Area Obituaries

Jimmie Dolores Farris, 89, of Harrodsburg, widow of Grover Cleveland Farris, died Monday, Feb.  14, 2022, at the Methodist Richardson Medical Center in Richardson, Texas. Born July 30, 1932, in Columbus, Louisiana, she was the daughter of the late Sidney J. and Mary Jane (Williams) Speight. She was a member of the Buena Vista Baptist Church…

  Margaret Irene Hicks, 94, of Harrodsburg, widow of Marshall Votaw and Floyd Hicks, died Saturday, Feb.  19, 2022, at the Frankfort Regional Medical Center in Frankfort. Born Jan. 5, 1928, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Willis and Leona (Gritton) Peavler. She retired from the Cudahy Cheese Plant, had worked at…

Edith Louise “Red” Dean, 70, of Milton, widow of Lewis Thomas Dean, died  Friday, Feb.  18, 2022, at the Norton Women and Children’s Hospital in Louisville. Born Feb.  23, 1951, in Harrodsburg,  she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Veda Lewis (Vickrey) Conner. She was a homemaker. Survivors include: one daughter, Sheila (Stephen) Ann Wooten; one son,…

James “Jim” Roscoe Corman, 80, of Harrodsburg, died  Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. Born Nov. 16, 1941, he was the son of the late Mary Belle (Drury) Corman Claunch and Paul Cecil Corman. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, a member of the VFW, the Handy Man Club and attended Fellowship Baptist Church. Survivors include:…

Jackie Elliott Benge, 73, Branson, Missouri, formerly of Harrodsburg, died Wednesday, Feb.  16, 2022, at the Cox Medical Center in Branson. Born Aug.  23, 1948, in Richmond, he was the son of Stella (Simpson) Benge Harlow and the late Ralph Gilbert Benge. He was a Navy veteran and worked many years for Bellsouth. Survivors include: two daughters,…

Bobby M. Wilson, 83, of Harrodsburg, widower of Mary Sue Horn Wilson, died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, at his home. Born March 3, 1938, in Falls of Rough, he was the son of the late Anthony Wayne and Jewell (Wilkerson) Wilson. He was a retired health physicist for the University of Kentucky. Survivors include: two…

James “Jim” Vernon Thomas, age 78, loving husband to Rona Lynn Thomas, passed away peacefully, Thursday Feb. 3, 2022, at Highlands Regional Medical Center in Sebring, Fla. Born Oct. 30, 1943, in Harlan, he was the son of the late James Paul and Emily Ruth (King) Thomas. Jim was founder and president of Lean Masters…

Louise Mae Thompson, 87, of Harrodsburg, widow of James Ira Thompson, died Feb. 8, 2022, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. Born on Nov. 13, 1934, in Frankfort, she was the daughter of the late Clay and Margie Cornish. She was a home maker and member of the Harrodsburg Baptist Church. Survivors include: one…

Amanda S. Stratton, 42, of Harrodsburg, wife of Daniel Stratton, died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, at the UK Medical Center in Lexington. Born Aug. 19, 1979, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Jerry Reynolds and Bobbie (White) Hancock of Danville. She was a retired licensed practical nurse (LPN) and was a…

Geneva Hawkins Riley, 82, of Salvisa, died Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, at Signature Healthcare at Colonial in Bardstown. Born in Anderson County, she was the daughter of the late Logan and Ruby Kinder Hawkins. She was a homemaker. Survivors include: two daughters, Tina (Jack) Edwards and Virginia Sue (Jimmy) Hunt; one step son, Tom “Booshi”…