WILLIE BONTA
Willie Hood Bonta, 96, died Monday, March 1 at the Lafayette County Place, Lexington.
A native of Washington County, she was the daughter of the late William Patrick and Mildred Powell Hatchett. She attended both Transylvania and the University of Kentucky and was a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. She was also a member of the Harrodsburg United Methodist Church. She was the widow of her first husband, N. S. Buster and second husband, Louis G. Bonta.

LEONA BRADLEY
Leona “Boots” Bradley, 79, of Harrodsburg, wife of Lloyd Bradley, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.
Born Jan. 13, 1931 in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Roach and Margie (Green) Farney. She was a former secretary at Cricketeer Manufacturing and a clerk at the State Bank and Trust. She was a member of the Harrodsburg United Methodist Church and Order #309 of the Eastern Star. She was the widow of O.C. Currens Sr.

DORA BRISCOE
Dora Louise Cunningham Green Briscoe, 80, of Lawrenceburg, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 at her residence. She was married to the late Lawrence Briscoe for 40 years. She was born January 14, 1930 in Jefferson County, KY to the late Jeanett Phillips and Howard Clark Cunningham.
She was raised in Mercer County, a 1948 graduate of Salvisa High School, former accountant with the Kentucky Finance Department and member of Sand Spring Baptist Church.

WILDA CESSNA
Wilda Cessna, 91, died Thursday, Feb. 25 at James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital. Born Jan. 18, 1919 in Muhlenberg County, she was the daughter of the late John and Frances Stillmore Vincent. She was retired from General Electric Company.

RAYMOND COX
Raymond Cox, 98. widower of Evelyn Brown Cox, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, at his home.
Born in Anderson County, he was a son of the late William Andrew and Annie Pearl Cook Cox, and was a member of the Versailles Baptist Church. He was retired from the Woodford County Road Department.

CAROL CRAIG
Carol Lee Proctor Craig, 65, wife of Chester Craig, Sr., of Harrodsburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 at the James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital.
Born Dec. 31, 1944 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Westley Sheldon and Jean Bordeaux Proctor. She was a retired Secretary to the Principal at Madison County Vocational School and had been a Budget Clerk at National Institute for Health. She was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church.

JAMES CUNNINGHAM
James David Cunningham, 60, of Harrodsburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 at U.K.-Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington.
Born Aug. 27, 1949 in Anderson County, he was the son of the late Lou Ellen Fint and Wilda “Bill” Jefferson Cunningham. He was a 1967 graduate of Mercer County High School, a former employee of Texas Instruments in Versailles and a member of Kirkwood Baptist Church.

JESSIE DEVINE
Jessie P. Devine, 86, of Burgin, widow of Elza Devine, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.
Born March 23, 1923 in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Louise (Lyons) Pittman. She had worked at the former Ideal Laundry and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church.

MYRTLE GIBSON
Myrtle Lucille Case Gibson, 94, formerly of Danville, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2010.
Born in Boyle County on Sept. 14, 1915, she was the daughter of Arthur and Nellie Frances Combs Case and the widow of James Patrick “Gip” Gibson. She graduated from Junction City High School and earned her Licensed Practical Nursing degree from the Danville School of Practical Nursing. She was a member of Lexington Ave. Baptist Church and had been a member of First Baptist Church.

FRANCES HAMMACK
Frances E. Hammack, 50, of Harrodsburg, wife of Roy L. Hammack, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 in Harrodsburg.
Born Dec. 31, 1959 in Lexington, she was the daughter of the late Hugh and Gladys (Wright) Edminston. She was a homemaker.

PATRICIA MORSE
Patricia Ann Morse, 81, of Danville, widow of Reuel Morse, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 at the Frankfort Regional Medical Center.
Born Feb. 21, 1929 in Corning, NY, she was the daughter of the late Glenn and Margaret (Meyer) Daggett. She was a bookkeeper for James Barnett Co. and a member of St. Andrew Catholic Church.

MARY NEWTON
Mary V. “Woodie” Newton, 81, of Harrodsburg, wife of John “Jack” Newton, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 at the James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital.
Born June 17, 1928 in Louisville, she was the daughter of the late Woodson William and Mary M. Druien Vaughn. She was a retired Harrodsburg Independent School District teacher and had taught in the Madison County School District as well. She was a member of the Harrodsburg United Presbyterian Church.

LINDA PENNINGTON
Linda Pennington, 67, wife of Stanley Pennington of Mercer County, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.
Born Sept. 26, 1942 in Lexington, she was the daughter of Louise Dulin Stivers of Lexington and the late Jason Stivers. She was a homemaker and a member of the New Hope Baptist Church in McAfee.

CARL PHILLIPS
Carl Phillips, Sr., 85, of Lexington, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 at the Hospice Care Center in Lexington.
Born March 21, 1924 in Mercer County, he was the son of the late David W. and Mattie Kurtz Phillips. He was a retired bus mechanic with Fayette County Board of Education, a U.S. Army W.W. II veteran, a member of the Highlands Baptist Church in Lexington where he served as a trustee for 10 years, chairman of ushers for 6 years, and a member of Old Men’s Sunday School Class.

NANCY RAUTE
Nancy Jean Raute, 49, of Nicholasville, wife of Michael Raute, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 at her residence.
Born May 24, 1960 in Milwaukee, WI, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Beatrice Brunner Bauer. She was a former employee of K-Mart in Lexington and a member of the Southland Christian Church in Lexington where she was a member of “Celebrate Recovery”.