Stephanie Dawn Royse

Stephanie Dawn Royse, 54, loving wife of Tony Dale Royse, joined the Angels of Heaven on February. 23, 2026. She was born October 17, 1971 to Deborah Boone and the late Douglas McDonald in Lexington, KY, but lived most of her life in Nicholasville. She was a homemaker who loved the beach, fishing, being outdoors, and she especially loved her grandchildren. She leaves her cherished memories with children Douglas Ray Stamper, wife Hayley, Derik Stamper, wife Cassity, Trevor Royse, and Sara Spivey, husband Kyle and her grandchildren Braden Stamper, Riley Stamper, Dawson Wooten, Luke Stamper, Lillian Wooten, as well as her sister Deanna Perryman, husband Joe. She will be laid to rest in Maple Grove Cemetery on Friday, February 27, with a Graveside Service at 2:00 PM. Family members will serve as pallbearers. Her family will greet friends beginning at 1:00 PM at Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home. “If there ever comes a day we can’t be together, keep me in your heart. I’ll be there forever.” Arrangements are entrusted to Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home and Cremations, and we express our deepest sympathies to the Royse family and friends.