Area Obituaries

Zachary Paul Derman, 25, formerly of Adair County, died Saturday, August 8, 2020 at his residence in Edmonton. Survivors include; his mother Patricia Derman Crisp of Edmonton; one daughter  Avery Derman of Louisville; one sister Michelle Leigh Derman of Columbia; his grandmother Mae Rexroat of Columbia; three nieces Kareisha, Kadeidra and  Macie Derman; one great…

Oral Hancock, 82, of Columbia, Kentucky, died Wednesday, August 05, 2020 in Columbia. He was born August 20, 1937, in Wayne County, to the late Loren and Glenna Hancock and was also preceded in death by one brother, Edgar Hancock and four sisters, Charlene Taylor, Betty Burton, Jewell Law and Geneva Ray. Oral was a…

Vola Mae Bailey Bennett, 80, of Columbia, Ky, died Friday, July 31, 2020 at 3:35 A.M. at Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville. She was born October 7, 1939, in Metcalfe County, to the late Luther Delphus “Plum” and Sallie Gertrude Dickson Bragg, the widow of Stanley Bailey, a member of Big Creek Missionary Baptist Church…

Linda Young, age 79 of Burkesville, Kentucky passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at her home . Linda was born on June 30, 1941 in Adair County, Ky to the late Garon and Bertha Rogers Coffey. She was a member of Highland Chapel United Methodist Church, and a retired employee of Bob Evans Apparel.…

Ericka Wooldridge, age 48, of Winchester, Ky passed away Saturday, August 01 2020 at Clark Regional Hospital. She was born on Tuesday, August 08 1972, in Columbia, Ky. She was the daughter of Barbara (Billy) Wooldridge, of Jamestown, Ky and Charles (Melinda) Loy, of Russell Springs, Ky Survivors also include; one son Logan Rush, of…

Sammy June Hancock Cundiff, 83, widow of Cook Cundiff, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020 at her home in Versailles.  She was born August 31, 1936 in Glasgow, Kentucky to the late Benjamin Miller and Frances Stevenson Hancock. Sammy attended the University of Kentucky, and was a fine artist working in pastels and pen and…

Joe Birdwell, 70, of Columbia, died Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on the Louie B. Nunn Parkway in Russell County. He was born September 19, 1949 in Russell County to the late James Earl and Jessie Marie George Birdwell.  In addition to…

Bobby J. Burress, 82, of the Milltown community, died Monday, August 3, 2020. He was born September 1, 1937, to the late Robert and Mattie Parnell Burress and a retired farmer.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Wendell Burress, and two sisters, Ruth Bohanon and Marie Rogers. Survivors…

Mike “Monkey” Reynolds, 61, of Columbia, Kentucky, died Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at TJ Health/Columbia Emergency Room. He was born August 28, 1958, in Adair County, to the late William and Lola Mae Corbin Reynolds. Mike retired from the Kentucky Department of Transportation, was employed by the Adair Fiscal Court at the Recycling Center, a…

Hettie E. Burton, 75 of Edinburgh, Ind. passed away July 29, 2020 at her residence. She was born October 16, 1944 in Adair County, Ky. She was the daughter of Elijah and Effie (Powell) Denton. She married Robert Lewis Burton December 1, 1963 and he survives. She is also survived by her brother, Alvin (Joyce)…