Area Obituaries

SONYA MARSHALL Sonya Marshall, 48, of Harrodsburg, died Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Sept. 14, 1972, in Fayette County, she was the daughter of Gloria (VanGorp) Dargavell of Harrodsburg and the late George Hogan Preston Jr.

GLORETTA “GLO” LAY Gloretta “Glo” Lay, 91, widow of Christopher Lay, of DeKalb, Illinois, formerly of Maple Park, Illinois, died Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. Born July 28, 1930, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Ovie (Logue) Davis. Survivors include: son-in-law Dennis Wogen; daughter-in-law Cathy Lay; 11 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; 10…

ROGER BROWN Roger Steele Brown, 49, died Aug. 18, 2021, in Harrodsburg. Born Dec. 10, 1971, in Frankfort, he was the son of Charlene (Paul) Peach Cornish and the late John Steele Brown Jr. He was an employee of Montebello Packaging in Lebanon, formerly a mechanic and a welder, was a member of the Fellowship…

PEGGY TAYLOR Peggy Taylor, 75, widow of Leroy Taylor, died Friday, Aug. 13, 2021, in Danville. Born May 12, 1946, in Washington County, she was the daughter of the late George and Blanche Sims Blacketer. She was a member of Pleasant Run Baptist Church and retired as kitchen manager at Kentucky School for the Deaf.

WAYNE RUSSELL Wayne Russell, 75, husband of Beverly Peavler Russell, died Aug. 10, 2021, at his home. Born Jan. 28, 1946, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Henry and Hazel Pankey Russell. He was a 1964 graduate of Mercer County High School, was a retired farmer, a member of Deep Creek…

SHERRY ROBBINS Sherry Lynn Robbins, 70, Harrodsburg, wife of Earl Howard Robbins, died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, at her home. Born June 13, 1951, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Rue Edwin and Anna Joyce (Snipes) Sallee. She was a retired Modine employee.

BILLY NEVIUS George William “Billy” Nevius, 81, of Harrodsburg, husband of Kathy Orwig Nevius, died Thursday, Aug. 12, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born March 22, 1940, in Boyle County, he was the son of the late John Calvin Coastman and Ophelia David (Preston) Nevius. He was retired from Square D…

PAISLEIGH HURST PaisLeigh Elizabeth Grace Hurst, 7, died Sunday Aug. 15, 2021. Born May 7, 2014, she was the daughter of Toby (Maggie) Hurst and Jennifer (Jordan) Long of Harrodsburg. She attended Mercer County Elementary School and she loved Baby Yoda. She loved her dogs, Rosie, Skye and Bo, soccer, demolition derbies and every moment…