Area Obituaries

John C. Pascual, 49, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born June 14, 1972, in New Jersy, he was the son of Ruben Pascual and Susana Romeo. He was a carpenter. Survivors include: one daughter, Daniella Pascual of Harrodsburg; one son, Vincent Anthony Pascual of Stanford; one…

Alfia “Alfreda” Cristina (Occhiuto) Geraci, 86, widow of Gaetano “Tom” Geraci of Harrodsburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born July 4, 1935, in Acquadolci, Sicily, she was the daughter of the late Carmelo and Giuseppa (Musara) Occhiuto. She was homemaker, an expert seamstress and was a member…

Mary Lee Elliott, 83, of Harrodsburg, widow of William Chester Elliott, died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, at her home. Born Oct. 17, 1938, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Daisy Mae (Hurst) Woods. She was a homemaker and member of the Mercer Church of Christ. Survivors include: one daughter,…

Rosetta Sue Cuddy, formerly of Harrodsburg, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Lexington. Born in Lawrenceburg, she was the daughter of the late Madge Ashby DeWitt and late Jake Chilton of Lawrenceburg. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Kenneth DeWitt and Roscoe DeWitt Jr. Survivors include: one daughter, Jana…

Arthur Kenneth Cox, 62, of Harrodsburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, at his residence. Born Oct. 27, 1959, in Pineville, he was the son of Betty J. Carpenter of Harrodsburg and the late Arthur Cox. He was a retired forklift operator for Osram Sylvania. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include: two daughters, Jeanie Gayle…

Helen Grace Clark, 86, widow of Elmer W. Clark, died Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Ft. Myers, Fla. Born May 30, 1935, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Diana Durr Releford. She was a retired supervisor for Meals On Wheels in Kissimmee, Fla. and…

Steven Patrick Carlson, 35, of Harrodsburg, died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, at Ephraim McDowell Haggin Memorial Hospital in Harrodsburg. Born May 21, 1986, he was the son of Steven Carlson of Sanderson, Fla. and Cynthia (Wasden) Carlson of Waycross, Ga. He was a truck driver for Hirschbach Trucking in Dubuque, Iowa. Survivors, in addition to…

Rosetta Sue Cuddy, formerly of Harrodsburg, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Lexington. Born in Lawrenceburg, she was the daughter of the late Madge Ashby DeWitt and late Jake Chilton of Lawrenceburg. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Kenneth DeWitt and Roscoe DeWitt Jr. Survivors include: one daughter, Jana…

James “Jim” Vernon Thomas, 78, husband to Rona Lynn Thomas, died 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. He was a US Air Force veteran, founder and president of Lean…

Mary Bell Hill Montgomery, 78, widow of Richard Allen Montgomery, died Thurs, Feb. 3, 2022, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Danville. Born Oct. 17, 1943, in Eldorado, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Billy Worth and Elizabeth Frances Roberts Hill. She was a CNA at Heritage Hall and Harrodsburg Healthcare, and…