Area Obituaries

FRANK ZAMMIT Francis John “Frank” Zammit, 75, of Harrodsburg,  husband of Nancy Kraxberger Zammit, died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at the Ephraim McDowell James B. Haggin Hospital. Born Oct. 24, 1946, in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of the late Carmelo “Charles” and Marie (Brown) Zammit. He was a retired telephone and alarm installer, a…

TERRY ROSS Terry Lee Ross, 60, of Harrodsburg, husband of Mary Veda (Lewis) Ross, died Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Aug. 20, 1961, in Versailles, he was the son of the late Joe Adams and Birdie (Reed) Ross. He attended Mercer County Schools, was a self-employed…

CECILIA CROSIER Cecilia Ann Crosier, 77, of Harrodsburg, wife of Lewis James Crosier, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, at the Nicholasville Nursing and Rehab Center. Born Nov. 22, 1944, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Susie Frances (Henry) Parker. She was retired from the Marion County Clerk’s office in…

LAVON BROWN Lavon Y. Brown, 78, of Danville, wife of James Donald Brown, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. Born May 30, 1943, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Marshall and Mary Simpson Yeast. She was a sales clerk for Shoe Sensation and attended Cornishville Baptist…

PRISCILLA SHEARER Priscilla Dean Cooper Shearer, 93, widow of William Shearer, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. Born June 7, 1928, in Jellico, Tennessee,  she was the daughter of the late John Everett and Mary Irene Faulkner Cooper. She was retired from Modine Manufacturing Company and was a member of Burgin Baptist Church.

VERBENA SEARS Verbena Lee Sears, 79, Salvisa, widow of A.J. Sears Sr., died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, at her home in Salvisa. Born June 27, 1942, in Somerset, she was the daughter of the late Roy Lee and Stella Myrtle (Harper) Sears. She was a pharmacy tech at Cardinal Hill in Lexington and at Ephraim…

GENEVA JENKINS Geneva Kirkland Jenkins, 91, widow of Guster B. Jenkins Jr., died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, at the Willows of Harrodsburg. Born May 16, 1930, in Rose Hill, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Josie Lou Devine Kirkland. She was an American Greetings retiree and a member of the Harrodsburg Baptist…

HERMA McCOLLUM Herma Ruth Hamilton McCollum, 90, widow of Kenneth Dean McCollum, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, at the Harrodsburg Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born Jan. 29, 1931, in Nicholas County, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Nora Shrout Hamilton. She was a graduate of Carlisle High School and Crump Commerce College,…

David Wayne “Hog” Collier, 56, of Harrodsburg, died Jan. 8, 2022, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born Nov. 20, 1965, in Danville, he was the son of the late David Tillman and Patricia Sallee Collier. He was a former Gateway and Hitachi Automotive employee and a member of the Grace Baptist Church.