Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Ruby Rhae Rogers
Feb 12, 2019
Ruby Rhae Rogers, age 85, of Princeton, KY, passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at her residence. Ms. Rogers was born on July 12, 1933 in Christian County, KY near Pennyrile Park to the late Clarence Farris and Lorene Hensley Farris. Mrs. Rogers was a sales clerk for many years at Goldnamers and Dollar Brothers’ Shoes. Additionally, she owned...
William Leon Collins
Feb 6, 2019
William Leon Collins, age 75, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Alive Hospice, Nashville, TN. Mr. Collins was born on September 17, 1943 in Christian County, KY to the late John W. Collins and Dorothy Darnell Collins. He was a mechanic and retired with the Hopkins County Board of Education Bus Garage. Formerly Mr....
Eugene Allen Bayer
Feb 4, 2019
Eugene Allen Bayer, age 72, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Monday, February 4, 2019 at Kindred Hospital, Louisville, KY. Mr. Bayer was born on December 11, 1946 in Birdseye, IN to the late Rev. Edwin Joseph Bayer and Shirley Genevieve Buford Bayer. Mr. Bayer was a 1964 graduate of Dawson Springs High School. He served his country in...
Violet Christine Miller
Jan 28, 2019
Violet Christine Miller, age 95, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, January 28, 2019 at the Dawson Springs Health and Rehabitation Center. Ms. Miller was born on December 27, 1923 in Christian County, KY to the William Thomas Fields and Minnie Greer Fields. She worked at General Electric as a machine operator for 27 years. She was of...
Joyce Ann Holland
Jan 25, 2019
Joyce Ann Holland, age 75, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Friday, January 25, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Holland was born on December 18, 1942 in Caldwell County, KY to the Casey Jones and Minnie Stallins Jones. She worked at Ottenheimer Manufacturing for many years and also as a nurse’s aide. She was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Holland...
Sandra Lee Evans
Jan 18, 2019
Sandra Lee Evans, age 69, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, January 18, 2019 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Evans was born in Yreka, CA on July 12, 1949 to the late John Case and Clara Rose Showalter. She attended college for two years and was a homemaker and beloved mother. She was of the Baptist...
Roy Thomas Dunbar
Jan 10, 2019
Roy Thomas Dunbar, age 65, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Dawson Springs, KY. Mr. Dunbar was born on October 7, 1953 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Mack Ray Dunbar and Betty Lucille Evans Dunbar. He worked for 12 years with Brown’s Poultry Farm, and he was of Christian Faith. He is...
Smithen Wigley, Jr.
Jan 5, 2019
Smithen Wigley, Jr., age 88, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Evansville, IN. He was born on September 9, 1930 in West, Mississippi to the late Joseph Smithson Wigley, Sr. and Piccola Siddon. Mr. Wigley served his country in the US Army during the Korean War having served a year...
Ruby Davis Carner
Jan 3, 2019
Ruby Davis Carner, age 94, of Walton, KY and formerly from Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at St. Elizabeth Hospice, Edgewood, KY. Ms. Carner was born on October 26, 1924 in Caldwell County, KY to the late William Edward Davis and Alma Pearl Howton Davis. She and her husband owned and operated the “C Star...
Minnie Louise Mcknight
Dec 16, 2018
Minnie Louise McKnight, age 92, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Ms. McKnight was born on August 24, 1926 in Hornbeak, TN to the late Paschal Williams and Mary Anne Craig Williams. She was a homemaker and she was a member of the Ilsley Christian Church. Ms. McKnight is...
Ethel Helen Tapp
Dec 15, 2018
Ethel Helen Tapp, age 96, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Tradewater Health & Rehab in Dawson Springs, KY. Ms. Tapp was born on February 17, 1922 in Hamby’s Station, KY to the late Lee Menser and Josephine Laffoon Menser. She was a graduate of Nortonville High School and worked at Parachute Factory in...
Jackie Wayne Parker
Dec 12, 2018
Jackie Wayne Parker, age 72, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Parker was born on February 24, 1946 to the late Vertis Gray Parker and Nettie Clorine Barton Parker. He was a UMWA Coal Miner working for both Peabody Coal Co. and Alliance Coal Company. Mr. Parker served his country in...
Aleen Sisk Ethridge
Dec 11, 2018
Aleen Sisk Ethridge, age 95, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at her residence. Ms. Ethridge was born on April 9, 1923 to the late Delbert R. Sisk and Melvie Ruth Franklin Sisk in Muhlenberg County, KY. She worked at NHC for several years and was a member of the Dunn Missionary Baptist Church. Ms....
Terry Randall Moore
Dec 8, 2018
Terry Randall Moore, age 55, of Sebree, KY passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Moore was born on September 28, 1963 in Madisonville, KY to the late Rev. Jimmie Lee Moore and Faye Merrill Moore. He worked with J & J Farms in Sebree, KY and was of the Christian Faith. Mr. Moore is survived...
Charles Inman Simons
Dec 3, 2018
Charles Inman Simons, age 90, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018 at Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, IN. Mr. Simons was born on October 1, 1928 in Hopkins County, KY to the late William Mortie Simons and Mamie Elnora Townsend Simons. He was a graduate of the Louisville Mortuary School, Louisville, KY, and he served his country...
Mary Frances James
Dec 2, 2018
Mary Frances James, age 82, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Linda E. White Hospice in Evansville, IN. Mrs. James was born on June 11, 1936 in to the late James Rogers Bryant and Georgia Lee McCraw Bryant in Montgomery County, TN. She worked at Ottenheimer Manufacturing for many years and was of the Pentecostal...
Shellie "Joe" Scott, Sr.
Dec 1, 2018
Shellie “Joe” Scott, Sr., age 72, of St. Charles, KY passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Scott was born on July 31, 1946 in Sebree, KY to the late Shellie Scott and Sarah Eva Atchley Scott. He served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam conflict and was of...
Edward Gale Hooper
Nov 27, 2018
Edward Gale Hooper, age 72, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at St. Vincent Hospital, Evansville, IN. Mr. Hooper was born on February 26, 1946 in Charleston, KY to the late Edward Clay Hooper and Eva Nell Johnson Hooper. He was a factory worker and a member of the United Methodist Church of Dawson Springs,...
Douglas Trull
Nov 25, 2018
Douglas Trull, age 59, of Hickory Hills, IL passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at his brother’s residence. Mr. Trull was born on May 7, 1959 in Blue Island, IL to the late George Trull and Jeanette Avah Alexander Trull. He prepared personal tax reports and was of the Christian Faith. Mr.Trull is survived by a son ~ Jon...
Bud (Arvin) John, Jr. Knight
Nov 18, 2018
Bud (Arvin John, Jr.) Knight went to be with his Lord at 12:30 AM, Sunday, November 18, 2018. He passed away at his home with those he loved so much beside him. Bud was born October 12, 1947 to the late Johnny and Martha Knight of St. Charles, KY. He was preceded in death by two daughters, Elizabeth “Beth” Knight...
