OBITUARIES
Brownsville, Park City & Cave City Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Edmonson, Barren, Hart, Warren and surrounding counties in KY.
Leslie Lee Minor
Mar 14, 2026
Leslie Lee Minor, age 63, of Cave City, peacefully departed this life on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at his residence. The Barren County native was born on October 4, 1962 to the late George and Frances Ellen Minor. He was married to his loving wife, Betty Adwell Minor, who survives.
Leslie worked as a mechanic for many years, both independently and...
Foran Meredith, Jr.
Mar 12, 2026
Foran Meredith, Jr., age 55 of Glasgow, departed this life on Thursday, March 12, 2026. The Barren County native was born on July 28, 1970 to the late Barbara J. Claywell and Foran Meredith, Sr.
Foran worked as a draftsman for Dallas Welding before later working alongside his mother on the assembly line at 3A Composites. He loved spending time with...
Bill Hiltner
Mar 12, 2026
Bill Hiltner, age 65, of Park City, peacefully departed this life on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. The Defiance, Ohio native was born on December 5, 1960 to Bill and Bert Merritt and the late Charles William “Charley Bill” Hiltner, Sr. He was married to his soul mate and best friend, Jamie Hiltner, who...
Krista Lynn Smith
Mar 7, 2026
Krista Lynn Smith, age 36, of Horse Cave, departed this life on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown. The Hart County native was born on March 10, 1989 to Gary and Billie Sue Smith.
Krista was saved at the age of eleven at Servant Valley United Baptist Church, where she remained a member. She was especially proud...
Robert Duncan Webb
Mar 5, 2026
Robert Duncan Webb, age 84, of Louisville, peacefully departed this life with his loving family by his side on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at his residence. The Edmonson County native was born on January 21, 1942, to the late Edwin and Addie Johnson Webb. He was united in marriage to his devoted wife and best friend of fifty-six years, the...
Cecelia Furlong Arterburn
Mar 5, 2026
After a century of life well lived, Cecelia Furlong Arterburn, of Park City, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the age of 100, surrounded by the love and memories of family and friends whose lives she enriched. She was born on May 22, 1925, in what is now known as Mammoth Cave National Park, to the late Arthur...
Shannon G. Deweese
Feb 27, 2026
Shannon G. Deweese, age 79 of Cecilia, peacefully departed this life on Friday, February 27, 2026 at Baptist Health Hardin. The Edmonson County native was born on December 29, 1946 to the late Cleo and Pauline Prewitt Deweese. He was married to his loving and devoted wife of sixty-one years, Faye Cox Deweese, who survives.
Shannon was raised in a loving,...
Brenda Kinser
Feb 26, 2026
Brenda Kinser, age 79, of Louisville, departed this life on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at Norton Women’s and Children’s Hospital. The Edmonson County native was born on May 13, 1946 to the late Conrad and Estelyne Parker Kinser.
Brenda had a special gift to care for others, a calling she fulfilled with compassion and dedication throughout her career as a registered...
Clara Elmore
Feb 24, 2026
Clara Elmore, age 84 of Bee Spring, departed this life on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at University of Louisville Hospital. The Edmonson County native was born on October 2, 1941, to the late Noel and Ellis Carroll. Clara shared sixty-five years of marriage with her husband, H.B. “Bud” Elmore, who survives her. Their many years together reflect a lifetime of...
Onwell V. "Sam" Strange
Feb 24, 2026
Onwell V. “Sam” Strange, of Shepherdsville, KY, departed this life on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at 91 years of age. He was born on January 25, 1935, to Elvin and Thelma Strange. Sam grew up on a farm near Mammoth Cave National Park where hard work and worshipping God were instilled in him. He had many wonderful days, but none...
James Edward Dickson
Feb 13, 2026
James Edward Dickson, age 87 of Cave City, peacefully departed this life on Friday, February 13, 2026 at Shanti Niketan Hospice Home in Glasgow, KY. The Barren County native was born on September 3, 1938 to the late Gordon and Lou Ella Bragg Dickson. He was married to his loving and devoted wife of sixty-five years, Wanda Mae White Dickson,...
John Kent Hood
Feb 10, 2026
John Kent Hood, 72, of Cave City, passed peacefully from this life on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at Shanti Niketan Hospice Home in Glasgow. Born on June 16, 1953, in Jackson, Mississippi, Kent was the son of the late Maxine Hays Cutliff and Ervin Luther Hood. After losing his father at a young age, Kent was blessed when his mother...
Beverly Jean Ward
Feb 6, 2026
Beverly Jean Ward, age 87, of Cave City, peacefully departed this life on Friday, February 6, 2026 at Signature HealthCare of Hart County. The Sodus, Michigan native was born on May 13, 1938 to the late John A. and Eleanor Montgomery Stump. She was married to her devoted husband, the late Clarence Ward.
Beverly worked diligently as a homemaker, lovingly caring...
Jake Keith
Feb 5, 2026
Jake Keith, age 65 of Rocky Hill, departed this life at his residence on Thursday, February 5, 2026. The Edmonson County native was born on October 30, 1960, to the late Estil and Lena “Bea” Keith. He was married to his wife and best friend, Lorri Graham Keith, who survives.
Jake retired after many dedicated years as the owner of The...
Barbara Jean Saylors
Feb 3, 2026
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Barbara Jean Saylors, age 83 of Smiths Grove, peacefully departed this life on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at NHC HealthCare in Glasgow, KY. The Barren County native was born on August 14, 1942 to the late Romie Jewell and Nancy Mae Jones Caplinger. She was married to her loving and devoted husband of sixty-seven years, Bobby Wayne Saylors, who...
Joyce Richards Cureton
Feb 3, 2026
Joyce Richards Cureton, age 76 of Smiths Grove, departed this life on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at her residence. The Edmonson County native was born on July 5, 1949 to the late Rev. Ernest and Grace Webb Richards. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Ronnie Hudson, and later, Jack L. Cureton, each of whom she shared meaningful chapters...
Richard T. "R.C." Craine
Feb 2, 2026
Richard T. “R.C.” Craine, age 83, of Cave City, departed this life on Tuesday, February 2, 2026 at T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. The Barren County native was born on August 6, 1942 to the late Samuel and Audrey Sturgeon Craine. He was married to his loving wife of sixty-three years, Patsy Ann Craine, who survives.
Richard devoted his life...
Glen Rogers Wilson
Jan 31, 2026
Glen Rogers Wilson, age 84, of Park City, passed away on January 31, 2026, at Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green. Glen was born on August 21, 1941, in Ohio County, Kentucky, to Ida Bell White Wilson and Cash Green Wilson.
He is survived by his beloved wife of sixty-four years, Bonita Carol Floyd Wilson, whom he married on...
Nancy A. Hogan
Jan 30, 2026
Nancy A. Hogan, age 87, of Mt. Washington, returned to her Heavenly Father on January 30, 2026. She was born on July 31, 1938, in the Lindseyville community of Edmonson County, in a log cabin, to the late Rev. Willie E. and Audie Browning Hogan, and was one of ten children.
Nancy was brought up in a home where she was...
Steve Patton
Jan 29, 2026
Steve Patton, a beloved husband, father, papa, brother, uncle, and friend, peacefully departed this life on Thursday, January 29, at the Hospice House in Bowling Green. Born on November 13, 1948—fittingly on his Aunt Naomi’s birthday— Steve was a proud Edmonson County native and the cherished son of the late Nola Wilkins Patton and John Bruce Patton. Steve shared a...
