Obituaries

May 5, 2014

In Memory of

Katherine Elizabeth Edmunds Allen

May 31, 1919 – May 5, 2014

Katherine Elizabeth Edmunds Allen, age 94, died Monday May 5, 2014 at the Cal Turner Rehab and Specialty Care.

The Barren County native was the wife of the late Genie Murl...

May 3, 2014

John David Howell, age 70, died Saturday May 3, 2014 at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green, Ky.

The Indiana native was the son of the late James Gilbert Howell and May Oma Wilson Howell.  He was preceded in death by his siblings Kenneth Howell and Inez Turner.

John is survived by...

Apr 5, 2014

Carline Shields, age 75, died Saturday April 5, 2014 at the Bowling Green Nursing and Rehab Center.

The Allen County native was the son of the late Lucian Shields and Dela Mae Taylor.  He was preceded in death by his daughter Peggy Sue Shields, his son Robert Lee Shields, his sister Betty Taylor and Brother Buel Shields....

Mar 21, 2014

Jeffrey Gordon Absher, age 56, died Friday March 21, 2014 at home.

The Allen County native was the son of Gordon Ray Absher and the late Gloria Morgan Keffer.

He is survived by his father Gordon Absher of Scottsville, two daughters Ashley Cline and her husband Chad of Scottsville, Beth Absher of Bowling Green, one...

Mar 17, 2014

Wanda Martin, age 58, died Monday March 17, 2014 at the Medical Center at Bowling Green.

The Allen County native was the daughter of the late Lloyd Thomas Martin and Rowena Lois Spencer Martin.

She is survived by five sisters Willena Donahue, Dorothy Jean Miller and husband Jerry, Amanda Faye Rosado, Jo Ann...

Mar 13, 2014

Winifred F. Spear, age 88, died Thursday March 13, 2014 at the Medical Center at Scottsville.

The Clearwater Florida native was the daughter of the late Lillie P. Dearing Foster and Oscar Foster.  She was preceded in death by her husband T. E. Spear, her brother Elvis Foster, her sister Evelyn Frost and grandson Ethan Davis.

Mar 1, 2014

Paul Edward Knight, age 62, of Scottsville died at his home on March 1, 2014. Paul was born in Macon, GA, to the late Prentice L. and Agnes Gay Knight.

Paul worked as a steamfitter throughout his life. God blessed Paul with many talents; he could make, repair and do almost anything he wanted. He loved nature...

Feb 26, 2014

In Memory of

Birty Clarence Franklin, age 86, died Wednesday February 26, 2014 at the Cal Turner Rehab and Specialty Care.

The Clay County TN native was the son of the late Abby Smith Franklin and Clarence Franklin.

He is survived by several brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, special friend Arnell Brown and...

Feb 1, 2014

Dorothy Louise McClure, born January 2, 1919, entered into the loving arms of her Savior February 1, 2014.  She was an active member of Shively Christian Church, volunteered weekly at the American Red Cross, and ran her own ceramic business in PRP for over 25 years.  Mostly, she loved and cared for her family.

She is preceded...

Feb 1, 2014

Wanda H. Gardner, age 67, died Saturday February 1, 2014 at the Medical Center at Scottsville.

The Allen County native was the daughter of the late Herschel Lee Hurt and Myrtle Basset Riggs Hurt.

She is survived by her husband, Lattie Gardner of Scottsville, her daughter Tina Atwood and husband Terry of Scottsville, her son...

Jan 27, 2014

Ruth Ann Spencer King, age 71, died Monday January 27, 2014 at the Greenwood Nursing & Rehabilitation.

The Allen County native was the daughter of the late Milton and Nadine Spencer and the mother of the late Brad King.

She is survived by her husband, Alan King of Scottsville and her sister Marian Spencer of...

Jan 25, 2014

Mildred Harmon Wade, age 94, died Saturday January 25, 2014 at her home in Scottsville, Ky.

The Allen County native was the daughter of the late Asberry Mayhew and Reddie Mayhew. She was preceded in death by her late husbands Dunford Harmon and James D. Wade and her daughter Covella Ann Andry.

She is survived...

Jan 12, 2014

Patricia Ann Bailey Chandler, age 63, died Sunday January 12, 2014 at the Medical Center at Bowling Green. The Owingsville, Ky. native was the wife of the late Glenn Chandler and the daughter of the late Joe and Bessie Ulery Bailey She is survived by her son, Chris Chandler and wife Mindy, of Plano, Ky., a step-son, Larry Chandler...

Jan 1, 2014

Ruby Iola York Wimpee, age 78, died Wednesday January 1, 2014 at the Medical Center at Bowling Green. The Allen County native was the daughter of the late Joseph Winkfield York Sr. and Emily Iola Jones York.  She was preceded in death by her granddaughter Brooke Wimpee, her great granddaughter Zoe Brown and six siblings, Irene Hammock, Audrey Douglas,...

Dec 21, 2013

Ann Lightfoot Monarch Huntsman  age 77,  of Greensburg KY. died Saturday  December 21, 2013 at her residence. She is survived by her husband Dr. Harry Huntsman, two daughters Mary Taylor Huntsman of Somerset, Ann Huston Huntsman-Sumey and husband Douglas Joseph Sumey of Louisville. Visitation will be Thursday from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the Greensburg Presbyterian Church and...

Dec 20, 2013

Jimmy Thomas “Tommy” Minix age 56, died Friday December 20, 2013 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. The Allen County native is survived by his wife, Diane Minix, two daughters, Chelsea Pardue and husband Daniel and Heather Minix, three grandchildren, Matthew Thomas Pardue, Jordyn Adele Pardue and Madilyn Jo Fowler, his parents, Bill and Peggy Minix, and his...

Dec 3, 2013

Lamira Taylor Testerman, 73, of Cherokee, passed away on Tuesday, December 3. She was a native of Scottsville, Kentucky. Visitation will be Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home, Cherokee. The funeral service will be Friday at 10 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with Bro. Chuck Bradford officiating. Burial will follow in Cherokee Memorial Park. Lamira was...

Oct 24, 2013

Billy Eugene Carter, age 66, of Bowling Green, formerly of Scottsville, died Thursday, October 24, 2013 at his residence in Bowling Green, KY. The Allen County native was the son of the late Alquua Osco Carter and Mildred Veatrice Meador Carter.  He was peceded in death by his brother J. C. Carter his son Kenny Carter, his daughter Stephanie...

Oct 11, 2013

Anna Ruth Duke, age 92 of McAlester OK formerly of Scottsville died Friday, October 11, 2013 at the Walnut Grove Living Center in McAlester OK. The Allen County native was the daughter of the late Rufus Spears and Nettie Frost Spears and the wife of the late James Paul Duke. She is preceded in death by two brothers, Arcy...

Sep 17, 2013

George Victor Hutcheson age 66, died Tuesday September 17, 2013 at the Medical Center at Scottsville. The Allen County native is the son of the late Ruby Sarah Crisp. He survived by his wife Anna Mae Jung Hutcheson of Adolphus, Ky. Memorial Service will be 1:00 PM Friday September 20, 2013 at the Faith Assembly Pentecostal Church at 1017...