Area Obituaries

Donnie Wayne Baxter, 71, of London, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center of Lexington. Born March 6, 1953, in Versailles, he was the son of the late Edward Vernon and Christine (Anderson) Baxter. He was retired from Poplar Hill Horse Farm and was a painter for Glidden Paints. Survivors…

Barbara Jean Voorhies, 86, widow of Dennis Ray Voorhies, of Harrodsburg, died Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, at her home. Born May 7, 1938, in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late George and Dorothy Burton. She was a retired post master for the United States Postal Service and was a Christian. Survivors include: one…

Edath Arlene Parks, 62, of Lawrenceburg died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, at the Frankfort Regional Medical Center in Frankfort. Born Aug. 9, 1962, in Versailles, she was the daughter of the late Maurice Allen Bowen and Kathalene (Stratton) Bowen. She was a retired registered nurse from the University of Kentucky Medical Center,  had worked for…

Kenneth A. “Kenny” Moore, 77, husband of Mildred Stine Moore, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, at his home. Born Oct. 7, 1947, in Boyle County, he was the son of the late Charlie and Cora Lamb Moore. He retired as a stacker operator at Florida Tile and was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church.…

James Lewis Carey, 87, husband of Violet Devine Carey, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, at his home. Born June 16, 1937, in Garrard County, he was the son of the late Omer and Bessie Mae Brim Carey. He was a self employed painter and attended Herrington Lake Pentecostal Church. Survivors, in addition to his wife,…

Patsy Blankenship Bailey, 80, of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, with her family lovingly by her side. She was born on Sept. 6, 1944, in Warren County, to the late Rev. Aubrey and Lunie (Luna) (Jones) Blankenship. She is also preceded in death by one sister, Betty Lyles of Gallatin, Tenn.; three brothers,…

Norman Ray White, 86, husband of Patsy Jean Watts White, of Harrodsburg, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Aug. 4, 1938, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late John Milton White and Hazel Yeast White.  He was a member and former deacon of the New…

Lee B. Stava, 79, husband of  Elizabeth Grace Lambert-Stava, of Willisburg, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, at the Bluegrass Hospice Care Center at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. Born March 8, 1945, in Vicksburg, Miss., he was the son of the late Leo L. and Clara Abernathy Stava. He was an Army Veteran of…

Nancy Stamper, 79, of Danville, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.  Born Dec. 26, 1944, in Burgin, she was the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Wray. She was a homemaker.   Survivors include: two sons,  Jim Stamper and Todd (Janessa) Stamper, both of Danville; three…

Theda M. Millin, 102, of Harrodsburg, widow of Louis Millin, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, at the Willows. Born Dec. 25, 1921, in Fredonia, NY, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Fern (Griswald) Schwertfeger. She was a member of the Lutheran Church in Ocala, Fla., and was a retired key punch operator…