Obituaries

Mar 16, 2016

November 30, 1963          ~          March 16, 2016

Jessie Bradley Winchester, Sr., 52, of Cave City, passed away, Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at his residence. He was a son of Ines Love Anderson Winchester and the late Ira Leslie Winchester.

Besides his mother he is survived by three sons: Brandon “Heather” Bennett, Bradley...

Mar 14, 2016

January 14, 1954     ~     March 14, 2016

Richard Lee (Rick) Mayes, age 62, passed away Monday, March 14, 2016, in Athens, Georgia, after a brief illness. He was the only child of Herbert Clifton Mayes and Mary Della Wheeler Mayes Campbell. He owned the Ellis-Mayes Funeral Home in Leitchfield, KY, for many years. He was a...

Mar 12, 2016

June 23, 1923     ~     March 12, 2016

Velma Ruth Bush, 92, Glasgow, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016, at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital after a sudden illness

Velma was born and raised in the Oil City community of Barren County.  Her family home was in the location where the runway of the...

Mar 10, 2016

December 4, 1961          ~          March 10, 2016

Roger Wayne Bragg, 54, of Glasgow, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016 at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He was a son of Geneva Fay Vance Bragg and the late Carlos Bragg. He was retired from the Glasgow Municipal Cemetery and a member of the Prices...

Mar 10, 2016

July 23, 1973     ~     March 10, 2016

James Daniel Harper, Jr., 42, Glasgow, died Thursday, March 10, 2016, at his residence. He was a cook and restaurant manager.

Survivors include four children: James Daniel Harper III and Brittany Lynn Harper of Cookeville, TN, and Chelsea Harper and Kayleigh Harper of Louisville; his Father: James...

Mar 6, 2016

June 15, 1959     ~     March 6, 2016

Donnie Ray Smith, 56, Glasgow, died Sunday, March 06, 2016, at his residence. A son of the late William Carl Smith and Bessie Marie Settles Smith, he was a former janitor at T. J. Samson Hospital and a member of the Locust Grove Missionary Baptist Church.

Survivors...

Mar 2, 2016

October 18, 1913     ~     March 2, 2016

Maymie Craighead Spillman, 102, Cave City, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016. A native of Clay County, TN, she was one of 9 children born to Avery and Minnie Ritter Craighead. She was married to H. B. Spillman who preceded her in death in 2004. She was a retired...

Feb 29, 2016

Danny E. Smith, 66 of The Villages, Florida entered into rest on February 29, 2016 in Florida. He passed the day before what would have been his 47 th wedding anniversary. He is survived by his wife, Belinda “Benni” Smith and their daughter, Traci Smith; his mother, Lois Smith of Glasgow, Kentucky, three sisters Diane Harrison of Glasgow,...

Feb 28, 2016

November 17, 1949     ~     February 28, 2016

Jerry Wayne Thompson, 66, Glasgow, died Sunday, February 28, 2016, at University of Louisville Hospital. He was a son of the late Clarence and Nova Poindexter Thompson.

He is survived by one brother: Terry Poindexter and his wife Connie; three sisters: Frances Chapman, Faye Williams, and Wilma...

Feb 25, 2016

August 9, 1928     ~     February 25, 2016

Walter J. Gibbons, 87, Cave City, died Thursday, February 25, 2016, at his residence. A native of Barren County, he was a son of the late Hershel and Sarah Elizabeth Sheffield Gibbons. He was a farmer, an active member of the National Farmers Organization, and was of the Baptist...

Feb 25, 2016

September 28, 1959          ~          February 25, 2016

Ronnie Darrell Houchens, 56, of Glasgow, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the Hosparus Care Center in Louisville, KY. He was a son of Gladys Elmore Houchens and the late Joe D. Houchens.

Besides his mother he is survived by one sister: Teresa Jones...

Feb 23, 2016

November 21, 1955          ~          February 23, 2016

Bobby Joseph Hurt, 60, of Glasgow, went to his Heavenly Home, Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at the medical center in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He was a son of the late Benton and Pauline Branham Hurt. He retired from R. R. Donnelly’s after working 26 years. His greatest pleasure...

Feb 18, 2016

May 24, 1974     ~     February 18, 2016

Katherine Renee “Kathy” Atnip, 41, Glasgow, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016, at NHC Healthcare of Glasgow. She was a member of the Glasgow Baptist Church.

She is survived by her parents Eddie and Alice Atnip of Glasgow; her sister Allison Cook and husband David of Bowling...

Feb 15, 2016

August 25, 1925     ~     February 15, 2016

Tim W. Norman, 90, Glasgow, died Monday, February 15, 2016, at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. A native of Monroe County, he was a son of the late James Rowland Norman and Lillian Ethridge Norman. He was formerly an ice cream maker at Brown Ice Cream in Glasgow...

Feb 13, 2016

March 12, 1964          ~         February 13, 2016

Penny Lynn Jones, 51, of Glasgow, Kentucky passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016.

She is survived by her husband: Harold Thomas Jones, Jr.; her father: John Bell; her mothers and step-father: Alberta “Bert” and Joe McKnight; four children: Frank Martin Rogers, Jr., Dustin Michael “Dusty”...

Feb 10, 2016

March 8, 1928          ~          February 10, 2016

Calvin “Sarge” Rohrbough, 87, of Hiseville, Kentucky, died, Wednesday, February 10, 2016. He was a son of the late Elbert and Lulu Grace Rohrbough. He was retired US Army Sergeant, a member of the Hiseville Methodist Church, Hiseville Masonic Lodge #320 and Hiseville Eastern Star #581.

Feb 3, 2016

March 21, 1944     ~     February 3, 2016

Margie Lee Neal, 71, Horse Cave, died Wednesday, February 03, 2016, at her residence. A daughter of the late Henry Glass and Lois Oliver Glass Riley, she was a caregiver and a member of the Lighthouse Church.

Survivors include her husband Bobby Lee Neal; nine children and...

Feb 2, 2016

December 22, 1933     ~     February 2, 2016

William L. “Bill” McFarland, 82, Glasgow, passed away Tuesday, February 02, 2016, at the Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore, KY. He died on what would have been his 60 th wedding anniversary with his wife Lois Hope Eubank McFarland; she preceded him in death on October 30, 2012. The...

Feb 1, 2016

November 22, 1946     ~     February 1, 2016

Franklin D. Lewis, 69, former resident of Glasgow State Nursing Facility, passed away Monday, February 1, 2016, at the Medical Center at Bowling Green.  He was currently residing in Bowling Green.

Funeral service will be 4:00 p.m. Thursday at the Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home with burial...

Feb 1, 2016

May 21, 1938     ~     February 1, 2016

Wilma Harrison, age 77, of Glasgow, died Monday, February 01, 2016 at her home. She was the only child of the late Ersie Agers Froedge and step-daughter of Elwood Froedge. Her husband and soulmate of 60 years, Bobby Lee Harrison, preceded her in death in August 2015. Wilma was...