Obituaries

Nov 5, 2009

Ellen Olene Bow Emberton, 88, Glasgow, died Thursday, November 05, 2009, at the Barren County Health Care Center. A daughter of the late Elbert and Vercie Bow, she was a homemaker.

Survivors include four children, Donald Ray Emberton of Glasgow, Janice Emberton Schrader of South Carolina, Johnny Marvin Emberton of Munfordville and Sheila Emberton Eatmon of Glasgow;...

Nov 5, 2009

July 10, 1958     ~     November 5, 2009

Ricky Glenn Bush, 51, Glasgow, died Thursday, November 05, 2009, at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital following a brief illness. Ricky was a 1976 graduate of Barren County High School. He obtained a BS degree from Western Kentucky University in 1981 and an MAE degree from Western in...

Oct 31, 2009

June 22, 1954     ~     October 31, 2009

Valorie D. Book, 55, Glasgow, died Friday, October 31, 2009, at her residence. A native of Indianapolis, she had been a coordinator at Lifeline for 30 years.

Survivors include her mother, Christine Johnson of Indianapolis; two sisters, Cindy Pennycuff of Glasgow and Peggy Richard of Bloomington, IN;...

Oct 28, 2009

November 18, 1976     ~     October 28, 2009

Sean Alan Pruitt, 32, Glasgow, went home to be with his Heavenly Father in the early morning hours on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Sean was a free spirit with a pure soul.

He is survived by his loving parents, James “J.L.” and Bonnie Pruitt of...

Oct 23, 2009

March 26, 1938     ~     October 23, 2009

Raymond Eugene Mills, 71, Glasgow, died Friday, October 23, 2009, at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. A son of the late William L. Mills and Ruby Rutledge Mills, he was a retired well driller and a United States Navy veteran.

Survivors include four sons, Chris Mills,...

Oct 23, 2009

October 9, 1932     ~     October 23, 2009

Phyllis Caroline Lile, 77, Glasgow, died Friday, October 23, 2009, at the NHC Health Care Center. A daughter of the late Phil and Ollie Mae Pedigo Roberts, she was married to the late Samuel Reid Lile for 47 years and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church. She...

Oct 12, 2009

December 2, 1923     ~     October 12, 2009

Kenneth C. Edwards, Sr., 85, Griderville, died Monday, October 12, 2009, at his residence. A son of the late Earl Edwards and Blanche and Howard Galloway, he was a farmer, a member of the Hiseville Baptist Church and a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII.

Survivors include his...

Oct 10, 2009

February 14, 1942     ~     October 10, 2009

Billy E. Calvert, 67, Austin, died Saturday, October 10, 2009, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. The Barren County native was the son of the late Amos and Mattie Eaton Calvert. He was a retired employee of the Engineering Department of the Kentucky Department of Transportation and a farmer....

Oct 10, 2009

Joel Wayne “Pud” Read, II

August 15, 1978              October 10, 2009

Joel Wayne “Pud” Read, II, 31, of Glasgow died Saturday, October 10, 2009. He is the son of Rita Wheat Read and the late Joel Wayne Read. He attended the Coral Hill Church of God.

Besides his mother...

Oct 9, 2009

William Henry “Bill” Gore

May 21, 1913          October 9, 2009

William Henry “Bill” Gore, 96, of Glasgow, KY, died Friday, October 9, 2009 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. He was the son of the late William Henry Gore, Sr. and Elsie Gore. He was a founding member of the Glasgow...

Oct 9, 2009

December 22, 1938     ~     October 9, 2009

Rev. Wendell Morgan, 70, Cave City, died Friday, October 09, 2009, at his residence. A son of the late Marshall and Hester Jessie Morgan, he was a Baptist minister and farmer. He was a member of the Fairview United Baptist Church and had served as pastor of a number...

Oct 7, 2009

January 22, 1933     ~     October 7, 2009

Carole L. Corn, 76, Glasgow, died Wednesday, October 07, 2009, at her residence. A native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. and Esther Grose Roberts. She was married for 59 years to Rev. Jack T. Corn, who preceded her in death in...

Oct 3, 2009

September 26, 1940     ~     October 3, 2009

Harold David Shipley, 69, Glasgow, died Saturday, October 3, 2009, at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. A son of the late Haskell and Lida Ruth Crabtree Shipley, he was a salesman at Ben & Elmer Tractor Co. He had previously worked at Ideal Hardware for approximately 30 years...

Oct 2, 2009

August 8, 1926     ~     October 2, 2009

Carl “Dale” Norman, 83, son of the late Carvel “Red” Norman and Zona Walker Norman, died peacefully at his home in Glasgow on October 2, 2009 after a brief illness. A native of Tompkinsville, he was retired from T. J. Samson Community Hospital and was a former member of...

Sep 27, 2009

October 23, 1927     ~     September 27, 2009

William Forman Payne III, 81, Glasgow, died Sunday, September 27, 2009, at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. The Barren County native was a son of the late William Forman Payne II and Nettie Barbour Payne. He was a retired machinist for Sherwin-Williams and Continental Can and a U.S....

Sep 26, 2009

August 22, 1918     ~     September 26, 2009

Rosa Margaret Compton Robertson, 91, died Saturday, September 26, 2009, at the NHC Health Care Center. A former resident of Center, she was a homemaker and a member of the Christ Apostolic Pentecostal Church at Kessinger.

She is survived by nine children and their spouses, Doris Huff...

Sep 24, 2009

August 27, 1950     ~     September 24, 2009

Herbert Monroe “Roe” Logsdon, 59, Hiseville, died Thursday, September 24, 2009, at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. A son of the late Joe and Hattie Pearl Gulley Logsdon, he was a farmer, a former employee of Barren River Fertilizer and a member of the Full Gospel Lighthouse Church....

Sep 10, 2009

July 27, 1937     ~     September 10, 2009

Raymond Albert Fonner, 72, Glasgow, died Thursday, September 10, 2009, at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital.  He was born in Wheeling, West Virginia on July 27, 1937.  He was the son of the late Roy and Dorothy Trouten Fonner.  Mr. Fonner was a retired Sergeant First Class from...

Sep 9, 2009

August 16, 1921     ~     September 9, 2009

Harold Pritchard, 88, Hiseville, died Wednesday, September 09, 2009, at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. The son of the late Mary Edna “Mamie” Hatcher and John Bernard Pritchard, he was a retired postmaster of Hiseville Post Office with 32+ years service and a farmer. He was a member...

Sep 3, 2009

November 8, 1912     ~     September 3, 2009

Velma E. (Bybee) Turner, 96, formerly of Columbus, OH, died Thursday, September 3, 2009, in Bowling Green, KY. She was the daughter of the late Garnett and Bessie Short Bybee and widow of the late Robert Turner.

She is survived by one sister-in-law, Marjorie Bybee...