Juanita Peters, 61, of Rone Fork near Booneville, Dies January 31

Juanita Peters, 61, a resident of Rone Fork near Booneville in Owsley County, died Saturday, January 31, 2026, an obituary published by The Booneville Sentinel reported on Saturday, February 14, 2026. The notice placed her passing squarely in the small, close-knit Rone Fork community that looks to the Sentinel for local announcements.

The Booneville Sentinel posted the obituary on February 14, 2026, and the paper’s notice noted that it contained essential personal and community details relevant to neighbors in Rone Fork and Booneville. That publication date came two weeks after Peters’ death on January 31, creating a clear timeline between the date of passing and the community announcement.

Residents who read The Booneville Sentinel on February 14 encountered Peters’ obituary alongside other local notices; the paper’s role in sharing deaths and memorial information remains central for families across Booneville and Owsley County. Neighbors in Rone Fork and people who attend community events in Booneville would have received word of Peters’ death through that February 14 posting.

Reporting on the obituary now on February 21, 2026, means the community has had a week to respond since the Sentinel published the notice. The sequence, death on January 31, obituary published February 14, and coverage continuing February 21, documents how news of a local passing moves through the county’s primary local outlet and into daily life for those who rely on the Sentinel for funeral and memorial information.

Those seeking the full obituary details for Juanita Peters should consult the obituary posted by The Booneville Sentinel on February 14, 2026, which carries the specific personal and community information referenced in the notice. The record of her age, residence on Rone Fork near Booneville, and the January 31 date of death stands as the public account provided to the community through that local paper.