OBITUARIES
Brownsville, Park City & Cave City Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Edmonson, Barren, Hart, Warren and surrounding counties in KY.
Dean Houchin Madison
Jul 22, 2026
Dean Houchin Madison, age 92, of Bowling Green, peacefully departed this life on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Hospice House of Southern Kentucky. An Edmonson County native, Dean was born on November 23, 1933, to the late William Nelson and Lou Clark Houchin. She shared a beautiful forty-year marriage with the love of her life, Kelley H. Madison, until they...
Bobby Wayne Saylors
Jul 21, 2026
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Bobby Wayne Saylors, age 85, of Smiths Grove, peacefully fell asleep in this life on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, with the blessed assurance that he would awaken with the Lord in heaven. A native of Allen County, Bobby was born on May 8, 1941, to the late Thurman and Nellie Saylors. On Valentine's Day, February 14, 1959, he married...
Sylvia Monroe Smith
Jul 20, 2026
Sylvia Monroe Smith, age 88, of Bowling Green, peacefully departed this life on Monday, July 20, 2026, at Signature HealthCare in Bowling Green. The Edmonson County native was born on December 5, 1937, to the late Harry and Christine Wells Monroe. She shared her life with her husband, Don Smith, who preceded her in death.
Sylvia was a woman of remarkable...
Erica Poynter Guffey
Jul 19, 2026
Erica Poynter Guffey, age 33, of Glasgow, peacefully departed this life on Sunday, July 19, 2026, at T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. A native of Barren County, Erica was born on August 24, 1992, to her loving parents, Alicia Beckham and Eric Poynter, who survive.
Erica dedicated her career to caring for others, working as a pharmacy technician at Ely...
Diane "Myrtle" Stewart
Jul 17, 2026
Diane “Myrtle” Stewart, age 69, of Cave City, peacefully departed this life on Friday, July 17, 2026, at TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. A native of Barren County, Diane was born on April 10, 1957, to the late Jack and Mary Crabtree Jameson. She shared forty-three wonderful years of marriage with her devoted husband and best friend, Barry...
Lauri Anderson Hoover
Jul 16, 2026
Lauri Anderson Hoover passed away unexpectedly on July 16, 2026, following an accident while visiting dear friends in North Carolina. Born in Nashville and raised in Decatur, Alabama, Lauri was a lifelong Alabama Crimson Tide fan who loved sports, summers at Palmetto Bible Camp, beach trips, musical theater, and her church community. For more than 35 years, she poured her...
Pam Vladescu
Jul 16, 2026
Pam Vladescu, age 67, of Glasgow, peacefully departed this life on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at her residence. A native of Timken, Kansas, she was born on December 10, 1958, to the late John and Angie Rein Lapka.
Pam was employed in the apparel department at Walmart, where she enjoyed serving customers and building friendships with those she met each day....
Kelly Hugh Jaggers
Jul 14, 2026
Kelly Hugh Jaggers, age 77, of Hodgenville, was called home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown. A native of Edmonson County, Kelly was born on August 8, 1948, to the late Rev. Elza Edward and Emma Lou Sanders Jaggers. For forty-four wonderful years, he shared a devoted marriage with the...
Ronald Lee Coates
Jul 12, 2026
Ronald Lee Coates, age 76, of Park City, peacefully departed this life on Sunday, July 12, 2026, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. A native of Edmonson County, Ronald was born on July 2, 1950, to the late Robert and Lottie Nash Coates.
Ronald dedicated many years of his life to the trucking industry, working as a driver for Walbert...
John David Scott
Jul 10, 2026
John David Scott was born May 17, 1947 in Brownsville, KY to James and Mary (nee' VanMeter) Scott. Surrounded by the love of his family, John passed away on Friday, July 10, 2026 at his home in Villa Ridge, MO at the age of 79 years.
John grew up in Brownsville, KY and received his education in Edmonson County. He was...
Chuck Gambrel
Jul 7, 2026
Chuck Gambrel, age 56 of Chalybeate, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. A native of Bell County, Kentucky, Chuck was born on April 4, 1970, to Barbara Hatfield Gambrel and the late Christopher Lee Gambrel, Sr. He shared life with his beloved wife and soulmate, Lisette Renner Gambrel.
Chuck was blessed with a quick wit and an infectious sense of...
Callie Whobrey Ashley
Jul 4, 2026
Callie Whobrey Ashley, a devoted wife, loving mother, cherished daughter, treasured sister, and loyal friend, was called to her eternal home on Saturday, July 4, 2026. A lifelong resident of Edmonson County, Callie was born on May 7, 1989, to Jimmy and Lisa Whobrey, who lovingly nurtured the kind, compassionate heart that became her greatest gift to everyone who knew...
Tomie Delilah Larimore
Jun 28, 2026
Tomie Delilah Larimore, age 59, of Chalybeate, peacefully departed this life on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green. A lifelong resident of Edmonson County, Tomie was born on September 13, 1966, to the late Curtis and Cleo Decker Duvall. She shared a beautiful life with her beloved husband and best friend, Don...
Terry Meredith
Jun 25, 2026
Terry Meredith, age 73, of Bee Spring, peacefully departed this life on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at Edmonson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Brownsville. The Edmonson County native was born on May 11, 1953, to the late Layman Meredith and Edna Mae Meredith Goff.
Terry worked for many years as a lineman with Pike Electric and later with Davis Elliott. An...
Patricia Lewis
Jun 20, 2026
Patricia Lewis, age 74, of Cave City, departed this life on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at her residence. A native of Barren County, Patricia was born on July 21, 1951, to the late Johnnie and Flora Mae Laird. She shared fifty-four wonderful years of marriage with her beloved husband and best friend, Johnny Lewis, who survives.
Patricia retired as a seamstress...
Henry Jackson Vincent
Jun 18, 2026
Henry Jackson Vincent, age 85, of Follansbee, West Virginia, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at Brightwood Center in Follansbee, with his loving family by his side. Henry was born on December 19, 1940, in Bee Spring to the late Harold and Goldie (Whobrey) Vincent. A devoted husband, loving father, cherished brother, grandfather, and friend, Henry lived a...
Eddie R. Houchens
Jun 16, 2026
Eddie R. Houchens, age 73, of Glasgow, departed this life on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at Barren County Nursing and Rehabilitation. The Barren County native was born on March 3, 1953 to the late John Franklin and Verda Mae Houchens.
Eddie dedicated many years of service as a material handler with RR Donnelley, where he was known for his dependability and...
Kaye Don VanMeter
Jun 16, 2026
Kaye Don VanMeter, age 93, of Bee Spring, peacefully entered into his eternal rest on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at his residence, surrounded by the love and comfort of his family. An Edmonson County native, Kaye Don was born on January 11, 1933, to the late Samuel and Hilda Nelson VanMeter. He was blessed to share sixty-five wonderful years of...
Willie B. Decker
Jun 12, 2026
Willie B. Decker, age 81, of Park City, peacefully departed this life on Friday, June 12, 2026, at TJ Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. A native of Edmonson County, Willie was born on January 25, 1945, to the late Velzie and Beulah Lee Decker.
Willie spent many years working as a truck driver for Harlan Stice and Buttram Farms, earning the...
Robert Allen Craine
Jun 11, 2026
Robert Allen Craine, age 73, of Bon Ayr, peacefully departed this life on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at Hospice House in Bowling Green, Kentucky. A native of Barren County, Robert was born on July 15, 1952, to the late Henry and Lettie Pedigo Craine. He shared a loving and devoted marriage with his wife, Sue Parker Craine, who remains to...
