Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Billy Rex Brewer
Oct 17, 2021
Billy “Rex” Brewer, age 90, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021 at Ascension St. Vincent, Evansville, IN. Mr. Brewer was born November 18, 1930 in Lawrenceburg, TN to the late Jesse Brewer and Jenny Bell Tittle Brewer. Mr. Brewer was an industrious man. He owned and operated the “Spur Service Station” in Madisonville, KY for twenty...
Janet Lavon Crick
Oct 16, 2021
Janet Lavon Crick, age 80, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Crick was born November 26, 1940 to the late William Acie Matheny and Eloise Irene Walker Matheny Alexander. Mrs. Crick worked for several years at Ottenheimer Manufacturing in Dawson Springs and attended Gilland Ridge Independent Baptist Church....
Judy Marie Miller
Oct 13, 2021
Judy Marie Miller, age 76, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville. Mrs. Miller was born July 29, 1945 in Madisonville, KY to the late James C. Sisk and Irene Baker Sisk. She was a 1964 graduate of Union County High School. Mrs. Miller worked for several years as a Nurses Aid...
William Christopher Todd
Sep 27, 2021
William Christopher Todd, age 33, of Nashville, TN and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021 in Nashville, TN. Mr. Todd was born on December 2, 1987 in Madisonville, KY to Larry William Todd and Kathy Kim Edwards Todd. He received an Associate Degree in technology and presently had been working construction. Mr. Todd was...
Charlotte Sizemore Thomas
Sep 25, 2021
Charlotte Sizemore Thomas, age 63, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Deaconess Gateway Medical Center in Evansville, IN. Ms. Thomas was born on December 2, 1957 in Madisonville, KY to the late James William Sizemore and Mary Rose Carrol Franklin. She was a homemaker and a member of the Landmark Apostolic Church, Dawson Springs,...
Manuel Vidal Martinez
Sep 23, 2021
Manuel Vidal Martinez, age 83, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Martinez was born on January 1, 1938 in Crowley, Colorado to the late Lorenza and Benerita Martinez. He served his country for 20 years in the United States Army as a combat engineer and was of...
Stephen Elisha Roberson
Sep 23, 2021
Stephen Elisha Roberson, age 66, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Stephen was born on January 16, 1955 in Christian County, KY to the late George Elisha Roberson and Grace Ruth Cunningham Roberson. He owned and operated a barber shop in Dawson Springs for many years and served...
Michael Joe Knight
Sep 22, 2021
Michael Joe Knight, age 55, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at the home of a friend. Michael Joe was born on October 17, 1966 in Christian County, KY to Sanford Knight and Bonnie Knight Brown. He attended Christian County High School and was of the Christian faith. Michael Joe is survived by his mother...
William Benjamin Thomas
Sep 21, 2021
William Benjamin Thomas, age 75, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at Baptist Health Deaconess, Madisonville, KY. Mr. Thomas was born on July 22, 1946 in Hopkins County, KY to the late William Arthur Thomas and Mamie Hyacinth Martin Thomas. He worked for many years and retired with Kentucky Utilities and he attended the Dunn...
Jimmy Donald Farris
Sep 19, 2021
Jimmy Donald Farris, age 82, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Owensboro Health Medical Center in Owensboro, KY. Mr. Farris was born on November 26, 1938 in Christian County, KY to the late Clarence Farris and Lorene Hensley Farris. He worked for many years as a Supervisor for Buckhorn Manufacturing. Mr. Farris attended both...
Cynthia Darlene Kruse
Sep 18, 2021
Cynthia Darlene Kruse, age 69, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Kruse was born on August 6, 1952 in Ozark, AL to the late Elmo Max Towery and June Deloris Kemp Towery. She was a residential caregiver at Outwood Rescare and a member of the Charleston Baptist...
Barbara Jean Lovelace
Sep 14, 2021
Barbara Jean “Nanny” Lovelace, age 78, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Baptist Health Deaconess, Madisonville, KY. Ms. Lovelace was born November 20, 1942, in Granite City, IL to the late Mary Stone Terry and Russel L. Terry. As the wife of a career soldier, she traveled extensively. She spent almost eight years overseas...
Herman Michael Ferguson
Sep 13, 2021
Herman “Michael” Ferguson, age 64, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Ferguson was born on August 6, 1957 to the late Herman M. Ferguson and Edna Ruth Marks Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson is survived by a daughter ~ Cassandra Gail Ferguson Combs of Henderson, KY; a son ~ Jeremy Michael Ferguson of...
Donald Dewayne Merrell
Sep 10, 2021
Donald Dewayne Merrell, age 59, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021 at Baptist Health Deaconess Hospital in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Merrell was born on February 24, 1962 to Shirley Ann Browning Merrell and the late Chapman Merrell. Mr. Merrell worked at General Electric for 35 years and was a member of Ilsley Christian Church. He...
Charlene Louise Roberts
Sep 6, 2021
Charlene Louise Roberts, age 75, of Dawson Springs, KY journeyed to Heaven from her earthly home on Monday, September 6, 2021 at her residence. Ms. Roberts was born December 21, 1945 in Evansville, IN to the late Melvin Brasher Brooks and Helen Louise Travers Brooks. She worked many years in retail. She was a member of the Dayspring Assembly of...
Walter Thomas "Tom" Yarbrough, Jr.
Sep 3, 2021
Walter Thomas “Tom” Yarbrough, Jr., age 59, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021 in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Yarbrough was born on September 30, 1961 to the late Walter Thomas Yarbrough, Sr. and Betty Jean Vandiver Menser. Mr. Yarbrough worked for many years at Buckhorn Manufacturing in Dawson Springs, KY. Mr. Yarbrough is survived by five...
Tammy Louise Winters
Sep 3, 2021
Tammy Louise Winters, age 55, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021 at the home of her family. Mrs. Winters was born September 26, 1965 in Princeton, KY to Gordon Junior Adams and the late Stella Johnson Adams. Tammy worked for many years as a med tech in local nursing homes and was of the Baptist...
Shellie William Dalton
Aug 31, 2021
Shellie William Dalton, age 65, of Bowling Green, KY, passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at The Medical Center Hospital, Bowling Green, KY. Mr. Dalton was born on June 14, 1956 to the late Alvis Dalton and Sanarah Poe Dalton. He served many years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves, and he was a member of the Walnut...
Thomas Gail Johnson
Aug 22, 2021
Thomas Gail Johnson, age 82, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Johnson was born on September 5, 1938 to the late Benjamin Johnson and Ruby Messamore Johnson in Dawson Springs, KY. He was a retired coal miner and a heavy equipment operator at Harrison Construction. Mr. Johnson served...
Dextel Lee Hoard
Aug 21, 2021
Dextel Lee Hoard, age 92, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Hoard was born on October 27, 1928 in Ilsley, KY to the late Benjamin Hoard and Rosa Pearl Hopper Hoard. He retired after working 27 years with the Kentucky State Highway Department and was of the Christian...
