Date:
Mary Phyllis Hensley Lathrop, 83, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at Baptist Health-Lexington. She was the widow of Robert M. Lathrop.
Phyllis was born on October 6, 1938 in Bell County, KY. She was a retired schoolteacher.
Visitation will be held on Friday, August 19, from 6 pm until the funeral hour at 7:30 pm at Oldham, Roberts & Powell Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Blythe officiating.
Burial will be at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 20, at the Lee Family Cemetery in Bell County.
The News Journal is a Kentucky Press Association award winning newspaper. It is the legal paper of record for Whitley County.
© 2026 The News Journal. All Rights Reserved.
