Obituaries

Mar 17, 2012

December 11, 1935          ~          March 17, 2012

Thelma Pauline Shirley, 76, of Glasgow, died Saturday, March 17, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Curtis “Curt” Edgar Shirley and Laura Ellen Janes Shirley. She was a member of the East Fork Missionary Baptist Church.

She is survived by six brothers: Elroy...

Mar 15, 2012

June 10, 1967         ~         March 15, 2012

Richard Keith Smith, 44, died Thursday, March 15, 2012. He was the son of Lois E. Smith and the late Wilson L. Smith. He was of the Baptist faith and owner and operator of Smith Farms, a lime spreading and boom operating company.

Besides his...

Mar 15, 2012

February 29, 1940     ~     March 15, 2012

Roy H. “Bill” Pullen, 72, Cave City, died Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Veterans Medical Center in Louisville. A native of Barren County, he was the son of the late Roy C. and Lena Crumpton Pullen. He was a retired Master Chief Signalman with the United States Navy and...

Mar 8, 2012

October 13, 1935          ~          March 8, 2012

Robert Lee “Bobby” Pardue, 76, died Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the Hospice Center of Southern Kentucky. He was born October 13, 1935 and was the son of the late James Tyra Pardue and Bessie Lee Dunn Pardue. He was a custodian at the Happy Valley School for...

Mar 7, 2012

September 20, 1953     ~     March 7, 2012

Clifton Taylor “Tater” Williams, 58, Glasgow, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, March 07, 2012, after a brief illness. A native of Glasgow, he was a son of Betty Poynter and the late Clifton E. Williams. He was a 1971 graduate of Glasgow High School, a...

Mar 6, 2012

May 6, 1929     ~     March 6, 2012

Joe Donald Taylor, 82, loving Husband, Father, and Grandfather, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, surrounded by his family at his home, after a lengthy illness. A native of Glasgow, he was the son of the late Kyle Jackson Taylor and Belle Turner Taylor....

Mar 4, 2012

September 8, 1936          ~          March 4, 2012

Charles B. Kinslow, 75, Glasgow, passed away at his home Sunday, March 04, 2012, after a lengthy illness. He was born September 8, 1936 to the late Thompson Botts Kinslow and Lydia Mae Houchens Kinslow. He was retired from Sorensen’s and was a farmer. He was of the...

Mar 3, 2012

November 25, 1936          ~          March 3, 2012

Herbert L. Leamon, 75, Glasgow, died Saturday, March 3, 2012, in Hilton Head, SC. A native of Monroe County, he was a son of the late Rev. Evans Leamon and Pauline Brown Leamon. He was a retired supervisor at Eaton Axle in Glasgow, a member and usher at...

Mar 1, 2012

April 2, 1934          ~          March 1, 2012

Paul D. Justice, 77, of Glasgow, died Thursday, March 1, 2012 at NHC Healthcare. He was the son of the late E. Paul and Justine Irwin Justice. Paul was a 1953 graduate of Ashland Sr. High School and attended University of Kentucky. He was a longtime...

Feb 25, 2012

November 18, 1950          ~          February 25, 2012

Mollie Darlene Smith Medley, 61, of Glasgow, left this world to be with her sweet Jesus Saturday, February 25, 2012. She was the daughter of the late William Orville Smith and Clara Mae Decker Smith.

She is survived by her loving husband and best friend...

Feb 11, 2012

December 2, 1918          ~          February 11, 2012

Minnie Gregory, 93, died on February 11, 2012 at the Kindred Health Care Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. She was born on December 2, 1918, in McCreary County, Kentucky. She was a homemaker and member of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Gregory is survived by the staff and residents of...

Feb 10, 2012

December 11, 1961     ~     February 10, 2012

David White, 51, Hiseville, died suddenly Friday, February 10, 2012, in Clarksville, IN. He was a self-employed construction worker and a son of Jessie Mae Conatser White of Glasgow and the late Raymond White.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Pam; one...

Feb 3, 2012

Ruby Lucille Smith, 94, of Nobob, Kentucky, died February 3, 2012 at Magnolia Village in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

She was affectionately known as “Mrs. Smith” or “Miss Ruby”. She was the second of eight children born to Ira and Myrtie Olive Jones.

Kenneth C. Smith, her husband, preceded her in death as have her parents,...

Feb 2, 2012

October 17, 1924          ~          February 2, 2012

Oren Rondel Coffey, 87 of Glasgow died, Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Wintersong Village in Washington Court House, Ohio. He was the son of the late Walter Coffey and Carrie Spradlin Coffey. He was a member of the Mt. Tabor Baptist Church. He was a veteran of WWII....

Feb 1, 2012

March 28, 1927      ~     February 1, 2012

A Barren County man called to preach more than 60 years ago was called to Heaven early Wednesday morning, Feb. 1, 2012. Brother Kenneth Marvin Grizzle, 84, of Glasgow, served as pastor at Grider Memorial Baptist Church since April 1954. Saved in 1942 as a 15-year-old boy, he was...

Jan 31, 2012

July 19, 1937          ~          January 31, 2012

Doyle D. Cook, 74, of Glasgow formerly of Milton, Florida, died Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at Glenview Health Care. He was the son of the late Lawrence Cook and Pearl Johnson Cook. He was retired form Milton, Florida, City Police Department and a veteran of the U.S. Army....

Jan 29, 2012

August 2, 1923     ~     January 29, 2012

Golda Pearl Wallace Livesay, 88, died Sunday, January 29, 2012, at her home near Glasgow, KY. She was preceded in death by parents Grace and Woodrow Wallace, her husband of 60 years, Earl Thomas Livesay, two sisters, Barbara Franklin and Betty Lou Wallace. She is survived by daughter Judy...

Jan 29, 2012

December 23, 1939     ~     January 29, 2012

Gary Joe Bennett, 72, Manchester, TN, died Sunday, January 29, 2012, at Harton Regional Hospital in Tullahoma, TN. A native of Barren County, he was the son of the late Marvin Jewell Bennett and Anna Laura Clayton Bennett. He was a retired tool and die maker for automobile manufacturers...

Jan 28, 2012

March 18, 1924     ~     January 28, 2012

Mattie Vernon “Jet” Houchens, 87, Glasgow, died Saturday, January 28, 2012, at her residence. A native of Metcalfe County, she was a daughter of the late Wilburn Henry and Dora Elizabeth Jessie Poynter. She was a former employee of Kentucky Pants Co., a homemaker, and a member of the...

Jan 24, 2012

December 25, 1960     ~     January 24, 2012

Carolyn Barbara Persyn Dunford, 51, Greensburg, died Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at her residence. A native of Detroit, she was a daughter of the late Barbara Ann Lablanc and Bruno August Persyn. She was a cashier at Wal-Mart, a member of the Kentucky Motorcycle Association, and a member of...