John Coleman Phillips, age 71, of Cloyd Lane, Willisburg, passed away at 1:00 a.m., Saturday, March 23, 2019 at his home after an illness. A native of Mercer County, he was born on July 20, 1947 to the late James Crockett and Gertie Reed Phillips. He attended the Willisburg Church of God of Prophecy, he was an army veteran of the Vietnam War, a retired employee of Stevens Trucking Company and a former employee of The Brick Yard in Harrodsburg. Preceding him in death was his sister, Judy...

William Ray “Bill” Barlow, age 73, of Willisburg, passed away at 4:00 a.m., Friday, March 22, 2019 at his home. A native of Bourbon County, KY he was born on November 4, 1945 to the late Joseph Frank and Rose Vimont Swimm Barlow. He was a member of the Willisburg Christian Church, a graduate of Bryan Station Senior High School and a retired medical equipment specialist at Baptist Health in Lexington where he worked for twenty-eight years. Preceding him in death was a grandson,...

Margie Ray Stine Coulter, age 99, of Springfield, passed away at 5:11 a.m., Thursday, March 14, 2019 at her home. A native of Washington County, she was born on January 17, 1920 to the late Alvin Thomas “Tom” and Ophia Thompson Stine. She was a member of the Willisburg Church of Christ and a homemaker. Preceding her in death was a daughter, Jonelle Coulter on August 1, 1950; a son, Donald Collins “Donnie” Coulter on October 2, 2012; two sisters, Naomi Riley on...

Helen Cambron Gootee, age 83, of Springfield, passed away at 7:10 a.m., Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at the Norton Brownsboro Hospital in Louisville. A native of Marion County, she was born on October 4, 1935 to the late John Leonard and Nellie Maud Phillips Tipton. She was a member of the St. Dominic Catholic Church, a 1954 graduate of St. Charles High School and a former employee of Bardstown Sewing Factory. Preceding her in death was her husbands, Raymond A. Cambron on December 21, 1991 and...

Nellie Perkins McDermott, age 93, of DeKalb, Illinois, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019 at the Oak Crest DeKalb Area Retirement Center in DeKalb. She was born on November 2, 1925 in Willisburg, Kentucky to the late Carl H. and Sarah E. Boone Perkins. Nellie Worked for the Wurlitizer Piano Company in DeKalb for 29 years. She was an active member of the Advent Christian Church in DeKalb where she was the assistant to the superintendent for one year and taught Sunday School. She also...

Norman Kenneth Riley, age 83, of Mackville, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019 at the Norton Brownsboro Hospital in Louisville. He was born in Willisburg, KY on November 28, 1935 to the late James B. and Jewell Noel Riley. Kenneth was a member of the Mackville United Methodist Church and a 1954 graduate of Mackville High School. He served in the US Army from 1958-1960 in Fort Hood, Texas and Gelnhausen, Germany. Preceding him in death were two brothers, Connie Riley and Brent...

Rosalie Jerawski Young, age 75, of the Thompsonville Community of Washington County, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019 at her home. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 28, 1943 to the late Adam and Mae Rog Jerawski. She was a member of the Thompsonville Baptist Church, a graduate of Farragutt High School in Chicago and a former employee of the Springfield Animal Clinic. Preceding her in death was a son, Clarence Young, a brother, Donald Jerawski, a sister-in-law, Joyce Jerawski...

Brenda Shewmaker Bates, age 73, of Smithfield, formerly of Springfield, passed away at 12:04 a.m., Friday, March 1, 2019 at the Hosparus Inpatient Care Center in Louisville. A native of Washington County, she was born on July 7, 1945 to the late Ennis Butler and Daphne Tatum Shewmaker. She was a retired tax analyst for Humana, a 1963 graduate of Springfield High School and of the Baptist faith. Preceding her in death was a sister, Vivian Martin on December 15, 2013. Survivors include her...

Jewell Haydon Lewis, age 95, of West High Street, Springfield, passed away at 2:32 a.m., Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at the Green Meadows Health Care Center in Mt. Washington. A native of Washington County, she was born on June 24, 1923 to the late Ben Calvin and Mary Belle Cornish Haydon. She was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker. Preceding her in death was her husband, Hartford Lewis on May 29, 1997; two sons, Eugene Lewis on March 19, 2008 and Benny Lewis on September 19, 2016; two...

Zerelda Hays Clark, age 87, of Lebanon Hill, Springfield, passed away at 5:25 a.m., Sunday, February 24, 2019 at the Landmark of Bardstown Nursing Home in Bardstown. A native of Washington County, she was born on September 28, 1931 to the late Elmo Lee and Roberta Wall Hays. She was a member of the Willisburg Church Of Christ, a homemaker and a retired employee of Texas Instruments. Preceding her in death was her husband, George M. “Clellan” Clark on December 10, 1998; a great...