Area Obituaries

GARNETTA WEBB Garnetta R. Webb, 67, of Harrodsburg, wife of Randall “Randy” Blake Webb, died Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Aug. 31, 1953, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Garnett R. and Hattie Pearl (Bailey) Semones. She was a homemaker and a…

VAN LEE TURNER Van Lee Turner, 53, husband of Patricia Little Turner, of Harrodsburg, died Monday July 12, 2021, at his residence. Born March 8, 1968, in Fayette County, he was the son of Shirley Lee Turner of Harrodsburg and the late Mable Bowman Turner. He was a mechanic at B&B Electric and attended Cornishville…

VIVIAN SLEEPER Vivian Sleeper, 92, widow of John A. Sleeper, died Saturday, July 17, 2021, at her home. Born Sept. 4, 1928, in Concord, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Helen (Minor) Kreger. She was a homemaker, a member of the Harrodsburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church and attended Centenary United Methodist Church…

BONNIE O. TANNER Bonnie O. Tanner, Ph.D., 80, wife of Jim Tanner, Ph.D., of Harrodsburg, died Monday, July 5, 2021, at her home. Born March 29, 1941, in Louisville, she was the daughter of the late J. Earl O’Bryant and Adelee Hoefler O’Bryant. A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, Aug. 7, at…

REBECCA ROBINSON Rebecca Ann Oakley Robinson, 65, of Harrodsburg, widow of Anthony Wayne “Tony” Robinson, died Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Born April 18, 1956, in Harrison County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Henry and Nancy Porter (Glass) Oakley and was raised by the late William Stivers and Ethel Louise (Glass) Perros of…

ANTHONY RICE Anthony Julian Rice, 37, of Lexington, formerly of Harrodsburg, died Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. Born July 28, 1983, in Danville, he was the son of David Julian Rice Jr. and the late Donna (Hale) Rice. He was a self-employed construction worker, a 2001 graduate of…

PATRICIA LESTER Patricia Ann Lester, 83, of Harrodsburg, wife of Darill Lester, died Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at her home. Born Sept. 3, 1937, in Rosiclare, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late James H. and Velda (Croft) McMaster. She was a retired cashier for Kroger and a member of the Harrodsburg Baptist Church.

SIEGLINDA ‘CHI CHI’ GIERLACH HAYDEN Sieglinda Ann “Chi Chi” Gierlach Hayden died Friday, July 16, 2021, at the James B. Haggin Ephraim McDowell Hospital. Raised in Lexington, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Zigmount S. and Marilyn Gierlach. She recorded and releasing a 45 record in 1964, “Chi Chi and The Treble Makers,”…

LIBBY CASE Elizabeth A. “Libby” Massie Case, 88, widow of Carl Case Sr., died Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Born Aug. 4, 1932, in Lexington, she was the daughter of the late Whitney and Cecil Fields Massie. She was retired from the dietary department of Woodlawn Childrens Campus and was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church.

NANCY ELLEN BURGUESS Nancy Ellen Burguess, 72, of Harrodsburg, wife of Larry G. Burguess, died Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at her home. Born Dec. 23, 1948, in Corning, New York, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Agnes (Laughlin) Travis. She was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic Church.