Obituaries

Apr 16, 2020

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...

Apr 14, 2020

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...

Apr 9, 2020

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...

Apr 2, 2020

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....

Mar 22, 2020

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...

Mar 21, 2020

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...

Mar 20, 2020

BEAVER DAM-John S. Carson, 76, of Beaver Dam died Friday March 20, 2020 at Norton’s Brownsboro Hospital in Louisville.  John was born in Hartford to the late Joseph Duke and Faye Felty Carson.  John served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years then attended barber school.  He was a barber for over 50 years, loved gardening, hunting, fishing and...

Mar 19, 2020

Centertown- Pammy Jean Taylor, 57, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020, at her home.  She was born in Hammond, IN on September 5, 1962, daughter of the late David and Linda Clark Earl.

Pammy was a homemaker, a member of McHenry Church of Christ, an avid UK Basketball fan, enjoyed family being around and loved spring gardening....

Mar 16, 2020

MANITOU-Teresa Lou English Miller, 56, of Manitou died Monday March 16, 2020 at her home.  She was born in Hartford, Kentucky to the late Bill and Retha Myrl English.  Teresa was a homemaker and a member of Centertown United Methodist Church.

Survivors include her husband Willard Miller and children, Andy (Kristy) Murphy, Melissa (Gary) Smallwood, David (Sarah)...

Mar 8, 2020

CENTRAL CITY-Journey Emersyn Whitely, 2, died Sunday March 8, 2020 at her home.  Journey was born in Leitchfield to Aaron Moses and Alexis Newton Whitely.

Survivors include her parents-Aaron Moses and Alexis Newton Whitely; brothers-Kasyn Newton, Axel Freeman and Rykyr Whitely; a sister-Macie Whitely; Grandparents-Jerry and Linda Whitely and Shaun Dodson; Great Grandmother-Lea Ann Slack; Aunts and...

Feb 29, 2020

Beaver Dam- Virginia Ruth Ross, 97, passed away Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at Signature Healthcare in Hartford.  She was born in McHenry, Ky on October 4, 1922 daughter of the late Willie D. and Iora Coleman Ross.

Ms. Ross was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Beaver Dam and retired from G.E. in Owensboro where she...

Feb 17, 2020

CENTERTOWN-David G. Jones, 68, of Centertown, entered his heavenly home on Monday February 17, 2020 at Wellington Parc Health System in Owensboro.  David was born June 17, 1951 in Narrows, Kentucky to the late John E. and Grace Lynch Jones.  He was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church.  David was a proud farmer who looked forward to each...

Feb 13, 2020

Caneyville- Raleigh  Dale  Nabours, 60, passed away Feb. 13, 2020 at Signature Health Care.  He was born in Hartford July 5, 1959, son of Raleigh G. Nabours and the late Maurita Hines Nabours.

Dale served in the U.S. Army, worked as a CNA at Professional Care Home and was of the Church of Christ faith.  He was...

Feb 12, 2020

Falls of Rough-  Ray Williams, 70, formerly of Centertown , passed away Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020 at his home.  He was born in Ohio County, Ky on July 14, 1949, son of the late Eck and Dora Simpson Williams.

Ray served in the U.S. Army in Viet Nam. He was retired from TVA .  Ray was a...

Feb 9, 2020

CENTERTOWN-Ovelia Allen, born September 4, 1923, daughter of the late Clyde Ronald and Lillie Boise (Maddox) Pillow, died Sunday, February 9, 2020 at her home near Centertown.  She attended Centertown and Walton’s Creek Schools and was a retired homemaker.  She married June 28, 1940, to Ivan Dennie Allen who preceded her in death, as well as an infant son,...

Feb 8, 2020

Sherell J. Wayne, left the world her way on February 8th, 2020.

A woman loved by two daughters, a grandson, many brothers and sisters, and her favorite dog Minnie.

To say she was resilient…you bet! Throughout twenty-nine years of illness, near death on multiple occasions, she continued to live with optimism for the future.  She...

Feb 8, 2020

CENTERTOWN-Tina Louise Maze, 54, of Centertown died Saturday February 8, 2020 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital.  Tina was born in Ohio County to the late Wendell and Barbara Tichenor.  She was employed as a teller at Commonwealth Community Bank.

Survivors include her husband Luke Maze; 3 daughters-Tia Small of Centertown, Ashley (Beau) Wright of Hartford and Shania...

Feb 6, 2020

HARTFORD-Margaret E. Ball, 99, of Hartford died Thursday February 6, 2020 at Signature Healthcare in Hartford. She was born in Hartford to the late Benny and Dawn Baxley Bartlett.  Margaret was a member of Hartford Christian Church and she was a homemaker.  She was preceded in death by her husband Arvin S. Ball, a daughter Sue Proctor and a...

Feb 2, 2020

Louisville- Pearlie Mae Arnold, 85, formerly of Horse Branch, passed away Sunday Feb. 2, 2020 in Louisville.  She was born in the Horse Branch Community of Ohio County on May 21, 1934.  She was the daughter of the late Charlie Lynch and Addie Pearl Pennington Lynch.

She was preceded in death by her husband Junior Lee Arnold...

Jan 28, 2020

HORSE BRANCH-Lyndon Wilson, 62, of Horse Branch died Tuesday January 28, 2020 at his home.  He was born in Horse Branch to the late Lowell Russell and Doris J. Daugherty Wilson.  He was retired from H.B. Stanley was a wonderful father and grandfather and a member of Free Zion Baptist Church.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing and was a very...