Obituaries

Feb 2, 2022

HORSE BRANCH-Sharon Rose Camp, 66, died Wednesday February 2, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family.  Sharon was born in Rosine to the late James and Roena Probus Allen.  She was a tax preparer for H & R Block.  She was preceded in death by a son Robert Anthony Camp; 3 brothers-Roger Dale Allen, Richard “Ricky” Allen and...

Feb 2, 2022

Owensboro Ky - Bettie Render Majors, 95 of Owensboro Kentucky passed away on Wednesday February 2nd, 2022. She was born on November 12th, 1926 in Ohio County to the late Emmett and Jessie Boyd Render.

Bettie was a graduate of Kentucky Wesleyan College and earned a master's degree from the University of Kentucky. She worked in Frankfort...

Feb 2, 2022

Centertown- Ruby Parson Daugherty, 74, passed away Feb. 2,2022, at OHRH in Owensboro.  She was born in Portageville, MO on November 21, 1947, daughter of the late Frederick G. and Thelma A. Parson Barrett.

Ruby was a member of Central Grove Baptist Church and a homemaker.  She loved her children and loved playing with her grandchildren, who...

Feb 2, 2022

Beaver Dam Ky - Shirley Ann Dowell, 79 of Beaver Dam passed away Wednesday, February 2nd , 2022 at home surrounded by family and loved ones. She was born on February 19th, 1942 to the late Bert and Alder Baggarly.

Shirley was retired from the Ohio County Detention Center after 20 years of service.  Shirley was a...

Jan 30, 2022

Wilford Ray Dockery, 75, went home to be with The Lord on January 30, 2022 at Ohio County Hospital.

He was born April 15, 1946 in Hartford Ky. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Daugherty Dockery of Hartford, for 48 years, A son Robert Paul Dockery(Christel) of Athens, Alabama, one Granddaughter, Kristi Monroe(Christopher) of Beaver Dam,...

Jan 30, 2022

Stephen Ray Sumner, 73, husband of Mary Anne Heflin Sumner of Hartford passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022 surrounded by his family.

Steve graduated from Drakesboro High School in 1966 and was drafted into the Vietnam Conflict in 1968. While serving, he received several awards including: National Defense Service Medal, Combat Infantry Badge 1st award, Good Conduct...

Jan 28, 2022

BEAVER DAM-Veneta Beatty Morris, 95, of Beaver Dam passed away Friday January 28, 2022 at home with her family.  She was born in Horse Branch to the late Stanley M. and Versie Goff Beatty.  She and her late husband James owned and operated the Morris Grocery Store in Horse Branch and she was a member of Shiloh Methodist Church....

Jan 27, 2022

HARTFORD-Riley Thomas Barrett, 81, of Hartford, died Thursday January 27, 2022 at his home. Riley was born in Centertown to the late Charles and Mary Alice Doyal Barrett.  Riley was Assistant Superintendent at Peabody Coal Ken Underground Mine, a member of East Hartford Baptist Church and Gideons International.

Survivors include his wife Sharon Lacefield Barrett; his son...

Jan 25, 2022

Barbara Shown, age 84, of DeKalb, Texas, passed away on January 25, 2022, at a local hospital. She was born on October 9, 1937, in McLean County, Kentucky, to Jacob and Isabel Sparks.

Mrs. Shown spent her days as a homemaker. She was a wonderful and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend.

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Jan 15, 2022

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...

Jan 11, 2022

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...

Jan 3, 2022

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...

Dec 31, 2021

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...

Dec 31, 2021

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...

Dec 29, 2021

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...

Dec 28, 2021

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...

Dec 26, 2021

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...

Dec 22, 2021

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...

Dec 22, 2021

Mildred Young Faught, 96, of Centertown, KY. passed away peacefully at her home on December 22nd, 2021 with her family by her side.

She was born in Grayson County, Ky. on November 13th, 1925 to the late Byron and Bessie Young.

Mildred was a woman of faith and family and was specifically known for being...

Dec 7, 2021

Centertown Ky - Robin Michelle Durham Vender, 56 of Centertown Ky passed away Tuesday December 7th, 2021 at her residence. Robin was born on January 21st, 1965 in Hartford, Ky to the late Darrel Durham and Tami Calloway Durham.

Robin was a member of the Centertown Baptist Church. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, being at the lake and...