Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Jerry Leroy Eison
Jun 22, 2020
Jerry Leroy Eison, age 67, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, IN on Monday, June 22, 2020. He was born in Dawson Springs, KY on August 23, 1952 to Charlie Eison and Ola Mae Messamore Eison Clark. He retired from factory work from Comefri USA in Hopkinsville, KY. He is survived by his wife,...
Georgia Agnes Smith
Jun 15, 2020
Georgia Agnes Smith, age 95, of Nortonville, KY passed away on Monday, June 15, 2020 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Ms. Smith was born in St. Charles, KY on September 7, 1924 to the late Rev. Jess McKnight and Etter Perkins McKnight. She was a housewife and mother and was formerly active in music ministry in the region, and...
Dorothy B. Menser
Jun 8, 2020
Dorothy B. Menser, age 86, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2020 at Princeton Nursing and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Menser was born on December 23, 1933 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Jess Blalock and Nora Jane Darnall Blalock. She was a graduate of Butler High School in Princeton, KY. Mrs. Menser received an Associate Degree...
Ernest Thurman "Junior" Moore
Jun 7, 2020
Ernest Thurman Moore, Jr., age 73, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Moore was born on March 25, 1947 in Hopkins County, KY to Ernest Thurman Moore, Sr. and Grady Evelyn Poe Moore. Mr. Moore worked as a coal miner for many years. He was of the Christian Faith. His passion...
Benjamin "Ben" Suttle
May 25, 2020
Benjamin “Ben” Suttle, age 29, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Suttle was born on March 10, 1991 in Hopkins County, KY to Joey Vince Suttle and Debbie Nixon Suttle. He was a press operator for Brazeway in Hopkinsville, KY and was of the Baptist faith. Ben was a devoted husband...
Stacia Ann Peyton
May 15, 2020
Stacia Ann Peyton, age 79, of Knoxville, TN, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020 at her residence. Ms. Peyton was born on November 13, 1940 in Hopkins County, KY to the late John Raymond Martin and Myrtle Mae Williams Martin. She was a graduate of South Hopkins High School. Ms. Peyton was the owner of Pioneer Plastics until the...
Vernia Kathryn Carroll
May 13, 2020
Vernia Kathryn Carroll, age 79, of Ilsley, KY, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Madisonville Health & Rahabilitation, Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Carroll was born on October 23, 1940 in Lyon County, Kentucky to the late Herbert Byron Gates and Carrie Catherine Wicks Gates. She was a seamstress and was employed for a number of years at Ottenheimer Manufacturing,...
Guy Russell Pleasant, Sr.
May 5, 2020
Guy Russell Pleasant 78 of Lansing IL, formerly of Calumet Township (Gary) IN. Guy passed away on 05/05/2020. He was a loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather & dear friend to many. He was born on June 24, 1941 in Caldwell County KY to William & Retta Mae (Jenkins). Guy grew up in Dawson Springs KY & graduated from Madisonville High School...
Daniel B. Yates, Jr.
May 5, 2020
Daniel B. Yates, Jr., age 49, of Madisonville, KY passed away on May 5, 2020 at University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY. Mr. Yates was born in Madisonville, KY on July 25, 1970 to the late Daniel B. Yates, Sr, and Mary Davis Yates Scott. He was a truck driver for Lowes. Mr. Yates loved life and most especially...
Steve Almond Faulk
May 4, 2020
Steve Almond Faulk, age 77, of Christian County near Dawson Springs, KY passed away on May 4, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Faulk was born in Mannington, KY on April 20, 1943 to the late James Faulk and Margaret Lee Fowler Faulk. He worked approximately thirty years for Midsouth and Buckhorn Plastics in Dawson Springs, KY, and he was a...
Tammy Faye Salyers
May 1, 2020
Tammy Faye Salyers, age 48, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on May 1, 2020 at Baptist Health, Madisonville, KY. Ms. Salyers was born in Madisonville, KY to the late John Samuel Barnes and Floella Adamson. She was a homemaker. Ms. Salyers is survived by two daughters, Tara (Gerome) Smith of Dawson Springs, KY and Mary (Brad) Shuck of Wheatcroft,...
David Duane Cotton
Apr 30, 2020
David Duane Cotton, age 74, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on April 30, 2020 at “Linda White Hospice House” of Deaconess Hospital Midtown, Evansville, IN. Mr. Cotton was born in Madisonville, KY on August 28, 1945 to the late Rufus Cotton and Mildred Sisk Cotton. For most of Mr. Cotton’s working life he was a “long haul” and “coal”...
Dennie Wayne Carner
Apr 30, 2020
Dennie Wayne Carner, age 77, of Manitou, KY passed away on April 30, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Carner was born in Princeton, KY on November 15, 1942 to the late William Howard Carner and Lois Sisk Carner. Mr. Carner graduated high school from Caldwell County and then served his country in the U.S. Army from 1961 through 1963. He...
Carol G. Sutherlin
Apr 26, 2020
Carol G. Sutherlin, age 65, of Dalton, KY, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at her residence. Mrs. Sutherlin was born on January 29, 1954 in Beut, Montana to the late George Herburt Brown and Fronie Etha Brunson Brown. She received an Associate of Arts Degree from Madisonville Community College and worked many years as a retail merchandiser. She...
Linda "Joann" Edwards
Apr 25, 2020
Linda “JoAnn” Edwards, age 84, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at her residence. Mrs. Edwards was born on December 12, 1935 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Eura Franklin and Jessie Hutto Franklin. She was a 1954 graduate of Dawson Springs High School and Purdue University where she earned a degree in Business...
Robert Earl Cain
Apr 18, 2020
Robert Earl Cain, age 81, of Eddyville, KY passed away on April 18, 2020 at Princeton Health & Rehab Center, Princeton, KY. Mr. Cain was born in Caldwell County, KY on January 24, 1939 to the late Charles Henry Cain and Vera Belle Collins Cain. Mr. Cain served our country in the U.S. Navy from 1959 through 1968. Additionally, he...
Joyce Eloise Latham
Apr 17, 2020
Joyce Eloise Latham, age 83, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, April 17, 2020 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Ms. Latham was born in Crofton, KY on January 2, 1937 to the late Victor E. Latham and Mamie Knight Latham. She was a nursing assistant at Outwood Hospital and was of the Christian Faith. Ms. Latham was...
Beverly Jane Cook
Apr 8, 2020
Beverly Jane Cook, age 70, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Cook was born in Madisonville, KY on October 10, 1949 to the late William Jackson Latham and Wanuda Marie Davis Latham. She was a graduate of Hammond Tech Cosmetology School and was a beautician for many years...
William "Bill" Prow
Apr 5, 2020
William “Bill” Prow, age 81, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Prow was born on March 31, 1939 in the Charleston community to the late William Prow and Pearl Skinner Prow. He received two Masters’ Degrees from Western Kentucky University. Mr. Prow served his country in the U.S. Army for twenty...
Jean Simons Massamore
Apr 4, 2020
Jean S. Massamore, age 94, of Dawson Springs, KY died Saturday, April 4, 2020, at her granddaughter’s residence in Paris, TN. She graduated from the Memphis College of Art and was employed at Outwood State School in Dawson Springs, KY. She was also the owner & partner in Massamore Tax Services. Jean served on the Board of Directors of the...
