Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Shannon Matthew Bearden
Jan 7, 2023
Shannon Matthew Bearden, age 54, of Nebo, KY passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at his residence. Mr. Bearden was born January 8, 1968 to Charles Donald Bearden and Martha Clayton Bearden. He was a carpenter and a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
Mr. Bearden is survived by one daughter, Amber Nicole Bearden of Madisonville, KY; two sons,...
Bobby Joe Newberry
Jan 5, 2023
Bobby Joe Newberry, age 65, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at his residence. Mr. Newberry was born on November 3, 1957 in Princeton, KY to Raymond Newberry and Irene Hunter Newberry. Mr. Newberry was an underground coal miner and truck driver, and he was of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by his beloved wife,...
Gregory Alfred Creasey
Dec 29, 2022
Gregory Alfred Creasey, age 69, of the Beulah community passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at Baptist Health Deaconess. Mr. Creasey was born on January 24, 1953 in Madisonville, KY to Alfred Nathaniel Creasey and Hilda Jeraldene Robards Creasey. He was a 1971 graduate of West Hopkins High School. Mr. Creasey was a retired auto mechanic, Kroger employee, and...
Joseph Wright Jennings
Dec 27, 2022
Joseph Wright Jennings, age 62, of Louisville, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, December 27, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Jennings was born on December 26, 1960 in Madisonville, KY to Rufus Morton Jennings and Cherry Sue Wright Jennings Oldham. Mr. Jennings was a welder.
He is survived by a daughter, Kerri Leshea Jennings of Evansville,...
Bobby Joe Trueman Morgan
Dec 26, 2022
Bobby Joe Trueman Morgan, age 77, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Monday, December 26, 2022 at Baptist Health Deaconess. Mr. Morgan was born on August 29, 1945 in Dawson Springs, KY to Emmitt Morgan and Lydia Katherine Hunsaker Morgan. He served his country in the US Army in both Korea and Vietnam. He was a retired construction worker and...
Billy Ray Spurlin
Dec 16, 2022
Billy Ray Spurlin, age 82, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022 at Hillside Center, Madisonville, KY. Mr Spurlin was born on September 5, 1940 in Elkton, KY to Bailey Spurlin and Gladys Morrison Spurlin. He worked for many years as a custodian for Christian Assembly of Madisonville, KY where he was a member.
He is survived by...
Alice Josephine Gray Hooper
Dec 12, 2022
Alice Josephine Gray Hooper, age 78, of Hopkinsville, KY passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022 at Jennie Stuart Medical Center, Hopkinsville, KY. Ms Hooper was born on February 11, 1944 in Dawson Springs, KY to Elva Gray and Verna Mae Sexton Gray. She was a beloved mother and homemaker, and she was a member of Grace Ministries Church.
She is...
Carolyn Mae Sisk
Dec 6, 2022
Carolyn Mae Sisk, age 75, of Ilsley, KY passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at Baptist Health Deaconess. Mrs. Sisk was born on April 10, 1947 in Madisonville, KY to Leonard Greer and Virgie Mae Suttles Greer. She worked for 20 years with Ottenheimer Manufacturing in Dawson Springs, KY. She was of the Baptist Faith.
She is survived by a...
Mary Leatrice Mcneily
Nov 27, 2022
Mary Leatrice Brown McNeily, age 93, of Dalton, KY passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2022 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Ms. McNeily was born August 24, 1929 in Dalton, KY to the late Earl Brown and Bura McGregor Brown. She was a graduate of Dalton High School and attended the Bowling Green Business College. Ms. McNeily worked...
Norbert Clifton Holeman
Nov 26, 2022
Norbert Clifton Holeman, age 71, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at Baptist Health Deaconess. Mr. Holeman was born on July 6, 1951 in Chicago, IL to Philip Edward Holeman and Doris Catherine Farley Holeman. He was a commercial painter and he was a member of the Silent Run Baptist Church.
He is survived by his...
Arthur Thomas Woodruff
Nov 21, 2022
Arthur Thomas Woodruff, age 71, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022 at Deasoness Hospital in Evansville, IN. Mr. Woodruff was born on February 13, 1951 in Dallas, TX to Annie Mae Newman Woodruff. He worked at installing drywall and performing lawn care.
He is survived by two sons, Damon Woodruff and Joshua M. Woodruff.
There will be...
Larry Wayne Adams
Nov 18, 2022
Larry Wayne Adams, age 71, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, November 18, 2022 at his home in Dawson Springs, KY with his family and friends by his side. Mr. Adams was born September 10, 1951 to Alvie Adams and Estella Ladd Adams in Dawson Springs, KY. He worked at Buckhorn Manufacturing in Dawson Springs for 37 years,...
Jean Dale Purdy
Nov 11, 2022
Jean Dale Purdy, age 74, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022 at Tradewater Health and Rehabilitation in Dawson Springs, KY. Ms Purdy was born May 26, 1948 to Thomas Eugene Jennings and Helen Josephine Brown Jeannings. She was a retired CNA who worked in nursing at several area nursing facilities and Outwood Rescare. She was...
Amelia Ann Farthing
Nov 10, 2022
Amelia Ann Farthing, age 75, of Princeton, KY passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at Baptist Health Paducah. Mrs. Farthing was born July 12, 1947 to the late Elliott Earl Jackson, Sr. and Nancy Martha Cook Jackson Nichols. She was the facility manager at both the Kelley Brook Apartment Complex and the Union Villa Apartment Complex in Union County....
Joseph Boyd Farthing
Nov 10, 2022
Joseph Boyd Farthing, age 86, of Princeton, KY passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at Baptist Health Paducah just a few hours after the death of his wife, Amelia Ann Farthing. Mr. Farthing was born October 2, 1936 to the late Cody Max Farthing and Lillie Mae Hinton Farthing. Mr. Farthing served his country in the U.S. Air Force...
Janie M. Parrott
Oct 30, 2022
Janie M. Parrott, age 74, of Princeton, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs and Madisonville, KY passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at the Princeton Nursing & Rehab, Princeton, KY. Mrs. Parrott was born on August 9, 1948 to the late Carlie Hopper and Betty Fisher Hopper. She worked for 25 years as a machine operator for both Enro...
Billie Joyce Redden
Oct 25, 2022
Billie Joyce Redden, age 79, of Hendersonville, TN and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at the Hickory Hills Alzheimer’s Special Care Center. Ms. Redden was born on May 5, 1943 to the late Elvis Allen Redden and Lou Ada Capps Redden. She was a 1961 graduate of Dawson Springs High School and she...
Brettany Adon Adams
Oct 14, 2022
Brettany Adon Adams, age 55, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, October 14, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Adams was born on December 19, 1966 in Madisonville, KY to Jewell Clayton Adams and Carolyn McGregor Adams. Mr. Adams worked as an Artist and Graphic Designer.
He is survived by his companion of 22 years ~ Janice Sherman of...
Charles Wayne Cates
Sep 30, 2022
Charles Wayne Cates, age 70, of Beulah, KY near Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, September 30, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Cates was born in Gary, IN on April 5, 1952 to Charles Edward Cates and Ethel Mae Alexander Cates. He was a high school graduate and received technical training to be an electrician and a mechanic. He...
Lisa Carol O'Reilly
Sep 28, 2022
Lisa Carol O’Reilly, age 60, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at her residence. Mrs. O’Reilly was born in Henderson, KY on October 3, 1961 to Clayborn Hunter and the late Donna Barron Hunter. She completed an Associate Degree and worked for 14 years as a House Supervisor at the Outwood Rescare facility. She was...
