Obituaries in Berea, KY

Pamela Ann Alexander, 70, of Berea, died Friday, December 12, 2025 after a courageous battle with cancer at the Compassionate Care Center in Richmond. She was a life-long resident of Madison County born August 26, 1955, daughter of the late James N. Alexander and the late Myrtle Hayes Alexander. A...

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...

11-22-25-correctedBarbara Ann Parsons Walters, 84, of Berea died Sunday, October 26, 2025, at Saint Joseph Hospital Main in Lexington. She was a Madison County native born December 8, 1940, daughter of the late Howard Parsons and Philadelphia Robinson Walters.She was a 1958 graduate of Madison Centr...

Matilda Anne Himes, 53, formerly of Berea died Saturday, December 6, 2025, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. She was a Berea native born June 5, 1972, daughter of the late Russell Clay and Dorothy Griffin Himes. Matilda was a member of Light House Baptist Church, the ultimate Tyler Booth fan, and felt blesse...

Timothy Lynn Divine, 63, of Berea, died at his residence Friday, January 16, 2026. He was a Harrodsburg, Kentucky native born December 7, 1962, son of the late William Divine, and had been a resident of the Berea area most of his life. Timothy was a self-employed painter in the construction indust...

Wallace “Wally” Jones, 82, of Berea, died Friday, January 30, 2026 at Saint Joseph Hospital Main in Lexington. He was a lifelong resident of Madison County, son of the late Ike Jones and the late Ruby Gabbard Jones Whittemore. Wally was a retired IBM employee and distributor of the Lexington Hearl...

NOTICE: DAY OF MEMORIAL SERVICE CHANGED TO SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2026Joel Lee Page, 70, of Lexington, died Sunday, January 18, 2026 at Baptist Health Lexington. He was a Somerset, KY native born December 23, 1955, son of the late Leonard and Ella Wheeler Page, retired team leader at Toyota Motor Manu...

James Armond Simoneau, 79, of Richmond died Saturday, January 10, 2026 at Madison Health and Rehab Center.  He was a Claremont, New Hampshire native, born November 11, 1946 to the late Ernest Simoneau Sr. and the late Eva Hazen Overko.  James had been a resident of Madison County for 13 ye...

Lisa Gail Cox Lawson, 63 of Mount Vernon died Monday, December 29, 2025, at Rockcastle Regional Hospital after a short illness. She was born August 8, 1962, daughter of the late Bobby and Bertha Smallwood Cox.Survivors include her long time partner Bobby Hurt; sons Brandon Abney, Eric Lawson; broth...

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...

Mary Lou Griffin McCracken, 80, of Berea died Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at St. Joseph Hospital Main Lexington. She was born October 7, 1944, daughter of the late Carlos and Sarah Scenters Griffin, retired factory worker, resident of Rockcastle County and member of Liberty Avenue Baptist Church.Survi...