Area Obituaries

Dock Warren, 68, of Harrodsburg, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, at Baptist Health of Lexington. Born Aug. 9, 1952, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of Geneva P. VanDyke Penman and the late William Davis Warren Sr.

Betsy Ruth Yates Napier, 71, of Harrodsburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born March 5, 1949, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Lucian and Rosalind Morris (Hawkins) Yates Jr. She was a retired Corning Inc. employee and a member of the First Baptist…

Lillian Mae Devine Long, 88, of Harrodsburg, widow of Vernice Jewell Long, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, at the Landmark of Danville. Born May 31, 1932, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late William Ansel and Margie Harmon Devine. She was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church and retired from the…

Jo Ann Huffman, 85, of Harrodsburg, widow of Marvin Hassel Huffman, died Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at the Rockcastle Health and Rehabilitation Respiratory Care Center in Brodhead. Born July 25, 1935, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert Curtis and Mae (Hart) Smith. She was a retired Corning Inc. employee and…

James “Jim” Hill Jr, 67, of Lawrenceburg, husband of Missy Cinnamon Hill, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Dec. 15, 1953, in Lexington, he was the son of Joyce O’nan Rhorer and the late James Hill Sr. He was a graduate of Burgin High School and…

Effie Dolores Hamner, 77, of Lancaster, widow of Clifford Ray Hamner, died Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at Baptist Health in Lexington. Born Jan. 23, 1944, in Yosemite, she was the daughter of the late Aubrey C. and the late Wallace Irene (Luster) McQueary. She was a retired nurse and a member of the Buena Vista…

Martha Sallee Green, 94, of Harrodsburg, widow of Virgil Green, died Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at the Landmark of Lancaster. Born Aug. 14, 1926, in Atwood, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Steve and Mamie (Noel) Sallee. She was a retired sales clerk for Broaddus Inc. and was a member of the Harrodsburg…

Stephen M. Crane, 76, of Salvisa, husband of Wanda Whittaker Crane, died Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born March 14, 1944, in Evansville, Indiana, he was the son of the late James and Rose Marie (Lamb) Crane. He was a retired Shawnee Farm employee and a member…

Roy Maurice Coats, 83, of Springfield, widower of Mildred mahaney Coats, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, at the Morning Point Danville, Danville. Born Aug. 6, 1937, in Chicago, Ill, he was the son of the late James Floyd and Mary Alice (Thorton) Coats. Roy was a retired Supervisor for Reynolds Metal and was a member…