Obituaries

Paul D. Justice

Paul D. Justice

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...

Darlene Medley

Darlene Medley

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...

Minnie Gregory

Minnie Gregory

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...

David White

David White

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...

Ruby Jones Smith

Ruby Jones Smith

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,...

Oren Rondel Coffey

Oren Rondel Coffey

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....

Rev. Kenneth Grizzle

Rev. Kenneth Grizzle

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...

Doyle D. Cook

Doyle D. Cook

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....

Golda Pearl Livesay

Golda Pearl Livesay

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...

Gary Joe Bennett

Gary Joe Bennett

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...

Mattie Vernon “Jet” Houchens

Mattie Vernon “Jet” Houchens

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...

Carolyn Dunford

Carolyn Dunford

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...

Frances Rootes Edwards

Frances Rootes Edwards

Jan 19, 2012

December 21, 1936     ~     January 19, 2012

Frances Rootes Edwards, a gentle and kind spirit, returned to her origins Thursday night, January 19, 2012 at her home as the result of an illness. She was 75 years old. Frances was the daughter of the late Mary Hereford Lykins and Edgar Rootes, both artists who met at...

Mildred Richardson

Mildred Richardson

Jan 17, 2012

Mildred Richardson

March 17, 1927     ~     January 17, 2012

Mildred Morrow Richardson, 84, Goodnight, died Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at her residence. A native of Wayne County, she was a daughter of the late General A. Morrow and Ada Cooper Morrow. She was a retired employee of the Barren County Board of Education...

Lois Estes Houchens

Lois Estes Houchens

Jan 13, 2012

August 1, 1935     ~     January 13, 2012

Thelma Lois Estes Houchens, 76, Glasgow, died Friday, January 13, 2012, at the Barren County Health Care Center. A native of Metcalfe County, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Rhoda Shaw Richardson. She was a retired nursing assistant, having worked at the Howard Clinic and in...

Donald Rutledge

Donald Rutledge

Jan 11, 2012

January 21, 1927     ~     January 11, 2012

Robert Donald Rutledge, 84, Glasgow, died Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. Born January 21, 1927 in Rock Island, IL, he was a son of the late Robert and Lottie Bertha Clements Rutledge. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 62 years,...

Donald Hendley

Donald Hendley

Jan 10, 2012

June 17, 1935     ~     January 10, 2012

Donald Edwin Hendley, 76, Glasgow, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at his residence. A native of Plainfield, IN, he was a son of the late Berlin Holmes Hendley and Lettie Delmas Claspell Hendley, both of whom were Barren & Monroe County natives. He was a Tool and Die Engineer,...

Mildred Paulette Shirley

Mildred Paulette Shirley

Jan 7, 2012

December 20, 1947          ~          January 7, 2012

Mildred Paulette Shirley, 64, of Glasgow, was called home Saturday, January 7, 2012 at the Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN after a strong fight against an aggressive illness. She was the daughter of the late Paul Dallas Hurt and Edna Jane Harris. She was a member of the East...

Dan Uptegraff

Dan Uptegraff

Jan 5, 2012

October 11, 1935     ~     January 5, 2012

Dan Uptegraff, 76, Glasgow, formerly of Wimauma, FL, died Thursday, January 05, 2012, at Rosewood Health Care Center in Bowling Green. A native of Flint, MI, he was a son of the late Alton and Eiloe Starkweather Uptegraff, and step-son of the late Warren VanNattan.

Mr. Uptegraff...

Lynn T. Edwards

Lynn T. Edwards

Jan 1, 2012

April 29, 1937 ~ January 1, 2012

Lynn Travis Edwards, 74, Cave City, died suddenly on Sunday, January 01, 2012. A native of Barren County, he was a son of the late Earnest Harvey and Virgie Ruth Kidd Edwards. He was a retired maintenance clerk from Eaton (Dana) Corporation in Glasgow.

Lynn was a...