Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Carolyn Mae Sisk
Dec 6, 2022
Carolyn Mae Sisk, age 75, of Ilsley, KY passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at Baptist Health Deaconess. Mrs. Sisk was born on April 10, 1947 in Madisonville, KY to Leonard Greer and Virgie Mae Suttles Greer. She worked for 20 years with Ottenheimer Manufacturing in Dawson Springs, KY. She was of the Baptist Faith.
She is survived by a...
Mary Leatrice Mcneily
Nov 27, 2022
Mary Leatrice Brown McNeily, age 93, of Dalton, KY passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2022 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Ms. McNeily was born August 24, 1929 in Dalton, KY to the late Earl Brown and Bura McGregor Brown. She was a graduate of Dalton High School and attended the Bowling Green Business College. Ms. McNeily worked...
Norbert Clifton Holeman
Nov 26, 2022
Norbert Clifton Holeman, age 71, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at Baptist Health Deaconess. Mr. Holeman was born on July 6, 1951 in Chicago, IL to Philip Edward Holeman and Doris Catherine Farley Holeman. He was a commercial painter and he was a member of the Silent Run Baptist Church.
He is survived by his...
Arthur Thomas Woodruff
Nov 21, 2022
Arthur Thomas Woodruff, age 71, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022 at Deasoness Hospital in Evansville, IN. Mr. Woodruff was born on February 13, 1951 in Dallas, TX to Annie Mae Newman Woodruff. He worked at installing drywall and performing lawn care.
He is survived by two sons, Damon Woodruff and Joshua M. Woodruff.
There will be...
Larry Wayne Adams
Nov 18, 2022
Larry Wayne Adams, age 71, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, November 18, 2022 at his home in Dawson Springs, KY with his family and friends by his side. Mr. Adams was born September 10, 1951 to Alvie Adams and Estella Ladd Adams in Dawson Springs, KY. He worked at Buckhorn Manufacturing in Dawson Springs for 37 years,...
Jean Dale Purdy
Nov 11, 2022
Jean Dale Purdy, age 74, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022 at Tradewater Health and Rehabilitation in Dawson Springs, KY. Ms Purdy was born May 26, 1948 to Thomas Eugene Jennings and Helen Josephine Brown Jeannings. She was a retired CNA who worked in nursing at several area nursing facilities and Outwood Rescare. She was...
Amelia Ann Farthing
Nov 10, 2022
Amelia Ann Farthing, age 75, of Princeton, KY passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at Baptist Health Paducah. Mrs. Farthing was born July 12, 1947 to the late Elliott Earl Jackson, Sr. and Nancy Martha Cook Jackson Nichols. She was the facility manager at both the Kelley Brook Apartment Complex and the Union Villa Apartment Complex in Union County....
Joseph Boyd Farthing
Nov 10, 2022
Joseph Boyd Farthing, age 86, of Princeton, KY passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at Baptist Health Paducah just a few hours after the death of his wife, Amelia Ann Farthing. Mr. Farthing was born October 2, 1936 to the late Cody Max Farthing and Lillie Mae Hinton Farthing. Mr. Farthing served his country in the U.S. Air Force...
Janie M. Parrott
Oct 30, 2022
Janie M. Parrott, age 74, of Princeton, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs and Madisonville, KY passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at the Princeton Nursing & Rehab, Princeton, KY. Mrs. Parrott was born on August 9, 1948 to the late Carlie Hopper and Betty Fisher Hopper. She worked for 25 years as a machine operator for both Enro...
Billie Joyce Redden
Oct 25, 2022
Billie Joyce Redden, age 79, of Hendersonville, TN and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at the Hickory Hills Alzheimer’s Special Care Center. Ms. Redden was born on May 5, 1943 to the late Elvis Allen Redden and Lou Ada Capps Redden. She was a 1961 graduate of Dawson Springs High School and she...
Brettany Adon Adams
Oct 14, 2022
Brettany Adon Adams, age 55, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, October 14, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Adams was born on December 19, 1966 in Madisonville, KY to Jewell Clayton Adams and Carolyn McGregor Adams. Mr. Adams worked as an Artist and Graphic Designer.
He is survived by his companion of 22 years ~ Janice Sherman of...
Charles Wayne Cates
Sep 30, 2022
Charles Wayne Cates, age 70, of Beulah, KY near Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, September 30, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Cates was born in Gary, IN on April 5, 1952 to Charles Edward Cates and Ethel Mae Alexander Cates. He was a high school graduate and received technical training to be an electrician and a mechanic. He...
Lisa Carol O'Reilly
Sep 28, 2022
Lisa Carol O’Reilly, age 60, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at her residence. Mrs. O’Reilly was born in Henderson, KY on October 3, 1961 to Clayborn Hunter and the late Donna Barron Hunter. She completed an Associate Degree and worked for 14 years as a House Supervisor at the Outwood Rescare facility. She was...
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...
