Ritchie County High School Alumni Obituaries

Ophia Hood Pope age 97 wife of 68 years to the late William Pope passed away January 13 2026 at her home in Lawrenceburg KY. Born April 29 1928 she was the daughter of the late Helm and Katie Hood. Ophia was a member of Alton Christian Church and a graduate of Kavanaugh High school. She enjoyed spen...

Lawrenceburg Michael Wayne Pops Simpson age 70 husband of Suzanne Gail Berrie Doerrfeld passed away Wednesday January 14 2026. Michael was born September 28 1955 in Lebanon KY to the late James N. Simpson and Pauline Parks Simpson. Michael was a retired employee with the Kentucky Department of Tran...

William Davis Davy Warford Jr. 63 husband of Charlotte Marie Stratton Warford passed away on January 1 2026 at Frankfort Regional Medical Center in Frankfort KY. Born June 14 1962 in Frankfort KY he was the son of the late William Davis Onions Warford Sr. and Ida Louise Boo Boo Hawthorne Warford. Da...

William Woodrow Woody Phillips II 72 husband of Nancy Cook Phillips passed away on January 15 2026 at University of Kentucky HealthCare. Born October 21 1953 in Frankfort Kentucky he was the son of the late William Woodrow Phillips and Mildred Hanks Phillips. A 1972 graduate of Anderson County High ...

Joyce Marie Barnett Ritchie 91 passed away Friday January 9 2026 at her home. Visitation will be held from 67 p.m. Tuesday evening at Smith Funeral Home. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday January 14th at 200 p.m. at First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Quanah Memorial Park Cemetery und...

Bethlyn Norsworthy age 61 passed away on Thursday December 18 2025 at her residence in Cochran Georgia. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Born in Waycross Georgia Bethlyn spent most of her life in Bleckley County. She was the daughter of the late Robert Andrew Belflower of Coc...