Area Obituaries

Loveda Shewmaker Scott, 93, of Mackville, widow of Rudolph Martin Scott, died Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. Born Sept. 13, 1928, in Washington County, she was the daughter of the late Harmon and Blanche Royalty Shewmaker. She was a member of the New Harmony Baptist Church and a 1947…

Dorothea “Dottie” Sims, 88, of Harrodsburg, wife of David Ray Sims, died Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. Born May 13, 1933, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late David L. and Minnie Lee (Rose) Burchell. She was a retired director from the Community Development Agency of…

Michael Chad Ryan, 41, of Danville, husband of Heather Lunsford Ryan, died Friday, April 29, 2022, at his home. Born Feb. 23, 1981, in Mercer County, he was the son of Sherry Royalty and Jeff (Susanna) Ryan. He was a member of the Gravel Switch United Methodist Church and worked as a material handler for…

Elizabeth “Betsy” Bottom Roney, 85, of Springfield, widow of Godbey Roney, died Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the McDowell Place in Davnille. Born Nov. 12, 1936, in Washington County, she was the daughter of the late Owen “Dick” and Edith Milburn Bottom. She was a 1953 graduate of Springfield High School, a member of the…

Tony G. Pankey, 75, of Harrodsburg, husband of Kathy Devine Pankey, died Monday, April 18, 2022, at the Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington. Born Dec. 11, 1946, in Mercer County, KY, he was the son of the late Roscoe and Myrtle (Bottom) Pankey. Tony was a retired IBM/Lexmark employee, was a member of the Southside Christian…

Suzette Louise Albright Jordan went home on April 27, 2022, in the family home in Danville, surrounded by her family. She was born in Oregon, Illinois on June 1, 1947, to the late Wayne Albright and Johanna Albright Faris. She grew up in Illinois and graduated from Woodford High School in Peoria, Illinois. She went…

John Hagman, 56, husband of Janice Sexton Hagman, died Saturday, April 23, 2022, at the Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Florida. Born Nov. 6, 1965, in Owensboro, he was the son of Daniel and Shirley (Kurz) Hagman, of Hawesville. He was a FC Associate for Amazon and a Catholic. Survivors, in addition to his wife…

Donald Dwight Ross, 76, of Harrodsburg, widower of Janet Lou Robinson Ross, died Monday, April 18, 2022, at the Willows. Born April 23, 1945, in Washington County, he was the son of the late Dewey and Artie (Yeast) Ross. He was retired from Atmos Energy and former Western Gas Company and was a member of…

Tony G. Pankey, 75, of Harrodsburg, husband of Kathy Devine Pankey, died Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at Saint Joseph Hospital. Born Dec. 11, 1946, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Roscoe and Myrtle (Bottom) Pankey. He was a retired IBM/Lexmark employee, a member of the Southside Christian Church and attended the…

Bryan C. Martin, 44, of Harrodsburg, husband of Brooke White Martin, died Monday, April 18, 2022, at his residence. Born April 19, 1977, in Boyle County, he was the son of Dennis and Regina Conatser Martin. He was a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service in Harrodsburg. Survivors, in addition to his wife…