Area Obituaries

Paula Carmichael Garcia died Wednesday, May 19, 2021, into the loving arms of Jesus just three days shy of her 93rd birthday, due to complications from a stroke. Paula was born May 22, 1928, in Burgin, and was the daughter of Jake and Helen (Smith) Carmichael. She married Tony Garcia in 1948 and he preceded…

Charles Lee Clark, 90, husband of Shirley Ward Clark, died Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Born March 25, 1931, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Neff Clark and Bertie Jones Catlett. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War, was owner and operator of Clark’s Refrigeration & A.C. and retired…

Bobby Campbell, 88, of Harrodsburg, widower of Louise Bottom Campbell, died Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at the Willows in Lexington. Born July 12, 1932, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Fred and Marguerite (Graham) Campbell. He was a retired Corning Inc. engineer tech and was a member of the Magnolia Street…

Thomas G. Spicer, Jr., 63, died Sunday, May 16, 2021, in Lexington.  G. Spicer Jr., 63, died Sunday, May 16, 2021, in Lexington. Born May 6, 1958, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of Betty J. Tatum of Burgin and the late Thomas G. Spicer Sr. He was a retired dispatcher for Roberts Towing in…

Reva Spalding, 73, of Harrodsburg, died Friday, May 14, 2021, at the University of Kentucky Good Samaritan Hospital, in Lexington. Born Jan. 28, 1948, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Pauline (Morris) Burns. She was a retired Modine employee and was a member of the Deep Creek Baptist Church.

Bobby Ray Payne Jr., 54, of Harrodsburg, fiancée of Amy Peavler, died Monday, May 10, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital. Born Dec. 2, 1966, in Fayette County, he was the son of Kathy Locker. He was a member of the Chapel Hill Baptist Church and was a pipeline laborer for…

LaShannon Lynn Chilton, 51, of Harrodsburg, died Sunday, May 16, 2021, at the Frankfort Regional Medical Center, in Frankfort.   Born Sept. 15, 1969, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of Anna Rose (Taylor) Chilton of Frankfort and the late Raymond Chilton. She was a member of the Methodist Church.

Peggy Ann Blacketer, 82, of Harrodsburg, wife of Paul Blacketer, died Monday, May 17, 2021, at her home. Born Jan. 21, 1939, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson and Louise (Peyton) Robinson. She was a retired state employee, a member of the Harrodsburg Baptist Church and the Echos Homemakers…