Area Obituaries

James Samuel “Boo-boo” Bradley, 62, of Harrodsburg, former husband of Kathy Lynn Warner, died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022 at the Health Park Medical Center in Ft. Myers, Fla. Born Sept. 14, 1959, in Athens, Ga., he was the son of the late James Lonnie and Willa Mae (White) Bradley.  He attended Georgetown College and Eastern…

Griffin Cole Baker, 13, of Harrodsburg, died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, at the university of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington.  Born April 30, 2009, in Danville, he was the son of Stacy Thompson Baker and Jared (Angela) Baker of Harrodsburg.  He was an 8th grade student at King Middle School, where he played baseball and…

Dr. Albert Alexander, 75, husband of Barbara Alexander, of Harrodsburg, died, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Born Sept. 9, 1946, in Burlington, Kansas he was the son of the late Dorothy and Adrain Alexander. He obtained his PhD in Nuclear Engineering from Kansas State University, was an U.S. Air Force veteran, retired as a lead scientist at…

Ina Bernetta Wilcox, 97, of Lexington, died at Baptist Health in Lexington.  Born Aug. 3, 1925, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Mattie (Shelton) Lawson.  She graduated from the University of Denver and was a retired AT&T telephone operator. Survivors include: two sons, Roger (Marla) Black of Lexington and Brent…

Barbara Ann McDowell Watts, 74, widow of Charles H. Watts, died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, at her residence.   Born June 3, 1948, in City Rapids, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Floyd and Neomi Schaffner McDowell Sr. She was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church. Survivors, in addition to her husband, include:…

Dena Fay Powell Tompkins, 67, died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Sept. 7, 1954 in Louisville, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Thomas Powell and Anna Clay White Samples.   She was a retired construction worker for Todd Johnson Construction. Survivors include: three daughters, Sherry…

Elizabeth Kirkland Tiffee, 80, of Harrodsburg died Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, at Harrodsburg Health Care Center in Harrodsburg.  Born Aug. 4, 1942, in Cornishville, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Bessie Agnes (Britton) Kirkland.  She was a Mercer County High School and the Danville School of Nursing graduate, was a nurse…

Albert Stewart Jr., 85, died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, at his residence.   Born April 30, 1937, in Owenton, he was the son of the late James and Pearl Winkle Stewart.   He had worked as a cook. Survivors include: two daughters, Melinda (Javonni) Stewart of Lexington and Michelle (Larry) Fuller of Harrodsburg; two sons, James (Crystal)…