Obituaries
Polly Renfro
Jun 2, 2011
October 10, 1914 ~ June 2, 2011
Menta “Polly” Keith Renfro, 96, Glasgow, died Thursday, June 02, 2011, at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. A native of Barren County, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Mary Elizabeth Berry Britt. She was a homemaker and a member of the Bon Ayr Baptist Church....
Arvis Eden
May 31, 2011
June 16, 1963 ~ May 31, 2011
Reed Arvis Eden, 46, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at the University Hospital in Louisville. He is the son of Eddie and Cordie York Eden. He was owner of Bluegrass Roofing and an avid fisherman.
Besides his parents he is survived by his children: Chris Eden and...
Myrtle York Wylie
May 30, 2011
December 14, 1942 ~ May 30, 2011
Myrtle Jane York Wylie, 68, Edmonton, died Monday, May 30, 2011, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. A native of Edmonson County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Doris Way Johnson. She was a retired cook and was a former gospel singer with The Troubadours.
...William Kenneth Franklin
May 29, 2011
April 18, 1921 ~ May 29, 2011
William Kenneth Franklin, 90, of Glasgow, formerly of Knob Lick, KY went home to be with our Lord on Sunday, May 29, 2011. Kenneth was born in Metcalfe County on April 18, 1921, the son of the late Samuel Guy Franklin and Beulah Mae Marcum Franklin of Knob Lick....
James Allen Wheeler
May 25, 2011
December 22, 1963 ~ May 25, 2011
James Allen Wheeler, 47, of Cave City died Wednesday, May 25, 2011. He is the son of the late Robert James Wheeler and Georgia Mae Warf Wheeler.
He is survived by his wife Michelle Wheeler; two daughters: Natasha Renee Wheeler and Kelly Rae Overstreet “Jeremy”;...
Joyce Popken
May 23, 2011
November 11, 1939 ~ May 23, 2011
Joyce Ann Popken, 71, of Glasgow, died Monday, May 23, 2011. She is the daughter of the late Hubert and Bethel Wilson Lewis.
She is survived by her husband John Popken; five children: Stella Michelle Walker, Kent Austin Popken, Kirk Louis Popken, Kimberly Jo Pomales...
Curtis E. Burch, Sr.
May 17, 2011
Curtis E. Burch, Sr., 85, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. He was a native of Brunswick, GA, But lived in Lucas since 1990. He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, A US Navy SP (F) 3/C fire fighter veteran of WWII, a life member and chaplain of Glasgow, Chapter 20 DAV,...
Larry Turner
May 7, 2011
December 11, 1949 ~ May 7, 2011
Larry Dennis Turner, 61, Glasgow, died Saturday, May 7, 2011, at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. A native of Pontiac, Michigan, he was a son of Otis Taylor Turner and Lois Rose Evans, both of whom survive him. He was a union painter, a member of the International...
Laymon Poynter
May 6, 2011
May 6, 1918 ~ May 6, 2011
Laymon G. Poynter, 93, formerly of Glasgow, died Friday, May 6, 2011, in Columbus, IN. A native of Barren County, he was a son of the late Henry and Media Gooden Poynter, a retired painter, and a member of Revival Tabernacle in Columbus.
Survivors include one daughter,...
Lenard Boling
May 5, 2011
January 15, 1945 ~ May 5, 2011
Lenard Alton Boling, 65, Park City, died Thursday, May 5, 2011, at his sister’s residence in Glasgow. A native of Hancock County, he was a son of the late Lenard and Naomi Alvey Boling. He was a retired construction worker and a member of the Newman Baptist Church.
...Linda Houchens
May 4, 2011
June 23, 1948 ~ May 4, 2011
Linda Lou Houchens, 62, Glasgow, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at the Medical Center at Bowling Green. A native of Barren County, she was a daughter of the late Eugene (Tunnie) Riddle and Charline Harmon Riddle. She was a former operator with General Telephone and a childcare giver. She...
Bonnie Jean Schooley
Apr 30, 2011
November 23, 1935 ~ April 30, 2011
Bonnie Jean Schooley, 75, of Glasgow died Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY. She was the daughter of the late Paul and Helen Zortman Hook.
Survivors four daughters, Pam Cross of Glasgow, Patricia Wright of Angola, IN, Vickie Taylor of...
Hugh A. Bell
Apr 28, 2011
July 23, 1922 ~ April 28, 2011
Hugh A. Bell, 88, of Glasgow, died Thursday, April 28, 2011 at the Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital. He was the son of the late John Evans Bell and Margaret Suerilda Eastham Bell. He was a retired salesman for Sherwin Williams. A U.S. Navy Veteran, he sailed aboard the...
Mildred Francis
Apr 26, 2011
February 28, 1945 ~ April 26, 2011
Mildred Verlaine Francis, 66, Glasgow, died Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at the Glasgow Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was a daughter of the late Burton Thomas Francis and Mattie Lane Barber Francis. She was a retired employee of Mallory Capacitor and a member of Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church.
...Mabel Guenevere Laughery
Apr 25, 2011
May 16, 1915 ~ April 25, 2011
Mabel Guenevere “Gwen” Laughery went home to be with her Savior Monday, April 25, 2011, at age 95. She was born May 16, 1915 in Teheran, IL to John Franklin and Mabel Lucille (Miller) Pyle. Gwen loved her Lord and her family, flowers, birds, raising dogs and studying the...
Cheryl D. Miller
Apr 23, 2011
December 23, 1948 ~ April 23, 2011
Cheryl D. Miller, 62, of Glasgow died, Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Rex and Eula Rae Sexton Wooten.
She is survived by her husband Jay H. Miller; one daughter: Tammy London and...
Dora Lewis Bennett
Apr 19, 2011
September 12, 1921 ~ April 19, 2011
Dora Lewis Bennett, 89, Glasgow, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at her residence. A native of Barren County, she was the daughter of the late Chris and Jessie Mae Everett Lewis. She was a retired seamstress at Handmacher Fashions and a member of Browder’s Chapel Baptist Church.
...Katheryn Ann Patterson
Apr 15, 2011
October 15, 1948 ~ April 15, 2011
Katheryn Ann Patterson, 62, Lexington, died Friday, April 15, 2011, at the University of Kentucky Hospital. A native of Glasgow, she was a daughter of the late Ralph Patterson and Nancy Jane Sullivan Patterson. She was a graduate of Glasgow High School and the University of Kentucky School of...
William “Bill” Hayes
Apr 13, 2011
October 8, 1931 ~ April 13, 2011
William “Bill” Joseph Hayes, 79, of Glasgow died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. He was the son of the late Claude Hayes and Prudie Thomas.
He is survived by two daughters: Amanda Record of Glasgow, Ky. and Nancy McCowan...
Wilburn Eugene Glass
Apr 11, 2011
April 25, 1940 ~ April 11, 2011
Wilburn Eugene Glass, 70, of Glasgow died, Monday, April 11, 2011 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. He was the son of the late Roy and Elizabeth Irene Eudy Glass. He was attending Brotherhood Freewill Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife: Dorotha...

