Obituaries in Berea, KY

NOTICE:  Burial location change ............................Burial at 1053 C Valley DriveBerea, KY 40403Ricky Allen Turner, age 61, of Berea, passed away Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Saint Joseph Hospital Berea. He was a Danville native born November 21,1963, son of the late Riley and Hazel R...

Roy Leonard Croucher, 89, affectionately know as Roy Lee by everyone who knew him died Friday, June 20, 2025 at The Terrace Health and Rehabilitation Center in Berea. He was a Mount Vernon native born December 15, 1935, son of the late Robert and Mollie Chasteen Croucher, U. S. Army Veteran and res...

Joseph Rodney Sexton better known as J.R. died Monday, May 26,2025 at the VA Medical Center in Lexington. He was a Jackson County native born February 14, 1950, son of the late Thomas Logan Sexton and Wanda Ingram Hampton. J.R. took pride in being an Army and Airforce Veteran who also served in th...

Jack Strauss, 99, of Berea died Sunday, June 1, 2025. He was a Brooklyn, New York native born October 10, 1925, son of the late Irving and Etta Strauss, U.S. Army Air Corp WW II veteran, retired lawyer and resident of Berea since 2005.Survivors include children, Jon Strauss (Shannon), Nina Mitra (D...

Bruce Edward Hembree, age 61, of Berea, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2025, after facing complications from a massive heart attack he suffered on May 5, 2025.Bruce was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, son and friend. A skilled and hardworking carpenter by trade, he could fix or build...

Kelly Lynn H. Poynter Brumley, 36, of Berea died suddenly Thursday, August 14, 2025 at Saint Joseph Hospital Berea. She was born February 1, 1989, daughter of the late Virgil Wayne Hensley and Lois Poynter Barnett. She was a loving mother, avid reader, a former member of Brindle Ridge Volunteer Fi...

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 ...

Brian Joseph Grimes, 44, of Berea, died Monday, May 26, 2025 at Baptist Health Hospital in Lexington after a short illness. He was born in London, Kentucky, on June 25, 1980, son of Arlene Grimes Allen. Brian enjoyed basketball, fishing, cars, and 4-wheeling.Brian is survived by his mother Arlene ...

Paul Estil Gibson Jr., better known as Hoot, died Saturday, August 9, 2025 at his residence. He was a Knox County native born May 7, 1947, son of the late Paul and Joan Hodges Gibson, and resident of Madison County the past 32 years. Paul took pride in being a U.S. Army Veteran and was a retired j...

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...

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...

Brenda Sue Powell, 78, of Conway, died suddenly Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at her residence. She was a lifelong resident of Rockcastle County, daughter of the late Leonard and Blanche Garmon Powell, former Rockcastle County School Teacher, floor manager for Southern States Farm Store, and delivery supe...