Area Obituaries

Ronald Hugh Reed, 84, husband, of Martha Shellenberger Reed died Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Lexington. He was born in Harrodsburg, on July 3, 1939, to the late Hugh and Lois Reed. Ronald retired from Square D Schneider Electric after a 40 year career as a mechanical engineer. He was a former scoutmaster of Boy…

Jade Marti, 22, of Harrodsburg, died Thursday, June 13, 2024, at his home. Born April 3, 2002, in Lexington, he was the son of Tina (Combs) Crouch and the late Scott Crouch. He was a Walmart employee and a member of the Christian faith. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include: one brother, Chris (Britta…

Betty Lou Hudnell,  67, of Harrodsburg, fiancé of Tom Kipers, died Thursday, June 13, 2024, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Cneter in Danville. Born March 20, 1957, in Athens, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Virgil and Leoma Collins. She was a homemaker and a member of the Little Zion Baptist Church…

Eddie Patrick Clark,  59, of Harrodsburg, widower of Ginger Ann (Bell) Clark, died Thursday, June 13, 2024, at his home. Born June 19, 1964, in Albany, he was the son of the late James Edgar and Peggy (Hicks) Clark. He was an auto body technician for Treado Collision Center in Somerset and was a member…

Emma Bradshaw, 74, wife of Mark Bradshaw, died Thursday, June 13, 2024, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. Born Feb. 21, 1950, in Lawrenceburg, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Lucille Norton Edington. She was a retired home economics teacher at Burgin High School, Carroll County, Western Anderson and…

Edward Ray Thurman II, 55, husband of Carol Leigh Cain Thurman, of Salvisa, died Sunday, May 12, 2024, at his home. Born May 27, 1968, in Louisville, he was the son of Edward and Brenda Probus Thurman. He retired from the Lexington Police Department. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include: two daughters, Morgan Elizabeth…

Clarice M. Hatcher, 95, of Harrodsburg, widow of Dr. Charles Hatcher, died Monday, May 13, 2024, in Lexington. Born Feb. 27, 1929, in Perry Coounty, she was the daughter of the late Allison and Lucy (Rawlings) Miniard. She was a retired school teacher, was a member and Sunday School teacher at Harrodsburg Baptist Church and…

Robert Louis Dean III, 50, of Lancaster, formerly of Harrodsburg, husband of Mellanie Victoria Searcy Dean, died Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at Ephraim McDowell Haggin Memorial Hospital. Born April 15, 1974, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of Robert Louis and Frances Leora (Trigg) Dean II, of Harrodsburg. He was a 1992 graduate of Harrodsburg…

Brenda Joyce Chapman, 79, of Okeechobee, Fla., formerly of Harrodsburg, wife of Thomas Hunter Chapman, died Monday, May 6, 2024, at Raulerson Hospital in Okeechobee. Born Oct. 13, 1944, in Fayette County, she was the daughter of the late James and Gladys (Snow) Crawley. She was a retired employee for Texas Instruments and was a…