Area Obituaries

WILLIAM RICE William Ronald Rice, 74, died Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, at the Bradford Square Nursing Home in Frankfort. Born Feb. 10, 1947, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late Roy Jackson and Louise Slaughter Rice. He was a volunteer at the James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital, a member of the Harrodsburg Christian…

LEON ‘VAN’ WOODROW Leon “Van” Woodrow, 78, husband of Irma Louise Carmickle Woodrow, formerly of Burgin, died Wednesday, Nov. 10. He was the son of Gwen (VanDriel) and Leon Woodrow. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Danville and attended Burgin Baptist Church, was the owner/operator of Fourth Street Coin Laundry and…

GORDON WEST Gordon Lewis West, 82, of Harrodsburg, widower of Mary Katherine (Dunn) West, died Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Landmark of Danville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born Dec. 22, 1938, in Richmond, he was the son of the late James Lewis and Anne Elizabeth (Agee) West. He was a retired animal science technician for…

MARY JUNE WADE Mary June Caton Wade, 71, of Harrodsburg, wife of Dennis Ray Wade, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, at the University of  Medical Center in Lexington. Born March 11, 1950, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Caton Jr. and Mary Baker Caton. She was a member at Harrodsburg Baptist…

A.J. SEARS A.J. Sears Sr., 79, of Salvisa, husband of Verbena Lee Sears, died Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital. Born Aug. 10, 1942, in Indianapolis, Indiana, he was the son of the late B.F. and Mary (Hahn) Sears. He was a rural mail carrier for the US…

ORVILLE ‘BUD’ ROYALTY Orville “Bud” Royalty, 89, of Danville, died Monday Nov. 8, 2021. Born Jan. 1, 1932, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Arnold and Bessie Coker Royalty. He was a member of Benton Baptist Church, a United States Army veteran, and was a former employee of Eastern State Hospital.

BOBBY ROARK Bobby Louis Roark, 82, husband of Marcia Roark, of Lawrenceburg, died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, at his home. He was the son of the late Alonzo and Elsie Ray (Chilton) Roark. He was a 1957 graduate of Mercer County High, a U.S. Army veteran and was head of Roark Builders.

KENNETH GAU Kenneth Wayne Gau, 63, of Harrodsburg, died Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, at Baptist Health Lexington. Born Jan. 12, 1958, in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of the late Jacob E. and Rosemary (Harmeyer) Gau.

DANNY BOTTOM Danny Lloyd Bottom, 61, of Harrodsburg, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Jan. 24, 1960, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late William Floyd and Rosetta (Lanham) Bottom. He attended the Mercer County Schools and was a self-employed carpenter.