Area Obituaries

Margaret JoAnn Cinnamon, 88, of Harrodsburg, widow of Leon Cinnamon Sr., died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, at her home. Born Sept. 28, 1932, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late J.T. and Lena Mae (Isham) Asher. She was a graduate of Harrodsburg High School and Campbellsville College, was a retired teacher for…

Hubert S. Angel, 83, of Parksville, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born March 30, 1937, in Rockcastle County, he was the son of the late John and Cordelia Jones Angel. He was a farmer and a Baptist by faith.

Jaylen LeRashon Whitley, 26, of Danville, formerly of Harrodsburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, at Ephraim McDowell Haggin Memorial Hospital in Harrodsburg. Born May 26, 1994, in Danville, he was the son of Jeffrey L. Whitley and Robin Stigall, both of Danville. He was a 2012 graduate of Mercer County High School, where he played…

Michael Joseph Vah Sr., 84, of Harrodsburg, widower of Shirley Barker Vah, died Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, at his home.  Born Dec. 6, 1936, in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late Michael and Anne (Yukas) Vah.  He was a retired tech supervisor for Signet-Modine, was a US Navy veteran, a member of…

William Pittman Jr., 81, of Harrodsburg, widower of Carolyn Phillips Pittman, died Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, at the Clark Regional Medical Center in Winchester. Born Feb. 26, 1939, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Clarence and Louise Lyons Pittman. He was the owner and operator of Pittman’s Produce. Survivors include: one…

Garnett Lewis Ruble, 87, of Harrodsburg, widower of Mary K. Sutton Ruble, died Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, in Danville. Born Sept. 21, 1933, in Anderson County, he was the son of the late Elbert and Drucilla (Brown) Ruble. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean…

Shirlene P. Reed, 64, widow of Randall Keith Reed, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, at the Signature Health Care at Summerfield Rehab and Wellness Center in Louisville. Born Aug. 11, 1956, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Paul Wayne and Velda Emma Jean Hurst Peavler. She was a homemaker, a member of…

Norma Jean Hazelwood, 83, of Salvisa, widow of Charles K. Hazelwood, died Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Aug. 16, 1937, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Genevia (Stratton) Parker. She had worked as a meat packager at Hockersmith Meat Processing…

Anna “Margaret” Fitzgerald, 91, of Harrodsburg, died Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, at her son’s home. Born Dec. 11, 1929, in Boyle County, she was the daughter of the late Leo and the late Edith (Chambers) Evans. She was a tech at the Kentucky Historical Society and a member and past president of the V.F.W. Auxiliary…

Annetta “Anne” Farthing, 72, wife of Gary Farthing, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Born July 13, 1948, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late William and Carolyn Smith Currans. She was a member of the Harrodsburg United Presbyterian Church.