Area Obituaries

Kris Anthony Shell, 49, of Harrodsburg, husband of Crystal Gail (Johnson) Shell, died Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at his residence. Born Sept. 13, 1975, in Louisville, he was the son of David Shell and the late Janice (Goforth) Shell. He attended Jessamine County High School and was a self-employed welder. Survivors, in addition to his…

Wayne Young Morris, 81, husband of Ivana (Eckl) Morris, of Lancaster, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in Bad Durkheim, Germany. Born March 7, 1943, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late Clarence Overstreet and Emma (Thomas) Morris. Wayne was a Veteran of the U. S. Army and received the National Defense Service Medal,…

William Wesley Collins, Jr., 60, died Friday Dec. 20, 2024, at University of Kentucky Bluegrass Hospice Center. Born Sept. 5, 1964, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late William and Corena Collins and Flora Pennington Collins. Survivors include: special cousin, Eva Collins; one stepsister, Teressa Johnson; and several cousins. He was preceded…

William Jeffrey “Jeff” “Cheesey” Ryan, of Forkland, 60, husband of Susanna Ryan, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, at his home. Born May 28, 1964, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Ernest William Ryan and Helen Frances Merriman Ryan. He was a Harrodsburg High School graduate, was a salesperson and serviceman for…

Pamela Kay Parks, 69, widow of Tommy Parks, of Burgin, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at Frankfort Trails in Frankfort. Born April 27, 1955, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Lucy Hubbard Carey. She was a homemaker and attended Shawnee Run Baptist Church. Survivors include: one son, Scottie Sizemore…

Hettie Bruce Logue, 97, widow of William “Bill” Logue, of Harrodsburg, died Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. Born on March 4, 1927, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Za Thomas and Nellie Bottoms Lester. She was a homemaker and a member of Harrodsburg Baptist Church. Survivors include: one daughter, Rita Kay Hendren;…

Angela Carol Hanes, 61, of Harrodsburg, died on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born April 27, 1963, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of James Lee Pinkston of Harrodsburg and the late Gloria Jean (Darland) Murphy. She was a former employee of Beaumont Inn, Burke’s Bakery and…

Andrea Doyle Darland, 77, wife of Fred Darland, died Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, at her residence. Born Dec. 10, 1947, in Trafford, Ala., she was the daughter of the late John and Elva Jones Doyle. She was a retired telephone care assistant at Veterans Affairs in Lexington and a member of the Burgin Church of…

Edna Mae Sparks Lister, 68, widow of Gerald Clayton Lister, died Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, at the Ephraim McDowell James B. Haggin Hospital. Born Feb. 23, 1956, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Alice Dean Sparks. She was a homemaker and a member of the Perryville Church of God.…

Tilda Coker Coslow, 90, of William Hughes “Mousie” Coslow, died Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Born March 8, 1934, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late John and Beulah Peavler Coker. She was retired from Modine Signet, had worked at Cricketeer, farmed with her family and…