Obituaries

Jan 17, 2024

January 14, 1958          ~          January 17, 2024

John A. Jones, 66, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. He was a son of the late James and Alma Noel Jones. He was retired from the Glasgow State ICF.

He is survived by his wife: Christi Starr...

Jan 14, 2024

October 24, 1963          ~          January 14, 2024

Alvis Lewis “Louie” York, 60, of Glasgow, Kentucky passed away, Sunday, January 14, 2024 at his residence. He was a son of the late Robert Alvis York and Wanda Sue Likens York.

He is survived by his wife: Cathy Devine York; two daughters: Ashley Russell (Chad) and Becky...

Jan 14, 2024

Robert P. Gillespie, 84, Glasgow, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2024 at the Medical Center at Bowling Green.  A native of Cairo, Illinois, he was the son of the late William L. Gillespie and Jane Bartmess Gillespie.

Mr. Gillespie was a nurse anesthetist and had worked in numerous locations.  He first received his Bachelor of Science degree...

Jan 13, 2024

Larry Vernon McGuire, 73, Glasgow, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2024 at his residence following an illness.  A native of Barren County, he was the son of the late Paul Turner McGuire and Lucille Shader McGuire.

Larry was a graduate of Hiseville High School; a lifelong farmer; and a member of the Baptist faith.

Survivors...

Jan 12, 2024

Shirley T. Green, 74, Glasgow, passed away Friday, January 12, 2024 at the NHC Healthcare Center.  A native of Barren County, she was the daughter of the late Virgil and Sally Harper Fields.  She was a retired security officer at R R Donnelley & Sons in Glasgow.

Survivors include three children: Carol Compton and Sammy Green and...

Jan 12, 2024

Joyce Craine Spear, 86, Glasgow, passed away Friday, January 12, 2024 at the NHC Healthcare Center.  A native of Barren County, she was the daughter of the late Luther Ray Craine and Gladys Esters Craine.

Joyce was a 1956 graduate of Hiseville High School, after which she began working in the retail business.  She worked from the...

Jan 11, 2024

Charles Edward Barton, 76, Horse Cave, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2024 at the University of Louisville Hospital.  A native of Barren County, he was the son of the late Romie Lee Barton and Creola Christy Barton.  He was a retired roofer and a U S Army veteran serving during the Vietnam Era.

Survivors include his wife...

Jan 10, 2024

May 17, 1936          ~          January 10, 2024

Lena T Gilland, 87, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Chester Clayton Taylor and Velma Reed Thompson Taylor. She was a beloved member of Gethsemane Baptist Church. She found the Lord at age...

Jan 10, 2024

February 18, 1940          ~          January 10, 2024

Phillip Wayne Dugger, 83, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at the Barren County Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was a son of the late Robert Henry Dugger and Kathryn Benedict Dugger. He was a retired truck driver.

He is survived by 2 sons: Jonathan...

Jan 9, 2024

July 29, 1986          ~          January 09, 2024

Kimberly Dawn Mitchell, 37, of Cave City, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2024.

She is survived by two children the loves of her life: Brayden Mitchell and Olivia Mitchell; her father: Tim Oakes (Shawn); her mother: Connie Sue Compton Ashworth (Jim); one brother: Chris Oakes (Amy) one...

Jan 9, 2024

January 18, 1934          ~          January 9, 2024

Bessie Evelyn Martin, 89, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at her residence. She was a daughter of the late Everrett Nantz and Virgie Mae Ferguson Nantz. She was a retired waitress from Kentucky Restaurant.

She is survived by her children: Betty Bailey and Richard...

Jan 9, 2024

Phillip Byron Bush, 79, Glasgow, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. He was the son of the late Ted and Elizabeth Simmons Bush.  He was a long-time farmer and automobile dealer, owning the Country Auto Sales in Glasgow.

Survivors include one son Daron Bush and wife Stacy, and one daughter Dedra Bush;...

Jan 9, 2024

Bettye Gayle Edmunds, 76, of Glasgow, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at her home.  Bettye was born in Glasgow on July 11, 1947 to the late Kenneth Pace and Joyce Landrum Pace.  She married Gary Owen Edmunds on June 21, 1964 in Beckton, KY.

Bettye was a 1965 graduate of Glasgow High School.  She worked for...

Jan 8, 2024

Delmer Frank Glover, 82, Glasgow, passed away Monday, January 8, 2024 at the T J Samson Community Hospital.  A native of Barren County, he was the son of the late William P. Glover and Sally Ann Matthews Glover.  He was a retired farmer and mechanic and a member of the Grider Memorial Baptist Church.

Survivors include one...

Jan 6, 2024

Elvin Borders, 81, Glasgow, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2024 at his residence.  Born January 30, 1942 at Railton, he was the son of the late Andrew and Edna Mutter Borders.  He was a farmer and a member of the Beaver Creek Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife Linda; two daughters: Dana Salley and husband Rusty, and...

Jan 5, 2024

Sandra McClellan, 80, of Glasgow, passed away Friday, January 5, 2024 at Nortan’s Hospital in Louisville surrounded by her family after a short illness. She was preceded in death by her husband Mitchell McClellan in September, 2023.

She worked for many years at Canteen in RR Donnelly’s and later at Ralphies Fun Center.

She is...

Dec 31, 2023

Mary Lynn Dickinson, 81, Glasgow, passed away Sunday, December 31, 2023 at Barren Health & Rehab Center.  A native of Barren County, she was the daughter of the late William and Lavece Carr Ganter Dickinson.

Mary Lynn had many talents including being a professional baker and an accomplished musician.  After learning to play the ukulele, she taught...

Dec 30, 2023

December 2, 1958          ~          December 30, 2023

Dolorise Jeanne Meador, 65, of Glasgow, Kentucky formerly of Scottsville, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2023 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Daniel Glynn Harvey and Illa Belle Whitaker Harvey. She was retired from Barren County Health Care.

She is...

Dec 30, 2023

November 4, 1960          December 30, 2023

Linda Faye Houchens Hill, 63, of Summer Shade, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2023. She was a daughter of the late Emil Morgan Houchens and Jessie Guy Smith Houchens.

She is survived by her husband Larry Hill; three children: Kristie Ferguson (Brad) of Glasgow, Candace Hutton (Michael) of...

Dec 29, 2023

July 31, 1950          ~          December 29, 2023

Mary Christine Jaggers, 73, of Summer Shade, Kentucky, passed away Friday, December 29, 2023 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Hillard Hartsel Crain and Margie Louise Spencer Crain. She was retired for the McPeak Center.

She is survived by her...