Brownsville, Park City & Cave City Obituaries

Dec 21, 2012

Leamon O. Turley, 81, of Cub Run, passed away Friday, December 21, 2012 in Brownsville, Kentucky.  He was owner of The Gas Barn, a farmer, a member of  Robinson Masonic Lodge and Stockholm United Baptist Church.  He was also a Korean Air Force veteran.

The Edmonson County native was the son of the late Ernest and Nellie...

Dec 20, 2012

He is preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Nancy Carolyn Bush; one daughter, Nancy Bush Williams and one step-granddaughter, Lanie Williams.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his devoted wife of 49 years, Muriel Skinner Bush; two sisters, Olive Toms (Frank), Cheryl Harlow (Doug); one daughter, Wendy Bush Clark (John); two grandchildren, John Jay Clark...

Dec 18, 2012

Larry David Hanes, 55, husband of Cyndi (Lancaster) Hanes, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2012. He was born January 7, 1957 in Bowling Green, Kentucky , son of Georgia (Hughes) Hanes and the late Garnet Hanes. Davidwasthe Assistant Scout Master for troop 215 and was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed woodworking. In addition to his wife and mother, David...

Dec 17, 2012

Nancy R. Lindsey, age 77, of Bowling Green, KY, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012, at Hospice Center of Southern KY in Bowling Green, KY. She was born in New Albany, Indiana on June 6, 1935 to the late Julian Aden and Mary Victoria Lee Robinson. She was the devoted wife of 51 years to the late Robert G....

Dec 16, 2012

Hannah Decker Sanders, 92, of Mammoth Cave, KY passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012 in Brownsville.  The Grayson Co. native was born March 12, 1920, the daughter of the late Simon and Rhoda Cook Decker and the wife of the late Estle D. Sanders. She was retired from housekeeping at Mammoth Cave National Park and a member of Hill Grove...

Dec 13, 2012

The Edmonson County native is the daughter of the late Homer P. Cassady and the late Gertie Slaughter Cassady. She is the wife of W. L. Schroder of Fairdale.

Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Debbie Kohl (Wes) of Shepherdsville, KY; two sons, Jim Savage (Suzanne), Louisville, KY, Terry Savage (Linda), Fern Creek, KY;...

Dec 11, 2012

Zula Brooks Smith, 84, of  Mammoth Cave, KY passed away  Tuesday, December 11, 2012  at her residence.  The Edmonson County native was born October 5, 1928,  the daughter of the late Charles Smith Brooks and Fannie Belle Priddy Brooks.  She was a housewife and a member of   Union Light Missionary Baptist Church.

She is survived by her...

Dec 8, 2012

He is also survived by his wife, Kathy Smith of Cave City, KY; one son, William Thomas "Bill" Smith (Kellie) of Cave City, KY; two grandchildren, Austin Thomas Smith and Allie Maelynn Smith of Glasgow, KY; one brother, Greg Smith (Michele) of Park City and one sister, Sherry Lynn Smith (Jimmy Middleton) of Cave City.

Services will...

Dec 8, 2012

Evon Meeks, 81, of Pine Grove, KY, passed away Saturday, December  8, 2012 in Brownsville. The Edmonson County native was  born January 21, 1931, the daughter of the late  Geneva "Jack" Graham and Sarah Jane Miller Graham and the  wife of the late  Harvey Meeks.  She was a housewife and a member of  Pine Grove United Baptist Church.

Dec 6, 2012

Brently H. Stice, 51, of Shepherdsville, formerly of Brownsville, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2012 in Brownsville. The 1979 graduate of Barren County High School attended WKU and graduated from University of Louisville School of Dentistry in 1985. He was in practice in Brownsville for over 27 years, was highly respected and loved by his patients. He was a member of...

Dec 4, 2012

Roger B. Proffitt, age 90 of Cave City, died Tuesday, December 4, 2012  in Horse Cave, KY.  He was born  August 5, 1922 , in Cave City, KY to the late Herchel Houston  and Martha Elizabeth Gerald Proffitt .  He was a  WWII Navy veteran, a farmer and the former mayor and postmaster of Cave City. He was also...

Nov 28, 2012

Treasa Wolf, 56, of Wingfield, KY, died Wednesday, November 28, 2012 in Brownsville, KY.   She was born  June 13, 1956  in  Bowling Green, KY to the late Edgar Smith and Icy Spinks Smith, and was the wife of  James W. Wolf.  She was a  babysitter and a member of Mt. Olivet Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

She is survived by...

Nov 28, 2012

Emma Jean Martin Minor, age 84 of Cave City, died Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Hart County to the late Noah Lee and Lillian Sturgeon Martin and was married to the late Russell Minor.

She was a factory worker for Mammoth Cave Garment Co. and Kentucky Pants and a member of...

Nov 26, 2012

Stella Webb Meredith, 88, of Bee Spring, KY, died Monday, November 26, 2012 in Booneville, IN. She was born September 27, 1924 in Edmonson County, the daughter of the late Charlie and Nancy Meredith Cook and was the wife of the late Lawis Webb and Miles Meredith. She was a retired seamstress for Leitchfield Sewing Factory and was a member of Bee...

Nov 18, 2012

Charles Randall Brooks, 72, of  Kyrock, KY, died Sunday, November 18, 2012 at his residence.  He was born October 20, 1940 in Edmonson County to the late Anson and Alda Ester Williams  Brooks.  He was a factory worker for Cardinal Extursion and a member of Poplar Springs United Baptist Church.

He is survived by three...

Nov 17, 2012

He is survived by his wife, Cathy Salings Logsdon of Brownsville, KY; his daughter, Shelia Logsdon of Brownsville, KY; two grandsons, Jerry Bruce "J.B." Logsdon (Natalee) and Terry Wayne Hughes both of Brownsville, KY; two sisters, Zelda Foster (John Read) of Scottsville, KY and Janet Logsdon Burton of Mammoth Cave, KY; three brothers, Gary Logsdon (Amanda) of Brownsville, KY,...

Nov 11, 2012

Robert G. "Bob" Lindsey, 81, of Bowling Green, KY, died Sunday, November 11, 2012 in Bowling Green.  He was born May 21, 1931 in Kyrock KY, the son of the late  Romer and  Ruth McCombs Lindsey. He later met and married his devoted wife of 51 years, Nancy Robinson Lindsey.

Bob received a Business Administration Degree from Georgetown College and a Masters in...

Nov 8, 2012

Bro. Alvin Edward Herron, 99, of Park City died November 5, 2012. He was ready to go home to meet his God, and to his beloved wife of 68 years, Beatrice Doyle Herron.

Bro. Herron was a Methodist minister in the Louisville Conference of Kentucky from 1946, until his retirement in 1964. The locations where Bro. Herron...

Nov 5, 2012

Avrie G. Bratcher ,79,  of  Bowling Green, KY died  Monday,  November  5, 2012 at his  residence. He wasborn May 24, 1933 to the late Geneva Bratcher and the late Nora Poteet Bratcher.  He was the husband of the late Wanda Jean Elmore Bratcher.    He was a  factory worker for Holley Carburetor and a farmer, a Korean Navy Veteran ...

Nov 2, 2012

Louise Lindsey Wilson, 83, of Bowling Green, formerly of Sweeden passed away Friday, November 2, 2012 in Bowling Green, KY. The Edmonson County native was the daughter of the late Jessie and Lilly Farris Lindsey. She was a retired sewing machine operator at Turner Industries and a member of Sweeden Missionary Baptist Church.

She is survived by...