Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Ted R. Armstrong
Jun 6, 2022
Ted Armstrong, age 89, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, June 6, 2022 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Armstrong was born on February 1, 1933 to the late Claude Armstrong and Maggie French Armstrong. He retired in 1983 after working for 28 years as a supervisor at South Central Bell. Mr. Armstrong served his country...
Gary "Buddy" Farris
May 29, 2022
Gary “Buddy” Farris, age 73, of St. Charles, KY passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022 at Mid-Town Deaconess in Evansville, IN. He was born September 15, 1948 to the late Nolie Farris and Flossie Camplin Farris. Mr. Farris worked for fifteen years as the superintendent of water for the the city of Earlington, KY. Mr. Farris is survived by...
Debra Lee Porter
May 25, 2022
Debra Lee Porter, age 63, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at Caldwell County Medical Center, Princeton, KY. Ms. Porter was born April 28, 1959 to the late Robert Norman Haile and Mary Louise Ladd Haile. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and housewife, and she was a member of the Landmark Apostolic Church. Ms....
David H. Cannon
May 23, 2022
David H. Cannon, age 82, of St. Charles, KY passed away on Monday, May 23, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Cannon was born September 6, 1939 to the late Ewell Cannon and Hazel “Irene” Fruit Addison. During his later working years, he was a tree trimmer. Previously, he had served as the Chief of Police of Dawson Springs in the...
Cherry Sue Jennings Oldham
May 21, 2022
Cherry Sue Jennings Oldham, age 90, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Baptist Health Deaconess Hospital in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Oldham was born July 20, 1931 to the late L.V. Wright and Myrtle Jane Dockery Wright. She worked for many years as the Activities Director at New Dawson Springs Nursing Facility and was a...
Tina Marie Hilt
May 12, 2022
Tina Marie Hilt, age 54, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Baptist Health Deaconess, Madisonville, KY. Ms. Hilt was born on November 10, 1967 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Robert Loyd Hilt and Ruby Katherine Haskins. She was a beloved mother and homemaker. She was of the Christian Faith. She was preceded in...
William Lee Knight
May 6, 2022
William Lee Knight, age 53, of Crofton, KY passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022 at Baptist Health Deaconess Hospital in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Knight was born on January 4, 1969 in Princeton, KY to the late Thomas Earl Knight and Betty Gray Green. He was a welder at Martinrea in Hopkinsville, KY for 12 years and was previously employed...
Virginia Lee "Trinket" Mcgregor
May 1, 2022
Virginia Lee “Trinket” McGregor, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Tri-Star Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, TN. Mrs. McGregor was born October 3, 1951 to Claude Shiver and Marjorie Annette Hollingsworth Jacobs in Savannah, GA. She worked in the education field for 27 years with the Hopkins County Board of Education. Between 1996 and 2018...
Josephine Haile
Apr 24, 2022
On Sunday, April 24, 2022, mom, mamaw, and friend, Josephine Haile, whose life was her testimony, went to her heavenly home. She was born in Ilsley, KY to Leonard Jack and Claudia Mae (Adcock) Sisk on June 29, 1923. Living a long faithful life and member of Ilsley Christian Church, she taught Sunday School and looked forward to teaching Bible...
April Cullen
Apr 20, 2022
April Cullen, age 57, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at her residence, Dawson Springs, KY. Ms. Cullen was born April 12, 1965 to J. W. Hendrix and Ione Winters Hendrix. She worked and retired after 17 years as an accountant with the Hopkins County Health Department. Ms. Cullen was very fond of her Charleston...
Ruth Hoard
Apr 18, 2022
Ruth Hoard, age 97, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022 at Baptist Health Deaconess, Madisonville, KY. Ms. Hoard was born July 30, 1924 to William James Orten and Marjorie Victoria Trotter Orten. She worked for many years in housekeeping and retired after working 50 years with Harned Insurance. She loved to quilting and attending church....
Colleen Mae Nichols
Apr 17, 2022
Colleen Mae Nichols, age 87, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2022 at her residence. Ms. Nichols was born June 2, 1934 to Thomas Henry Davis and Delsie Ann Davis. She started working as a “car hop” and continued working at different restaurants in the area all of her working life. She was a member of...
Bonnie Lou Knight Brown
Apr 13, 2022
Bonnie Lou Knight Brown, age 93, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at Dawson Springs Health and Rehabilitation in Dawson Springs, KY. Ms. Brown was born May 30, 1928 to William White and Rossa May Alexander White near Crofton, KY. She worked for many years as a custodian at the Crofton School and most recently...
Sharon Lee Budd
Apr 8, 2022
Sharon Lee Budd, age 80, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, April 8, 2022 at Hartford House in Owensboro, KY. Mrs. Budd was born March 16, 1942 in Terre Haute, IN to the late Lyle and Hattie Mae Katner Harris. Sharon was a 1960 graduate of Honey Creek High School in Terre Haute, IN and was a member...
Jennifer Lynn Mitchell
Mar 29, 2022
Jennifer Lynn Mitchell, age 60, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Mitchell was born November 23, 1961 to Jimmie and Sharon Harris Budd. Jennifer was a 1977 graduate of Madisonville North Hopkins High School and was a member of Baptist Temple in Madisonville, KY. She was a...
Eric Jason Lawley
Mar 25, 2022
Eric Jason Lawley, age 47, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on March 25, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Lawley was born in Scottsboro, AL on August 31, 1974 to Gregory Paul Lawley and Sharon Lee Fuqua. He was a 1993 graduate of Caldwell County High School. He served his country for six years in the United States Army and...
Roger Dale Hale
Mar 23, 2022
Roger Dale Hale, age 67, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at Pennyrile State Park Campground where he was temporarily residing after having been displaced by the December 10, 2021 tornado. Mr. Hale was born June 30, 1954 in Hopkinsville, KY to the late Alton Hale and Rose Irene Hale Davis. He worked in excess...
Jennifer Chappel
Mar 21, 2022
Jennifer Chappel, age 33, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022 at her residence in Dawson Springs, KY. Mrs. Chappel was born April 1, 1988 to Marty Goodman and Carla L. Sutherland Goodman. Jennifer was a 2006 graduate of Madisonville North Hopkins High School. She was a beloved mother and most recently became very passionate about...
Virginia Lee "Buggs" Chappell
Mar 20, 2022
Virginia Lee “Buggs” Chappell, age 94, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at Ridgewood Terrace in Madisonville, KY. Ms. Chappell was born November 5, 1927 in Herrin, IL to the late Charles Buel “Joe” Fox and Elsie Schuffellbarger Fox. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother and she was the Business Manager and...
Thelma Rhea Peroddy
Mar 15, 2022
Thelma Rhea Peroddy, age 92, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at Baptist Health Deaconess, Madisonville, KY. Ms. Peroddy was born August 26, 1929 in Caldwell County, KY to the late Shellie Jackson and Martha Lou Jackson Clark. During her retirement years she worked as a caregiver. Additionally, she worked at Ottenheimer Manufacturing and with...
