Obituaries

Mar 15, 2023

Rebecca H. Williams, 87, Glasgow, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at her residence.  A native of Metcalfe County, she was the daughter of the late Malcolm Harbison and Bessie Aline Smith Harbison.  She was a retired secretary at Homewood, now NHC Healthcare, with many years of service.  She was an avid reader and a member of the South...

Mar 15, 2023

Waltraud Legendre 85, of Glasgow passed away peacefully at the Medical Center in Bowling Green.  She was born in Germany to the late Rudolf and Marie Biefel Gröschel.

Survivors include one son: Robert Legendre; Two daughters: Cindy Merritt, and Mary Chandler; Two sisters: Erika Farrar, and Brunhilde Kiesel; Ten grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

In addition...

Mar 15, 2023

September 12, 1947 ~ March 15, 2023

Barbara Graham, 75, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital ER.  She was a daughter of the late Chester Willie Huff and Madeline Jones Huff.

She is survived by five children: Barbara Perez and her husband Steven, William Graham...

Mar 15, 2023

October 29, 1951          ~          March 15, 2023

Wilma Lee Cotten 71, of Cave City, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She was a daughter of the late Clarence Thompson and Nova Lee Poindexter.

She is survived by her husband: David Charles Cotton; one daughter: Rebecca Gail...

Mar 13, 2023

Christopher Wayne Kinser 47, Glasgow passed away March 13, 2023 at his residence. He is the son of Charles Shockley and Eva Greene.

He is preceded in death by his grand parents Howard and Imogene Kinser.

Family has chosen cremation and no services are scheduled at this time. Family has request in lieu of flowers...

Mar 12, 2023

Kevin Ray Keown, 54, Glasgow, died Sunday, March 12, 2023 at T J Samson Community Hospital.  A native of Warren County, he was the son of the late James Larry Keown and Wanda Newton Keown.  She was an employee of Dart Container.

He is survived by his brothers and sisters.

The family chose cremation with...

Mar 12, 2023

Marietta Ross Ballard, 85, Griderville, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023 at Barren County Health & Rehab Center.  A native of Barren County, she was the daughter of the late Alfred W. “Dutch” Ross and Mallie Wade Ross.  She was also preceded in death by her husband David Lawrence Ballard.

Marietta was a former bookkeeper at Strader’s...

Mar 9, 2023

Gordon Wayne Norman, 65, of Auburn, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023 at Logan Memorial Hospital in Russellville.  A native of Glasgow, he was the son of Elizabeth Chapman Norman and the late Keith Wayne Norman.

Wayne was a retired CMM Operator at Magna in Bowling Green.  He loved all kinds of sports, especially UK sports, as...

Mar 9, 2023

George Thomas Parker, age 77, of Sikeston Mo., died Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center.

Born July 22, 1945, at Glasgow, KY, to the late Robert Henry Parker and Nora Elizabeth Boles Parker, he grew up in central Kentucky.   In 1974, he and his family moved to Sikeston, MO, when he opened the Long...

Mar 3, 2023

Wilma May “Billie May” Moore, 99, Glasgow, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, March 3, 2023 surrounded by her family.  Born March 28, 1923 in Scottsville, KY, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Laverne Morris and Carrie May Lewis Morris.  She was the widow of the late Robert Wilson “Todd” Moore.

Billie was...

Mar 2, 2023

Brittany Jovan Shugart, 34, Glasgow, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023 in Glasgow.  A native of Barren County, she was a factory worker and a member of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include two sons: Kobyn Shugart and Dylan Neal; her mother Tina Shugart (Robert Burton); her father Kevin Shugart; one brother, Terry Lyons; one step-brother, Robert Burton...

Mar 2, 2023

Sheryl Denise Emberton, 59, Glasgow, passed away suddenly Thursday, March 2, 2023 in Glasgow.  A native of Barren County, she was the daughter of Gilbert Wayne Emberton and Glenda Thomas Emberton.  She loved doing crafts and engaging in photography.  She was a 1981 graduate of Glasgow High School and was employed at 3A Composites.  She attended the Bethesda Church...

Mar 2, 2023

Ruth Ellen Woodcock Bertram, 65, Park City, passed away suddenly Thursday, March 2, 2023 at the T J Samson Community Hospital.  A native of Barren County, she was the daughter of the late Edward Jack Woodcock and Christine Jesse Woodcock.  She was a homemaker.

Survivors include four children: Charlie Bertram, Alton Bruce Lewis, William Bertram, and Sandra...

Feb 28, 2023

Nancy S. Gibson, 83, of Glasgow went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, February 28, 2023.  She was born on September 23, 1939 in Knoxville, TN to the late Charles Clifford Bailey and Ellen Catherine Roach Bailey.

After graduating form Rule High School in Knoxville, Nancy attended Baptist Hospital School of Nursing and received her RN degree...

Feb 28, 2023

October 23, 1948          ~          February 28, 2023

Jimmy James Chester “Bobo” Smith, 74, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at his residence.  He was a son of the late William Carl Smith and Bessie Marie Settles Smith.  He was a member of the Locust Grove Missionary Baptist Church.

He is survived by...

Feb 28, 2023

March 9, 1944          ~          February 28, 2023

Russell Edward Spradlin, 78, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at his residence. He was a son of the late Charlie Leo Spradlin and Nannie Gertrude Thompson Spradlin. He was a retired tobacco farmer.

He is survived by one daughter: Thresea D. Wilkerson and her...

Feb 20, 2023

Grace Watkins, 94, Glasgow, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023 at the Glenview Health & Rehab Center.  A native of Barren County, she was the daughter of the late George and Clara Bradford Lohden.  She spent many years as the manager of St. Charles Kitchen and was a member of the New Salem Methodist Church.

Survivors include...

Feb 19, 2023

Tommy Charles Simpson, Jr. 58, Smyrna, TN passed away accidentally Sunday, February 19, 2023.  Born June 12, 1964 in Glasgow, he was the son of Tommy Charles Simpson, Sr. and Diane Branstetter Simpson.

Charles was a graduate of Glasgow High School and Western Kentucky University.  He was a trainer of adjusters for State Farm Insurance Company.

Feb 19, 2023

Willowdean Hogue Evans Fonner, 78, formerly of Glasgow, died Sunday, February 19, 2023 at her residence in Gamaliel.  A native of Allen County, she was the daughter of the late Orville Hogue and Alline Smith Hogue Dillard.

Willowdean was a devout Christian who also loved bowling; going to any kind of ball game; and running the roads....

Feb 17, 2023

Rita G. Barone, 57, Glasgow, died Friday, February 17, 2023 at her residence.  A native of Jefferson County, she was the daughter of the late Glendon and Mildred Jessie Houk.  She was formerly a warehouse worker at VanGard Labs in Glasgow.

Survivors include four children: Jesse Keeton (Jessica), Felicia Hunter, Linda Mann (Charles), and James Keeton all...