All Obituaries

Angela Clark Robinson, age 61, of Springfield, KY, passed away at 10:18 PM on December 29, 2022, at Norton Pavilion in Louisville KY, after a courageous, three-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was a 1979 graduate of Angela Merici High School in Louisville, KY, a graduate of the University of Louisville, with a bachelor’s degree in criminology, and a 1993 graduate of the University of Louisville’s Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. Born August 18, 1961 in Louisville, she was...

William Jeffrey Wakefield age 51 of Mayes Ave., Springfield, died at 10:00 am Thursday, December 29, 2022 at his residence. Born January 10, 1971 in Lebanon, he was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Denise Wakefield. He was a 1989 graduate of Washington County High School and was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. He is survived by his parents, Billy and Mary Logan Wakefield, and a sister, Debbie Wakefield (Mark Hale) of Springfield. Funeral mass for William Jeffrey Wakefield...

Ronald Eugene "Ronnie" Smith age 70 of Frankfort, formerly of Springfield, died at 6:12 pm Sunday, December 25, 2022 at Frankfort Regional Medical Center. Born September 15, 1952 in Lebanon, he was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Sylvester Smith and Mary Elizabeth Hamilton and three sisters, Barbara and Marilyn Smith and Mildred Hamilton. He was a mechanic with Brims Muffler Shop in Frankfort for 30 years and was a catholic.  He was an organ and tissure donor. He...

Mary Theresa Luckett Wheatley age 92, a resident of Cooper Trail Senior Living in Bardstown and formerly of Fredericktown, died at 2:39 pm Monday, December 19, 2022 at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown. Born January 7, 1930 in Marion County, she was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Cora Shelton Luckett, her husband, Joseph Earl Wheatley, December 2, 2017, a brother, Buford Luckett and two sisters, Margaret Mary Benningfield and Mayola Parker. She was a homemaker and a...

Joseph Jerome "Jerry" Taylor age 76, of Fredericktown, died at 1:45 pm Sunday, December 18, 2022 at his residence. Born October 23, 1946 in Washington County, he was preceded in death by his parents, William Edwin and Mary Frances Carrico Taylor, two sons, Joey Taylor, September 14, 2019 and Tommy Taylor, April 29, 2016, three brothers, Larry, Dickie and Louis Taylor and a sister, Elaine Taylor. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves with the 729th Engineers in Bardstown during the...

Dominican Sister of Peace Vincent dePaul Hutton, OP (111), a native of Cuba, Illinois, died on December 16, 2022, at Sansbury Care Center, St. Catharine, Kentucky.  Sr. Vincent is survived by several nieces and nephews. A Dominican for 89 years, Sr. Vincent earned a Bachelor of Arts in Math/Spanish from Nazareth College (Louisville, KY).  She ministered as a teacher at St. Augustine (Jeffersonville, IN); St. Bartholomew (Chicago, IL); Rosary Academy (Watertown, MA); St. Louis...

Thomas Garland Shehan Jr. age 80, of Hopkinsville, KY, formerly of Springfield, died at 12:15 am Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at his residence. Born December 30, 1941 in Springfield, he was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Garland Shehan and Mary Louise Abell Shehan, a son, John Walter Shehan, December 5, 2022 and a sister, Sue Gage Smith. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran having served at 8th & I Marine Barracks Honor Guard in Washington, D.C., served as a police officer for...

Elwood Ronnie Merriman age 74, of Lakeland Dr., Willisburg, died at 10:00 pm Tuesday at his residence. Born February 27, 1948 in Harrodsburg, he was preceded in death by his parents, James Andrew and Jessie Bell Darland Merriman, a  grandson, Aaron Merriman, five brothers, J.D., Happy, Chuck, Gary and Wayne Merriman and three sisters, Brenda Black, Pamela Merriman and Joyce Claunch. He was the owner of Ronnie Merriman Drywall for 40 years and was a Baptist. He is survived by two...

Helen Irene Tennill Parrott age 95 of Mackville Rd., Springfield, died at 9:54 pm Monday, December 5, 2022 at her residence. Born September 9, 1927 in Springfield, she was preceded in death by her parents, Wilmer Lee and Ginny Catherine Grigsby Tennill, her husband, Abell Parrott, December 15, 2013, a son, Jerry Lynn Parrott, November 25, 1995, a son-in-law, Eugene Graves, June 15, 2017 and three sisters, Josephine Foster, Anna Lou Barr and Betsy Curtsinger. She was a homemaker and a...

Dominican Sister of Peace Mary Esther Owens, OP (98), a native of Charlestown, Massachusetts, died on December 4, 2022, at Sansbury Care Center, St. Catharine, Kentucky.  Sr. Mary Esther is survived by several cousins. A Dominican for 76 years, Sr. Mary Esther earned a Bachelor of Arts in English/History/French/Math from Manhattan College (Bronx, New York); studied Theology at Providence College (Providence, RI) and earned a Master of Arts in Theology from the School of Applied...