Doris Rice
Doris Merriman “Peggy” Rice, 85, widow of Kelly Dean Rice, died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Harrodsburg. Born April 8, 1939, in Woodford County, she was the daughter of the late James Andrew and Jessie Bell Darland Merriman. She retired from Wal-Mart and was a member of the Bruner’s Chapel Baptist Church. Survivors include: one…
Read MoreLoretta Mudd
Loretta Faye Prewitt Mudd, 85, widow of Arvie Mudd, died Monday, Dec. 30th, 2024 in Danville. Born March 24, 1939, in Fayette County, she was the daughter of the late Collins “Lone” and Virgie Denny Prewitt. She was a retired Signet Systems employee and was a member of Shawnee Run Baptist Church. Survivors include: three…
Read MoreBurgin’s Gabby Thompson Joins The 1,000 Point Club
Sam Warren Herald Staff [email protected] Burgin Independent senior Gabby Thompson recently achieved a feat only three Lady Bulldog basketball players have ever accomplished when she surpassed 1,000 points scored in Burgin’s game against Mercer County on Dec. 16., 2024. Thompson joins a prestigious group of Burgin alumni to have surpassed the century mark in scoring.…
Read MoreMarjorie McCall
Marjorie McRay McCall, 85, of Lawrenceburg died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Danville Center for Health & Rehab. Born Oct. 13, 1939, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Cassius and Mary Catherine (Thompson) McRay. She was a retired nanny and was a member of the Baptist church. Survivors include: one daughter, Pennie…
Read MoreStephanie Martin
Stephanie Faye Martin, 39, of Harrodsburg, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. Born Nov. 10, 1985, in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was the daughter of Donnie Ray Martin of Willisburg and the late Donna Faye Riley. She was a homemaker and attended God’s Hand in Lebanon. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include: four children, Jasmine Martin…
Read MorePatricia Lawson
Patricia Darlene Lawson, 80, wife of Donnie Lawson, of Harrodsburg died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington,. Born Sept. 13, 1944 in Springfield, she was the daughter of the late Herry Hirschell and Lorraine (Darland) Pinkston. She was a homemaker and a member of Deep Creek Baptist Church.…
Read MoreHarlan Bears Break Mercer’s Momentum For The Win
April Ellis Herald Staff The Mercer County Senior High Titans boys basketball team (8-4) traveled to South Laurel High on Friday, Jan. 3, for the Raymond Reed Classic. The Titans faced their toughest test yet this season when they faced off against the Harlan County Bears (10-4), one of the favorites of the 13th region,…
Read MoreJack Knose
Jack Knose, 86, widower of Jean Graham Knose, of Harrodsburg, formerly of Ross, Ohio, died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at the Ephraim McDowell James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital. He was born Jan. 6, 1938, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the late James and Pearl (Rinninger) Knose. He was a veteran of the 82nd Airborne and retired…
Read MoreWilma Deringer
Wilma Jean Deringer, 85, widow of Marvin Benton Deringer, died Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. Born Sept. 24, 1939, in Anderson County, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Bessie Robinson Lyons. She was a member of Deep Creek Baptist Church, worked as a CNA at the James…
Read MoreRaymond Brown
Raymond Bowen, 87, husband of Vena Drisckell Bowen, died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, in Mercer County. Born Sept. 13, 1937, in Washington County, he was the son of the late Calvin and Mary Royalty Bowen. He was a member of the Antioch Christian Church in Willisburg and member of the Emulation Lodge #688 and was…
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