Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Jewell Ray "Buddy" Calvert
Sep 21, 2022
Jewell Ray “Buddy” Calvert, age 86, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Calvert was born in Dawson Springs, KY on April 15, 1936 to the late Texal Calvert and Ozelma Veach Calvert. He worked and retired with Peabody Coal Company after 21 years of service. He was a UMWA Member, and...
William "Bill" Fay Townzen
Sep 14, 2022
William “Bill” Fay Townzen, age 95, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at Baptist Health Deaconess. Mr. Townzen was born in Dawson Springs, KY on January 12, 1927 to the late William Dewey Townzen and Willie Gladys Wilkey Townzen. He served his country in the US Army during WWII as a Corporal for the Military...
Rowan Slade Oliver
Sep 9, 2022
Rowan Slade Oliver, 9 months old, of Dawson Springs, passed into the heavenly realm on Friday, September 9, 2022, at his residence. He was born December 8, 2021, the son of Joseph Alex Oliver and Keilei Queen.
Survivors include his parents; maternal grandmother, Kandi Cotton and maternal great grandmother, Sue Cotton both of Dawson Springs; paternal grandmother, Tara Scott of Providence;...
Stephen F. "Steve" Bowles
Aug 28, 2022
Stephen F. “Steve” Bowles, age 78, of Madisonville, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at his Deaconess-Gateway in Evansville, IN. Mr. Bowles was born in Madisonville, KY January 5, 1944, to the late Marvin Bowles and Evelyn Ridley Bowles. He retired after working many years at Mid-South Plastics and Buckhorn Industries. Mr....
Linda Mcknight
Aug 24, 2022
Linda McKnight, age 77, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at Tradewater Health and Rehabilitation. Ms. McKnight was born in Dawson Springs, KY on June 21, 1945 to the late Lexie Dockrey and Cozy Rachel Gamblin Dockrey. She worked for many years as a delivery driver for UPS. Ms. McKnight loved singing gospel music and...
Joann Watson Ward
Aug 21, 2022
JoAnn Watson Ward passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2022 Princeton Health and Rehab in Princeton, KY. JoAnn was born October 15, 1939 in Louisville, Kentucky. She was a 1959 graduate of Butler High School. JoAnn married Gerald “Jerry” Ward on January 20, 1962. They were blessed with two sons, John Robert Ward, born December 7, 1962 and William Lee...
James William Dillingham
Aug 19, 2022
James William Dillingham, age 79, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022 at his home. Mr. Dillingham was born in Dawson Springs, KY on December 12, 1942 to the late William Maurice Dillingham and Inez Alma Parker Dillingham. He retired after working 40 years as a coal miner and enjoyed woodworking projects and working on old...
Mary Margaret Knight
Aug 13, 2022
Mary Margaret Knight, age 76, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at her residence. Mrs. Knight was born in Dawson Springs, KY on March 19, 1946 to the late Clyde and Audrey Eison Wilkey. She was a 1964 graduate of Dawson Springs High School. Mrs. Knight received her undergraduate degree from Murray State University and...
Gregory Alan Dalton
Aug 12, 2022
Gregory Alan Dalton, age 62, of Henderson, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022 at Henderson County Deaconess Medical Center. Mr. Dalton was born in Heidelberg, Germany on September 9, 1959 to the late Alvis Dalton and Sanarah Poe Dalton. He was a 1978 graduate of West Hopkins High School. Mr. Dalton was...
Andrew Lee "Amos" Newberry
Aug 7, 2022
Andrew Lee “Amos” Newberry, age 65, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2022 at Baptist Health Deaconess. Mr. Newberry was born in Fredonia, KY on August 8, 1956 to the late Raymond Andrew Newberry and Irene Welch Newberry. He worked as a surface coal miner for Charlois and Phoenix Coal Companies all of his extensive mining...
Brian Joseph Russell
Aug 5, 2022
Brian Joseph Russell, age 56, of Dawson Springs, KY went to be with the Lord on Friday morning, August 5, 2022 at his home. Brian was an employee at Clark Industries and a member of the Dawson Springs First Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Dawson Springs High School Class of 1984, and he also studied HVAC at Caldwell...
Joann Mcknight
Aug 3, 2022
JoAnn McKnight, age 83, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 in Madisonville, KY. Ms. McKnight was born in Princeton, KY on November 19, 1938 to the late Noel and Carmon Purdy Creekmur. She was the valedictorian of the Dawson Springs High School class of 1956 and was a member of First Baptist Church in Dawson...
Mary Olene Vandiver Betts
Jul 29, 2022
Mary Olene Vandiver Betts, age 71, passed into eternity on July 29, 2022. Born in Hopkins County, KY, on February 9, 1951, Olene was the first of four daughters born to Clifton and Mary Lou Vandiver. Olene was a bright, talented student and graduated as valedictorian of her class from Union County High School in 1969. In addition, she earned...
Wanda Faye Evitts
Jul 26, 2022
Wanda Faye Evitts, age 68, of Nebo, KY passed away on July 26, 2022 at Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville. She was born on March 31, 1954 in Nebo, KY to the late Millie Mae Woods Vincent and Carl Thomas Vincent. Wanda was a beloved mother and homemaker and was of the Christian faith. Survivors include her husband of 53 years...
Cameron Scott Solomon
Jul 17, 2022
Cameron Scott Solomon, age 22, of Madisonville, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Solomon was born on August 17, 1999. He had been a student and factory worker and he was of the Christian Faith. Mr. Solomon is survived by his mother, Joy Pendley Fugate (Chad) of Madisonville,...
Brenda Joyce Rhye
Jul 16, 2022
Brenda Joyce Rhye, age 55, of Nortonville, KY passed away on July 16, 2022 at Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville. Born on April 12, 1967 to Dorothy Minton Rhye and James Franklin Rhye, She was a graduate of Madisonville North Hopkins High School and she obtained an Associate Degree from Madisonville Community College. Brenda had a unique variety of collections that...
Barry Edward Boucher
Jul 8, 2022
Barry Edward Boucher, age 69, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, July 8, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Boucher was born on March 29, 1953 in Madisonville, KY to the late Jerry and Joyce Haile Boucher. He was a 1971 graduate of Dawson Springs High School and a graduate of the Richmond Police Academy in Richmond, KY and...
Claude Marion Dutton
Jul 6, 2022
Claude Marion Dutton, Jr., age 54, of Dawson Springs, KY and previously of Earlington, KY passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at Baptist Health Deaconess, Madisonville, KY. Mr. Dutton was born in Rochester, NY on February 1, 1968 to the late Claude Marion Dutton, Sr., and Margie Elizabeth Richardson Dutton. He worked in the sawmill industry for many years...
Mary Elizabeth Hooper
Jul 4, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Hooper, age 81, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, July 4, 2022 at her residence. Ms. Hooper was born on May 25, 1941 to the late Amplis Owen McGregor and Anna Louise Hopper McGregor. She had several vocations; however, toward her working career she was a restaurant cook who was best known for her chocolate and...
Lisa Kay Jones
Jun 28, 2022
Lisa Kay Jones, age 41, of Princeton, KY (displaced from Dawson Springs as a result of the tornado of 12/10/2021) passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at the Caldwell County Medical Center, Princeton, KY. Ms. Jones was born on September 13, 1980 in Bastrop, LA to Edward Rayford Jones and Rosie Mae Adamson Jones. She was of the Christian...
