Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Owen Darrell Goodaker
Feb 27, 2024
Owen Darrell Goodaker, age 65, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at Heartford House Hospice, Owensboro, KY. He was born October 22, 1958 to Ray Webster Goodaker and Shirley Landers Williams. Mr. Goodaker was a heavy equipment operator and long-haul truck driver. He was of the Christian Faith.
Mr. Goodaker was survived by two...
Ruby Woodburn Poe
Feb 24, 2024
Ruby W. Poe, age 93, passed peacefully at his home, on Saturday, February 24, 2024. He was born October 30, 1930, in Olney, Ky, to the late David Moody and Ollie Calvert Poe.
Ruby was a 1948 graduate of Charleston High School and attended Western KY Teachers’ College, where he met the love of his life, Elaine Davis. He...
Luther Russell Edwards
Feb 20, 2024
Luther Russell Edwards, age 74, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Edwards was born on June 19, 1949 in Madisonville, KY to the late James Luther Edwards and Elmer Neveline Russell Edwards. Russell worked for eighteen years as an underground coal miner and was a member of...
Sandra Dawn Brown
Feb 18, 2024
Sandra Dawn Brown, age 62, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024 at her residence. Ms. Brown was born on May 2, 1961 in Madisonville, KY to the late Amos Lawrence Sizemore, Jr. and Maybelle McKnight Sizemore. She was a mother and homemaker and was a member of Ilsley Christian Church. She is survived by...
Darla Suzette Holt
Feb 15, 2024
Darla Suzette Holt, age 55, of Dawson Springs passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at her residence. Mrs. Holt was born on February 20, 1968 in Madisonville, KY to the late Herman Ferguson and Ruth Edna Marks. She was a member of Dawson Springs Baptist Temple in Dawson Springs and was a beloved wife and foster mother.
She is survived...
Clifton Robert Vandiver
Feb 8, 2024
Clifton (Tip) Robert Vandiver, age 90, of Sturgis, KY and formerly of Saint Charles, KY passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at his residence. Bro. Clifton was born on June 2, 1933 to the late Jesse Robert Vandiver and Artie Justine Smith Vandiver. On August 10, 1949, he married the love of his life, Mary Lou Jackson, when she...
James Glen Lewis
Jan 31, 2024
James Glen Lewis, age 85, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at his residence. Mr. Lewis was born on October 6, 1938 in Harlan County, KY to the late Homer Lewis and Eva Morgan Lewis. He served his country in the United States Army as a 101st Airborne Air Trooper. Mr. Lewis was a heavy...
John Orr Salter
Jan 28, 2024
John Orr Salter, age 73, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2024 Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Salter was born on February 24, 1950 in Detroit, MI to the late Herbert Edward Salter and Barbara Dunbar Orr Salter. He received a Bachelor degree from the University of New Hampshire and worked sales and was...
Garnett Arnold Buntin
Jan 22, 2024
Garnett Arnold Buntin, age 90, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, January 22, 2024 Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Buntin was born on August 23, 1933 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Henry Ligon Buntin and Verdie Leona Utley Buntin. He served his country in the United States Army from 1954 – 1956 and worked...
John "Dale" McCuiston
Jan 22, 2024
John “Dale” McCuiston, age 72, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, January 22, 2024 at the Linda White Hospice House in Evansville, IN. Mr. McCuiston was born on June 21, 1951 in Pembroke, KY to the late Senator Pat McCuiston and Clara Johnson McCuiston. Dale worked as a deputy sheriff in Christian County many years ago and served...
Phillip Wayne Dillingham
Jan 16, 2024
Phillip Wayne Dillingham, age 72, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at the Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Center in Paducah, KY. Mr. Dillingham was born on May 22, 1951 to the late Maurice and Alma Parker Dillingham. He worked for more than 40 years as a coal miner and an electrician and was...
Barbara Anne Morgan
Jan 10, 2024
Barbara Anne Morgan, age 85, of Bowling Green, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at Greenwood Nursing and Rehab in Bowling Green, KY. Mrs. Morgan was born on September 27, 1938 in Caldwell County, KY to the late Esther Clark King. She was a member of Dunn Missionary Baptist Church in...
Dola Rose Monroe
Jan 10, 2024
Dola Rose Poe Monroe, age 91, of Dawson Springs passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Monroe was born on September 29, 1932 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late David Moody Poe and Ollie Ellen Calvert Poe. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Dawson Springs and a graduate...
Kimberly Lavonne Duncan
Jan 6, 2024
Kimberly Lavonne Duncan, age 72, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Duncan was born on May 17, 1951 in Madisonville, KY to the late Mary Nash McGregor. She worked for 40 years as a medical lab technician and was a member of Dunn Baptist Church. Kimberly...
Cinitta Cloette Eison
Jan 5, 2024
Cinitta Cloette Eison, age 66, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, January 5, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess. Cinitta was born on June 21, 1957 to the late Francis Chappel and Linda Robinson Chappel. She was a graduate of West Hopkins High School. Ms. Eison retired as a custodian with Dawson Springs Schools, and she also helped...
Kevin Lee Crockett
Jan 2, 2024
Kevin Lee Crockett, age 53, of Mortons Gap, KY and originally from Beulah, KY, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess. Kevin was born on August 30, 1970 to the late Laymon Crockett and Joan Coker Crockett. He was a 1988 graduate of West Hopkins High School. He worked at Goodyear and he worked...
Velma Mitchell
Jan 1, 2024
Velma Mitchell, age 97, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 1, 2024 at Tradewater Health & Rehab in Dawson Springs. Ms. Mitchell was born on June 19, 1926 in Nebo, KY to the late Hubert Franklin and Nola Brown Franklin. She was a beloved Mother and Homemaker. She was a member of the Dawson Springs...
Marilyn Anita Vaughn
Dec 27, 2023
Marilyn Anita Vaughn, age 71, of Dawson Springs passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, IN. Mrs. Vaughn was born on September 5, 1952 in Mena, Arkansas to the late Cecil McDaniel and Wanda Jean Brewer Mathis. She was a member of Dunn Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Vaughn was a graduate of the University of...
Mary Ann Channell
Dec 27, 2023
Mary Ann Channell, age 79, of Manitou, KY passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at her home. Mrs. Channell was born on March 31, 1944 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Norman Stupp and Anna VonBreaderoad. She was a retired store clerk.Mrs. Channell is survived by her husband ~ James Samuel Channell of Georgia; two daughters ~ Joanne Kingery...
Dr. Kenneth Wayne Utley
Dec 26, 2023
Dr. Kenneth Wayne Utley, age 87, of Goodlettsville, TN and formerly of Madisonville, KY and Bowling Green, KY passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. Dr. Utley was born on August 4, 1936 to the late Ira Mack Utley and Reta Davis Utley. He received his Doctorate from Ohio State University and he was a Business Professor at...
