Local obituaries for Glasgow and Barren County in Kentucky
John Blakeman
Jan 23, 2018
John "Wayne" Blakeman, 76, of Caneyville, passed away Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018 at the Beaver Dam Nursing Home. He was born on Monday, May 5th, 1941 in Louisville, the son of the late Raleigh and Beulah (Tomlinson) Blakeman. Wayne was a member of the First Apostolic Church of Millwood and taught Sunday School for 25 years. He served in...

Jewell Cissell
Jan 22, 2018
Jewell 'Judy' Cissell, 70, of Glasgow, died Monday, January 22, 2018 in Louisville, KY. She was born in Glasgow the daughter of the late Charlie Melton and Vinnie Blakely Melton. She was a homemaker and helped with raising her grandchildren. She was a member of the Faith, Hope and Love Worship Center. Survivors include a daughter April Morris (William)...
Nathan Piper
Jan 22, 2018
Nathan A. Piper, 54, of Glasgow, died Monday, January 22, 2018 at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville. The Barren County native is the son of Betty Piper Blankenship of Glasgow who survives. Nathan was an employee of Dart Container and Akebono and was a member of Rolling Hills United Baptist Church. He was an avid sportsman, golfer and New...
William Allen
Jan 22, 2018
William A. "Bill" Allen, 96, of the Merry Oaks community of Barren County, died Monday, January 22, 2018 at Diversicare of Glasgow. Bill was born at Merry Oaks, the son of the late Audrey E. and Allie Myers Allen. He was a lifelong farmer at Merry Oaks and was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII serving over two years...
Wrinda Tucker
Jan 21, 2018
Wrinda (Beasley) Tucker, 88, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, January 21st, 2018 at home, surrounded by her family. She was born on Friday, August 16th, 1929 in Butler County, the daughter of the late Hershel and Dolly Mae (Bratcher) Beasley. Wrinda was a member of the Antioch Church of Christ. She began working for the Brown and Williamson Tobacco...
William Dennis
Jan 20, 2018
William C. Dennis, age 69 of Big Clifty passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield, Kentucky,

Leland Rutherford, Ii
Jan 17, 2018
Leland Rudolph Rutherford II, 56, of Bowling Green, KY, died Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at the Medical Center at Bowling Green. He was born in Indianapolis, IN the son of the late Leland R. Rutherford and Ramona Shank Rutherford. Survivors include 4 sisters Carolyn Rutherford, Sherrie Rutherford, Christina Merlow (J.P.) all of Glasgow and Donna Rutherford of Horse Cave;...
Stevie Akin
Jan 16, 2018
Stevie Howard Akin, 60, of Glasgow died Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. Born in Clinton County, KY he was the son of the late Clay Akin and Lucille Thrasher Akin of Glasgow who survives. Mr. Akin was a member of the Siloam Baptist Church and former employee of Pan-Oston and Houchens Industries. In...

Otis White
Jan 15, 2018
Otis Jewell White 85, of Glasgow, died Monday, January 15, 2018 at NHC Healthcare in Glasgow. He was born at Lecta, KY the son of the late Russell and Pauline Dean White and grandson of the late Alice and T.L. Dean. Mr. White was a farmer and was a U.S. Air Force Veteran of the Korean War. He was...
Kenneth Alvey
Jan 14, 2018
Kenneth Alvey, age 81 of Clarkson, passed away Sunday, January 14th 2018 at his residence. He was born February 7th 1936 in Wax, Kentucky, the son of Claude & Lois Higdon Alvey. He was a member of the St. Benedict Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Mary Williams Alvey, one daughter, Jessica Alvey, three sons, Pete Alvey...

Clara Shoopman
Jan 13, 2018
Clara Mae Shoopman, 74, of Glasgow, died Saturday January 13, 2018, at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. She was born in Glasgow the daughter of the late O.W. Kinslow and Mary Maude Buster Kinslow. Mrs. Shoopman worked for many years as a telephone operator for GTE and later at T. J. Samson Community Hospital. She was a member...
Marjorie Meredith
Jan 12, 2018
Marjorie M. Simpson Meredith, age 89 of Leitchfield passed away Friday, January 12, 2018 at her residence.
Neal Whitehead
Jan 11, 2018
UPDATED VISITATION TIME FOR SATURDAY, JANUARY 13TH---- Visitation to begin after FOUR pm. Neal Whitehead, 84, of Leitchfield, passed away Thursday, January 11th, 2018 at the Morgantown Care and Rehab. He was born on Sunday, March 19th, 1933 in Grayson County, the son of the late Estill and Ella (Lindsey) Whitehead. Neal was a veteran of the United States...
Kenneth Lane
Jan 11, 2018
Kenneth Leroy Lane, 76, of Glasgow, died Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville. Born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Ken was the son of the late Robert Leroy and Marguerite Dodd Lane. He was a carpenter and a restauranteur. He and his family own and operates "A Little Taste of Texas" in Glasgow. Ken was a...
Roger Crabtree
Jan 11, 2018
Roger Carroll Crabtree, 66, of Glasgow, died Thursday, January 11, 2018 at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green. He was born in Glasgow, the son of Samuel Crabtree, and Margaret Pursley Crabtree. Roger was retired and was a former employee of Winn-Dixie for 15 years and Houchens Grocery for over 4 years. He was a member...
Elmer Rigdon
Jan 10, 2018
Elmer Coy Rigdon, 84, of Glasgow, died Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at NHC Healthcare in Glasgow. He was born in Cub Run, KY, the son of the late Clarence and Nora Doyle Rigdon. Mr. Rigdon was U. S. Army veteran and was retired from GTE in Glasgow. He was a member of Basil Chapel United Baptist Church and a...
Gary Terry
Jan 7, 2018
Gary David Terry, age 68 of Big Clifty, passed away Sunday, January 7th 2018 at his residence. He was born June 24th 1949 in Summit, Kentucky, the son of David & Mary Eliza Logsdon Terry. He was a construction worker for Abel Construction. He is survived by his wife, Macie Mae gross Terry, three daughters, Melissa Howard (Ronnie), Mary...
George Austin
Jan 6, 2018
George Gillock Austin, 89, of Glasgow, died Saturday, January 06, 2018 at T. J. Samson Community Hospital. The Monroe County native was the son of the late John Gillock Austin and Mae Downing Austin. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie Brown Austin and two brothers, R. H. Austin and Lester Clements Austin. Mr. Austin was...
Rhonda Renee Waddell
Jan 6, 2018
Renee Waddell, 51, of Glasgow, died Saturday, January 06, 2018 at the Medical Center in Bowling Green. Renee was born in Glasgow and was preceded in death by her father, Preston Wilson and her mother, Janet Slaughter Wilson Cook just last week on December 28th. Renee was the office manager for the United Propane Gas Company and worked for...

William S. "Bill" Matney
Jan 6, 2018
William S. "Bill" Matney, 90, of Glasgow, died Saturday, January 06, 2018 at NHC Healthcare in Glasgow. Born in Glasgow, he was the son of Garnett and Lillian Pennington Matney and husband of the late Josephine Gassaway Matney who died in June of 2017. He was also preceded in death by 3 sisters, Bonnie (Nell) Emberton, Lucy Helen (Boots)...
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