Obituaries

Sep 30, 2021

March 29, 1935     ~     September 30, 2021

Barbara Lee Staples, 86, Glasgow, died Thursday, September 30, 2021 at the Barren County Nursing & Rehab Center. The Barren County native was the daughter of the late Willie Clayton Houchens and Willie Neal Woodcock Houchens. She was a 1952 graduate of Austin-Tracy High School and a retired CMT...

Sep 29, 2021

November 24, 1953          ~          September 29, 2021

Richard Henry Cleveland, 67, of Glasgow, Kentucky passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at the Veterans Medical Center in Nashville, TN. He was a son of the late Ralph W. and Martha Hagemeier Cleveland. He was retired from postal service and was a Marine Veteran.

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Sep 26, 2021

August 22, 1955     ~     September 26, 2021

Michael Wayne “Mike” Williams, 66, Glasgow, died Sunday, September 26, 2021 at the Franklin Simpson Nursing and Rehab Center. A native of Barren County, he was the son of the late George B. Williams, Jr. and Thelma Christine Melton Williams. He was formerly a construction worker in the telecommunications...

Sep 26, 2021

December 4, 1953     ~     September 26, 2021

Phil B. Wells, 67, Glasgow, died Sunday, September 26, 2021 at the T J Samson Community Hospital. A native of Barren County, he was the son of the late Phil B. Wells, Sr. and Anne Hackney Wells. He was the owner of Capital Recovery in Glasgow and was well-known...

Sep 22, 2021

January 18, 1943     ~     September 22, 2021

Romey Jewell Houchens, 78, Glasgow, died Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at his residence. A native of Metcalfe County, he was the son of the late Willie Day Houchens and Mattie Vernon Poynter Houchens. He was a retired logger and of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include his long...

Sep 22, 2021

June 8, 1944     ~     September 22, 2021

John McKinley Tackett, Jr., 77, Smiths Grove, died Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Born in Selmer, TN, he was the son of the late John McKinley Tackett, Sr. and Lillie Howell Tackett. He was a retired welder at the GM Corvette Plant and...

Sep 21, 2021

September 1, 1961          ~          September 21, 2021

Mark Anthony Bennett, 60, of Cave City, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2021.  He was a son of the late Lawrence Bennett, Jr. and Anna Lou Parker.

He is survived by his wife: Pamela McKenzie-Bennett; four children: Joey Bennett, Marcus Robinson (Kasey Madden), Heather Robinson and William...

Sep 20, 2021

November 13, 1942          ~           September 20, 2021

Betty A. Myers, 78, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away September 20, 2021at Barren County Nursing and Rehab. She was a daughter of the late William Houchens and Mae Houchens Duvall. She was the wife of the late Rondell E. Myers.

She is survived by three...

Sep 19, 2021

December 12, 1929     ~     September 19, 2021

Margie “Jane” Fetchik, 91, Glasgow, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021 at the T J Samson Community Hospital. She was born and raised in Randolph, NJ and moved to Glasgow in 2017. She was a retired supervisor and union representative at Lockheed Electronics. Jane had an extremely friendly and...

Sep 17, 2021

March 29, 1991          ~          September 17, 2021

Richard Bryant Wix, 30, passed away September 17, 2021 at his residence. He was a son of Richard Len Wix and the late Penny Jackson.

Besides his father he is survived by three uncles: Billy Wix (Patricia), Arthur Runyon (Vickie) and Paul H. “Rudy” Runyon;...

Sep 16, 2021

July 15, 1946     ~     September 16, 2021

Marilyn A. Irwin (VanDyne) was born July 15, 1946 in Kansas City, MO and died September 16, 2021 in Glasgow, KY surrounded by her family. She was married to Jack Irwin for 52 years before his passing. She is also preceded in death by her parents Ralph M. VanDyne...

Sep 15, 2021

September 1, 1970          ~          September 15, 2021

James Kevin Abston, 51, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at his residence. He was a son of Barbara Ann Davis Abston and the late Robert Ellis Abston.

Besides his mothers he is survived by his wife: Alena Ann Abston; two sons:...

Sep 14, 2021

May 20, 1959          September 14, 2021

Christina Kay Childress, 62, of Glasgow, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Robert J. and Beverly Joan Eyer Humphrey.

She is survived by three children: Betty Denise Busey, Christopher Jason Brown...

Sep 13, 2021

March 31, 1949     ~     September 13, 2021

Betty Lou Adams, 72, Glasgow, passed away Monday, September 13, 2021 at the T J Samson Community Hospital. A native of Barren County, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Hutton and Hazel Warren Hutton Miskell. She was a member of the Spiritual Paradise Church of God.

Sep 12, 2021

September 16, 1946     ~     September 12, 2021

Sandra Jo Browning, 74, Bowling Green, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021 at her residence. A native of Barren County, she was the daughter of the late James Marvin Ritter and Kathryn Alyce Sharp Ritter. She was a cosmetologist and was an employee of the bindery section of R...

Sep 12, 2021

March 25, 1935     ~     September 12, 2021

Patricia A. Creech, age 86, passed away peacefully at home in Austin, KY, Sunday morning on September 12, 2021.  A loving wife and mother, she was preceded in death by her husband, David E. Creech in 2008.  She leaves behind 6 loving children, Stanley D. Ridge, Steven D. Ridge...

Sep 10, 2021

June 24, 1921     ~     September 10, 2021

Eva Johnson, 100, of Coral Hill went home to be with the Lord Friday, September 10, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband of 77 years, Harry Johnson. She also was preceded in death by her parents, Alfred and Annie Gray Thomas, and her only brother, Murrel...

Sep 10, 2021

June 16, 1978          ~          September 10, 2021

Chad William Doyle, 43, of Cave City, Kentucky passed away September 10, 2021. He was a son of Sheila Green Taylor and the late Clarence William Doyle.

Besides his mother he is survived by two children: Jacey Doyle and Jayden Doyle; two brothers: Jason Doyle...

Sep 7, 2021

June 18, 1949          ~          September 7, 2021

Louie Franklin Houchens, Sr. 72, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at his residence. He was a son of the late Emil Morgan and Jesse Smith Houchens.

Survivors include two sons: Louie Franklin Houchens, Jr. (Jennifer) and Donald Lee Smith, Jr., three...

Sep 7, 2021

September 12, 1956    ~     September 7, 2021

Larry Russell Vaughn, 64, Summer Shade, died Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at the Barren County Nursing and Rehab Center in Glasgow. The Barren County native was a son of the late James Luther Vaughn and Jewell Dean Chapman Vaughn. He had worked many years as Chef for several local...