Area Obituaries

RITA JOHNSON Rita Joan Evelyn Vaughn Johnson, 72, wife of Jesse Johnson, died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Sept. 17, 1949, in Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Sally Weldon Vaughn. She was a retired care giver and a former employee of…

ROXIE SHERROW Roxie E. Sherrow, 82, of Versailles, died Sept. 3, 2021. Born April 16, 1939, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Virginia Million. She was a member of Clear Creek Baptist Church in Versailles.

BETTY RUSSELL Betty L. Pigman Russell, 79, of Harrodsburg, widow of Carroll Russell died Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Sept. 4, 1942, in Lexington, she was the daughter of the late Art and Edna Fields Pigman. She was a member of the Ellers Memorial Baptist Church…

CLOVIS ROY Clovis Roy, 78, of Harrodsburg, widower of Shirley Releford Roy, died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell-James B. Haggin Hospital in Harrodsburg. Born May 30, 1943, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Delmer and Francis (Gadberry) Roy. He was a retired farmer and employee with Anderson Circle…

PANSY HOUSTON Pansy Ray Houston, 89, of Connersville, Indiana, widow of Hobert Houston, died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, at Reid Health in Richmond, Indiana. Born March 2, 1932, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Cornell and Lilly Bea Taylor McRay. She was a member of Western Avenue Baptist Church, a caregiver aide…

AARON HOUP Aaron Blake Houp, 35, formerly of Harrodsburg, husband of Julie Marie Houp, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Born Sept. 22, 1985, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late Charles Blake Houp and the late Linda (Grubbs) Houp Hasan-Hamad.

CARLOS COLLIER Carlos Collier Sr., 81, husband of Chrissy Collier, died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, at his home in Stanford. Born June 18, 1940, in Perryville, he was the son of the late Earl D. and Willie Price Collier. He was a retired woodworker and a member of the Willow Grove Baptist Church.

MICHAEL BUGG Michael Dale Bugg, 76, of Harrodsburg, husband of Betty Carrier Bugg, died Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at the V.A. Medical Center in Lexington. Born June 17, 1945, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Marvin and Aileen (Tatum) Bugg. He was a retired North Point Training Center Officer, had served…