Beaver Dam KY – Raymond “Pee Wee” Morris, 48 of Beaver Dam passed away Friday, January 21st, 2022 at Ohio County HealthCare. He was born on December 16th, 1973 in Ohio County to   Judy Ann Simpson Bryant and the late Raymond Morris. He was preceded in death by his brother, Damon Lee Morris and his step-father, Bill Bryant. Pee Wee  loved dirt track racing, hunting, fishing and spending time with his children and grandchildren. He worked as a heavy equipment...

HARTFORD-Leonard C. “LC” Midkiff, 91, of Hartford passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at his home.  He was born on October 30, 1930 in Dundee, KY to the late Rush and Thelma Clark Midkiff.  He was a USDA tobacco grader and a farmer. He was also a US Air Force Veteran in the Korean Conflict.  LC was a former president of the Ohio County Farm Bureau and a member of the Dundee Methodist Church. LC was a graduate of Dundee High School and enjoyed yearly...

BEAVER DAM-James D. Blankenship, 78, of Beaver Dam died Tuesday January 11, 2022 in Bowling Green.  James was born in Central City to the late Kenneth and Velma Fay Turpin Blankenship.  He was a heavy equipment operator at Peabody Coal Gibraltar Mine, he was a Green Beret in the U.S. Army at rank of Staff Sargent and fought in Vietnam War.  He enjoyed sky diving, motorcycles and a member of Independence Baptist Church.  James was a 50 year member of Cassia Masonic Lodge...

Beaver Dam Ky – Peggy R. Davis, 74 of Beaver Dam Ky passed away Monday, January 3rd, 2022 at Ohio County Healthcare. She was born on October 16th, 1947 in Harlan County Kentucky to the late Herb and May Hamlin Lawrence. Peggy was a homemaker and a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Beaver Dam and enjoyed cooking family dinners and fishing. Survivors include her husband; Fred Davis. Two daughters; Stephanie Barrett and Sheri Risinger. Two sisters; Wanda Steele and Sue Howard. Two...

HARTFORD-Reba Brown, 90, of Hartford, died Friday December 31, 2021 at her home.  She was born in Williamsburg, Kentucky to the late William Arthur and Junice Angel Prewitt.  She was a very faithful Christian and a  member of Bible Baptist Church.  She was a homemaker and was always there for anyone who needed anything.  She was preceded in death by her husband Norman J. Brown; 2 sons-Kent Brown and Roger Brown; 4 grandchildren-Jason Brown, Roger Brown, Jr., Pam...

Samuel “Lance” Stewart, 64, died Friday December 31, 2021, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital with his family by his side.  He was born February 17, 1957, to David Roland and Patricia Leach Stewart in Owensboro, KY.  Lance worked 42 years for the International Union of Operating Engineers. His favorite machine was a scraper, but he could run it all. He was an avid reader, huge UK fan, music buff, and lover of fast cars. He was preceded in death by his parents and...

HARTFORD-Nellie Pose Sharp, 98, of Hartford died Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at her home.  Nellie was born in Point Clear, Alabama to the late Emanuel  and Nellie Dana Pose.  She was a homemaker , a member of Masonville and No Creek Homemakers and Hartford Women’s Club.  She was preceded in death by her husband C.W. “Jiggs” Sharp, Jr., 2 daughters, Suzanne Nash and Rebecca Sharp, a son, Gary Sharp; 3 grandchildren, David Sharp, Debra Nash Gleghorn and...

Hartford- Wilbia Midkiff Gillim, 87, passed away at her home on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021.  She was born  in Hartford April 15, 1934, daughter of the late Ray and Lessie Smith Midkiff. Wilbia was a member  of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, was retired from G.E. after 27 years and had worked at Professional Care Nursing and Rehab in Hartford.  She was a Loving Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband James R. “Jimmy”...

Betty Jo Embry, 85, returned home to her Lord and Savior December 26, 2021. She was born December 25, 1936, to Ruel Lee Bell and Dorothy Mae Vaughn of Somerset, KY. Betty was one of ten children and is survived by three sisters, Janice Burton, Nancy Bebber, and Fay Wilburn. In her younger years Betty worked at Jenner Paper Company in Louisville and later would sit with the elderly and care for their needs. For the most part Betty was a homemaker, wife, and mother. Betty married her...

As the Lord looked down from the throne of grace and heard the prayers of his beloved daughter, with outstretched arms He said, “Come home.” Mary Frances Payton (Ruddle), 96, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother passed away on December 22, 2021.  Mary was born on June 5th, 1925 in Fulton, Kentucky to Myrtle (Collins) and Hurbey Ruddle. She was a graduate of Fulton High School. She married Hilbert Merle Payton on February 3, 1946 in...