OBITUARIES
Brownsville, Park City & Cave City Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Edmonson, Barren, Hart, Warren and surrounding counties in KY.
Charles Raymond Allen
Oct 7, 2023
Charles Raymond Allen, age 77, of Cave City, departed this life on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at his residence. The Larue County native was born on June 18, 1946 to the late Ruel and Catherine Druien Allen. He was married to his best friend and soul mate of forty-eight years, Carla Whitaker Allen, who survives.
Charles was a...
Dorothy Jean Skaggs
Oct 2, 2023
Dorothy Jean Skaggs, age 102, of Fairborn, OH went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 2, 2023. She was born in London, Kentucky on February 17, 1921 to the late George and Susan Maupin Crawford. She was married to her loving husband of seventy-three years, Donald Skaggs, until they were parted by his death on January 8,...
Larry D. Deweese
Sep 21, 2023
Larry Dewayne Deweese, age 80 of Cecilia KY departed this life on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at Baptist Health Hospital in Elizabethtown. Larry was born on February 23, 1943 to the late Cleo and Pauline Deweese. He was married sixty-one years to Bertie Johnson Deweese, who survives.
Larry grew up in a loving, Christian home, and was saved...
Doris Davis
Sep 19, 2023
Doris Davis, age 85 of Brownsville, peacefully departed this life on Tuesday, September 19 at Genesis Edmonson Center. The Edmonson County native was born on August 13, 1938 to the late Homer and Goldie Meredith Davis.
Doris worked with her hands as a seamstress at Kellwood Manufacturing.
She leaves to honor her memory— her nieces and...
U.S. Army Private First Class Thomas Franklin Brooks
Sep 18, 2023
United States Army Private First Class Thomas Franklin Brooks, “Frank” to his family and friends, died December 10, 1942, at the age of 23, during World War II while a prisoner of the Japanese military in the Philippines having fought in the Battle of Bataan.
He was born October 3, 1919, near the forks of the Nolin River close to...
Florine Lindsey
Sep 14, 2023
Florine Lindsey, age 91 of Pine Grove, peacefully departed this life on Thursday, September 14 at her residence. The Edmonson County native was born on November 11, 1931 to the late Jim and Bertha O. Miller. She married to Roger Ruben Lindsey, who also preceded her in death.
Florine worked with her hands to provide for her families’...
Murrell Johnson
Sep 13, 2023
Murrell Johnson, age 77, of Rocky Hill, departed this life on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at TriStar Centennial Hospital in Nashville, TN. The Barren County native was born on October 6, 1945 to the late Jimmy Lawrence and Grace Hope Johnson. He was married to Judy Carol Johnson, until they were parted by her death on July 5, 2015.
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James P. "Jimmy" Houchin
Sep 10, 2023
James P. “Jimmy” Houchin, age 76 of Cave City, peacefully departed this life at his home on Sunday, September 10, 2023. The Edmonson County native was born on October 6, 1946 to the late Rev. James Albert and Christine Graham Houchin. He was married to his wife of thirty-five years, Roberta Houchin, who survives.
Jimmy had worked in years...
Doris Ann Eatmon
Sep 7, 2023
Doris Ann Eatmon, age 68, of Bee Spring departed this life on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at Genesis Edmonson Center. The Edmonson County native was born on August 4, 1955 to Alice Farris McGrew and the late Bert Lee McGrew. She was married to Charles Eatmon, Sr., until they were parted by his passing on March 2, 2020.
Doris worked...
Billy Hugh Honeycutt
Sep 7, 2023
Billy Hugh Honeycutt, age 85, of Park City, departed this life on Wednesday, September 7, 2023 in Brownsville. The Albany, KY native was born on September 28, 1937 to the late Oscar and Dorothy Neal Honeycutt.
Billy was an avid farmer. He started working for Straders Dairy in Hiseville and milked for numerous dairy farms. He also worked for...
Charlie W. Whittinghill
Sep 6, 2023
Charlie W. Whittinghill, age 85 of Brownsville, peacefully departed this life at his home on September 6, 2023. The Edmonson County native was born on September 15, 1937 to the late Willard and Elzo Chambers Whittinghill. He was married to his loving and devoted wife, Peggy Alexander Whittinghill, until they were parted by her death on November 9, 1997.
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Rev. Owen Junior Meredith
Aug 30, 2023
Rev. Owen Junior Meredith, of Cave City departed this life on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at his residence. The Hart County native was born on June 14, 1942 to the late Graden J. and Lissie Burba Meredith. He was married to his devoted wife and best friend, Magaline Childress Meredith, who survives.
Rev. Junior was a member of Northtown United...
Natosha Marie Hunt
Aug 30, 2023
Natosha Marie Hunt, age 32 of Center, KY, departed this life on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at University of Louisville Hospital. The Edmonson County native was born on September 15, 1990 to the late George Hunt and Deborah Sue White Hunt.
Natosha was a 2008 graduate of Edmonson County High School, and went on to play collegiate basketball for...
Lois Kathleen Barbour Childress
Aug 29, 2023
Lois Kathleen Barbour Childress, 87, died peacefully in the arms of her family on August 29, 2023, at her home, after a long courageous journey with Parkinson's Disease. Kathy was born on March 11, 1936 in Carroll County, Maryland, the daughter of Kurgy Barbour and Arvilla Rappoldt Barbour Jones. After her father's accidental death, 4 year old Kathy, her two...
Everett "Butch" Simpson, Jr.
Aug 29, 2023
Everett “Butch” Simpson Jr, age 66, of Bee Spring, died on Monday, August 28, 2023 at his home. One could say it was an unexpected passing, but this sort of ugly, unceremonious death can always be expected when you choose drugs over anything else, including your own children. These children, Everett “Charlie” Simpson III (Alexis) and Jessica Simpson, aren’t left...
Sylvia Boston Sandefur
Aug 21, 2023
Sylvia Boston Sandefur, age 77, of Glasgow, departed this life on Monday, August 21, 2023 at TJ Samson Community Hospital. The Barren County native was born on July 31, 1946 to the late Payne and Ora Stephens Boston. She was married to Sam Sandefur, who also preceded her in death.
Sylvia was a member of Park City Baptist Church...
Brenda Kay Glass
Aug 20, 2023
Brenda Kay Glass, age 76 of Glasgow, peacefully departed this life on Sunday, August 20, 2023 at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. The Barren County native was born on August 8, 1947 to the late Robert Lee and Willie Myrtle Bunch. She was married to her devoted husband of forty–seven years, Kenneth Wayne Glass, who survives.
Brenda...
Martha Francene Duvall Vasiloff
Aug 14, 2023
Martha Francene Duvall Vasiloff, age 76 of Brownsville, departed this life on Monday, August 14, 2023 at her residence. The Edmonson County native was born on July 31, 1947 to the late Rex and Orene Lashley Duvall.
While living in Detroit, Martha worked many years as a bank teller for Comerica. She was of the Christian faith and...
LaDonna Childress
Aug 9, 2023
LaDonna Childress, age 61 of Mammoth Cave, departed this life on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. The Warren County native was born on April 24, 1962 to the late Gilbert and Jewell Cardwell. She was married to her devoted, loving husband, Lawrence Childress, who survives.
LaDonna worked for many years as a...
Peggy Hayes
Aug 7, 2023
Peggy Hayes, age 63 of Brownsville, peacefully departed this life on Monday, August 7, 2023 at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green. The Barren County native was born on October 28, 1959 to the late Roy T. and Georgia Dorothy Crabtree.
Peggy was a former beautician and was of the Christian faith.
She leaves...
