Area Obituaries

Treasia L. Wardlaw, 75, of Harrodsburg, widow of John W. Wardlaw, died Monday, September 3, 2018, at the UK Medical Center, Lexington.  Born July 21, 1943, in Logan, WV, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Maude Stafford Damron Brewer. She was a retired employee of American Greeting Company.

Mary Sue Watson, 58, of Harrodsburg died on August 30, 2018 at her home. Born in LaGrange on April 27, 1960, she was the daughter of the late Ed and Neva Simpson Watson. She was a nurse most of her life and was a member of Remnant Baptist Church.

Janice Ray Lance Young, 77, wife of the late David H. Young, died Thursday, August 30, 2018 at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. Born March 12, 1941 in Evansville, IN, she was the daughter of the late John Wayne Lance and Norma Jean Byers Hall. She was a former employee of Kentucky State Government, Department of…

Ricky Allen Merriman, 61, of Harrodsburg, fiancée of Tina Satterly, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, at the Ephraim McDowell James B. Haggin Hospital. Born May 18, 1957, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Charles Thomas Meriman and Edna Marie Watts Merriman.

Anita Ransdell, 82, of Harrodsburg, widow of Curtis Ransdell, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, at the Ephraim McDowell-James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital. Born Nov. 11, 1935, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Richard Arthur and Hannah Carter Isham. She was a retired maintenance department secretary for Kentucky State University and was…

Harry McCoy, 86, of Harrodsburg, widower of Linda Mattis McCoy, died Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, at his home. Born Jan. 18, 1932, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Harry A. and Inez Powers McCoy. He was retired U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars and was a member of…

Hope Lee Stackhouse, 41, of Harrodsburg, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, at her home.  Born May 10, 1977, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of Robin Travillian and Randy (Lori) Stackhouse. She was a server at Huddle House and a devoted mother to her daughter, Lilly. 

Wilma Elliott Turner, 82, of Mackville, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born January 2, 1936, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Hester Pankey Elliott. She was a member of the Thompsonville Baptist Church and a homemaker.

Nancy Joan Lawson, 90, of Danville, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, at the Harrodsburg Health Care Center. Born Sept. 9, 1927, in Midland, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Elzie and Frona Gibson. She was a 1945 graduate of Midland High School in Midland, Indiana, a seamstress for Cricketeer Manufacturing  and served as…

John William Landrum, 96, of Harrodsburg, widower of Vivian VanBever Landrum, went peacefully to his long awaited home on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, surrounded by his family and friends. Born Nov. 19, 1921, in Harlan, he was the son of the late William Bibb and Verna (Noe) Landrum II. John and Vivian came to Harrodsburg…