Area Obituaries

Loretta Lester Baker, 98, widow of O.T. Baker died Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at Baptist Health Hospital in Lexington. Born June 20, 1925, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Za Thomas and Nellie Bottoms Lester. She was a hairdresser and the owner and operator of Town & Country Beauty Salon and was a…

Mary Katherine White, 82, widow of Robert Earl White, died Thursday, June 22, 2023, at her residence. Born November 25, 1940, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Ada Drury Maddox. She was a former employee of Beaumont Inn and a member of Southland Christian Church Danville Campus. Survivors include:…

Mary Louise Barnett Jenkins, 87, of Brandenburg, passed away peacefully June 22, 2023, at Harrison Springs Health Campus in Corydon, Ind. where she lived the past few years. The daughter of Jimmy and Elizabeth Barnett, she was born in Harrodsburg, May 31, 1936, grew up there and graduated from Harrodsburg High School. She earned a…

Rachel Doan Adkison, 76, died Friday, June 23, 2023 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. Doan was born December 5, 1946 in Garrard County to John and Mary Elizabeth “Pug” Adkison. Doan was a 1964 graduate of Lancaster High School and was retired from AT&T after 30 years of service. Doan also served three terms as…

Debbie Ann Lewis Peavler, 64, wife of Edward Gary Peavler, died Saturday, June 17, 2023, at the Glasgow State Nursing Facility. Born Sept. 16, 1958, in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of the late Randall and Edith Bennett Lewis. She was a homemaker and a member of Dry Branch Baptist Church. Survivors, in addition to…

Brent Allen Lyons, 36, of Harrodsburg, died Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington. Born Aug. 1, 1986, in Lexington, he was the son of Bobbi Jo Garland and step father Douglas R. Rodarmel. He worked in lawn care. Survivors include: one son, Kaleb Davis; one brother, Jacob Garland; one…

Clinton Sheeley Woodard, 87, of Harrodsburg, husband of Sheila Huff Woodard, died Sunday, June 18, 2023, at the James B. Haggin Ephraim McDowell Hospital in Harrodsburg. Born April 11, 1936, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late John Clinton and Margaret Patterson (Gordon) Woodard. He was a 1954 graduate of Harrodsburg High School…

Bonnie Sue Anglin, 62, of Harrodsburg, died Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Harrodsburg Health Care Center. Born March 30, 1961, in Erwin, NC, she was the daughter of the late Ples Lee and Pauline (Fillyaw) Barker. She was a graduate of Morehead State University, a drafting engineer for the University of Kentucky and Universal…

Ella Frances Yankey, 95, of Harrodsburg, widow of William Garland Yankey, died Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at Baptist Health in Lexington. Born Sept. 9, 1927, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Philip Francis and Flora Evangeline (Hogue) Keller. She was a retired Clerk for the City of Harrodsburg and was a…