Area Obituaries

DONALD PHELPS Donald Ray Phelps, of Stanford, the husband of Patricia Ann Shannon Phelps, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, at his home. Born Aug. 21, 1948, in Wilburn, he was the son of the late Cecil and Nora Harp Phelps. He was a retired truck driver.

ERNEST NAVE Ernest W. Nave, 78, of Burgin, husband of Lenora Bradshaw Nave, died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Oct. 20, 1942, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Ernest Winfield Nave and the late Della (Hayslett) Coleman. He was a retired Bright’s…

JUANITA FARTHING Juanita Bernice Tindall Farthing, 97, widow of David Farthing, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Born Dec. 17, 1923, in Glensboro, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Ocie Milburn Tindall. She was a homemaker and a member of the Mayo Christian Church.

NANCY COX Nancy Cox, 84, of Harrodsburg, wife of Renny Cox, died Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Sept. 15, 1937, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Jasper Clark and Edna Mae Searcy Driskell. She was a member of the Harrodsburg Baptist Church.

BOBBY BURCHETT Bobby Gene Burchett, 83, of Harrodsburg, husband of Betty (Bugg) Burchett, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital in Harrodsburg. Born Dec. 3, 1937, in Mitchellsburg, he was the son of the late Clarence and Annie (Sandbrooks) Burchett. He was a certified welder for Hayslett Mechanical…

HUGH BULLOCK Hugh Bullock, 74, of Harrodsburg, husband of Lana Catlett Keebortz, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, at the Baptist Health in Lexington. Born Jan. 1, 1947, in Atlanta, Georgia, he was the son of the late Harris and Jean Hill Bradley Bullock. He was an elder at Bethel No. 1 Cumberland Presbyterian Church and…

MAURICE ‘BOB’ BAKER Maurice C. “Bob” Baker, 92, of Harrodsburg, widower of Sara Sparrow Baker, died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, at his residence. Born Nov. 22, 1928, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Charlie and Rosie Lee Carr Baker. He was a retired South Central Bell employee; a farmer; a Korean…

RICHARD SPAIN Richard Lee Spain, 62, of Harrodsburg, husband of Pamela Tharp Spain, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, at home. Born Oct. 1, 1959, in Indianapolis, Indiana, he was the son of the late Ray Lathrem and Ellen Murray Lathrem. He was a self-employed industrial electrician and a member of Dry Branch Baptist Church.

WILLIAM RANSDELL William “Bill” Earl Ransdell, 72, of Salvisa, died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, at his home in Largo, Florida. Born June 2, 1949, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Herbert and Naomi (Honerkamp) Ransdell. He was a member of the Ebenezer Church of Christ, was a graduate of Mercer County…

KRISTIN NOEL Kristin Rae Sutter Noel, 45, of Harrodsburg, wife of Darrel Kent Noel, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Jan. 29, 1976, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of John William “Bill” and the late Judy (Lawson) Sutter. She was a homemaker and a…