Local obituaries for Glasgow and Barren County in Kentucky
Donald Rhea Close
Nov 7, 2022
Donald Rhea Close, 82, of Glasgow, Kentucky passed away Monday, November 7, 2022 at his residence. He was born June 16, 1940 in Linwood, Kentucky to the late Raymond Close and Freda McCubbin Close. Donald was a parts manager at Dow Corning and was a member of Bethel Independent Baptist Church. Survivors include his loving wife, Leola Close of...
Wilma Lee Wyatt
Nov 4, 2022
Wilma Lee Wyatt, 85, of Glasgow, passed away Friday November 4, 2022, at the Shanti Niketan Hospice Home in Glasgow, KY. She was born in Glasgow on April 23, 1937, to the late Leonard Howard Emmitt and Christine Emmitt. Wilma worked at the local Pants factory for many years before retiring from ACK Factory in Glasgow. She was preceded...
Kenneth Ray Eatmon
Nov 4, 2022
Kenneth "Kenny" Ray Eatmon, 66, of Glasgow, Kentucky passed away Friday, November 4, 2022 at his residence. He was born August 7, 1956 in Glasgow, Kentucky to the late Earl Eatmon and Etta Vaughn Eatmon. Kenny was an extreme handyman, or some would say, jack-of-all-trades. He was a carpenter, plumber, electrician, craftsman, cement mason, and auto body repairman. Kenny...
John Oscar Edberg
Oct 30, 2022
John Edberg, a resident of Green County, Kentucky, died Sunday, October 30, 2022. He was 91 years old. John was born in the aptly named Winter, Wisconsin on January 10, 1931 to his parents George and Eva Edberg. He was the youngest of three, joining his sisters Marge and Dorothy. He shared a bedroom with his sisters until, as...
Joyce Weir
Oct 29, 2022
Joyce Weir, 74, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away on October 29, 2022, at her residence. Joyce was born November 16, 1947, in Somerset, Kentucky to Jesse Huff and Kate (Grider) Huff, both which predeceased her. Joyce married the love of her life, Ernie Clay Weir, on February 27, 1965, and after living in Russell Springs, Kentucky as well as...
Edward Louis Jewell
Oct 26, 2022
Edward Louis Jewell, 79, of Cave City, Kentucky passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at his residence. He was born September 6, 1943 in Wilmington, Illinois to the late Floyd Jackson Jewell and Tilda Pauline Jewell. Edward was a proud Cave City Volunteer Firefighter and of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his loving wife, Linda Jewell; two...
Bobby Ray Deckard
Oct 25, 2022
Bobby Ray Deckard, 78, of Glasgow, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at the Medical Center in Bowling Green. He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky on June 1, 1944 to the late Sammy Deckard and Grace Nanny Deckard. Bobby was a header operator at SKF and of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his loving wife, Kathy...
Kylen Montana Jo Childress
Oct 24, 2022
Kylen Montana Jo Childress, 18, of Glasgow, KY passed away on Monday, October 24, 2022 in Smiths Grove, KY. He was born on April 20, 2004, in Glasgow, KY to Misty Michelle Childress Francies and Joe David Childress. Kylen attended Southern Kentucky Technical College for his CDL and was of the Baptist faith. He will be loved and missed...
Erleen Ruth Blurton
Oct 23, 2022
Erleen Ruth Blurton, age 79, of Glasgow, formerly of Portville, NY, died Sunday, October 23, 2022, at her residence. She was born in Trenton, NJ, on November 1, 1942, to the late William Coon and the late Olive (Collins) Coon. She was a site manager for Rosemont and a veteran of the United States Marines. She was married to...
Mary Evelyn Peck
Oct 20, 2022
Mary Evelyn Peck, 74, of Glasgow, Kentucky passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022 at T. J. Samson Community Hospital. She was born August 13, 1948 in Shelbyville, Kentucky to the late Hubert Hardin and Hester Hardin. Mary was a homemaker and was of the Catholic faith. Survivors include three children, James Hester (Sherry), Walter Peck, Jr., Angela Miller; twelve...
Wilma Jean Bragg
Oct 19, 2022
Wilma Jean Bragg, 67, of Glasgow, Kentucky passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at T. J. Samson Community Hospital. She was born in Glasgow, Kentucky on January 9, 1955 to the late Robert Kenneth Settles and Alma Jean Broady Daffron, whom survives. Wilma retired from Eastern Elementary School as the cafeteria manager, where she loved her job and serving...
David Denton
Oct 19, 2022
David Lee Denton, 83, of Glasgow, Kentucky passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. He was born July 7, 1939, in Park City, Kentucky to the late Comer Denton and Allean Reynolds Denton. David obtained his bachelor's degree in accounting at Bowling Green Business University and worked most of his life as a...
Chess Cabot Delk
Oct 16, 2022
Chess Cabot Delk, 69, of Glasgow, Kentucky passed away Sunday, October 16, 2022 at Kindred Hospital Louisville. He was born June 5, 1953 in Glasgow, Kentucky to the late Amel Delk and Mabel Ruth Bell Delk. Chess began his career in Illinois at Sheldon's Manufacturing. From there, he moved to Glasgow, Kentucky and worked for the City of Glasgow...
Betty Carol Smith
Oct 15, 2022
Betty Carol Smith, 58, of Glasgow, Kentucky passed away Saturday, October 15, 2022 at her residence. She was born December 11, 1963 in Glasgow, Kentucky to the late Charles William Smith and Annie Lee England Smith. Betty was a homemaker and a member of Woodland United Baptist Church. Survivors include two sisters, Shirley Runyon (Ruben), Janice Butler (Dale), and...
Joe Stephens
Oct 14, 2022
Joe Michael Stephens, 71 of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2022, surrounded by family. Joe was born on July 10, 1951, to the late Marchel and Mary (Witty) Stephens. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his loving brothers, Kenneth and Roger Stephens and a nephew, Ronnie Stephens. Joe was a 1970...

Riley Smith
Oct 13, 2022
Riley Anne-Marie Smith "Wiggles" was born in heaven on Thursday, October 13, 2022. She is the infant daughter of Jason Dwayne and Katherine Marie (McCormack) Smith. In addition to her parents, she is survived by one sister, Lacie Smith McCormack; Mamaw, Phyllis Ann Slinker; Papaw, JR Singletary; Poppy, Richard Wheeler; Nana, Ann Wheeler. She was preceded in death by...
James Peden
Oct 13, 2022
James Earl Peden, age 81, of Glasgow, died Thursday, October 13, 2022, at Vanderbilt University Hospital. He was born in Glasgow on November 19, 1940, to the late Ebley Peden and the late Pauline (Taylor) Peden. He was a farmer in his retirement. He was a member of South Green St. Church of Christ, a Deacon and Elder at...
Bertie Whitley
Oct 12, 2022
Bertie Elizabeth Whitley, age 43, of Glasgow, died Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at her residence. She was born in Fort Lauderdale, FL, on June 7, 1979. She was a nurse at Greenwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She is survived by her fiance, Raymond Goldsmith; her father, Doug Manera; her mother, Charlotte Manera; one daughter, Jaded Goldsmith; two sons, Raymond...
Diane D. Allen
Oct 10, 2022
Diane D. Allen, 69, of Park City, Kentucky, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022 at the Medical Center in Bowling Green surrounded by her loving family. She was born on December 5, 1952. She is survived by her husband of 35 years, Neil Allen who resides in their home. She was mom to Karen Wray (Troy) of Charlotte,...
Noah Ford
Oct 10, 2022
Noah Thomas Ford, 24 of Glasgow, passed away Monday, October 10, 2022, in Glasgow. Noah is the son of Kenneth Ray Ford and Mitzy Carol Spencer Ford. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Louie F. Ford & Maymie Katherine England Ford, and James Clifton Spencer, Jr. & Betty Carol Carey Spencer. Noah was an avid artist, tattoo...
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