Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Logan David Mcknight
Nov 24, 2021
Logan David McKnight, age 18, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on November 24, 2021 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. Mr. McKnight was born in Madisonville, KY to Jason and Ashley Purdy McKnight. He was a 2021 graduate of Dawson Springs High School and a freshman at Western Kentucky University. He participated in several high school sports programs...
Brenda Joyce Cummins
Nov 20, 2021
Brenda Joyce Cummins, age 81, of Madisonville, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at Tradewater Health & Rehabilitation, Dawson Springs, KY. Ms Cummins was born on June 5, 1940 to Raymond Thomason and Virginia Louise Davis Thomason Cansler. She was a 1957 graduate of Dawson Springs High School, a member of the...
Jane Carolyn Brown
Nov 18, 2021
Jane Carolyn Brown, age 73, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021 at the Tradewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, Dawson Springs, KY. Ms. Brown was born on January 7, 1948 to the late Casey Jones and Minnie Lee Stallins Jones. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. Ms. Brown is survived by a companion,...
Clyde Newman Purdy
Nov 14, 2021
Clyde Newman Purdy, age 78, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Purdy was born on June 22, 1943 to the late Elijah Purdy and Delma Carner Purdy. Mr. Purdy was a self-employed logger and was of the Christian faith. Mr. Purdy is survived by his wife of 55 years ~ Jean...
Wanda Rose Howton
Nov 13, 2021
Wanda Rose Howton, age 76, of Hanson, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at the residence of her son & daughter-in-law in Hanson, KY. Mrs. Howton was born on January 16, 1945 to Orbie Oliver and Callie Mae Johnson Oliver in Princeton, KY. Mrs. Howton was a wonderful seamstress and worked for...
James Edward "Hoosier" Allen
Nov 12, 2021
James Edward “Hoosier” Allen, age 62, of Madisonville, KY, formerly of Earlington, KY, passed away on Friday, November 12, 2021 at Baptist Health Deaconess, Madisonville, KY. Mr. Allen was born on June 16, 1959 in Murray, KY to the late Clarence Edward Allen and Eva Lillian Phelps Allen. He worked as a self-employed logger for many years. During the 80s...
Gary Dale Howton
Nov 7, 2021
Gary “Dale” Howton, age 70, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at his residence in Dawson Springs, KY. Mr. Howton was born on October 24, 1951 to Elvie Huie Howton and Bernice O. Davis Howton. Mr. Howton worked with the Maintenance Department at Pennyrile Resort State Park at the golf course. Mr. Howton was an...
Judy A Hunt
Nov 3, 2021
Judy A. Hunt, age 72, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at Tradewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, Dawson Springs, KY. Ms. Hunt was born on May 22, 1949 in Dawson Springs KY to the late Claude Niles Ladd and Ruby Jewell Hicks Ladd. She was a 1967 graduate of West Hopkins High School. After graduation...
William Samuel Ramsey
Oct 30, 2021
William Samuel Ramsey, age 78, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Ridgewood Terrace Health and Rehab in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Ramsey was born on December 8, 1942 in Clay KY to the late Samuel Pratt Ramsey and Agnes Marie Shelton Ramsey. He was a self-employed merchandiser and a member of Lonestar Pentecostal Church. Mr. Ramsey...
Katherine Louise Cain Wise
Oct 29, 2021
Katherine Louise Cain Wise was born November 6, 1921 to Robert Morris Cain and Mary A. Gary Cain in Redfield, Iowa. In 1934 she, along with her parents and sister, Roberta C. Hinton, moved to Morganfield, KY. Katherine married Noel V. Wise, Sr. on November 6, 1940-her 19th birthday. Their first child, Robert Charles, arrived December 1941, followed by Noel...
Henry Lee Porter, Sr.
Oct 27, 2021
Henry Lee Porter, Sr., age 64, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Porter was born May 28, 1957 in Madisonville, KY to the late Henry Harold Porter and Barbara Tabor Porter. Mr. Porter worked for several years with the Mine & Mill Supply. He was a member of the Landmark Apostolic Church....
Timothy Dean Blakeley
Oct 23, 2021
Timothy Dean Blakeley, age 61, of Madisonville, KY, passed away on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Baptist Health East in Louisville, KY. Mr. Blakeley was born in Madisonville, KY on March 25, 1960 to Kay McKnight Blakeley Revelle and the late Charles H. Blakeley, Jr. He was a 1978 graduate of Madisonville High School and worked for many years in...
Sarah Frances Laffoon
Oct 23, 2021
Sarah Frances Laffoon, age 82, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Baptist Health Deaconess, Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Laffoon was born June 17, 1939 in Princeton, KY to the late Rev. Julian Atwood Ethridge and Martha Isabell McKinney Ethridge. Mrs. Laffoon was a 1957 graduate of Caldwell County High School. She worked for over 20 years...
Martha Lou Lacey
Oct 19, 2021
Martha Lou Lacey, age 67, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at her residence. Ms Lacey was born June 4, 1954 in Madisonville, KY to the late Mary McGregor Pleasant. She was a cook at Dude’s Restaurant for 17 years; additionally, she worked at Western State Hospital in housekeeping. She was of the Christian Faith. Ms...
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,...
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...
