Dr. James Lee “Doc” Shewmaker Jr., DVM, 80, of LaBelle, FlA, better known as Lee died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. Born on Oct. 30, 1942 in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late James and Laura Alma Latta Shewmaker. He was a graduate of  Mercer County High School,  received his bachelors degree from University…

Fred Curry Huffman, 46, of Harrodsburg, husband of Brittany Shelby Huffman, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington.  Born Nov. 1, 1976, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Thomas Danny and Myrgle (Deshazer) Huffman. He was owner and operator of Huffman’s Detail and Auto…

Dennis “Berl” Devine, 60, of Harrodsburg, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at home. Born Aug. 19, 1963, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late Berl and Brenda (Devine) Byrd and later adopted by the late Marion and Edward Wayne Devine. He was a employee for Monoplast Auto Parts in Frankfort. Survivors include: one…

Nancy Lou Landon Dean, 91, widow of William Robert Dean Sr., died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 at Lexington Country Place. Born Jan. 9, 1932, in Oakland, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Ada Hostetler Landon. She was a homemaker and a longtime member of Harrodsburg Christian Church. Survivors include: one son,…

Michele “Mickey” Burns, 65, of Harrodsburg, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, at her home.  Born March 13, 1958, in Miami, Fla., she was the daughter of the late Peter Jack DeGiovanni and Marion May Lemlin. She was a retired Thoroughbred  horse groomer and attended the Southside Christian Church. Survivors include: one daughter, Jeanette Michele “Jen”…

Otis L. Bloomfield Jr., 65, husband of Monique Circosta Bloomfield, died Tues., Oct. 17, 2023, at his home. Born Sept. 13, 1958, in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Otis L. Bloomfield Sr. and Marguerite Johnson. He was retired from the BP Refinery. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include: two daughters,…