Obituaries in Berea, KY

Fairly Holden Turner, 73, of Berea, died Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at his residence surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was a life-long resident of the Berea area born July 12, 1951, son of the late Vernon and Ella Carpenter Turner. “ Farley” as he was affectionately known...

Branden Meeks, 40, of Richmond, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2025, at Baptist Health Richmond, surrounded by those who loved him most.Born February 20, 1985, Branden is survived by his loving wife, Elizabeth “Ibby” Phelps Meeks, and his beloved daughters, Maddie and Macy Meeks. ...

Cheryl Dean Cregar, 67, died Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at her residence after a long illness. She was a Woodberry, New Jersey native born May 22, 1958, daughter of the late Norman Dean Sr. and Harriett Gorman Dean Williams. In May 2023 Cheryl and her loving husband Jerone of 22 years moved to Ma...

Carol Kerns Collins, 73, of Mt. Vernon, died Thursday, January 22, 2026 at Rockcastle Regional Hospital. She was a Greenville, Michigan native born August 7, 1952, and had been a resident of Kentucky for the past 19 years, moving to Kentucky from Fort Dora, Florida. Carol was a retired food servic...

Donna Joy Convery, 76, of Orlando KY died Saturday, May 3, 2025, at her residence. She was a Welch, West Virginia native born February 22, 1949, daughter of the late Woodrow and Margaret Everage. She enjoyed quilting, ginseng hunting, and being in the woods in touch with nature. Donna was a resid...

Leonard Sparks, 91, of Berea, died Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at Berea Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was a life-long resident of Berea, born September 27, 1934, son of the late James and Ella Mae Rector Sparks and retired Dresser Industries employee. In his spare time Leonard enjoyed camping...

David Joseph Thomas, 77, of Berea, died Thursday, December 25, 2025 at the Bluegrass Hospice Care Center in Lexington. He was a Rockcastle County native born July 31, 1948, son of the late Joseph and Drucella Ramey Thomas, retired contractor and construction worker, resident of the Berea area all h...

Kimberly Kay Gadd Gootee, 62, of Berea, died suddenly Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at her residence of an apparent stroke. She was a Newport, KY native born June 9, 1963, daughter of the late Roy Edward and Allie Hilton Gadd and a resident of the Berea area most of her life. Before retirement Kimber...

Leon “Tony” McGuire, died Sunday, August 18, 2025, at Rockcastle Health and Rehab after a long illness. He was born March 20, 1948, son of the late Ernest and Agnes Stewart McGuire.Tony is survived by two children and a host of nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death ...

J. C. (James Charles) Adams, 72, of Berea, died Friday, October 10, 2025 at St. Joseph Hospital Main in Lexington. He was a Madison County native born May 22, 1953, son of the late James and Mary Ingram Adams and a resident of Berea all his life. J. C. was a U. S. Army veteran serving as a Medical...

Willie Lear, 75, of Berea, died suddenly at his home on Saturday, April 5, 2025. He was a Berea native born November 23, 1949, son of the late Frank and Evelyn Holland Lear, retired Eastern Kentucky University employee in Facility Services and member of the Holiness Faith. In his spare time Willie...

Adriana Blanca Wiedl, 84, of Berea died Saturday, April 26, 2025 at St. Joseph Hospital Main in Lexington. She was a Havanna, Cuba native born August 26, 1940, daughter of the late Julio Diego and Regina Dominguez Gomez, homemaker and member of the Catholic Faith. Adriana was a resident of Berea t...