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Ricky Rice

Ricky Gene Rice, 64, husband of Marie Rice, died Monday, May 22, 2023, in Harrodsburg. Born Nov. 14, 1958, he was the son of Doris Mae, “Peggy” Merriman Rice and the late Kelly Dean Rice. He was a former Hitachi employee and self-employed drywaller for Rice Drywall, a member of the St. Phillips Episcopal Church…

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Tom Phillips

William Thomas “Tom” Phillips, 84, of Lexington and formerly of Versailles, husband of 57 years to Jane Squifflet Phillips, died Monday, May 22, 2023, at his home. Born July 13, 1938, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late William Hartford and Marie Cotton Phillips. He was a 1956 graduate of Harrodsburg High…

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Ronald Davis

Ronald Douglas Davis, 78, of Salvisa, widower of Patricia Coffey Davis died Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at the Select Specialty Hospital at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. Born May 2, 1945, in Maysville, he was the son of the late Everett and Zetta Cooper Davis. He was an employee of Trane Manufacturing, a member of…

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Richard Crittenden

Richard Mills “Dick” Crittenden, 91, Danville, husband of Pat Ricketts Crittenden, died Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at the Willows in Harrodsburg. Born Jan. 3, 1932, in Akron, Ohio, he was the son of the late Adelbert Mills and Ruth (Griffith) Crittenden. He was a graduate of the New Jersey Institute of Technology, was an electrical…

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Donald Crisp

Donald Douglas “Donnie” Crisp, 76, Salvisa, widower of Linda McDonald Crisp, died Saturday, May 27, 2023, at his home. Born March 30, 1947, in East Arcadia, NC, he was the son of the late Boyd G. Crisp and the late Dorothy Rebecca (Bollinger) Thompson. He was a retired heating and air conditioning contractor and was…

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Charles Conn

Charles “Bobby” Conn, 84, of Wilmore, husband of Billie Jean Conn, died Friday, May 12, 2023. Born Nov. 6, 1938, in Clover Bottom, he was the son of the late Elliott T. and Edith Hardin Conn. He was a former employee of CMC, Thompson and Shearer, RJ Tobacco Warehouse, Carey & Adams, Allen Company and…

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Denny Cocanougher

Denny Stewart Cocanougher, 90, husband of Joanne Huffman, died Sunday, May 21, 2023. Born July 13, 1932, in Danville, he was the son of the late Elmer D. and Catherine Butler Cocanougher. He was a carpenter, in road construction, as an engineering supervisor, and was a member and deacon of Doctors Fork Baptist Church in…

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Memorial Day Weekender May 25–June 1: Anderson-Dean Pool Reopening, Native Dawn Flute Gathering, Ol’ Iron Rundown, MYPATH Yoga, Diving Dogs And More

Robert Moore Herald Staff [email protected] Things are heating up in Mercer County. Memorial Day is Monday, May 29, and the first three day weekend of the summer is positively packed with things to do, including the Native Dawn Flute Gathering, Ol’ Iron Rundown and the MYPATH Yoga Festival at Terrapin Hill. First up, the Aquatic…

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U.S. 68 Closed At Jessamine County Line May 31 To July 6

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is advising motorists that Harrodsburg Road/US 68 will be closed between Pekin Pike/KY 33 (milepoint 1.5) and the Jessamine-Mercer County line (milepoint 0.0) for 36 days. The closure starts Wednesday, May 31, and runs through Thursday, July 6. All closures are scheduled on a tentative basis, and subject to change depending…

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