Area Obituaries

Floyd Henry Floyd Henry, 78, widower of Carol Ballard Henry, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, at the Danville Center for Health and Rehabilitation. Born June 17, 1942, he was the son of the late Robert and Mary Bell Yocum Henry. He sold vacuum cleaners, was a former employee of Ace Hardware and was a member…

Cecil Francis Jr. Cecil Francis Jr., 90, widower of Lucy Gay Stone Francis, formerly of Harrodsburg, died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, at the Clark Regional Medical Center in Winchester. Born April 2, 1930, in Fayette County, he was the son of the late Cecil and Willie (Neal) Francis. He was a retired Southern States Coop…

Betty Jo Edwards Betty Jo Evans Edwards, 88, widow of William B. Edwards, died on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, at the Danville Health and Rehab in Danville. Born on Feb. 9, 1932, in Springfield, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Thelma (Kennedy) Evans. She was employed by AT&T and was a committed…

Linda Clark Linda Doris Clark, 67, of Nicholasville, formerly of Harrodsburg, died on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, at Kindred Hospital in Louisville. Born July 20, 1953, in LaGrange, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Bernice (Simpson) Clark. She was a graduate of Mercer County High School, a former employee of Palm Beach…

Martha Buster Martha “Poozy” Jane Buster, of Lexington, formerly of Harrodsburg, died Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, at Baptist Health Hospital in Lexington. Born March 5, 1945, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of Geneva P. Penman of Harrodsburg and the late Jackie Buster. She attended West Side High School in Harrodsburg.

Shirley Beatty Shirley Bernice Beatty, 73, wife of Donald Wayne Beatty, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Nov. 30, 1947, in Casey County, she was the daughter of the late Albert Kenneth and Rosa Mae (Miller) Pittman. She was a retired certified nursing assistant at Charleston…

Rodney Buckson Dr. Rodney Lee Buckson, 86, of Harrodsburg, peacefully passed away Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. He was born Jan. 13, 1935, in Akron, Ohio, the son of Anna and John Buckson. He was the youngest of two siblings. In 1957, Rod graduated from the College of Wooster in Ohio and went on to earn…

William Lorenzo “Rennie” Trigg, 52, of Harrodsburg, husband of Amy Trigg, died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.  Born Jan. 19, 1968, in Lebanon, he was the son of the late James and Anna Rose (Coleman) Trigg.  He was a graduate of Washington County High School in Springfield and…

Don Stiglich, 77, widower of Brenda Royalty Stiglich, of Harrodsburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021.  Born Nov. 3, 1943, in Chicago, Ill. He was the son of the late Stanley A. Stiglich of Cornishville.  He was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church, attended Hebron Baptist Church and retired as a conductor for Norfolk Southern Railroad. …