Obituaries

Jun 14, 2020

1948   ~   2020

Delores (Dorrie) Haire, 72, of Glasgow, KY passed away peacefully Sunday June 14 th at her residence. She was born February 27, 1948 in Mendota, IL to the late Kenneth (Kenny) Tower and Catherine (Katie) Baird Tower. She was a retired supervisor of 21 years in the housekeeping department of T J Samson...

Jun 10, 2020

July 26, 1939     ~     June 10, 2020

Shirley Loretta Thomas, 80, Smiths Grove, died Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at Glenview Health and Rehabilitation Center in Glasgow. The Barren County native was the daughter of the late Harlan and Lorraine Payne Hudson. A homemaker, Loretta was a kind, gentle person who enjoyed life. She would enjoy knitting...

Jun 9, 2020

October 4, 1933  ~  June 9, 2020

Billy M. Fields, 86, Glasgow, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at his residence. Born at East Fork in Metcalfe County, he was a son of the late Welby and Bessie Gibson Fields. He was a retired farmer and employee of Dairyman, Inc.; an avid hunter and fisherman; a...

Jun 7, 2020

December 27, 1937     ~     June 7, 2020

Kenneth M. “Pap” Smith, 82, died Sunday, June 7, 2020 in Bowling Green. The Barren County native was a son of the late Joe Lee Smith and Mary Lucy Spencer Smith. He was a contractor and a Master Plumber.

Survivors include nine children: Barbara England (Doug), Pam...

Jun 3, 2020

December 6, 1932          ~          June 3, 2020

Cornelius Alden “Al” Branham, 87, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at the Barren County Nursing and Rehab Facility. He was a son of the late Frances Cornelius and Bertie Dean McIntyre Branham. He was a barber in Glasgow, Kentucky for over 50 years. He...

Jun 1, 2020

July 1, 1929          ~          June 1, 2020

Emma Lee Ballard, 90 of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Monday, June 1, 2020 at her residence. She was a daughter of the late Marshall and Magaline Eudy Byrd. She was a homemaker and a longtime member of Locust Grove Missionary Baptist Church.

She is survived...

May 31, 2020

August 16, 1936     ~     May 31, 2020

Marilyn Hope Grider, 83, Glasgow, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020 at NHC Healthcare in Glasgow following a brief battle with cancer. A native of Summer Shade, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Ora Mae Hurt Branstetter. She was a retired legal secretary having worked many...

May 31, 2020

March 17, 19656          ~          May 31, 2020

David Reece Bunch, 55, of Glasgow, Kentucky passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020 at his residence. He was a son of the late Lonnie and Mary Pickett Bunch. He was a Farmer, Painter and Carpenter, and a member of the Baptist Faith.

He is survived...

May 30, 2020

February 18, 1919     ~     May 30, 2020

Jennie Lee Miller Taylor, daughter of Henry C. Miller and Mary Hoeke, passed on from this world on Saturday, May 30, 2020, after having enjoyed a long good life of well over 101 years. Jennie Lee was born February 18, 1919 in the Dry Creek community of Travis County,...

May 27, 2020

October 20, 1941     ~     May 27, 2020

James Alvis Melton, 79, Glasgow, died Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at his son’s residence in Chipley, Florida. The Cumberland County native was the son of the late Charlie and Vinnie Blakley Melton. He was a retired farmer and plumber, having worked for Furlong Farms, and was a member of...

May 25, 2020

September 15, 1957     ~     May 25, 2020

Bruce Allen Martin, 62, Park City, passed away Monday, May 25, 2020 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A native of Barren County, he was a son of the late Cecil Edward Martin and Bertha Evelyn Ray Martin. He was a retired transporter for Gillie Hyde Auto Group....

May 20, 2020

April 1, 1959          ~          May 20, 2020

Jeffrey Lynn Hale, 61, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2020 at his residence.  He was a son of Shirley Tucker Morgan and the late Omar Hale, Jr.

Besides his mother he is survived by his wife: Shelia Myers Hale, one step-son: Timothy Ron Kirby; one...

May 16, 2020

July 22, 1948     ~     May 16, 2020

Sherman Junior Garmon, 71, Glasgow, died Saturday, May 16, 2020, at the T J Samson Community Hospital. A native of Metcalfe County, he was a son of the late Ervin and Robbie Norris Garmon. He was a retired supervisor of housekeeping at T J Samson Community Hospital.

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May 16, 2020

August 20, 1947     ~     May 16, 2020

David Michal Borders, 72, Smiths Grove, died Saturday, May 16, 2020 at the Barren County Health & Rehab Center. A native of Glasgow, David was a self employed mechanical technician. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved anything mechanical, especially as it related to computers and electronics. He was...

May 13, 2020

January 18, 1948     ~     May 13, 2020

Ruby Jewell Byrd Ennis, 72, formerly of Glasgow, died Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at her residence in Bowling Green. She was a retired dietary aide at Glasgow State ICF. She was preceded in death by her husband James Robert Ennis; her mother Mary Elizabeth Byrd Neal; and one sister,...

Apr 23, 2020

February 6, 1919     ~     April 23, 2020

Mary Dee (Martin, Witty) Carter was born on February 6, 1919 to the late Clarence and Lizzie Weaver Martin. In 1938, Mary Dee married Bernice Bryant Witty. Together they were superintendents of the Hillcrest Home/County Farm from 1949 until his death in 1969. In 1975, she married William Glenroy...

Apr 19, 2020

May 30, 1926     ~     April 19, 2020

Leslie Paul Dean, 93, Glasgow, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020 at the Medical Center at Bowling Green. A native of Barren County, he was a son of the late Julior Hess Dean and Kate Shader Dean. He was a retired farmer and real estate developer. He was a...

Apr 18, 2020

April 17, 1945     ~     April 18, 2020

Margie Rogers Lyons, 75, of Glasgow, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020 at her home surrounded by family. Margie was born in Glasgow, KY on April 17, 1945 to the late Raymond and Wilma Rogers. She was of the Christian faith. Like her mother, she spent over 30 years...

Apr 13, 2020

January 20, 1971     ~     April 13, 2020

Jeffrey Todd Walden, Sr., 49, Summer Shade, passed away Monday, April 13, 2020, at the T J Samson Community Hospital. A native of Barren County, he was a son of the late Jessie and Cordelia Walker Walden. He was formerly a general manager of Speedway SuperAmerica and was a...

Apr 10, 2020

April 8, 1948          ~          April 10, 2020

Charlotte Ann Johnson Wilson, 72, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Friday, April 10, 2020 at her residence.  She was a daughter of the late C. W. Johnson and Shirley Abston Wilson.

She is survived by her husband: Jimmy Wilson; four children: Phyllis Brown (Brad Kinslow), Angela Wilson (Tony...