Obituaries

Jan 6, 2021

Hartford- Ava Wortheam, 87, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at Ohio County Hospital.  She was born Dec. 18, 1933 in Calhoun, KY, daughter of the late Willie Clay and Emma Evans Fulkerson.

Ava was a homemaker and a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Beaver Dam.

She was preceded in death by her...

Dec 30, 2020

BEAVER DAM-Dorothy Jewell Blankenship, 97, of Beaver Dam died December 30, 2020 at Ohio County Hospital in Hartford.  She was born in McHenry, Kentucky to the late Lonnie Earl and Ruth Bennett Maddox.  She was a homemaker and a member of Beaver Dam United Methodist Church.  She was preceded in death by her husband Daniel R. “Sonny” Blankenship.

Dec 16, 2020

Scottsville- James T. Winston, 71, passed away Dec. 16, 2020, at his home.  He was born in Clarksville, TN, on July 8, 1949 son of the late Edgar and Essie Taylor Winston.

James and his wife were owners of Marie’s Kiddie Kastle for 34 years in Bowling Green.  He was a member of Hartford Christian Church.  He...

Dec 14, 2020

Hartford- Lydia E. Beasley, 92, passed away Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at the Ohio County Hospital.  She was born Feb. 11, 1928, in Butler County, daughter of the late Jessie and Margaret Lindsey Beasley.

Lydia was a member of Oak Ridge General Baptist Church, worked at Hartford Standard Corp. and G.E. in Owensboro.  Lydia loved sitting on...

Dec 13, 2020

Beaver Dam, Kentucky – Levi Rice, age 77, of Beaver Dam, Kentucky, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Sunday, December 13, 2020.

Levi graduated from Owensboro Senior High School in 1961, then from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy in 1966. He was a practicing pharmacist for 51 years in Ohio County. He...

Dec 3, 2020

HARTFORD-Patricia Lois St.Clair Trogden, 69, of Hartford died Thursday December 3, 2020 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital.  She was born in Hartford to the late Coy Ray Sr. and Lois Wagner St.Clair.  She loved Jesus, her grandbabies and she loved to cook.

Survivors include her husband David Edward Trogden of Hartford; 3 daughters-Deann (Neal) Smith of Murray,...

Dec 1, 2020

Morgantown- Opal E. Shields, 81, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, at her home.  She was born in Butler County on March 15, 1939, daughter of the late Ellis and Lelia Gidcumb Hudnall.

Opal was of the Baptist faith, enjoyed reading, making blankets and cross stitching.

She was preceded in death by her husband Lanny...

Nov 24, 2020

CENTERTOWN-Roland (Bud) Jones 88 of Centertown, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital.  Roland was born February 14, 1932 in Grandview, Indiana to Arlie and Ruby Abshire Jones.

Roland served 3 years in Korea in the Army Engineering Battalion, reaching the rank of Master Sergeant.  During his time of duty, he was...

Nov 24, 2020

Beaver Dam- Peggy Bradley Boaz, 70, passed away November 24, 2020, in Owensboro.  She was born September 11, 1950 daughter of the late L.P. “Bud” and Rowena Bumgarner “Bunny” Bradley.

Peggy was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church.  She touched the lives of many students as a retired English teacher, having taught at Ohio County High...

Nov 19, 2020

Beaver Dam – Gregory Boyd Hill, 72, passed away November 19, 2020 at Beaver Dam Nursing & Rehab Center.  He was born in Detroit, Michigan on July 8, 1948 to the late Kermit and Olive Allen Hill.  In addition to his parents, a brother, Jimmy Hill, preceded him in death.

Greg served in the U.S. Army from...

Nov 19, 2020

Teresa Gail Brooks Vincent, age 62, of Centertown was welcomed at the Heavenly Gates shortly after 1 pm November 19, 2020.  She passed surrounded by a compassionate care team at Owensboro Medical Health while loved ones looked upon her.

Teresa is survived by a loving and doting Husband. She was often referred to as his Queen by...

Nov 18, 2020

CENTERTOWN-Ronald P. Smiley, 74, of Centertown died Thursday November 18, 2020 at Hartford, Kentucky.  Ronald was born in Centertown to the late W.L. and Margaret Chinn Smiley.  He retired from LG & E in 2009 where was a utility worker.  He was a member of Walton Creek Baptist Church, attended Lifepoint Baptist Church, served in Vietnam in the U.S....

Nov 16, 2020

Wanda L. Smith, age 93, passed away peacefully November 16, 2020 at Hartsfield Village in Munster, IN.  Wanda was born January 31, 1927 in Moorman, Kentucky. She was one of 8 children of the late James F. and Flora Ella Smith.  Wanda married Arthur B. Smith in 1942 and moved to East Chicago, IN and lived there until 1979...

Nov 9, 2020

HARTFORD-Nannie, Jr., Roy Richard

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Roy Richard Nannie, Jr., 85 of Hartford, Kentucky formerly of Madisonville, Kentucky on November 9, 2020. He was born on June 17, 1935 in Tampa, Florida to the late Roy Richard and Margaret Ezell Nannie. Richard was a veteran...

Nov 5, 2020

Centertown- Carrol Morton Daniel, 82 , passed away November 5, 2020, at his home.  He was born in McHenry, Ky on September 20, 1938, son of the late Wendell Orin and Nelda Downey Daniel.

Carrol served his country in the U.S. Air Force where he worked as a Guided Missle Tech.  He was a Tool & Die...

Oct 30, 2020

February 7, 1942 – October 30, 2020

On Friday, October 30, 2020 James “Ty” Watson passed away surrounded by family at the age of 78.

Ty was loved and cherished by all who had the privilege of knowing him. He loved nothing more than to be in the company of friends and family and would...

Oct 30, 2020

Ann Ireland Westerfield, 84, of Hartford died Friday, October 30, 2020. She was born on March 2, 1936 in Hancock County to Robert and Edna Ireland. Ann was a former teacher and a retired co-owner of Westerfield Implement in Hartford. She was an active member of Hartford United Methodist Church where she taught children’s Sunday School for many years....

Oct 28, 2020

Betty Taylor York Tichenor, age 89, of Nashville, Tennessee, passed to her eternal rest on October 28, 2020.  She was born in Hartford, Kentucky, on January 15, 1931, to Fielder and Gola York.  She married the love of her life, Delbert Tichenor, in 1954 and had three children.  After living in Illinois for a few years, the couple moved...

Oct 27, 2020

Madisonville, KY- Clyde Cecil Brooks, 82, formerly of Centertown, Ky and Taylorville, IL, quietly passed away at his home with his family by his side.  He died of Myelofibrosis, a type of Leukemia.

He was born in Hopkins County, Ky on May 20, 1938, son of the late Clyde and Louise Harmison Brooks.

Clyde was...

Oct 27, 2020

Hartford- Margaret Lee, 57, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at OHRH in Owensboro.  She was born July 22, 1963 in Shelbyville, KY.

She was of the Baptist Faith and retired from Signature Healthcare in Hartford, where she worked as a CAN.

She was preceded in death by her father Russell McStoots, Jr.

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