Our family lost a good man.   Gerald Wayne Jones, 76, passed away quietly on May 27, 2020, after a prolonged battle with illness.   Papaw, as he was known to family, proved everyday what it meant to be strong and resilient in the face of adversity. His proud twenty years of service in the United States Army prepared him to accept no other result but to push forward, which he did with strength and dignity. Through the difficult challenges he faced physically he kept focus on...

Centertown- Barney Maddox, 71, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020, at Ohio County Hospital.  He was born in McHenry, KY on October 14, 1948, son of the late Barney and Katherine Blanchard Maddox. Barney was retired from Alcoa and a member of United Steelworkers Local 104.  He was a member and deacon of Centertown Baptist Church.  He also worked at Peabody Coal Homestead Mine and  a member of UMWA Local 1359 and for the Corps of Engineers. Barney was preceded in...

Hartford- Kenneth Burton, 76, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at Ohio County Hospital.  He was born in rural Hartford on Feb. 19, 1944, son of the late Kenneth Carlisle and Mary Annie Talley Burton. Kenneth was a farmer and attended Lone Star General Baptist Church. He was preceded in death also by his sisters; Caroline Cooper and Helen Marie Burton. Survivors include his wife; Norma King Burton;  sons Terry N. Burton and Timothy W. Burton; daughter Joyce B. Grigsby (Ross); 3...

Olaton- Inez Johnson Hines, 91, passed away April 24, 2020 at her home.  She was born in Butler County, KY on April 25, 1928, daughter of the late Dave and Anna Pearl Lamar Johnson.  Inez was a member of Concord Baptist Church and retired from G.E. in Owensboro. She was preceded in death by her husband Gobel Hines in 1994. Survivors include her son; Gregory Thomas Hines (Denise); daughter Shirley Ann Hines Lee; 4 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. In compliance with...

Beaver Dam- Wendell Paul Embry, 81, passed away April 16, 2020, at the Ohio County Hospital.  He was born in the Olaton Community of Ohio County on March 8, 1939 to the late Basil and Azel Lindsey Embry. Paul was a Charter Member of Cedar Grove Church and also had served as a deacon there. He was Parts Manager at Tichenor Chevrolet for 33 years, was former member of Beaver Dam City Council and coached Little League in Beaver Dam for 12 years. Survivors include his wife of 62 years...

HARTFORD-William M. Rouse, 85, died Tuesday April 14, 2020 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, Kentucky.  He was born in Paducah to the late Mondrel and Geneva Donohue Rouse.  Mr. Rouse was an iron worker and worked out of Local 103, having worked at Alcoa and TVA, he was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, a Mason, Shriner and a member of Hartford Second Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife Virginia Bartlett Rouse; a daughter-Cindy Sams; a son-William Lamar...

Hammond, IN- Betty Sue Keith, 81, passed away April 9, 2020.  She was born May 13, 1938 to the late Dennis and Rena Nabours , at Olaton, KY.  She married Wendell W. Keith and they lived and raised their four children in Hammond, IN. Betty was a faithful Sunday School teacher, treasurer for thirty years at East Chicago Frist Church of the Nazarene and currently a member of First Church of the Nazarene in Highland, IN. Visitation and Funeral Service are private in Portage, IN at...

HARTFORD-Frankie C. Burden, 63, of Hartford died Thursday April 2, 2020 at Ohio County Hospital.  Frankie was born in McHenry to the late Benny and Oval Mae Moore Burden.  He was a truck driver for Klemm Tank Lines and was very proud to be a truck driver. Survivors include his wife, Lisa Miller Burden; 2 sons-Frankie C. (Summer Rice) Burden, Jr. and Benjamin (Tiffany) Burden; 9 grandchildren-Chandler, Caden, Cameron, Camille, Naomi, Josie, Abby, Cara, Nikoli. In compliance with...

Centertown- Lillian Hardin, 95, passed away March 22, 2020, at Ohio County Hospital.  She was born in Ohio County on October 30, 1924.  Lillian was a homemaker.  She was preceded in death by her parents and 10 siblings. Survivors include her husband Gilbert B. “Jiggs” Hardin; son Gary Hocker; daughters Vona Storms, Janet Pierce & Linda Stepp; 8 grandchildren & several great grandchildren. Funeral services will be a private family graveside at Centertown...

UTICA-Freddie Lee Bullock, 75, of Utica, formerly of Centertown went home to be with Jesus Saturday, March 21, 2020, at his home. Freddie was born on October 19, 1944 to the late Hulon and Josephine Boone Bullock of Centertown. Freddie was a Christian and attended Pleasant Ridge Holiness Church.  He retired from TVA and worked as an electrician for over 40 years.  He loved to farm, garden and collect antique Farmall tractors. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Vivian Embry...