Obituaries

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...

Mar 29, 2020

December 25, 1957          ~          March 29, 2020

Charles Junior “Ricky” Stafford, 62, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital.  He was a son of the late Charles and Mary Belle Pedigo Stafford.  He was  mechanic and a member of the Rock of Refuge Church.

He is...

Mar 17, 2020

December 3, 1942          ~          March 17, 2020

Martin Russell Shively, 77, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away, Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at the Glasgow State ICF.  He was a son of the late Jessie Cardwell and Margie Emerine Leonard Shively.

He is survived by one brother: Kenneth Earl Shively; one nephew: Jesse Lee Shively.

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Mar 16, 2020

July 25, 1951          ~          March 16, 2020

Ronnie Ellis, a veteran journalist, loving father and grandfather, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020, in Glasgow, Kentucky.  He was 68. After graduating from Western Kentucky University’s School of Journalism and Broadcasting, Ellis went on to become a trusted and respected voice reporting on Kentucky politics. After working for...

Mar 14, 2020

December 19, 1930          ~          March 14, 2020

Julianne Yates Bryant, 89, Glasgow, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020.  A native of Hart County, she was a daughter of the late Henry Yates and Magdalyn Cunningham Payton and widow of the late Joseph Bagby Bryant.  She was a homemaker who received a great joy from sewing, reading, and...

Mar 12, 2020

March 20, 1935          ~          March 12, 2020

Garvin W. Reagon, 84, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away, Thursday, March 12, 2020 at his residence.  He was a son of the late Lillie Murray Vaughn and foster son of Fred and Annie Easter.  He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and a member of the First Church...

Feb 27, 2020

December 20, 1948     ~     February 27, 2020

Terry David Brooks, 70, Las Vegas, NV, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2020 following a short battle with cancer. A native of Glasgow, he was a son of the late Reles Granvel and Cloteel Brooks. He was a retired employee of a printing firm and enjoyed many things; but...

Feb 25, 2020

October 27, 1941          ~          February 25, 2020

Grace Kaye Heers, 78, Glasgow, died Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Alive Hospice in Nashville. A native of Lebanon, IN, she was a daughter of the late James D. Lane and Eula Beatrice Smith Lane.

Kaye was a businesswoman with many interests and involvements. She had owned...

Feb 25, 2020

February 18, 1956          ~          February 25, 2020

Rickey Dale Lovell, Sr., 64, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. He was a son of the late Homer Allen Lovell, Sr. and Lena Brown Houchens Lovell.

He is survived by two sons: Rickey Dale...

Feb 22, 2020

June 28, 1941          ~          February 22, 2020

Dorothy (Dot) Jane Duke, 78, of Park City, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the Bowling Green Medical Center.

She is survived by one daughter: Debbie Vernice Emmett; two grandsons: Michael A. McAlister and Vincent P. McAlister; one great-grandson: Tyler M. McAlister; one...