Area Obituaries

Arnold White, Sr., 57, died Friday May 24, 2019 in Harrodsburg.  Born September 23, 1961 in Harrodsburg, he was the son of Faye Wray White of Harrodsburg and the late Herbert White.  He was a Heavy Equipment Operator and of the Christian Faith. 

Shea O’Neal Ford Grubbs, 31, of Harrodsburg, died Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Lexington. Born June 16, 1987, in Danville, he was the son of Craig Ford of Harrodsburg and Cathy Grubbs Rogers of Hustonville. He attended Harrodsburg High School, was an employee of the Hampton Inn in Lexington and was a Christian.

Sue Carol Byars Schumpf, 80, of Lebanon, Tenn., wife of Henry Schumpf died Tuesday, May 28, 2019. She was the daughter of the late John Byrns and Fannie Mildred Byars.

James A. Bristo, 78, of Stanford, husband of Dorothy Campbell Bristo, died Monday, June 3, 2019, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, in Lexington.  Born June 8, 1940, in Bakers, CA, he was the son of the late Lee and Edith (Smith) Bristo. He was a retired GMC Truck Driver and was a member…

Donnita Kathlee Russell, 48, wife of Rex Russell, died Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Born May 4, 1971, in Danville, she was the daughter of Donna Webb Poynter and Lenzie (Pop) Poynter and the late Foster Barnes. She was a member of Southland Christian Church and was a production associate at Hitachi in Harrodsburg.

David Coleman, 64, of Harrodsburg, husband of Teresa Hart Coleman, died Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Bluegrass Hospice Care Center at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. Born Dec. 13, 1954, in Clarksville, Tenn., he was the son of the late James and Mildred Greene Coleman. He was the former owner of Shell Mart in Danville,…

Thomas Eugene Dearing, 71, husband of Sandra K. Dearing, died Thursday, May 23, 2019, in Harrodsburg. Born Sept. 18, 1947, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late Dewey Thomas and Jane Marie Keller Dearing.  He was a retired corrections officer for Northpoint Training Center and was a U.S. Air Force Veteran of the…

Kenneth Wayne Boyd, 61, of Harrodsburg, husband of Linda Ann Claunch Boyd, died Sunday, May 26, 2019, at his home. Born Nov. 1, 1957, in Boyle County, he was the son of Kenneth L. Boyd of Lancaster, and the late Mary Helen White Boyd. He was a Baptist.

George Norris Cocanougher, 79, of Harrodsburg, husband to Patsy J. (Devine) Cocanougher, died Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Born March 5, 1940, in Washington County, he was the son of the late Robert Logan Cocanougher and Edna Ray Logsdon Cocanougher. He was a former computer programmer and system analyst, a graduate of Springfield High School and…

Lavon Lane Crutchfield, 84, of Harrodsburg, wife of the late Roy Thomas Crutchfield, died Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at her home. Born July 25, 1934, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late William Arthur and Beulah (Green) Lane. She was a graduate of Anderson County High School, an X-ray technician, a secretary…