Obituaries

Nov 9, 2020

July 19, 1944     ~     November 9, 2020

Linda R. Patton, 76, Smiths Grove, died Monday, November 9, 2020 at NHC Healthcare Center.  A native of Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Mildred Neff Kinkead.  She was a retired CNA who loved caring for people.  She loved her family; playing cards; taking pictures; and...

Nov 8, 2020

November 14, 1959          ~          November 8, 2020

Timothy Allen England, 60, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. He was a son of the late Bedford C. and Geneva Christine Reece England. He was a HVAC inspector for the State of Kentucky. He was attending Coral...

Nov 7, 2020

September 24, 1947     ~     November 7, 2020

Joe Ballard, 73, Glasgow, died Saturday, November 7, 2020 at NHC Healthcare in Glasgow. He was born in Barren County on September 24, 1947 to the late Talbert and Lucille Garmon Ballard. He was of the Baptist faith.

He is survived by his brothers, Carlos Ballard, Herbert...

Nov 7, 2020

January 22, 1938          ~          November 7, 2020

Boyce Thomas Ellis, 82 of Smiths Grove, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. He was a son of the late Charles Thomas and Patsy Cordell Ellis. Boyce was a avid fisherman.

He is survived by six children:...

Nov 5, 2020

April 5, 1960     ~     November 5, 2020

James “Kelly” Shaw, Sr., 60, Glasgow, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020 at his residence. A native of Lexington, he was a son of the late Doyle and Eleanor Harlow Shaw. He was a painter for McKinney Painting and a grateful believer in Jesus who was anxious to go...

Nov 4, 2020

March 27, 1932     ~     November 4, 2020

Billy Joe James, 88, Glasgow, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at his residence. A native of Barren County, he was a son of the late Venus Elbert James and Goldie Medley James. He was a Master Electrician and had operated Billy Joe James Electric for 53 years. He...

Nov 4, 2020

August 01, 1949          ~          November 4, 2020

Joe Byrd, 71, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.  He was a son of the late Willoughby Calvin Byrd and Ruby Gordan Cassady Byrd.

Joe was a member of Faith United Methodist Church and was retired from...

Nov 1, 2020

September 5, 1932     ~     November 1, 2020

Marshall Eugene “Bud” Byrd, 88, Glasgow, died Sunday, November 1, 2020 at the T J Samson Community Hospital. A native of Barren County, he was the son of the late Marshall R. Byrd and Magdalene Eudy Byrd. He was a farmer and a member of the Church of Christ....

Oct 30, 2020

January 27, 1959     ~     October 30, 2020

Penny Sue Peden, 61, Smiths Grove, died Friday, October 30, 2020 at the T J Samson Community Hospital. A native of Barren County, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Betty Lou Wilson Jessie. She was a homemaker, a waitress at Churchill Downs, and an attendee of...

Oct 29, 2020

April 16, 1951     ~     October 29, 2020

Virginia Alice Kingrey, 69, Cave City, died Thursday, October 29, 2020 at her residence. A native of Barren County, she was a daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson Smith, Sr. and Maymie Katherine Dooley Smith. She was a homemaker and a member of the Valley Chapel of Prayer in...

Oct 27, 2020

May 14, 1933     ~     October 27, 2020

Ellen JoAnn (Foster) Wallace, 87, Horse Cave, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at the Medical Center at Bowling Green.  A native of Barren County, she was a daughter of the late Brent Foster and Francis Baldock Key.  She was a caregiver to the elderly and a member of...

Oct 21, 2020

September 26, 1949         ~          October 21, 2020

Elsie Jean Garmon, 71, of Horse Cave, Kentucky, passed away October 21, 2020 at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She was a daughter of the late James Claude and Elnora Poynter Piper.

She is survived by five children: Sandra Bailey “Timmy Kirby’, Connie...

Oct 20, 2020

April 17, 1940     ~     October 20, 2020

Marjorie Grider Shugart, 80, Hiseville, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at the NHC Healthcare Center. The Barren County native was a daughter of the late Haskell and Inus Sneed Grider. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include four children: Richard, Joe, Patricia, and Randy; one brother, Kenneth Grider...

Oct 19, 2020

August 1, 1954          ~          October 19, 2020

Wanda Houchens Finn, 66 of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Monday, October 19, 2020 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Holly Thomas Houchens and Joyce Elmore Houchens.

She is survived by her husband Buddy Finn; two daughters: Donna...

Oct 19, 2020

Honorable Benjamin Lewis Dickinson

July 25,1942 – October 19, 2020

Judge Benny Dickinson passed away on Monday October 19th surrounded by his family after a long illness. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years Sondra Bowman Dickinson, 3 children, Dawn Dickinson Reynolds (Mike) of Lexington, Sam...

Oct 19, 2020

January 17, 1940     ~     October 19, 2020

Leta L. Pierce, 80, Glasgow, passed away Monday, October 19, 2020 at Greenview Hospital in Bowling Green. A native of Texas, she was the daughter of the late John M. Landrum and Mary Gurley Landrum. She was involved in many facets of life; of late, she was retired manager...

Oct 17, 2020

August 3, 1966     ~     October 17, 2020

Marla Michelle Reneau Stewart, 54, Smiths Grove, died Saturday at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. A native of Glasgow, she was a daughter of Martha Powell Reneau Harrison of Fountain Run and the late David Isaac Reneau. She was formerly a maintenance worker at Mammoth Cave National Park.

Oct 11, 2020

December 21, 1932     ~     October 11, 2020

Josephine H. Poynter, 87, Glasgow, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2020 at her residence. A native of Allen County, she was a daughter of the late Orville and Alline Smith Hogue. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include four sisters: Peggy Fuller, Betty Buss, Ann Raj, and Willowdean...

Sep 27, 2020

January 19, 1931     ~     September 27, 2020

On Sunday, September 27, 2020, Bro. Frank Harlow passed away peacefully at home with his family at his side. He was born on January 19, 1931 to his parents, the late Ross E. and Ora Mae Brownfield Harlow. He was a life-long resident of Barren County, where he farmed,...

Sep 20, 2020

October 31, 1924          ~          September 20, 2020

Edna Jane Plumlee, 95, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020 at her residence. She was a daughter of the late Edward (Dude) Houchens and Mandy Lee Alexander Vinson. She was a former employee at Kentucky Pants. She was saved at the age of 16 years...