Area Obituaries

Danny Dale Sallee Sr., 73, of Harrodsburg, husband of Debbie (Donahue) Sallee, died Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, at his home. Born Jan. 17, 1949, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late LaRue and Rilda (Slone) Sallee.  He was a 1967 graduate of Harrodsburg High School, attended Campbellsville University-Harrodsburg campus where he was a…

George Mathews, 55, husband of Karen Hughes Mathews, died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, at his residence.   Born Dec. 17, 1966, in Bell, Calif., he was the son of Mary Margaret “Bunny” Filius Tackett of Helendale, Calif. and the late Edward A. Mathews.   He was a truck driver and had worked as a truck spotter at…

Jody McMillen, 67, mother of Lee and Stacy McCrystal, died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset.  Born Oct. 5, 1955, in Columbus, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late James and Roberta (Wegener) McMillen.  She was an accountant for H.R. Butler Company and was a member of the…

Billy Gene Bishop, 55, died Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, in Danville. Born Oct. 4, 1967, in Lexington, he was the son of the late Adrian Arnold and Fannie Yvonne Preston Bishop.   He was a Dump Truck Driver for Woodford Excavation. Survivors include: three daughters, Ashley Lambert and Kimberly (Miguel) Rodriguez both of Danville, and Kayla…

Brenda Wathen Waddle, 72, widow of Kit Waddle, died Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. She was the daughter of the late William H. and Gladys Robinson Wathen. She retired from G.T.E. of Kentucky and the U.S. Post Office in Salvisa. Survivors include: two sons, Phillip Logan Gordon and Joseph DeWayne Gordon both of Salvisa; one sister,…

Maybelle Gilliam Humphrey, 91, widow of Elwood Humphrey, died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, at her residence in Mercer County. Born March 8, 1931 in Garrard County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Tyler and Sallie Moberly Gilliam. She was a Cricketeer seamstress for over 30 years and a member of the Bohon Road…

Polly Hardin, 86, widow of Eddie Hardin, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Sept. 29, 1936 in Washington County, she was the daughter of the late George Earl and Gracie Blanche Sims Blacketer. She was a member of the Abundant Life Church. Survivors include: two daughters,…

Davis Marshall Gritton, 96, of Salvisa, died Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born Oct.  1, 1926, in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late Davis Hickman and Sarah (Marshall) Grittion. He was an electrical engineer for General Electric Manufacturing and was a veteran of the United…

June Morgan Gilbreath, widow of Robert L. Gilbreath, died Thursday, Oct.  13, 2022, in Helena, Mont. She was born in Mercer County. She was a University of Kentucky graduate and was a teacher, was a member of the   Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels and  was a member of St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal…