Obituaries

John A. Matthews

John A. Matthews

Oct 22, 2012

October 25, 1943     ~     October 22, 2012

John A. Matthews, 68, Alvaton, died Monday, October 22, 2012, at his residence. A native of Barren County, he was a son of the late B. F. and Bess Beam Matthews. He was a retired journeyman electrician with Logan Aluminum.

Survivors include his wife Gail Walton Matthews;...

Kathy Marlene Shirley

Kathy Marlene Shirley

Oct 17, 2012

December 2, 1964          ~          October 17, 2012

Kathy Marlene Spears Shirley, 47, of Glasgow, died Wednesday, October 17, 2012. She was previously employed for 18 years as a LPN at NHC Health Care.

She is survived by her daughter: Helena Grace Shirley; her parents: Ruel Odell and Brigitte Helga Spears; two uncles:...

Joe R. Baise

Joe R. Baise

Oct 1, 2012

September 25, 1945     ~     October 1, 2012

Joe R. Baise, 67, Glasgow, died Monday, October 01, 2012, at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. A native of Cumberland County, he was the son of the late Franklin and Regina Bryant Baise. He was a farmer, having been employed by David Read and Roger Payne Farms, a...

Carroll S. Haines

Carroll S. Haines

Sep 26, 2012

September 21, 1924     ~     September 26, 2012

Carroll Singer Haines, 88, Cave City, died Wednesday, September 26, 2012, at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. A native of Carroll County, MD, he was a son of the late Walter Turner and Mary Pauline Wantz Haines. He was a retired employee of Baltimore Gas & Electric, a...

Edna E. Bishop

Edna E. Bishop

Sep 22, 2012

July 17, 1918     ~     September 22, 2012

Edna Elizabeth Tyree Bishop, 94, Glasgow, died Saturday, September 22, 2012, at Hospice House in Bowling Green. She was a retired employee of Bertram-Jolly Cleaners in Glasgow and a member of the Methodist faith.

Survivors include two sons, Tony Bishop (Anice) of Park City and John T....

Connie Lee Jones

Connie Lee Jones

Sep 21, 2012

April 4, 1944     ~     September 21, 2012

Constance Lee “Connie” Jones, 68, Glasgow, died Friday, September 21, 2012, at her residence. A daughter of the late John Winford and Lou Annie Powell Jones, she was a former nurse aide at Glasgow State Hospital, and loved caring for others.

Survivors include three sons, Michael Jones...

David Eugene Smith

David Eugene Smith

Sep 20, 2012

May 10, 1975          ~          September 20, 2012

David Eugene Smith, 38, of Smiths Grove, died Thursday, September 20, 2012.

He is survived by his wife: April D. Smith; two sons: Dalton Vance and Christian Bragg; his father: Daniel Eugene Smith and his wife Sherri; his mother: Linda Poynter Rigdon and her husband...

Ruth M. Nespojohn

Ruth M. Nespojohn

Sep 17, 2012

Ruth Matthews Nespojohn of Glasgow, KY departed this life at age 93 on September 17, 2012. She was preceded in death by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charlie G. Williams and her first husband Ben Elliott Matthews. They were married for 30 years until his death, and five years later she married Joseph Nespojohn, who passed away in 2006....

Jean M Peterson

Jean M Peterson

Sep 17, 2012

September 22, 1922          ~          September 17, 2012

Jean M. Peterson, 89, of Glasgow, died Monday, September 17, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Elmer Walters and Bessie Heidler Walters. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church.

She is survived by four sons: Pete Peterson “Jean”, Tom Peterson...

Roger Lee Hester

Roger Lee Hester

Sep 14, 2012

March 20, 1952          ~          September 14, 2012

Roger Lee Hester, 60, of Cave City, died Friday, September 14, 2012 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. He was the son of the late Henry Hester and Helen Craine Hester Blair.

He is survived by his wife: Peggy Dile Hester; three daughters: Tanya...

Phillip Jolly

Phillip Jolly

Sep 13, 2012

August 10, 1960   ~   September 13, 2012

Phillip Lewis Jolly, 52, Glasgow, died Thursday, September 13, 2012, at his residence. A native of Barren County, he was a son of the late Freddie Jolly and Dorothy Jean Parker Jolly Steele. He was a factory worker, a member of Trinity Church of the Nazarene, and an avid...

Kenneth O. “Red” Mcdaniel

Kenneth O. “Red” Mcdaniel

Sep 12, 2012

October 23, 1931     ~     September 12, 2012

Kenneth O. “Red” McDaniel, 80, Glasgow, died Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at the Metcalfe County Nursing Home. A native of Barren County, he was a son of the late Charles William and Lucy Sabens McDaniel. He was a U. S. Army veteran, a member of Kiwanis, and a member...

John Luther Byrd

John Luther Byrd

Sep 11, 2012

October 27, 1926          ~          September 11, 2012

John Luther Byrd, 85, died Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at his residence. He was the son of the late James Corbitt Byrd and Mattie Estell Edwards Byrd. He was a native of Barren County, retired farmer and active member of Big Meadow Baptist Church.

He...

Ewing Graven

Ewing Graven

Sep 10, 2012

June 14, 1935     ~     September 10, 2012

Ewing Donald Graven, 77, Smiths Grove, died Monday, September 10, 2012 at the Hospice House in Bowling Green. A native of Barren County, he was a son of the late Granville Ellis and Maude D. Witty Graven. He was a retired quality control inspector for DESA, a United States...

Joe D. Houchens

Joe D. Houchens

Sep 7, 2012

January 27, 1937          ~          September 7, 2012

Joe D. Houchens, 75, Glasgow, died Friday, September 07, 2012, at his residence. He was the son of the late Payton and Dorothy Lillian Taylor Houchens. He was a member of the First General Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife: Gladys Houchens; one...

Virginia Gail Poynter

Virginia Gail Poynter

Sep 1, 2012

March 3, 1956     ~     September 1, 2012

Virginia Gail Poynter, 56, Edmonton, died Saturday, September 1, 2012, at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. A native of Metcalfe County, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Bertha Bowles Allbright.

She is survived by one brother, Lawrence Allbright and wife Teresa of Glasgow;...

Frankie Peden

Frankie Peden

Aug 31, 2012

Frankie Lee Peden, 82, Griderville, passed away Friday, August 31, 2012. She was a daughter of the late Millard Jackson and the late Lydia Mae Kinslow. She was a retired employee of Handmacher Fashions in Glasgow after 44 years of service and was a member of the Coral Hill Church of Christ.

She is survived by her...

Diana East

Diana East

Aug 28, 2012

October 15, 1949     ~     August 28, 2012

Diana Shaw East, 62, formerly of Glasgow, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at her Shepherdsville residence, under the loving care of Hosparus and her family. A daughter of the late Henry and Marjorie Gass Shaw, she was a housekeeper at Wesley Manor in Shepherdsville, a member of Rolling Hills...

John Bailey

John Bailey

Aug 28, 2012

July 5, 1920     ~     August 28, 2012

John William Bailey, Jr., 92, formerly of Glasgow, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at Helmwood Healthcare in Elizabethtown. A native of Barren County, he was a son of the late John William Bailey, Sr. and Francis Stevenson Bailey. He was a retired construction worker and a former janitor at...

Libby Jones

Libby Jones

Aug 25, 2012

June 21, 1921     ~     August 25, 2012

Elizabeth Owen “Libby” Jones, 91, Glasgow, died Saturday, August 25, 2012. Born June 21, 1921 in Harrodsburg, KY, she was the daughter of John Ed Owen and Ruby Redwitz Owen. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Charles C. “Buck” Jones, and her beloved brother Tommy...