Area Obituaries

Roy Lee Sallee, 101, of Harrodsburg, widower of Eileen Ethington Sallee, died Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. He was born Jan. 29, 1923, in Harrodsburg, to the late Steve and Mamie (Noel) Sallee. He was an Army veteran of World War II, a retired electrical engineer for American…

Ronnie Lee Hockensmith, 77, husband of Linda Hockensmith, died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, in Harrodsburg. Born July 21, 1947, in Frankfort, he was the son of the late Onie Lee and Opal McDaniel Hockensmith. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, was a self-employed contractor for Ron and Evans Home Improvement and a member of Burgin…

Lucille Denny Hawthorne, 96, widow of Ramon Lyons Hawthorne, died Friday, Sept. 29, 2024, at the Richwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in LaGrange. Born Jan. 5, 1928, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Henderson Walter and Beulah Hawkins Denny. She a homemaker and a member of the Burgin Baptist Church. Survivors include:…

Edward N. “Ed” Dials, 83, husband of Olene Chumbley Dials, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Danville. Born Oct. 4, 1940, in Elliott County, he was the son of the late Lowell and Iva Ison Dials. He was a retired IBM advisory engineer of mechanical design and attended New Life Baptist Church. Survivors, in addition…

Leylan Isiah Jones, 19, of Hustonville, died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at his home. Born April 6, 2005, in Danville, he was the son of Walter Thomas Jones Jr. and Heather “Alyce” (Horsley) Monroe. He was employed by C&R Asphalt in Lexington. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include: three sisters, Makenzie Jones of Hustonville…

Timothy Eric “Timmy” Ryan, 64, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.  Born July 21, 1960, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late Gary “Jack” and Mary Eudena Brown Ryan, Sr.  Survivors include: one son,  John (Laura) Ryan of Crab Orchard; two daughters,  Chasity (Coy) Eldridge…

Eugene Beckham Milburn, 91, husband of Joann Terhune Milburn, died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at UK Bluegrass Hospice Care. Born Jan. 20, 1933, in Boyle County, he was the son of the late Wesley Oscar and Josephine Lou Key Milburn. He was a United States Air Force veteran of the Korean War, retired from Philips…

Myrtle Faye Raley Henry Howey, wife of James Howey, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Harrodsburg. Born March 13, 1939, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late James Wesley and Evelyn Lucille Lane Raley. She was a retired Corning inspector, a member of Cornishville Baptist Church and the Flint Worker Union. Survivors,…

Honorable Jeffrey L. Dotson, 59, of Harrodsburg, husband of Christine “Chris” L. Batterton Dotson, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. Born March 27, 1965, in Jenkins, he is the son of Roger and Barbara (Bellamy) Dotson of Salvisa. He was a member of the Harrodsburg Christian Church,…

Chief Nolen Wilson Freeman, long-time resident of Cedar Key, Fla., and previously of Lexington and Gainesville, Fla., passed away on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at the Magnolia Ridge, in Gainesville, Fla., of natural causes. A longtime fixture in the Cedar Key community, his home was a gathering place for many to enjoy many stories from…