Area Obituaries

JOYCE STURGEON Joyce Dean Sturgeon, 85, of Louisville, died Aug. 28, 2021. Born Feb. 14, 1936, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Gladys (Crossfield) Dean. She was a realtor in Louisville for over 30 years.

BRENDA MCCONNELL Brenda Sue McConnell, 75, of Harrodsburg, died Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Feb. 14, 1946, in Bloomington, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Forrest Logan and Roxie Mae (Judy) Clark. She retired as general manager for Extended Stay Hotels, operated the family…

ROBERT LANGFORD Robert Langford, 93, of Danville, husband of Mary Elizabeth Worthington Langford, died Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Oct. 18, 1927, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Frank Woodson and Cleva Routt Langford. He was a Navy veteran of World War…

TERESA EVICH Teresa Luttrell Evich, 61, of Georgetown, wife of Joseph Gerard Evich, died Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, at the Bourbon Community Hospital in Paris. Born Oct. 20, 1959, in Fayette County, she was the daughter of the late Estill Max and Alice Corine (Hoskins) Luttrell.

DONALD DRURY Donald Wayne Drury, 71, of Harrodsburg, husband of Penny Chi Drury, died Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, at Heartsong Memory Care in Louisville. Born Feb. 12, 1950, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Fred Harvey and Martha Bernice Combs Drury. He was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War.

JOHN BRITTON John Brewer Britton, 80, of Harrodsburg, widower of Nette Rae (Coslow) Britton, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, at the Frankfort Regional Medical Center. Born Dec. 14, 1940, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late Davis Howard and Thelma Louise (Graham) Britton. He attended Cornishville School, was a self-employed farmer and a…

ANNA BYRD Anna “Moma Byrd” Gordon Byrd, 83, of Junction City, the widow of Chester Byrd, died Sept. 2, 2021, in Lexington. Born April 8, 1938, in Marion County, she was the daughter of the late Andrew “Buck” Gordon and Ella Setters Dobson. She was a member of the vocal group, the Singing Byrds; co-founder…

CONNIE WESTERFIELD Connie Ann Westerfield, 60, died Wednesday, Aug.  25, 2021, at her home in Danville.  Born Sept. 21, 1960, in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Mack and Susie (New) Westerfield.  She was a graduate of Danville High School, a PBX operator at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, and was of…

KEITH ROGERS Travis Keith Rogers, 52, of Harrodsburg, died Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, at home.   Born July 8, 1969, in Mercer County, he was the son of Betty Harley Rogers of Harrodsburg and the late Roy Jeffrey Rogers. He was department manager for Essity, worked as sales support for Ace Hardware and was a…

JAMES MARSHALL James Rick Marshall Jr., 67, of Harrodsburg, died Friday, Aug.  27, 2021, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.  Born March 13, 1954, in Lexington, he was the son of Nancy (Stapleton) Marshall of Richmond and the late James Rick Marshall Sr.  He attended Jessamine County High School and was a former…