Area Obituaries

WILLIAM BUCHANAN William Irvin Buchanan, 93, of Harrodsburg, died Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at the Willows in Harrodsburg. Born Sept. 27, 1927, in Boyle County, he was the son of the late George Walker and Lou Ella Trisler Buchanan. He was a member of the Ellers Memorial Baptist Church and a farmer.

FRED WORLEY Fred Lee Worley, 82, died Sunday, June 20, 2021, at the V.A Medical Center in Lexington. Born Aug. 6, 1938, in McCreary County, he was the son of the late Othor and Addie (New) Worley. He was a retired construction designer for the Bechtel Corporation, was a member of the First Baptist Church…

MICHAEL WHITE Michael Joe White, 55, of Harrodsburg, died Thursday, July 8, 2021, at his home. Born Dec. 2, 1965, in Danville, he was the son of Mary Alice (West) White and the late Joe White. He was a 1983 graduate of Danville High School and was an employee of Bright’s Bottle Gas of Burgin…

HANLEY WATTS Hanley Randolph Watts, 91, of Harrodsburg, husband of Mable Coffman Watts, died Monday, July 5, 2021, at his home. Born March 12, 1930, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Pat C. and Mary (Yates) Watts. He was a retired service technician with Atmos Energy and a member of the…

BILL POYNTER William Lloyd “Bill” Poynter Jr., 52, died Thursday, July 8, 2021, in Danville. Born Jan. 31, 1969, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of William Lloyd Poynter of Harrodsburg and the late Sharon Fredrick Poynter. He was a self-employed maintenance man.

HAROLD FULTON Harold Edward Fulton, 72, of Harrodsburg, husband of April Dawn (Gover) Fulton, died Saturday, July 10, 2021, at his home. Born Nov. 4, 1948, in Evansville, Indiana, he was the son of the late Guy Otis and Gertrude Gretchen (Alvey) Fulton. He was a graduate of Ft. Branch High School in Indiana, was…

DORIS FREEMAN Doris McRay Freeman, 98, widow of Thomas Wesley Freeman, died Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Harrodsburg. Born May 24, 1923, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Dailey and Pearl Speake McRay. She was a retired real estate agent and decorator and was a member of the Harrodsburg Baptist Church.

JAMES BRYANT James E. Bryant, 75, died Sunday, July 11, 2021 in Harrodsburg. Born June 5, 1946, in Harlan, he was the son of the late Roy Bryant and the late Opal Philpot Goodman. He was a veteran of the US Army and was an electrician for IBEW Local 183.

DONNA BARNARD Donna Sue Barnard, 72, wife of Michael M. Barand, died Monday, July 12, 2021, at Baptist Health in Louisville. Born May 29, 1949, in Louisville, she was the daughter of the late Walter K. “Red” and Ruth (Daniels) Miller. She was a retired respiratory therapist in the Louisville area and a member of…

CHARLES TINGLE Charles S. Tingle, 80, of Harrodsburg, husband of Bonita Gayle Drury Tingle, died Sunday, July 4, 2021, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born May 14, 1941, in Springfield, he was the son of the late Jessie B. and Gillie Ann (Sagracy) Tingle. He was a US Army veteran of the…