Area Obituaries

Wanda Joyce Hoskins Perry, 84,  widow of John Allen Perry, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Born Feb. 23, 1939, in Anderson County, she was the daughter of Raymond Hoskins and Katherine Sea Hoskins. Wanda attended Georgetown College, worked as a teacher at Alton Elementary School, worked in the Anderson County PVA Office, was a member,…

Mark David Krentz, 71, of Danville, husband of Valerie (Barnett) Krentz, died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, at his home. Born Dec. 28, 1951, in Kenosha, Wis., he was the son of the late Richard and Clara (Pfeiffer) Krentz. He was a graduate of Plantation High School in Florida, where he was a star football player.…

Florence “Cookie” Conner, 74, wife of Billy Ray Conner, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Oct. 22, 1949, in Morgan County, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Linzie and Ruby Bertram Coffman. She was a licensed practical nurse having worked at James B. Haggin Memorial…

Jonah Andrew Hall Cheak, 23, died Friday, Dec. 8,2023, at the Georgetown Community Hospital in Georgetown. Born Oct. 1, 2000 he was the son Troy and Michelle Cheak of Harrodsburg and Ashley and Travis Abrams of Harrodsburg. He was a member of the Burgin Baptist Church and was a Georgetown factory employee. Survivors, in addition…

Jacqueline Wash Woodward, 80, wife of Thomas Allen Woodward, of Burgin, died Nov. 28, 2023, at her home. Born Jan. 15, 1943, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of  William C. and Evelyn House Wash. She was a graduate of  Frankfort High School, Transylvania University and the University of Kentucky, was a teacher in Tennessee…

Gary Mitchell “Mick” Long, 71, of Danville, longtime companion of Barbara May, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Sept. 16, 1952, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late Nooe Gilbert and Ella Mae (Martin) Long. He was a 1970 graduate of Harrodsburg High School and…

Charles Curtis “Curt”  Lewis Jr.,  67, husband of Jan Propes Lewis, of Harrodsburg died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. Born May 20, 1956, in Richmond, California, he was the son of the late Charles Curtis and Doris Benac Lewis Sr. He was a retired machinist for Wincup, a U.S. Marines veteran of the Vietnam War, was…

Kathy McCrystal Hocker, 66, wife of George B. Hocker, of Nicholasville, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, at Baptist Health in Lexington. Born May 28, 1957, in Danville, she was the daughter of the late Garnett Alvin McCrystal and of the late Lois Gibson McCrystal. She was a 1975 graduate  of Harrodsburg High School, obtained her…

Freddie Herald, 81, husband of Angelia Ervin Herald, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, at his residence. Born Sept. 9, 1942, in Booneville, he was the son of the late Richard “Dick” and Ella “Ellie” Sandlin Herald. He was a United States Air Force Veteran and a member of Bethel Baptist Church,earned his Bachelors of Science…