Local obituaries for Glasgow and Barren County in Kentucky
Jerry Craft
Aug 17, 2019
Jerry Denton Craft, 77, of Glasgow, died Saturday, August 17, 2019 at his residence. Jerry was born in Albany, KY on May 17, 1942 the son of the late W. P. and Pauline Ferguson Craft. He was a self-employed contractor and home builder and was instrumental in starting several sub-divisions in Barren County. Jerry was an avid hunter, fisherman,...
Emogene Boring
Aug 16, 2019
Emogene Faye Boring, 79, of Owensboro passed away on Friday August, 16, 2019, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Emogene was born Feb. 6, 1940, in Hancock County to the late Harold Levi Ekas and Marjorie McDaniel Adams. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Central Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed reading, gardening, arts, crafts, and cooking. She had...
Maxine Ricketts
Aug 13, 2019
Maxine Hammett Ricketts, 90, of Glasgow passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at NHC Healthcare in Glasgow. She was born in Barren County, April 27, 1929 to the late Charlie D. Hammett and Eva Rigsby Hammett. Mrs. Ricketts was a graduate of Temple Hill High School and was member of the Glasgow Baptist Church. She had been employed at...
Barbara Troop
Aug 13, 2019
Barbara Lorriane Troop, 76, of Owensboro passed away August 13, 2019 in Terra Haute, Indiana. She was born September 12, 1942 to the late Earnest and Myrtle Warner. Barbara was a retired caregiver. She enjoyed gardening and fishing. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Mary Troop, her sister, Marsha Warner, and her brothers,...
Melvin Benton Kettles
Aug 13, 2019
Melvin Benton Kettles, 77, of Fountain Run, Ky, died Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at the Signature Healthcare and Rehab Facility in Glasgow. He was born in Glasgow, the son of the late Floyd and Clarine White Kettles. Early in his life, he owned and operated the Kettle's garage and body shop in Dry Fork, Kentucky. He loved restoring cars...
Wallace Devasher
Aug 6, 2019
Wallace C. DeVasher 90, of Bowling Green and formerly of Glasgow, died Tuesday, August 6, 2019 in Bowling Green. Born in Barren County, he was the son of the late Dan and Ethel Huffman DeVasher. Wallace was a Korean War veteran serving in the U. S. Army. He operated his business, DeVasher's Used Cars in Glasgow for over 50...
Martha Howard
Aug 6, 2019
Martha Lee Howard, 74, of Owensboro passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at her residence. She was born in Breckinridge County on February 22, 1945 to Hugh Lafeyette "Lafe" and Ophelia M. Payne Haycraft. Martha was retired from the Postal Service where she worked as a Post Master for 35 years. She was a member of the Catholic faith....
Joyce Pace
Aug 6, 2019
Joyce Landrum Pace 91, of Glasgow, died Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at her home. Born in Springfield, IL she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Lou Emma Landrum. Mrs. Pace was a member of the Glasgow Bible Church. She was employed by the Kentucky Pants Co. for several years before returning home to be a homemaker and...
James L. "John" Bishop
Aug 6, 2019
James L. "John" Bishop, 69, of Glasgow, died Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at U. of L. Hospital in Louisville. He was the son of the late James Revil and Elizabeth Kathline Reeves Bishop. Mr. Bishop was a farmer and a construction worker formerly employed with Barry Horton. He was saved in the Temple Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include his...
Bertha Greenwell
Aug 3, 2019
Bertha Belle King Greenwell was born July 27, 1923 in Monroe County, Kentucky to Otto Milton King and wife Martha Etta Hestand King. Her childhood was spent on a farm in the Oak Grove Community of Clay County, TN with her parents and her six siblings. Bertha left Tennessee and moved to Owensboro, KY during WWII. In Owensboro, she...
Anna Fincher
Aug 2, 2019
It is with great sadness that we inform you that Anna Marie Fincher (Byrum) passed away on August 2, 2019 in Evansville, IN. She was born in Fayetteville, NC to James Edward (Ed) Byrum and Janet Lorraine Pickrell (Foster) on January 30, 1959. She graduated from Apollo High School, Owensboro, KY where she was in the Air Force Unit...
Betty Harlow
Aug 1, 2019
Betty Jane Harlow, 80, of Glasgow, died Thursday, August 1, 2019 at the Medical Center at Bowling Green. The Barren County native was the daughter of the late Hade and Mary Ethel Shaw Jones and wife of the late Clyde Taylor Harlow. Betty was a long-time employee of the Handmacher Co. and co-owned and operated Southern Grocery and Deli...
Joseph Ashley
Aug 1, 2019
Joseph Edward Ashley, Sr., 42, of Owensboro passed away Thursday, August 1, 2019. He was born in Owensboro, Kentucky on January 7, 1977 to Clyde Ashley and Karen Ashley Ebelhar. Joe was employed at P&K Klean Team where he worked as a supervising floor technician. He enjoyed spending time with family, riding his bike on a beautiful day while...
Cheryl Copass
Jul 31, 2019
Cheryl Yema Copass, 59, of Glasgow, died Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at T. J. Samson Community Hospital. Born in Glasgow, she was the daughter of the late James Lucian Harlow and Yema Cleo Adwell Harlow. Cheryl was an International Finance Coordinator for Dollar General and operated Broadway Printers in Glasgow. She loved arts and crafts and was a member...
William Smith, Jr.
Jul 31, 2019
William Harrison "Smitty" Smith Jr., 86, of Cave City, died Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at his residence. He was born in Glasgow, the son of the late William H. Smith Sr. and Avis Rhoton Smith. In the early 70's, Smitty was the owner and operator of the Cave City Auto Parts and worked for a short time in the...
Ashley Dennis
Jul 30, 2019
Ashley Renee Dennis, 38, of Owensboro passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019. She was born on February 15, 1981 to Brian King and the late Terri Sue Rather King. Ashley enjoyed gardening, music, and art. Along with her mother, Ashley is preceded in death by her grandparents, Corbitt and Ann Rather, and Billy King. Ashley is survived by her...
Alice Drochter
Jul 30, 2019
Alice G. Goff Drochter, 84, of Owensboro passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019 under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born in Daviess County, Kentucky on September 30, 1934 to the late Leander and Pearl Chaney Goff. Alice was retired from G.E., after 7 years. She was a member of St. Martin Catholic Church. She enjoyed...
Ricky Deno
Jul 29, 2019
Ricky Lee Deno, 60, of Owensboro passed away Monday, July 29, 2019 at his residence. He was born in Daviess County, Kentucky on December 20, 1958 to the late Alonzo and Dora Mae Vanover Deno. Ricky was a former member of the United States National Guard. He enjoyed working on old cars, spending time with friends, horses, and partying....
Jerry Powell
Jul 27, 2019
Jerry David Powell, 71, of Glasgow, KY, died Saturday, July 27, 2019 at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. Born in Glasgow, KY, he was the son of the late Jewell Botts and Dorene Kingrey Powell. Mr. Powell was retired from R R Donnelley, a U.S. Army veteran and member of the Dover Baptist Church at Haywood. Survivors include...
Eva Elrod
Jul 25, 2019
Eva Madeline Elrod, 92, formerly of Glasgow and Bowling Green, entered into rest on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at University Hospital in N. Augusta, SC. Survivors include her two children, Susie Strode Nuckols (Phil) of N. Augusta, SC and Steve Strode (Bonnie) of Bowling Green. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, July 30th at the A. F. Crow...
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