Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Ms. Irene Volker
Feb 17, 2016
Irene Volker, age 100, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Tradewater Pointe Nursing Home in Dawson Springs, KY. Mrs. Volker was born on August 24, 1915 in Charleston, KY to the late Albert Eli Purdy and Sara Jane Davis Purdy. She was a homemaker, and a beloved mother and grandmother and a member of...
Mrs. Maxine Adams
Feb 15, 2016
Maxine Adams, age 79, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, February 15, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Adams was born on January 5, 1937 in Baulah, KY to the late Oscar Neal Summers and Bertha Lee Dillingham. She was a homemaker, and a beloved mother and grandmother and a member of Union Temple Church. Mrs. Adams is survived...
Mrs. Judy Lee Fox
Feb 4, 2016
Judy Lee Hale Fox, age 58, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2015 at Jennie Stuart Hospital in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Mrs. Fox was born on July 28, 1957 in Madisonville, KY to the late Clarence and Ollie Lee Herron Hale. She was a floral arranger and the owner of the Foxy Shop in Dawson Springs and...
Mr. Vernon Dale Adams
Feb 2, 2016
Vernon Dale Adams, age 66 of Dawson Springs, Ky, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Norton’s Hospital in Louisville, KY. Mr. Adams was born on August 20, 1949 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Emerson Dale Adams and Louise Dillingham Barnett. He worked as a lineman and electrician for many years. He served his country in the...
Mr. Rickey D. Kingery
Feb 1, 2016
Rickey Darnell Kingery, age 68, of Nebo, KY, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Kingery was born on December 7, 1947 in Dawson Springs, KY to Paul “P.K.” and June Dean Kingery. He was a coal miner working at Island Creek Coal Company and served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam...
Mr. William Douglas Cornelius
Jan 25, 2016
William Douglas Cornelius, age 89, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Monday January 25, 2016 at his home. Mr. Cornelius was born on March 4, 1926 in Cerulean, KY to the late Luther Clarence and Effie Beatrice Ladd Cornelius. He was a 1944 graduate of Sinking Fork High School and served his country in the United States Army. He...
Mrs. Mary Frances Stevens
Jan 22, 2016
Mary Frances Stevens, age 100, of Richmond, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, January 22, 2016 at Telford Terrace in Richmond, KY. Mrs. Stevens was born on October 21, 1915 in Princeton, KY to the late Forrest C. Pogue and Fannye Carter Pogue. Mrs. Stevens and her late husband moved to Dawson Springs in 1938...
Mr. Merle Ray Clayton
Jan 21, 2016
Merle Ray Clayton, age 46, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Clayton was born on December 20, 1969 in Dawson Springs, KY to Jerry Clayton and the late Ruby “Poodle” Adamson Clayton. He was self-employed as a contractor for the Kentucky New Era and was a member of Baptist Temple in...
Mrs. Mary "Louise" Thomason
Jan 21, 2016
Mary 'Louise' Thomason, age 96, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Heartford House in Owensboro, KY. She was born on October 4, 1919 in Crittenden County, KY to the late Rawleigh and Eula Ladd Clark. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Dawson Springs for 64 years and was a former...
Ms. Callie Louise Knight
Jan 20, 2016
Callie Louise Knight, age 77, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, TN. Ms. Knight was born on November 5, 1938 near Ilsley, KY to the late James Elijah Steeley and Ethel Elizabeth Johnson Steeley Shropshire. She was a graduate of South Hopkins High School and Hopkinsville Community College. She worked...
Ms Billie June Orange
Jan 17, 2016
Billie June Thomason Orange, age 84, of Madisonville, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Ms. Orange was born on May 21, 1931 at St. Charles, KY to the late Dock Thomason and Emma Bogyle Thomason. She was a beloved mother and homemaker, and she was a member...
Mr. Jerry Wayne "Teddy Bear" Ryan
Jan 12, 2016
Jerry Wayne “Teddy Bear” Ryan, 69, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Ryan was born on July 24, 1946 in Gary, IN to the late Virgil Ryan and Mildred Patmor Ryan. He was a Commercial Electrician for Crick Electric for many years. Mr. Ryan is survived by two children, a daughter...
Mr. James Otis Adamson, Sr.
Jan 6, 2016
James Otis Adamson, Sr, age 48, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Adamson was born on May 20, 1967 in Hopkins County, KY to the late Jimmy Johnson and Floella Adamson. He was a professional Tree Surgeon. Mr. Adamson is survived by four sons ~ James Otis Adamson, Jr. and Justin...
Mrs. Virginia Lee Lisanby
Jan 2, 2016
Mrs. Virginia B. Lisanby receives death summons in Madisonville Hospital Saturday. At Baptist Health Hospital, Madisonville, last Saturday morning, January 2, 2016, at 8:30 o’clock, the death angel summoned Mrs. Virginia Lisanby, one of Madisonville’s beloved ladies. Mrs. Lisanby had been suffering from heart failure and kidney failure for about a year. In company with her step-son, David E. Lisanby,...
Ms Irene Howell
Dec 31, 2015
Irene L. Howell, age 60, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at her residence. Ms. Howell was born on December 24, 1955 in Caldwell County, KY to Clifton Ladd and Mary Margaret Newberry Ladd. She was a housewife and a member of the Baptist Temple of Dawson Springs. Ms. Howell is survived by her mother...
Mr. Robert Bullock
Dec 28, 2015
Robert Bullock, age 84, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Monday December 28, 2015 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. Mr. Bullock was born on May 27, 1931 in Earlington, KY to the late Arthur and Gladys Richmond Bullock. He was a professional sign painter and taxidermist. Mr. Bullock served his country in the United States Army during the...
Mrs. Frances "Patsy" Norris
Dec 26, 2015
Frances “Patsy” Norris, age 84, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday December 26, 2015 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Norris was born on February 1, 1931 in Muhlenberg County, KY to the late William and Mary Christine Pendley Lee. She worked for many years as a nurse’s aide at New Dawson Nursing Home and was of...
Mrs. Karen Jeanette Wyatt
Dec 26, 2015
Karen Jeanette Wyatt, age 71, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Tradewater Pointe, Dawson Springs. Mrs. Wyatt was born on September 20, 1944 in Hopkins County, KY to Joe and Josephine Sisk Haile. She was a housewife and member of the Earlington Assembly of God. Mrs. Wyatt is survived by her mother ~ Josephine...
Ms. Elizabeth French
Dec 12, 2015
Elizabeth French, age 88, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Tradewater Health & Rehabilitation Center, Dawson Springs, KY. Ms. French was born on December 8, 1927 near Nortonville, KY to the late Thomas Burton and Rosa Ella Gamblin Burton. She was a housekeeper at the NHC Healthcare for many years and a beloved mother...
Mr. Richard "Mr. C." Chappell
Dec 2, 2015
Richard Joe “Mr. C.” Chappell, age 82, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Wednesday December2, 2015 at the Veterans Center in Hanson, KY. Mr. Chappell was born on April 12, 1933 in St. Charles, KY to the late Arlie and Monie Mae Nichols Chappell. He retired after working 40 years as an oil field worker. He served his country...
