Area Obituaries

Kenneth Ray Taylor, 74, husband of Phyllis Warner Taylor, died Sunday, May 8, 2022, at his home. Born May 11, 1947, in Cornishville, he was the son of the late Marvin and Alma Sims Taylor. He was a retired employee of Rand McNalley and a member of the Shawnee Run Baptist Church. Survivors, in addition…

Shirley May Sampson, 72, died Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at her home. Born April 2, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Raymond William Richter and Mollie Kathrine Holloway Richter. She was a Walmart associate for 31 years and a member of the Harrodsburg Christian Church. Survivors include: one son, Jerry Logan Sampson of…

Thomas Henry Baker, Jr., 69, of Harrodsburg, died Friday, May 13, 2022, at his home. Born February 16, 1953, in Oklahoma City, he was the son of the late Thomas Henry and Betty Jean (Van Vacter) Baker. He was a pilot, a small business owner, and a licensed ship captain. Survivors include: one daughter, Brooke…

Ronald Wayne Trayner, 81, husband of Jane Trayner, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at University of Kentucky Hospice Care Center Lexington. Born in Mercer County, Kentucky on Oct. 19, 1940, he was the son of the late Luther and Sadie Trayner. Ronald retired from Kuhlman Electric in Versailles, and lived most of his…

Brenda Carol Stanley, 78, of Harrodsburg, widow of James “Jim” Arthur Stanley, died Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. Born Oct. 9, 1943, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late William Foster and Virginia May (Shewmaker) Huffman. She was a retired personnel clerk for Corning Inc and…

Betty Lea Milam, 91, of Harrodsburg, formerly of Buchanan, Tennessee, died Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at her son’s residence in Harrodsburg. She was a longtime member of Buchanan United Methodist Church and a current member of the Carpenters Christian Church in Harrodsburg. She belonged to the Order of the Eastern Star, where she served as…

Ireland Jane Jackson, stillborn daughter of Jeffrey and Brittany Schmitt Jackson of Mt. Washington, died Friday, May 6, 2022, in Cincinnati. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include: two brothers, Maverick Scott Jackson and Ryder Wayne Jackson, both of Mt. Washington; paternal grandmother, Judy Jackson of Burgin; maternal grandparents, James and Gina Schmitt of Ft.…

Linda Doris Godwin died at her home in Cowboy RV park, Mesa, Arizona on April 30, 2022, after a long battle with lung cancer. She was born Feb. 18, 1942, in Miami, Florida, but called Harrodsburg home for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel George Neal and Margaret Eulene Lindsey…

Pauline Hunter Edwards, 95, died Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at the Harrodsburg Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born Feb. 1, 1927, at Lock Five in Anderson County, she was the daughter of the late Hubert and Della Sherrow Hunter. She was a retired inspector at Corning Glass, a member of Harrodsburg Baptist Church and Mercer County…

Gary Lynn Stumph, 71, husband of Lillie Devine Stumph, died Sunday, May 1, 2022, at his residence. Born July 26, 1950 in Washington County, he was the son of Barbara Coslow Stumph and the late Albert “Bud” Stumph. He retired form Modine, Inc., was a Christian by faith. Survivors, in addition to his mother and…