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Thelma Cox

Thelma Cox, 78, of Madisonville, formerly of Central City, died at 11:35 a.m. Saturday, March 6, 2010, at Belle Meade Nursing Home, Greenville. She was born Nov. 13, 1931, in Muhlenberg County, was a homemaker and member of Mount Zion Presbyterian Church, Central City. She was preceded in death by her husband, William L. Cox, and her parents, John William and Flora Smith Young.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 12:25 AM CST

Royce Earl East

Royce Earl East, 52, of Dawson Springs, died Monday, March 8, 2010, at his residence. He was an individual support staff member for Res-Care Inc.-Outwood for 11 years. He was of the Baptist faith.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 12:25 AM CST

Leelan Vance Marshall

MARTINEZ, Ga. -- Mrs. Leelan Vance Marshall, 79, died Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the home of her daughter, Virginia L. Marshall of Martinez after an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert S. Marshall Jr.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 12:25 AM CST

Jack S. Williams

Jack S. Williams, 75, of Dawson Springs, died Monday, March 8, 2010, at St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville. He was a civil engineer and land surveyor, veteran of the U.S. Army and was a member of Ogden Memorial United Methodist Church.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 12:25 AM CST

Marvene (Crowley) Ritz

Marvene (Crowley) Ritz, 89, of Slaughters, died at 7:37 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at her residence. She was a homemaker, member of the Slaughters Baptist Church, Sebree Eastern Star and the Mount Pleasant Homemakers.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 12:25 AM CST

'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead in Burbank at 38

BURBANK, Calif. – The Los Angeles coroner's office says "The Lost Boys" actor Corey Haim is dead at 38.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:10 AM CST

Royce Earl East

Royce Earl East, 52, of Dawson Springs died Monday, March 8, 2010, at his home.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 12:24 AM CST

Edmund 'Pa' Ernest Kletsch

Mr. Edmund “Pa” Ernest Kletsch, 78, of Anton passed away at 4 a.m. Friday, March 5, 2010, at his residence.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 12:24 AM CST

Allie Barnett Holmes Utley

Allie Barnett Holmes Utley, 76, of Nebo passed away at 10:55 p.m. Saturday March 6, 2010, at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 12:24 AM CST

Roy Landis Ray Sr.

Roy Landis Ray Sr., 68, of Dawson Springs died Saturday, March 6, 2010, at his home. He was an Army veteran and was employed at Sun State Security.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 12:24 AM CST

Thelma Cox

MADISONVILLE -- Thelma Cox, 78, of 195 Adam Lane, Madisonville, formerly of Central City, died at 11:35 a.m. Saturday, March 6, 2010, at Belle Meade Nursing Home in Greenville. She was born Nov. 13, 1931, in Muhlenberg County, was a homemaker and a member of Mount Zion Presbyterian Church, Central City.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 12:24 AM CST

Elenora C. Stone

Elenora C. Stone, 87, of Madisonville passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2010, at 11:15 p.m. at NHC Healthcare in Madisonville. She was born Jan. 24, 1923, in Spencer County, Ind., to the late George Hartung and Ida Hillenbrand Hartung. She was a self-employed care provider, and she spent most of her life baby sitting and sitting with the elderly. She also worked at the Senior Citizens Center of Hopkins County. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Madisonville. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Stone.

Saturday, March 6, 2010 12:23 AM CST

Marvin Scott

Marvin Scott, 50, of Providence died Thursday, March 4, 2010, in Madisonville. He was born March 7, 1959, in Providence to Everett and Ruby Scott. Marvin worked with trees all of his life.

Saturday, March 6, 2010 12:23 AM CST

Gordon Hurst

Mr. Gordon Hurst, 88, of Madisonville passed away at 12:41 a.m., Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. He was born Dec. 30, 1921, in Battle Ground, Ind., to the late William and Alice Downing Hurst. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Colleen Hurst; two sisters; and four brothers. Mr. Hurst was a self-employed cabinet maker.

Saturday, March 6, 2010 12:23 AM CST

Ruthie Wells

Mrs. Ruthie Wells, 64, of Madisonville passed away at 8:03 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at her home. She was born March 4, 1945, in Madisonville to the late Hopewell Hancock and Elsie Hancock. Mrs. Wells was a member of the Covenant Community Church in Madisonville, a former member of First Assembly of God in Princeton and served as a member of the Gideon Auxiliary. She enjoyed playing violin for several gospel groups, and performed with various churches and praise teams. She worked and retired from the Hicks Dollar General Store in Princeton. She was a beloved wife and mother.

Friday, March 5, 2010 12:25 AM CST

Dorothy M. Sisk

Dorothy M. Sisk, 87, of Hanson passed away at 5:15 a.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at Ridgewood Terrace Nursing Home in Madisonville. She was born June 6, 1922, in St. Charles to Albert Lee and Callie Adis Bean Walker. She worked at Enro Shirt Factory in Madisonville. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Edward Sisk in 1999; a son, Danny Dunbar; a brother, Albert Walker Jr.; and a sister, Mabel Woodruff.

Thursday, March 4, 2010 12:27 AM CST

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March 9th, 2010

Edmund 'Pa' Ernest Kletsch

Mr. Edmund “Pa” Ernest Kletsch, 78, of Anton passed away at 4 a.m. Friday, March 5, 2010, at his residence.

Thelma Cox

MADISONVILLE -- Thelma Cox, 78, of 195 Adam Lane, Madisonville, formerly of Central City, died at 11:35 a.m. Saturday, March 6, 2010, at Belle Meade Nursing Home in Greenville. She was born Nov. 13, 1931, in Muhlenberg County, was a homemaker and a member of Mount Zion Presbyterian Church, Central City.

Allie Barnett Holmes Utley

Allie Barnett Holmes Utley, 76, of Nebo passed away at 10:55 p.m. Saturday March 6, 2010, at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville.

Roy Landis Ray Sr.

Roy Landis Ray Sr., 68, of Dawson Springs died Saturday, March 6, 2010, at his home. He was an Army veteran and was employed at Sun State Security.

Royce Earl East

Royce Earl East, 52, of Dawson Springs died Monday, March 8, 2010, at his home.
March 6th, 2010

Marvin Scott

Marvin Scott, 50, of Providence died Thursday, March 4, 2010, in Madisonville. He was born March 7, 1959, in Providence to Everett and Ruby Scott. Marvin worked with trees all of his life.

Elenora C. Stone

Elenora C. Stone, 87, of Madisonville passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2010, at 11:15 p.m. at NHC Healthcare in Madisonville. She was born Jan. 24, 1923, in Spencer County, Ind., to the late George Hartung and Ida Hillenbrand Hartung. She was a self-employed care provider, and she spent most of her life baby sitting and sitting with the elderly. She also worked at the Senior Citizens Center of Hopkins County. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Madisonville. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Stone.

Gordon Hurst

Mr. Gordon Hurst, 88, of Madisonville passed away at 12:41 a.m., Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. He was born Dec. 30, 1921, in Battle Ground, Ind., to the late William and Alice Downing Hurst. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Colleen Hurst; two sisters; and four brothers. Mr. Hurst was a self-employed cabinet maker.
March 5th, 2010

Ruthie Wells

Mrs. Ruthie Wells, 64, of Madisonville passed away at 8:03 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at her home. She was born March 4, 1945, in Madisonville to the late Hopewell Hancock and Elsie Hancock. Mrs. Wells was a member of the Covenant Community Church in Madisonville, a former member of First Assembly of God in Princeton and served as a member of the Gideon Auxiliary. She enjoyed playing violin for several gospel groups, and performed with various churches and praise teams. She worked and retired from the Hicks Dollar General Store in Princeton. She was a beloved wife and mother.
March 4th, 2010

Dorothy M. Sisk

Dorothy M. Sisk, 87, of Hanson passed away at 5:15 a.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at Ridgewood Terrace Nursing Home in Madisonville. She was born June 6, 1922, in St. Charles to Albert Lee and Callie Adis Bean Walker. She worked at Enro Shirt Factory in Madisonville. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Edward Sisk in 1999; a son, Danny Dunbar; a brother, Albert Walker Jr.; and a sister, Mabel Woodruff.
March 3rd, 2010

Carl Wayne Austin

Carl Wayne Austin, 47, of Slaughters died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at Regional Medical Center, Madisonville. He had been an employee of Lowe's Home Improvement store in Madisonville and attended Lone Star Pentecostal Church in Madisonville.

Ruby Evans

Ms. Ruby Evans, 47, of Madisonville died Monday, March 1, 2010, at Regional Medical Center, Madisonville. She attended Victory Church in Madisonville.

Chandos E. Troutman

Mr. Chandos E. Troutman, 91, of Philpot died Monday, March 1, 2010, at West Kentucky Veterans Center, Hanson. He worked for AT&T and served in the U.S. Army.

Survivors include his wife, Sarah Crow Troutman; one daughter, Shannon Rose Ladd; two sons, Chandos Troutman Jr. and Kevin Nathan Troutman; and two sisters, Vivienne and Patricia.
March 2nd, 2010

Lyle G. Noah

Lyle G. Noah, 76, of Dawson Springs, died Monday, March 1, 2010, at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. He was a retired U.S. Air Force veteran and was a retired coal miner.

Howard 'Pluto' Martin

Howard "Pluto" Martin, 69, of Marion died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at his home in Marion. He was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma Martin; and parents Frank and Lizzie Martin.

Carl Wayne Austin

Carl Wayne Austin, 47, of Slaughters died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. He has been an employee of Lowe's Home Improvement store in Madisonville and attended Lone Star Pentecostal Church in Madisonville.
February 28th, 2010

Mary Evelyn Edwards

Mary Evelyn Edwards (nee Leasure), 93, passed away Feb. 25, 2010. She was born March 24, 1916, in Ilsley. Mary was valedictorian of her graduating class at Madisonville High School. She was the world's greatest mother and grandmother and was a devoted and beloved school teacher. She taught English and Latin at District 228, Cook County, Ill., for 17 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Edwards; and brothers Harold and Carl Leasure.
February 27th, 2010

Hazel 'Mamaw' Grace

Hazel "Mamaw" Grace, 95, of Paducah, formerly of White Plains, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, in Lourdes Hospital in Paducah. Born in Christian County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Elizabeth Ann (Barnett) Gossett. She was a housewife and member of Orange Grove General Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie Carl Grace; two brothers; and four sisters.
February 26th, 2010

Gloria Marie Wilson

Ms. Gloria Marie Wilson, 76, of Madisonville passed away at 8:42 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010, at Ridgewood Terrace Nursing Home in Madisonville. She was born March 14, 1933, in Hodges, Ala., to the late Theodore and Lillie Wilson. Ms. Wilson was retired from GE in Owensboro.

Anthony 'Tony' Edward Wheatley

Mr. Anthony "Tony" Edward Wheatley, 70, of Madisonville passed away at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, at his home. He was born March 24, 1939, in Lebanon to the late Anthony Leo Wheatley and Charlotte Wilson Wheatley. Mr. Wheatley was a member of Christ the King Church in Madisonville where he was a fourth-degree member of the Father Glahn Council of the Knights of Columbus. He worked as a conductor for CSX Railroad and he enjoyed golf, woodworking and fishing.
February 25th, 2010

Larry Hicks Binford

Larry Hicks Binford, 86, of Madisonville died Feb. 22, 2010, at the Ridgewood Terrace Health and Rehab Center. Mr. Binford was a lifelong resident of Hickman County, where he was a farmer. He was a member of Mount Zion Old Cumberland Presbyterian Church, was a former master conservationist in Hickman County and also was a director at the Hickman-Fulton Co. RECC for more than 25 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Cecil and Mildred Hicks Binford; his wife, Frances Walker Binford; and a daughter, Joyce Nanney.

Sidney Ray Foe

Sidney Ray Foe, 53, of Sebree died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton, Ind. He was a truck driver for M&M Trucking in Tilden.

Sandra Fay Tyson Carroll

Sandra Fay Tyson Carroll, 55, of Madisonville passed away at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, Feb., 23, 2010, at her son's home in Graham. She was born March 13, 1954, in Henderson to Margaret Morrow Tyson and the late Elvis Tyson. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She loved her family and her beloved dog, Little Bit. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rayburn E. Carroll on March 17, 2003; a stepgrandchild, Tiffany Ann Holland; and a half sister, Crystal Tyson.

Thomas 'Spike' Kinison

Thomas "Spike" Kinison, 77, of Dunmore died at his home on Feb. 20.
February 24th, 2010

Hazel M. Roberts

Mrs. Hazel M. Roberts, 85, of Madisonville passed away at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, at NHC HealthCare of Madisonville.
February 23rd, 2010

Jeanette Pendley

Jeanette Pendley, 72, of Morgantown, died Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, at Rockcastle Hospital, Mount Vernon. She was a retired secretary at Third District Elementary and was a member of First Baptist Church, Madisonville.

Dixie Jean Wedding Sisk

Mrs. Dixie Jean Wedding Sisk, 72, of Madisonville, passed away at 12:05 a.m. Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville.
 
 
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