Local obituaries for Glasgow and Barren County in Kentucky

Oct 11, 2005

Virginia Lee Thomas Virginia Lee Grooms Thomas, 76, of Glasgow died Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at her home after an extended illness. She was born in Barren County on February 8, 1929 and was a daughter of the late Evermond and Daisy Carlson Grooms. Mrs. Thomas was a retired nurse and a member of the Glasgow Baptist Church and...

Oct 10, 2005

Wilma Lewis Greer 76 of Glasgow died Monday October 10, 2005 at the Barren County Health Care Facility. She was born in Barren County May 4, 1929 the daughter of the late Yancy and Nettie Mills Elmore. Mrs. Greer was retired from Handmacher after 43 years and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church. She is survived by...

Oct 9, 2005

Bradyn Kayde Jones infant son of Angela D. and Van Travis Jones was born and died at the U of L Hospital in Louisville on Sunday Oct. 9th. In addition to his parents he is survived by a sister Mya Lynn; grandparents Darren and Dianna Combs and Zenda Jones; great grandparents Jo and Harvey Brewer and Don and Hellen...

Oct 7, 2005

Thelma Houchens Davidson 87 of Glasgow died Friday, October 7, 2005 at her residence. Born in Barren Co. she was the daughter of the late Robert Houchens & Alice Bewley Houchens. She was a Homemaker and a member of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include four nieces Verneal Houchens Isenberg of Lamb, KY, Beverly Shover of Scottsville, KY,...

Oct 6, 2005

Jackie W. Sewell 76 of Glasgow died Thursday at the T. J. Samson Hospital. He was a native of Richmond, IN the son of Bob and Anna Conder Sewell. Mr. Sewell was a tool and die maker for the Laughter Corp. in Ohio before retiring to Glasgow. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and served during...

Oct 6, 2005

Ollie Belle Clark 87 of Glasgow, died Thursday October 6, 2005 at the Medical Center in Bowling Green. She was born in Hanging Limb, TN the daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah Beatrice Harris Walker. Her husband was the late Hayden Thomas Clark. Mrs. Clark was a former employee of T. J. Samson Hospital and she was a...

Oct 6, 2005

Oct 5, 2005

Uhel Overton Barrickman 85 of Glasgow, KY died Wednesday October 5, 2005 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. Born in Trimble County, KY he was the son of the late Roy Fulton Barrickman and Sadie Lee Overton Barrickman. Mr. Barrickman was a partner in the firm of Richardson, Gardner, Barrickman and Alexander Attorneys. He began his career in...

Oct 5, 2005

Russell C. Edwards 89 of Naples, Florida died Wednesday Oct. 5th in Naples. He was born at Randolph, KY the son of F. Courtney and Berta Mae Sharp Edwards. Mr. Edwards was retrired from the J. C. Penny Company after managing stores in many different states. He was a Veteran of WWII where he received the Purple Heart medal....

Oct 3, 2005

Paul Huskisson 82 of Glasgow, KY died Monday October 3, 2005 at the Glenview Health Care Facility in Glasgow. He was born in Tracy, KY the son of the late Wiley and Ellen Morrison Huskisson. Mr. Huskisson was a Baptist and owned and operated a lawn care service. He is survived by a brother Elmer D. Huskisson of Indianapolis,...

Sep 30, 2005

Herbert Lee Glass 94 of Glasgow died Friday, September 30, 2005 at the NHC Healthcare Facility in Glasgow. Born in Barren Co. he was the son of the late James Lewis Glass & Elmira Houchens Glass and husband of the late Ruth Reeves Glass. Mr. Glass was a member of the Peters Creek Missionary Baptist Church and a retired...

Sep 30, 2005

Joseph Bedford 'J. B.' Weaver 83 of Glasgow died Friday, September 30, 2005 at his residence. Born in Barren Co. he was the son of the late James Wilson Weaver & Denie Jane Lowery and husband of the late Iola Miller Weaver. Mr. Weaver was a farmer in the New Salem Community and retired from the Gulf Oil Company...

Sep 28, 2005

Effie Hatfield 84 of Glasgow died Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. Born in Indianapolis, IN she was the daughter of the late James A. Garfield Hatfield & Artie Misha Browning Hatfield. She is survived by a sister Agnes Hatfield of Glasgow; 2 brothers Chester & Bill Hatfield of Glasgow; 4 nephews Arthur Hatfield...

Sep 28, 2005

Jessie B. Ellis McCandless 89 of Glasgow died Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at her residence. Born in Barren Co. she was the daughter of the late Jake & Mary Houchens Jackson and wife of the late William E. McCandless. Mrs. McCandless was a member of the Pleasant Point Baptist Church and a former longtime employee of J. O. Frank...

Sep 23, 2005

Martha Jane Chapman Wooten 70 of Glasgow died Friday Sept. 23, 2005 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. She was born July 1, 1935 in Barren County the daughter of the late Bill and Elizabeth Emmitt Chapman. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years who died in May of this year George...

Sep 20, 2005

Paul Taylor Wilson, Sr. 73 of Glasgow died Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at T. J. Samson Community Hospital. Born in Barren Co. he was the son of the late Fred Taylor Wilson and Della Susan Maupin Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church and a Korean War Veteran serving in the U. S. Army. Survivors...

Sep 17, 2005

Raymond R. Smith 94 of Glasgow, KY died Saturday Sept. 17th at Metcalfe Co. Nursing Facility in Edmonton. He was born in Monroe County the son of John Thomas and Martha Ann Robinson Smith. He was a former supervisor with the Ford Motor Company in Flint, MI before retiring and moving back to Barren County. He was a member...

Sep 16, 2005

Martha Elizabeth Pruitt Jackson 87 of Glasgow died Friday Sept. 16th at T. J. Samson Community Hosital. She was born March 13, 1918 in Barren County the daughter of Clive Everett and Laura Wood Woodcock. She was a member of the Glasgow Bible Church. She is survived by 3 sons, Charles Pruitt and wife Sandy of Indianapolis, IN; Bill...

Sep 16, 2005

Bryon Joe Ballard 17 of Glasgow, KY died Friday night from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Barren County Friday. He was born in Glasgow, KY January 25, 1988. Mr. Ballard was a member of the Junior Class at Barren County High School and had been an employee of Houchens Markets and had just begun employment with Greer's...

Sep 15, 2005

Dewey Arlee Forrest 82 of Glasgow died Thursday, September 15, 2005 at his residence. Born in Middleburg, OH he was the son of the late Stanley C. & Bertha Louise Barton Forrest. Mr. Forrest was a member of the United Methodist Church in Richwood, OH, a member of the Masonic Lodge in Richwood, OH and a member of the...