Area Obituaries

ALICE LUTTRELL Alice C. Luttrell, 78, widow of Estill M. Luttrell, died Monday, June 14, 2021, in Georgetown. Born June 26, 1942, in Fayette County, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Evalina (Bowles) Hoskins.

JOSEPH GARTEN Joseph Allen Garten, 63, of Harrodsburg, died Monday, June 14, 2021, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. Born March 28, 1958, in Henderson, he was the son of James F. Garten and the late Margie Sue (Rigdon) Garten. He retired as a plumber for Senninger Plumbing and was a Baptist.

FLORENCE EASH Florence Edna Eash, 96, of Harrodsburg, died Friday, June 18, 2021, at her home. Born March 14, 1925, in Midland, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Levi J. and Fannie (Bontrager) Eash. She attended Leo School in Leo, Indiana, was a self-employed housekeeper and caregiver and was a member of the…

WILLIAM DEVINE William Kyle Devine, 89, of Harrodsburg, husband of Shelby Jean Phillips Devine, died Thursday, June 17, 2021, at his home. Born June 16, 1932, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Jack and Ruby (Williams) Devine. He was a retired equipment operator for the Kentucky Department of Transportation and was…

DEBBIE CHESER Debbie Cheser, 68, of Georgetown, wife of Larry Cheser, died Sunday, June 20, 2021, at Baptist Health in Lexington. Born June 19, 1953, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Virgil “Junior” and Elaine (Riley) Warner. She was a member of the Air Stream and A-Liner Clubs and was a member…

MARK CATON Mark Johnston Caton, 61, of Harrodsburg, died Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Born Feb. 25, 1960, in Mercer County, he was the son of Walter Condit and Betty Grace Sinkhorn Caton. He was a self-employed painter and was a member of the Harrodsburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

ROBERT BOWLES Robert Bowles, 86, of Harrodsburg, husband of Darlene Baker Bowles, died Monday, June 21, 2021, at his home. Born June 9, 1935, in Montgomery County, he was the son of the late Allen Mason and Katherine Raney Bowles. He was owner and operator of the Udder Delight Dairy Farm and was a member…

THOMAS ANNESS Thomas E. “Tommy” Anness, 64, of Danville, husband of Laura Schuster Anness, died Monday, June 21, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, in Danville. Born March 29, 1957, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Henry Thomas and Joyce Todd Anness. He was a member of Harrodsburg United…

William Eugene Motley, 87, husband of Betty Sizemore Motley, died Sunday, June 13, 2021 at his home in Burgin.   Born June 13, 1934 in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Tevis Lath David and Marie Bradburn Motley. He was a graduate of Harrodsburg High School and Morehead State University where he…

James Franklin “Jimmy” Parks Sr., 69, of Harrodsburg, died Sunday, June 13, 2021, at the Select Special Hospital at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.  Born May 17, 1952, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late Charles M. Parks Sr. and Christine (Fisher) Parks. He was a 1970 graduate of Harrodsburg High…