Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Jerry Louis "Sheep Dog" Whitfield
Nov 1, 2023
Jerry Louis “Sheep Dog” Whitfield, age 64, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at the Dawson Springs Health & Rehab Center. He was born on January 17, 1959 to the late Lonnie Louis Whitfield and Gloria Jean Fork Whitfield. Mr. Whitfield worked in grounds maintenance at the Hopkinsville Housing Authority for awhile. He was...
Benjamin Franklin Bearden
Oct 27, 2023
Benjamin Franklin Bearden, age 83, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Friday, October 27, 2023 at his residence. Mr. Bearden was born on May 23, 1940 in Maplesville, Alabama to the late Benjamin Franklin Bearden, Sr. and Lillian Payton Bearden. He was a drag line operator and manager with the coal mines and attended Mannington Baptist Church.
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Charles William Denham
Oct 24, 2023
Charles William “Bub” Denham, age 77, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Denham was born on July 15, 1947 in Princeton, KY to the late William H. Denham and Mary Holloman Denham. He worked in maintenance for many years and was a member of Dawson Springs...
Doris Hunt Sizemore
Oct 18, 2023
Doris Hunt Sizemore, age 93, of Madisonville, KY, passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at Continue Care in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Sizemore was born on September 11, 1930 in Burdine, KY to the late Dock Hunt and Irene Huddleston Hunt. She was a beloved mother and homemaker and worked as a hairdresser for many years. Mrs. Sizemore enjoyed traveling...
Novella Ann Lee
Oct 15, 2023
Novella Ann Lee, age 85, of Madisonville, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2023 at Madisonville Health & Rehab in Madisonville, KY. Ms. Lee was born on May 15, 1938 in Princeton, KY to the late Thomas Jenkins and Galena Egbert Bagley. She was a beloved mother and homemaker and a member of...
David Wayne Litchfield
Oct 13, 2023
David Wayne Litchfield, age 78, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2023 at his residence. Mr. Litchfield was born on October 13, 1945 in Princeton, KY to the late Winfred Litchfield and Ida Marie Peek Litchfield. For many years he owned and operated King’s Great Buys Plus in Princeton, KY and Madisonville, KY. He was a proud...
Brenda Kay Purdy
Oct 12, 2023
Brenda Kay “Nana” Purdy, age 69, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at her residence. Mrs. Purdy was born on June 26, 1954 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Buford and Thelma Seawright. She retired from the Dawson Springs Board of Education after serving over twenty years as a Teacher’s Aid. She was a member...
Rev. Michael L. Moschenrose
Oct 9, 2023
Rev. Michael L. Moschenrose, age 70, of Hopkinsville, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, October 9, 2023 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Rev. Moschenrose was born on February 2, 1953 to the late Joe Archie Moschenrose and Evelyn Newfarmer. For many years he owned and operated Moschenrose Jewelry in Marshall, IL and...
Mary Ruth Armstrong
Oct 5, 2023
Mary Ruth Armstrong, age 86, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Armstrong was born on November 20, 1936 to the late Ernest Eli and Luella Bennett Eli. She was the dental assistant of Dr. Joe Winfrey and the owner and operator of Armstrong’s Shoes. Additionally, she retired...
Linda May Lucas
Sep 30, 2023
Linda May Lucas, age 81, of Madisonville, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Ms. Lucas was born on April 18, 1942 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Carl Henderson Williamson and Pearl Beatrice Parrott Appleby. She worked at Ottenheimer Manufacturing and was of the...
Bertha Lee Johnson
Sep 25, 2023
Bertha Lee Johnson, age 79, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, September 25, 2023 at her home. Ms. Johnson was born on May 4, 1944 in Madisonville, KY to the late Pearley Lee O’Bryan and Dolly Barton O’Bryan. She worked for eight years at the Dawson Springs Nursing Home where she was a Medicine Tech.
Ms. Johnson is survived...
Lois Buck
Sep 21, 2023
Lois Buck, age 91, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at her home. Ms. Buck was born on February 8, 1932 in Beaver Dam, Ky to the late Richard Wesley Wallace and Martha Lillian Wilson Wallave. She was a beloved mother and homemaker.
Ms. Johnson is survived by two daughters ~ Jewel M. Baine of Hopkinsville,...
Mary Lou Jackson Vandiver
Sep 18, 2023
Mary Lou Jackson Vandiver age 88, of Sturgis, KY and formerly of Saint Charles, KY passed away on Monday, September 18, 2023 at her residence. Mrs. Vandiver was born on March 13, 1935 to the late David Rufus Jackson and Fairy Lillian Butler Jackson. She married the love of her life, Clifton Robert Vandiver, when she was 14 years old...
Kenneth Delano Almon
Sep 8, 2023
Kenneth Delano Almon, age 90, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, September 8, 2023 at Deaconess Gateway, Newburgh, IN. Mr. Almon was born on June 6, 1933 in Earlington, KY to the late Elgie Almon and Dixie Mae Kirkwood Almon. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Murray State University and taught in the public-school system for...
Ellen Joyce Ramsey Prow
Sep 6, 2023
Ellen Joyce Ramsey Prow, age 89, of Midway, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at The Homeplace at Midway in Midway, KY. Ms. Prow was born on August 5, 1934 to the late Ed Buchanan and Laura Breedlove Buchanan. She worked for many years for the Hopkins County School System as a...
Lurlene Knight Farris Cook
Sep 1, 2023
Lurlene Knight Farris Cook, age 92, of Benton, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, September 1, 2023 at Lakeway Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Benton, KY. Ms. Cook was born on October 5, 1930 in Christian County, KY to the late Barrett Knight and Agnes Bennett Knight. She worked for many years at Outwood Hospital...
Toy M. Adcock
Aug 30, 2023
Toy M. Adcock, age 96, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at Tradewater Health & Rehabilitation Center, Dawson Springs, KY. Ms. Adcock was born on June 14, 1927 near Dawson Springs, KY to the late Rosco Parker and Lula Jane Trotter Parker. She was a graduate of Sinking Fork High School and she worked for...
Audrey Earl Jackson
Aug 28, 2023
Audrey Earl Jackson, age 94, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, August 28, 2023 at Baptist Health Deaconess, Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Jackson was born on June 6, 1929 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Everett Lee Ausenbaugh and Norma Williams Ausenbaugh. She was a graduate of Dawson Springs High School and she worked for many years and...
Marion "Wayne" Lisanby
Jul 28, 2023
Marion Wayne Lisanby, age 87, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, July 28, 2023 at his residence. Mr. Lisanby was born on September 7, 1935 in Caldwell County, KY to the late Albert Lisanby and Bertha Menser Lisanby. Wayne attended Dawson Springs High School and also earned a degree in education from Murray State College. He taught in...
Gayle Norman Nelson
Jul 28, 2023
Gayle Norman Nelson, age 87, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, July 28, 2023 at his residence. Mr. Nelson was born on March 8, 1936 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Arnold Nelson and Evelyn Hale Nelson. Gayle was a graduate of Charleston High School and was a master electrician working at Alcoa in Newburgh, IN. He...
