Area Obituaries

Harry E. Strickland, 91, of Harrodsburg, husband of Maryann Jackson Strickland, died Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Baptist Health of Lexington. Born Sept. 24, 1933, in Freehold, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Elvin B. and Ruhuna (Miller) Strickland. He was a retired farmer, former co-owner of the Words of Life Christian…

Burchell Dewayne “Shew” Shewmaker, 72, husband of Joyce Snipes Shewmaker, died Thursday, June 5, 2025, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born April 17, 1953, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late Curtis Shootie Patterson and Elizabeth Jewell Shewmaker. He had worked at Spring Hill Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to…

Joyce Ann Robinson, 89, widow of Harold “Rob” Robinson, of Harrodsburg, died Sunday, June 1, 2025 in Louisville. Born Sept. 22, 1936, in Bonnie Blue, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Roy Winiford Scroggs and Elsie Danette (Taylor) Scroggs. She was a 1954 graduate of Patterson Co-op High School in Davis, Ohio, went…

Thomas Edward “T.J.” Jones Jr., fiancé of Rachel Pennington, of Seabrook, Texas, and formerly of Harrodsburg, died Thursday, May 22, 2025. Born June 23, 1980, in Lexingon, he was the son of the late Brenda K. Jackson and Thomas E. Jones Sr. and stepmother, Shirley Jones Bertram. He was a 1999 graduate of Harrodsburg High…

Tina Rose Gibson, 67, wife of James E. Gibson, died Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Burgin. Born May 13, 1958, in Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Orville and Mary Taylor Watts. She was a retired dental assistant for Dr. Wittwer and Dr. Ritchie and was a member of Shawnee Run Baptist Church.…

Juanita Hayes, 69, of Harrodsburg, died on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Jan. 15, 1956, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late James Lee Andrews and Mary Ann (Dean) Vaughn. She attended Harrodsburg High School, retired from General Cable in Lawrenceburg and was a…

Robert F. Clark, 66, of Campbellsville, died Monday, June 9, 2025. Born July 10, 1958, in Atlanta, Georgia, he was the son of the late Robert and Vivian Clark. He was a Christian minister for over 30 years. Survivors include: his former wife, Cherie Clark; two daughters, Whitnie (Jason Lehew) Clark of Georgia and Abbie Clark…

Annelle Claunch, 99, widow of Willie A. Claunch, of Harrodsburg, died Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Nov. 5, 1925, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Thomas V. and Carrie Lula (Nichols) Warner. She retired from Cricketeer as a seamstress and was a member…

David Lee Baker, 80, husband of Patricia Votaw Baker, of Harrodsburg, died Thursday, June 5, 2025. Born Jan. 22, 1945, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late John D. and Sally Belle Coyle Baker. He was a U.S. Army and Army Reserves veteran, a real estate developer, a lifelong farmer and a…

Carolyn Nanette Wofford, 73, of Harrodsburg, widow of Robert Henry Wofford, died Friday, May 30, 2025, at Campbellsville Nursing and Rehab Center in Campbellsville. Born Aug. 16, 1951, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Charles Henry and Rosella (Smith) Dunn Sr. She was a 1969 graduate of Harrodsburg High School, was a…