Obituaries

Journey Emersyn Whitely

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...

Virginia Ruth Ross

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...

David G. Jones

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...

Raleigh Dale Nabours

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...

Ray Williams

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...

Ovelia (Pillow) Allen

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,...

Sherell J. Wayne

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...

Tina Louise (Tichenor) Maze

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...

Margaret E. (Bartlett) Ball

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...

Pearlie Mae (Lynch) Arnold

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...

Lyndon Wilson

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...

Anna Belle (Kessinger) Snodgrass

Jan 27, 2020

HARTFORD-Anna Belle Snodgrass, 91, of Hartford died Monday January 27, 2020 at her home.  She was born in McHenry to the late Thomas and Beatrice Abney Kessinger.  She was a Charter Member of East Hartford Baptist Church and was retired from the Dietary Department at Ohio County Hospital.  She was preceded in death by her husband Connie R. Snodgrass,...

Libby Marie (Crabtree) Legler

Jan 21, 2020

Libby Marie Crabtree Legler, 85, of Beaver Dam, Kentucky left us and went to Heaven on January 21, 2020. She was born in McHenry, Kentucky; the only child of Emma Stevens Ford and James E. Crabtree. She grew up in Hartford at 301 West Walnut Street until the age of 11 when her family moved to northern Indiana where...

Dorothy (Atkinson) Taylor

Jan 20, 2020

Centertown – Dorothy Lee Taylor, 94, of Centertown peacefully entered her Heavenly home on January 20, 2020. She was born on April 16, 1925 in Hancock County to the late James Lewis Atkinson and Myrl Francis Atkinson. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 66 years, J. Bryan Taylor Jr., and her sister, Lillian Atkinson Gregory....

Jasmine Diane Holland

Jan 14, 2020

Beaver Dam- Jasmine Diane Holland, 22, passed away January 14, 2020.  She was born June 18, 1997 in Hartford.

Jasmine was a member of Crossroad Community Church in Beaver Dam, graduated from Ohio County High School in 2017, was a member of JROTC at Ohio County High.  She was a Ray of Light to everyone she met....

Danny W. Kessinger

Jan 9, 2020

Centertown- Danny W. Kessinger, 67, passed away Thursday, January 09, 2020, at Ohio County Hospital.  He was born in Hartford Dec. 3, 1952, son of the late Clyde and Lydia Kessinger.

Danny served in the U.S. Navy and was a Deputy Sheriff in Ohio County for 20 years.

He was preceded in death by his...

Maurice F. Moyers

Jan 8, 2020

BEAVER DAM-Maurice F. “Bud” Moyers, 97 of New Albany, Indiana died Wednesday January 8, 2020.  He was a Switchman and retired after 40 years with the Indiana Bell Telephone Company. Maurice served in the U.S. Army during WWII.  He enjoyed growing roses and gardening and will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his family and many friends.

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Orville Mcconnell

Jan 8, 2020

Beaver Dam- Orville McConnell passed away on January 8, 2020 in St. Petersburg, FL.

Graveside services will be at Noon Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 at Sunnyside Cemetery in Beaver Dam.  Bevil Bros. Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Kenneth E. "Kenny" Smith

Jan 7, 2020

CENTERTOWN-Kenneth E. “Kenny” Smith, 69, of Centertown died Tuesday January 7, 2019 at Ohio County Hospital.  Kenny was born in Harlan County, Kentucky to Mary June Phelps Smith and the late John A. Smith.  He was retired from Peabody Coal and was a Kentucky Colonel.  Kenny enjoyed grilling, cookouts, NASCAR, spending time with his Family and friends, UK basketball,...

Karen (Murphy) Geary

Dec 25, 2019

HARTFORD-Karen Murphy Geary, 70, of Hartford died Wednesday December 25, 2019 at her home.  Karen was born in Hartford to the late William Miles and Rose Gilbert Murphy.  She was retired from Farmers Home Administration and a member of New Assembly Church.

Survivors include her husband Barry O’Neal Geary; 2 daughters-June Geary and Cathy Geary both of...