Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Mr. Patrick Gillen Henry
Dec 1, 2014
Patrick Gillen Henry, age 72, of Madison Heights, Michigan passed away at 12:45 AM on Monday, December 1, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Henry was born on January 21, 1942 in Highland Park, Michigan to Herbert Henry and Louise Blalock Henry. Mr. Henry worked as a machinist and he served his country in the U.S. Army and in the Vietnam...
Mr. Fred Edward Wallace, Jr.
Nov 30, 2014
Fred Edward Wallace, Jr., age 56, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away at 12:30 A.M. on Sunday, November 30, 2014 at the Tradewater Health Center, Dawson Springs, KY. Mr. Wallace was born on June 18, 1958 in LasAngeles, California to Fred Edward Wallace, Sr. and Mary Louise Franklin Deaton. Mr. Wallace was the Operations Manager for Harrahs Hose & Hydraulics...
Ms. Audrey Juanita Chappel
Nov 28, 2014
Audrey Juanita Chappel, age 83, of Madisonville, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away at 8:50 AM on Friday, November 28, 2014 at her residence. Ms. Chappel was born on April 14, 1931 in Marion County, Alabama to John D. Melton and Flora Smith Melton. Ms. Chappel was a professional seamstress and quilter, and she worked for Ottenheimers...
Mr. Charles "Edward" Beeny, Jr
Nov 25, 2014
Charles “Edward” Beeny, Jr, age 63, of St. Charles, KY passed away at 6:05 P.M. on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at the Baptist Health, Madisonville, KY. Mr. Beeny was born on December 7, 1950 in Hopkins County, KY to Charles Edward Beeny, Sr. and Betty Marie Hill Beeny. Mr. Beeny was a 1968 graduate of Earlington High School and he...
Mr. Elmo Garfield Littlejohn
Nov 19, 2014
Elmo Garfield Littlejohn, age 79, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away at 1:30 PM on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Baptist Health in Paducah, Kentucky. He was born on September 30, 1935 in Lyon County, KY to Charles H. Littlejohn and Viola Walls Littlejohn. Mr. Littlejohn was a graduate of Butler High School in Princeton, Kentucky. He retired from Buckhorn...
Ms. Shirley Jean Melton
Nov 15, 2014
Shirley Jean Melton, age 78, of Dawson Springs, Kentucky passed away on November 15, 2014 at her residence. Ms. Melton was born on May 21, 1936 in Hopkins County, KY to the late Roy Beshear and Margaret Dockrey Beshear. She worked as a cook at the Tradewater Pointe in Dawson Springs, and she was a member of the Midway Valley...
Mr. Henry P. "Harry" Mcgoldrick, Iii
Nov 14, 2014
Henry P. “Harry” McGoldrick, III, age 59, of Dawson Springs, Kentucky, passed away on Friday, November 14, 2014 at Baptist Health, Paducah, KY. He was born on February 2, 1955 in Nassau County, NY to Henry P. McGoldrick, Jr. and May Juanita Oliver McGoldrick. Mr. McGoldrick was a member of the First Baptist Church of Dawson Springs, KY and he...
Mr. Harold Dean "Pete" Jones
Nov 10, 2014
Harold Dean “Pete” Jones, age 70, of Madisonville, Kentucky, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Jones was born on August 7, 1944 in Hopkins County, Kentucky to the late Casey Jones and Minnie Stallins. He served his country in the U.S. Army and he was of Methodist Faith. He worked in a auto service garage....
Mr. Herbert Wayne Hopper
Nov 9, 2014
Herbert Wayne Hopper, Jr., age 87, of Madisonville, died on the afternoon of Sunday, November 9, 2014 at Baptist Health Hospital, Madisonville, KY. He was born on November 29, 1926 in Christian County, Dawson Springs, KY. He was retired from Scott McGaw Motor Company in Madisonville. He attended the Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses - Madisonville. He was preceded in death...
Mrs. Opal Felker Dockery
Nov 9, 2014
Opal Felker Dockery, age 85, of Nebo, Kentucky, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Dockery was born on November 18, 1928 in Caldwell County, Kentucky to the late Willie and Cora Morris Felker. Mrs. Dockery was a beloved mother and homemaker and also worked at Arvin and Enro Manufacturing. She was of...
Ms. Jean Bucy Stokes
Oct 29, 2014
Jean Bucy Stokes, age 89, of Weddington, NC and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY, went to be with her Lord in Heaven at 11:56 PM on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at her residence. Ms. Stokes was born on April 30, 1925 in Caldwell County, Kentucky near Dawson Springs to the late Nicus Samuel Bucy and Bertha Marie Stewart Bucy. She...
Mrs. Connie Mavereen Bennett
Oct 27, 2014
Connie Mavereen Bennett, age 75, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away at 6:50 AM on Monday, October 27, 2014 at Baptist Health, Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Bennett was born on July 10, 1939 in Hopkins County, Kentucky to the late Noble Clark and Vera Cook Clark. She was a 1957 graduate of South Hopkins High School and she was an avid...
Mr. Ricky Wayne Kelley
Oct 10, 2014
Ricky Wayne Kelley, age 52, of Beulah, KY passed away on Friday, October 10, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Kelley was born on February 4, 1962 in Hopkins County, KY to the late Henry Burnett Kelley and Helen Marie Fulcher Wilson. He was a coal miner most of his working life and worked with Charolais Mines for many years. Additionally,...
Mr. James Niles Hicks
Oct 7, 2014
James Niles Hicks age 90, of Kuttawa, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at Rivers Bend Retirement Community in Kuttawa, KY. Mr. Hicks was born on March 4, 1924 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Claude and Necie Cavanaugh Hicks. He was a dock supervisor for Cushman Motor Delivery . He...
Mr. Omer Owen Johnston, Sr.
Oct 6, 2014
Omer Owen Johnston, Sr., age 90, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, October 6, 2014 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Johnston was born on May 19, 1924 in Nortonville, KY to the late Andrew Burton Johnston and Dicie Jane Latham Johnston. He was an underground coal miner for thirty years and a member of the UMWA....
Ms. Velva Marie Franklin
Oct 6, 2014
Velva Marie Franklin, age 94, of Dawson Springs, Kentucky, passed away on Monday, October 6, 2014 at Tradewater Health and Rehab in Dawson Springs, KY. She was born on December 1, 1919 in Hopkins County, Kentucky to the late Archie and Eula Clark Dillingham. She worked for the Hopkins County Board of Education in the kitchen at West Hopkins High...
Mr. Donald C. Wilkey
Sep 28, 2014
Donald C. Wilkey, age 81, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2014 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Wilkey was born on September 9, 1933 in Hopkins County, KY to the late James Clyde Wilkey and Audry Eison Wilkey. He was a 1953 graduate of Charleston High School and was a member of the Universalist...
Mrs. Mary Chester Garnett
Sep 26, 2014
Mary N. Chester Garnett, age 87, of Springfield, Missouri, formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, September 26, 2014. Mrs. Garnett was born on April 2, 1927 in Hopkins County, KY to the late Lonnie B and Pearl Feezer Chester. She was a 1945 graduate of Dawson Springs High School and was of the Christian faith. Mrs. Garnett...
Mrs. Christine Yvonne "Tina" Richardson
Sep 19, 2014
Christine Yvonne “Tina” Richardson, age 51, of Nortonville, Kentucky, passed away on Friday, September 19, 2014 at Baptist Health, Madisonville, Kentucky. She was born on May 13, 1963 in West Virginia to George Monroe Newton and Caroline Pillian Sivells. Mrs. Richardson was a member of the Living Word Christian Center of St. Charles, Kentucky. She had formerly worked as a...
Mr. Robert Earl "Buddy" Evans
Sep 18, 2014
Robert Earl “Buddy” Evans, age 62, of Beulah, Kentucky, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at his residence. He was born on June 16, 1952 in Hopkins County, Kentucky to William Lewis Evans and Willie Mae Jennings Evans. Mr. Evans was of the Baptist Faith and he was a retired steel worker. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle. He is...
