Recent Obituaries

Robin “Rob” Newsome, age 43, of Somerset, Kentucky, passed away on January 3, 2026. Rob is survived by his father, Hermit Newsome; his brothers, William, Mike, and Bill Newsome; his sisters, Jessica Crum, Samantha Newsome, Stephanie Newsome, and Susie Sawyers; several...

Timothy Turney age 70, of Somerset, Kentucky, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at Rockcastle Regional Hospital.   Timothy was born on September 7, 1955 to the late Paul Raymond Turney and Barbara Jean Metzger in Lima, Ohio.    He enjoyed...

Judy McKee, age 57 of Burnside, Kentucky, passed from this life on Friday, December 26, 2025 at her home. She was born on May 7, 1968 in Detroit, Michigan, daughter of the late Sherrill and Anna Lee Jones McKee. She was a member of Sloans Valley Missionary Baptist...

Shirley Syphax, age 82 of Somerset, Kentucky, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at Hospice of Lake Cumberland. She was born on March 6, 1943 in Harlan, Kentucky, daughter of the late George and Mary Spurlock Dean. She was a member of Science Hill...

Charles “Charlie” Davis age 74 of Somerset, Kentucky, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at the VA Community Living Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born on November 12, 1951, in Somerset, to the late Paul L. and Mildred Lewis Davis. Charlie...

Cheryl Ping age 57, of Somerset, Kentucky, passed from this life on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at the UK Medical Center in Lexington. She was born on September 9, 1967 in New Castle, Indiana, daughter of the late Lionel and Barbara Brown Leduc. Cheryl was a beautician...

Mechele Coggins Rowe age 57 passed away Saturday December 20th, 2025, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington Kentucky.   She is survived by her husband Randy Rowe whom she happily married on November 12, 1988, and from this union they are...

Ethel N. Cogdill, age 86, of Ferguson, Kentucky, passed from this life on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. Ethel was born on January 9, 1939 to the late Ora Jones and Bessie Sharp Jones in Whitley County, Kentucky. She was a member of...

Donald William Elmore, age 80, of Somerset, Kentucky, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 16, 2025 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. Donald was born on August 21, 1945 to Earl Elmore and Laura (Holland) Elmore Anderson in Louisville, Kentucky. He is...

Mary Patricia (Pat) (Sears-Bingham) Young, age 77, of Somerset, Kentucky, of the Sandy Community, entered into this life on May 20, 1948, in Dayton, Ohio. She entered into rest and went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on December 9, 2025.She was the...

Anthony "Tony" Stephens of Somerset, KY departed this life on Friday, December 11th, 2025, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Tony was 55 years old. Tony was born in Whitley City, KY on July 31, 1970. He was a faithful member of Jordan Baptist Church, and he...

Mary Ann Nevels, age 68, of Somerset, Kentucky, passed from this life on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at Hospice of Lake Cumberland. Mary was born on September 30, 1957 to the late Edward Allen and Mary Adams Allen in Somerset, Kentucky. She was of the Jehovah Witness...

Raymond Ault Miller, age 87 of Somerset, Kentucky, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at Hospice of Lake Cumberland. He was born on November 15, 1938, in Portsmouth, Ohio, son of the late Samuel and Mary Agnes Miller. Raymond grew up in Abington, VA...

Richard “Rick” Fields, age 81, of Somerset, Kentucky, passed from this life on Monday, December 8, 2025 at his home. Rick was born on November 20, 1944 to the late Bruce Fields and Mildred Edgile Coleman in Fairmont, West Virginia. He was a member of Saint Patrick’s...

Stephen Henry Witowich Sr., 85, of Somerset, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on December 9, 2025, at the Hospice of Lake Cumberland Jean Waddle Care Center. He was born on November 22, 1940, in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, to the late Nick and Dorothy (Tesnovich)...

Jeffrey D. Phelps, age 62, of Somerset, Kentucky, passed from this life on Friday, December 5, 2025. Jeffrey was born on September 7, 1963 to the late Morris and Marjorie B. Phelps. He was a dedicated Norfolk Southern Railroad employee, before retiring to enjoy his...

Linda Mae Roberts, 77 of the Slate Branch Community passed away on December 4th, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. Linda was born on May 5th in Wayne County, KY to the late Samuel Crabtree and Lucille Savage.    Linda was retired from the Pulaski County school...

Lloyd Roger Bryant April 12, 1945 - November 29, 2025   Lloyd Roger Bryant, 80, of Whitley City, Kentucky, passed away on November 29, 2025, at Baptist Health Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Born in Marshes Siding, Kentucky, on April 12, 1945, he was the son of the...