Recent Obituaries

Debra Davis James was called home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 10th , 2025, at UK Medical Center. She was of the Christian faith. She was born on March 17, 1960, in Somerset, Kentucky to the late Max R. Davis and Erline Taylor Davis. She lived most of her life...

David P. Richer age 81, of Nancy, Kentucky passed from this life on Sunday, June 15, 2025 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. David was born on August 18, 1943 to the late Richard Thompson and Lorraine Miller in LaFayette, Indiana. He was of the Christian faith. He...

Linda Louise Russ (Burgan) passed peacefully from this life on June 11, 2025, just days before her 76th birthday. Born on June 17, 1949, in her Aunt Thelma’s kitchen in Harlan, Kentucky, Linda was the last of her family born in those mountains and hollers. She was...

Eleanor “Frances” Jones age 90, of Somerset, Kentucky passed from this life on Monday, June 9, 2025 at Jean Waddle Care Center. Frances was born on March 24, 1935 to the late Arthur Hansford and Helen Irene Poynter Hansford in Somerset, Kentucky. She was a member of...

William Everett Rose age 59, of Somerset, Kentucky, passed from this life on June 3, 2025 at UK Medical Center. He was born on July 5, 1965 to the late Lee Roy Rose and Imogene Haynes Rose in California. Willie was of the Baptist faith and was saved at a young age....

Darlene Sears, age 62 of Somerset, Kentucky, passed from this life on June 7, 2025 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. She was born on January 30, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio, daughter of the late Claude and Gladie Ferguson Gilliam. She was a homemaker and enjoyed...

Gracie “Sunshine” Epperson age 54, of Burnside, Kentucky passed from this life on Friday, June 6, 2025 at the Jean Waddle Care Center. Gracie was born on January 12, 1971 to the late Earl Beasley and Margaret Rothermel Beasley in Somerset, Kentucky. She was of the...

Ernest Lee Bach, Jr. (Sonny), age 80, passed away Friday, May 30, 2025 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.   He was born September 26, 1944 to the late Ernest & Clella Bach in Cincinnati, OH. He was a Vietnam Veteran, 4th Infantry Division. Alongside with his...

Darlene Kaye Canada Keith, age 76, of Monticello, Kentucky, passed from this life on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at Jean Waddle Care Center. Darlene was born on October 2, 1948 to the late Sam Canada and Lela Jane Hammond Canada in Somerset, Kentucky. She was a member of...

Wanda Pearl Ridner, age 84, of Somerset, Kentucky, passed from this life on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at Hospice of Lake Cumberland. She was born on November 11, 1940, in Drum, Kentucky, daughter of the late Oscar and Josephine Hargis Bray. She was a homemaker and a...

Anna M. Daulton, age 75, of Nancy, Kentucky, passed from this life on Monday, May 26, 2025. She was born on February 14, 1950, in Pulaski County, Kentucky, daughter of the late Lawrence and Martha Nell Justice Ware. She was a dairy farmer and of the Baptist faith. She...

Teresa Faye Smiley, age 64, of Somerset, Kentucky passed away on Monday, May 19, 2025. She was born on July 12, 1960 to J.B. and Fayrene Warren Smiley. She was a member of Barnesburg Baptist Church and a graduate of Shopville High School. She was preceded in death by...

Walter James “Jim” Cundiff age 80, of Somerset, Kentucky, passed from this life on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at his home. Jim was born on October 26, 1944 to the late Joseph Cundiff and Lour Norfleet Cundiff in Somerset, Kentucky. He attended Burnside First Baptist Church....

Nathan A. Meeks age 83, of Somerset, passed away on May 23, 2025. He was born on September 25, 1941, in Jabez, Kentucky to the late Hollie and Ora (Perkins) Meeks. He is survived by his son Steven (and CJ) Meeks and his daughter Jenny (and Christopher) Cord. He is...

Barry Roger Warren, age 70, of Montevallo, Alabama passed away on Friday, May 16, 2025 after a hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer for the past five years. Barry was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to James Robert Warren and Clementine Dykes Warren. The family moved...

Shirley Jean Chaisson September 26, 1946 – May 19, 2025 Shirley Jean Chaisson, age 78, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2025. She was born on September 26, 1946, in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, to the late Charles William (Bill) and Shirley Nadine Powell. Shirley...

Paul McGowan age 74, of Somerset, Kentucky passed from this life on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at his home. Paul was born on September 2, 1950 to the late Carson McGowan and Bertha Keck McGowan in Russell Springs, Kentucky. He enjoyed NASCAR racing, watching westerns,...

Patricia Ann Meece Wright, age 78 of Somerset, Kentucky, passed from this life on Friday, May 16, 2025 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. She was born on February 26, 1947 in the Cedar Grove Community, daughter of the late Eugene Meece and Edna Stigall Mounce. She...