Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Lottie Francis Oden
Jul 8, 2018
Lottie Francis Oden, age 69, of Princeton, KY passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at the Caldwell Medical Center in Princeton, KY. Mrs. Oden was born September 11, 1948 in Princeton, KY to the late William Pierson White and Virginia VanHooser Lloyd. She worked at Ottenheimer Manufacturing and was of the Christian faith. She is survived by a daughter...
John William Sutton
Jun 29, 2018
John William Sutton, age 73, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, June 29, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Sutton was born on November 1, 1944 to the late Herman E. Sutton and Edna Fergerson Sutton. He was a retired logger and was of the Baptist Faith. Mr. Sutton was survived by a brother ~ Michael (Donna) Sutton of...
William "Billy" Peyton
Jun 28, 2018
William “Billy” Peyton, age 78, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Peyton was born on May 10, 1940 to the late Daniel Paul Peyton and Modest Esther Hallmark Peyton. He was a retired mail carrier and was a deacon and former treasurer for the Dawson Springs Primitive Baptist...
Elmer "Fudd" Bowens
Jun 27, 2018
Elmer “Fudd” Bowens, age 73, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Bowens was born on August 6, 1944 to the late Paul Bowens and Lonnie Bates. He was an Automotive Mechanic specializing in Ford Automotive products. Mr. Bowens served his country in the U.S. Army, and he was a member of...
Jackey D. Audas
Jun 27, 2018
Jackey D. Audas, age 89, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at his daughter’s residence in Aurora, KY. Mr. Audas was born on April 13, 1929 in Madisonville, KY to the late Fred Audas and Robbie Howton Audas. He retired from ICC Railway and was a graduate of Dawson Springs High School. He was also...
Tresa Ann Casey Parker
Jun 27, 2018
Tresa Casey Parker, age 62, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at her residence . Mrs. Parker was born on July 16, 1956 in Sturgis, KY to the late Elmer Casey and Mable Hayes Casey. She was a beloved mother and homemaker and was a member of the Olney Fellowship Church. Mrs. Parker is survived...
Elva Arbrenes Gray
Jun 22, 2018
Elva Arbrenes Gray, age 85, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, June 22, 2018 at Hillside Care and Rehab in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Gray was born February 6, 1933 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Elva G. Gray and Verna Mae Sexton Gray. He worked for many years as a window washer and was a member of...
Clearinda Mitchell Morfoot
Jun 21, 2018
Clearinda Mitchell Morfoot, age 86, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at her residence. Mrs. Morfoot was born March 5, 1932 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Lillyard Mitchell and Birdie Lou Jackson Mitchell. She worked for many years in the cafeteria at Charleston School and was a member of the Star of Bethlehem...
Helen M. Wilson
Jun 14, 2018
Helen M. Wilson, age 85, of Dawson Sprnigs, KY passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at the Tradewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, Dawson Springs, KY. Ms. Wilson was born on February 2, 1933 in Henderson County, KY to the late Ira Fulcher and Annie Stone Fulcher. She was a homemaker and attended the Beulah Baptist Church. Ms. Wilson is...
John Roy "J.R." Stevens, Jr.
Jun 12, 2018
John Roy “J.R.” Stevens, Jr., age 96, of Hanson, KY passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at the West Kentucky Veterans Center. Mr. Stevens was born on June 4, 1922 in Caldwell County to the late John Roy Stevens, Sr. and Nina Blackburn Stevens. He was a 1940 graduate of Dawson Springs High School, and he served his country...
Blanche Sisk
Jun 10, 2018
Blanche Sisk, 88, of Hopkinsville, KY, passed away on Sunday, June 10th, 2018. She was born, January 10, 1930 in Dawson Springs, KY to Docia and Will P. Sisk. Blanche is survived by sister, Eunice Wallace of Boonville, IN; sister-in-law, Edna Sisk of Dawson Springs, KY and several nieces and nephews. Blanche was preceded in death by her parents; her...
Deveeta Marlene Bennett
Jun 10, 2018
Deveeta Marlene Bennett, age 75, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2018 . Mrs. Bennett was born on November 2, 1942 in Hopkins County, KY to the late Guy Lee and Flora Mitchell Lee Purdy. She had worked at Ottenheimers Manufacturing and was a member of the Charleston Baptist Church. Mrs. Bennett is survived by three...
Lawrence Ray Laffoon
Jun 5, 2018
Lawrence Ray Laffoon, age 75, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at Baptist Health, Madisonville, KY. Mr. Laffoon was born on November 30, 1942 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Lawrence Raymond Laffoon and Nellie Dillean Pendley Laffoon. He worked for many years as a Registered Nurse and retired with Regional Medical Center. He...
Lesley "Rooster" Robinson
Jun 1, 2018
Lesley “Rooster” Robinson, age 65, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, June 1, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Robinson was born on April 15, 1953 in Princeton, KY to the late VanBuren Robinson and Opal Mae Dorris Robinson. He retired after working 27 years as a coal miner and was a member of Silent Run Baptist Church in...
Zona Belle Claxton Menser Sherman
May 30, 2018
Zona Belle Claxton Menser Sherman, age 93, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Baptist Health, Madisonville, KY. Ms. Sherman was born February 14, 1925. She was the twelfth child of William H. Claxton and Pearl Chapman Claxton of Caldwell County, KY. She is preceded in death by her son ~ Danny Joe Menser, Husband...
James Walter Cunningham
May 30, 2018
James Walter Cunningham, Jr., age 82, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at the Brighton Cornerstone Healthcare, Madisonville, KY. Mr. Cunningham was born on January 22, 1936 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late James Walter Cunningham, Sr., and Mary Mae Lovelace Cunningham. He served his country in the in the U.S. Navy for twenty years...
Kenneth Wayne Thomas
May 29, 2018
Kenneth Wayne Thomas, age 79, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Mr. Thomas was born on June 16, 1938 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Jesse Lawrence Thomas and Jane Litchfield Thomas. He owned and operated Thomas Honda Sales in Murray, KY for many years. Later he...
David Wayne Chaney
May 29, 2018
DAVID WAYNE CHANEY David Wayne Chaney, 77, St. Charles, died May 29th, 2018, at Tradewater Health and Rehab. David was born August 25, 1940 in Hopkins County and was a former coal miner, having worked in various mines over the years before an accident led him to change his line of work. He retired from the Kentucky Corrections cabinet where...
Mary Katherine Orten
May 27, 2018
Mary Katherine Orten, age 91, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at her residence. Mrs. Orten was born on May 28, 1926 in Trigg County, KY to the late William Henry Davis and Cordie Williams Davis. She worked for many years as a baker at Pennyrile State Park and was a member of Landmark Apostolic Church...
Franklin Neil Pleasant
May 26, 2018
Franklin Neil Pleasant, age 65, of Madisonville, KY passed away on SAturday, May 26, 2018 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Pleasant was born on June 13, 1952 in Madisonville, KY to the late Ray Neil Pleasant and Leatrice Joy McKnight Pleasant. He worked at shops for handicapped employees and was a member of Lake Grove Baptist Church. Mr....
