Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Virgil Eugene "Bud" Bratcher
Aug 15, 2024
Virgil Eugene “Bud” Bratcher, Sr., age 82, of Nebo, KY passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2023 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Bratcher was born on August 5, 1942 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Virgil Henry Bratcher and Mary Elizabeth Lanham Bratcher. Virgil was the owner of Bud and Jan’s Grocery from 1982-2007 and was...
Terri Lee Rickard
Aug 11, 2024
Terri Lee Rickard, age 72, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Rickard was born on March 6, 1952 in Evansville, IN to the late Clarence “Teddy” August Felstead and Lela Spradley Felstead. She was a 1970 graduate of Central High School in Evansville, IN and a member...
Ruby Estleen Parker
Jul 31, 2024
Ruby Estleen Parker, age 85, of Madisonville, KY and formerly of Crofton, KY, passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at her residence. Ms. Parker was a Nurses Aid having worked for 20 years at Covington Convalescent Center in Hopkinsville, KY and having worked for several other area nursing facilities. She was a member of the Star of Bethlehem Church....
Julia Myerl DeLong
Jul 30, 2024
Julia Myerl DeLong, age 86, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at her home. Mrs. DeLong was born on November 9, 1937 to the late Mark Smith and Ruby Nave Smith Estep. She was a member of Union Temple General Baptist Church.
Mrs. DeLong is survived by husband of 14 years ~ Gerald Eugene DeLong of...
Judy Elaine Hillyard
Jul 29, 2024
Judy Elaine Hillyard, age 75, Christian County, KY near Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, July 29, 2024 at her home. Mrs. Hillyard was born on February 4, 1949 to the late James Adcock and Toy Parker Adcock. She was a graduate of Sinking Fork High School and was a member of the Bethel Chapel Baptist Church.
Mrs. Hillyard is...
Rodney Lee Baucum
Jul 19, 2024
On July 19, 2024, the world lost a beacon of kindness and generosity with the passing of Rodney Lee Baucum at his residence. He was born on July 27, 1966, in Madisonville, KY to the late James Willis and Rachel Bruce Baucum. Rodney's impact on his community through his volunteer work for local charities and his dedication to the YMCA...
Tammy Lynn Barber
Jul 15, 2024
Tammy Lynn Barber, age 56, of Drakesboro, KY passed away on Monday, July 15, 2024 at Owensboro Regional Health in Owensboro, KY. Tammy was born on June 8, 1968 in Dawson Springs, Kentucky to the late Stan Methard and Donna Brown Agent. She was a 1986 graduate of Dawson Springs High School and worked for many years in medical billing...
Patricia Schultz Stigall
Jun 26, 2024
Patricia “Patty” Stigall, age 71, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Patty was born on June 7, 1953 in Skokie, Illinois to the late Lowell and Blanch Schultz. She retired after working many years at Carhartt Manufacturing.
She is survived by her son ~ James Patrick Schultz of Dawson...
Addie Belle Bratcher
Jun 22, 2024
Addie Belle Bratcher, age 87, of the Ilsley Community near Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at her residence. Mrs. Bratcher was born on May 26, 1937 in Hopkins, KY to the late William J. Fox and Verna McKnight Fox. She worked for several years at Ottenheimers Manufacturing and for nine years with Davis Bestway Grocery...
Lettie Ann McKnight
Jun 20, 2024
Lettie Ann McKnight, age 81, of Dawson Springs passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2024 at Dawson Springs Health and Rehab in Dawson Springs, KY. Mrs. McKnight was born on July 21, 1942 in Caldwell County, KY to the Lester Earl Young and Jewell Gertha French Young. She was a beloved homemaker and a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church....
Charles Donovan "Chucky" Adcock
Jun 10, 2024
Charles Donovan “Chucky” Adcock, age 50, of Crofton, KY passed away on June 10, 2024 at Jennie Stuart Medical Center in Hopkinsville, KY. Mr. Adcock was born on September 14, 1973 in Madisonville, KY to Edward Eugene Adcock and the late Alice Marie Scott Adcock. He worked for 30 years as a farmer with Consolation Farms.
Mr. Adcock is survived...
Gary Carlton Smiley
Jun 9, 2024
Gary Carlton Smiley, age 79, of Madisonville, KY passed away on June 9, 2024 at Skyline Medical Center, Nashville, TN. Mr. Smiley was born on November 11, 1944 at Princeton, KY to the late Olwyn Smiley and Vera Peek Smiley. He worked for 25 years and retired with the Kentucky Department of Highways where he was an Engineering Tech II....
Diana Sue Hazelbaker
Jun 8, 2024
Diana Sue Hazelbaker, age 80, of Nebo passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Ms. Hazelbaker was born on July 2, 1943 in Evansville, IN to the late Amplis Orlando Hart and Rita Mae Holeman Hart. Diana was a beloved mother and homemaker.
She is survived by three daughters ~ Sheila (Alan) Orton of...
Viola "Gwyn" McDonald
Jun 7, 2024
Viola “Gwyn” McDonald, age 93, of Bardstown, KY passed away on June 7, 2024 at her residence. Ms. McDonald was born on April 23, 1931 at Ilsley, KY to the late Jess Fredwick Fox and Birdie Earl Steadman Fox. She was a beloved mother and homemaker and a member of the Ilsley Christian Church.
She is survived by one daughter,...
Mary Grim Grisham
Jun 2, 2024
Mary Grim Grisham, age 72, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Grisham was born on November 10, 1951 in Hamilton County, OH (Cincinnati) to the late J. Fred Grim and Eugenia Vaal Grim. Known for her unwavering dedication to education and service, Mary's impact on the Dawson...
Doretta Sneed
Jun 2, 2024
Doretta Sneed, age 89, of Dawson Springs, KY died peacefully on Sunday, June 2, 2024 at Deaconess Healthcare in Evansville, IN. Ms. Sneed was born on March 21, 1935 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Archie Dillingham and Eula Wilson Dillingham. She worked for the past twenty years as a caregiver for the elderly. She was a member of...
Stephen Wayne Davis
Jun 1, 2024
Stephen Wayne Davis of Dawson Springs, KY was born on February 3, 1964 in Matthews, MO to Johnnie R. Davis and Joy May Councel Davis, and passed away on June 1, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess Health Facility in Madisonville, KY. Stephen worked at Electro Cycle in Madisonville, KY where he was a fork lift driver. He is survived by...
Justin Robert Hilt
May 30, 2024
Justin Robert Hilt of Dawson Springs, KY was born on June 29, 1985 and passed away on May 30, 2024 as a result of injuries received in a motor vehicle accident. Justin worked at Berry Plastics in Madisonville, KY and received his Associates Degree from Madisonville Community College.He is survived by his loving wife, Cynthia Hilt, and their children...
Margaret "Nell" Reynolds
May 25, 2024
Margaret "Nell" Reynolds, age 95, of Crofton, KY passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at her residence. Ms. Reynolds was born on May 29, 1928 near Crofton, KY to the late James Gothard and Eunice P’Poole Gothard. She worked for many years as a nurses aide at Outwood and she retired with Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children where she...
Shirley Jean Adcock
May 24, 2024
Shirley Jean Adcock, age 68, of Crofton, KY passed away on Friday, May 24, 2024 at Jennie Stuart Hospital in Hopkinsville, KY. Mrs. Adcock was born on September 17, 1955 at Vanderburgh Air Force Base in California to the late Clyde Chapman and Sylvia Berry. Shirley was a beloved mother and homemaker.
She is survived by her husband ~ John Freeman...
