Area Obituaries

Barbara Ann Burchett, 66, of Danville, widow of Larry Russell, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at Landmark in Danville.  Born Oct. 31, 1954, in Louisville, she was the daughter of the late Giles and Thelma Wray White Sr.  She attended Gethsemane Baptist Church. 

Scottie Brewer, 42, of Harrodsburg, husband of Troy Anthony Henry Brewer, of Harrodsburg, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at his residence.  Born March 26, 1978, in Corbin, he was the son of Lonnie and Donna Brewer of Corbin.  He was a regional manager for Goodwill Industries and a Kentucky Colonel.

Anna Marie Bays, 71, wife of Ralph Bays Sr., died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, at her residence.  Born Feb. 11, 1950, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Ethel Barrett Huff. She was a member of Mitchellsburg Methodist Church, was retired from Cricketeer and had worked at Shakertown. 

Patricia “Patty” Gaines Stone, 80, widow of Richard Lee Stone, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. Born March 15, 1940, in Owenton, she was the daughter of the late John and Juanita Gaines.  She was an educator at Foster Heights Elementary, a minister of music for New Salem Baptist Church,…

Victoria Helen Southerland, 60, of Harrodsburg died  Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, at Harrodsburg Health Care Center in Harrodsburg.  Born May 26, 1960, in Warren, Mich., she was the daughter of the late Christine Maitland.  She was a self-employed paralegal and a member of the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Lexington.

Hobert “Buddy” Riley, 83, of Salvisa, widower of Donna Messex Riley, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at his home.   Born May 8, 1937, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Seabert and Frances (Chesser) Riley.  He was a retired warehouse foreman for Austin Nichols Distillery and was a Baptist.

Charlotte Lapinski, 52, of Harrodsburg, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.   Born Aug. 8, 1968, in Pontiac, Mich., she was the daughter of the late Robert and Penelope (Pellow) Lapinski.  She was a retail clerk for Kroger.

April Annette Cutlip, 53, wife of Randy Cutlip, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville.   Born April 12, 1967, in Columbus, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Martha Lloyd Mull.