Clay Argo, Jr., departed this life on Friday, March 24, 2023, at her granddaughter's home in Stanford, Kentucky, surrounded by family, at the age of 96 years. Jean was born on January 26, 1927, in Bourbon County, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Conley David and Opal Moreland Burns, was...
