Joyce Blalock Cotton, 90, of Ocala, Florida and formally of Dawson Springs, passed away in Ocala, Florida. She was born May 22, 1931, in Hopkins County to the late David H. and Trean Blalock. She graduated from Dawson Springs High School and Kentucky Baptist Nursing School. She worked as a R…
Irwin Timothy “Timmy” Luttrell, 60, of Madisonville died, Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Bowling Green Medical Center in Bowling Green. Mr. Luttrell was a long-haul truck driver.
Virgil Deon Ladd, 81, of Dawson Springs, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, at his residence. He retired with Westate Construction and was a member of the Lafayette Baptist Church.
Ms. Carolyn Sigler of Dawson Springs went to be with the Lord on Dec. 10, 2021, at the young age of 78. She was born to the late Hugh D. Swatzell and the late Gertie Mae (Huddleston) Swatzell on Jan. 6, 1943, in Trigg County. She was one of seven children. Ms. Carolyn graduated from Caldwell…
Wanda J. Thompson, 85, of Madisonville, passed away Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. She was born in Suthards on Thursday, Jan. 16, 1936, to the late William “Chester” Crook and the late Susan Mae Knight. She was a member of Soul’s Harbor Baptist Church in Madisonville. Mrs. Thompson had worked at Reg…
Joshua Brian Lindsey, 47, of Dawson Springs, passed away Friday, Dec. 24, 2021, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mr. Lindsey was born Dec. 7, 1974, in Madisonville to Vickie Whitfield Lindsey Eich and the late Anthony “Tony” Lindsey. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force and worked for a mo…
Richard Lee “R.L.” Orten, 94, of Dawson Springs, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Orten was born in Dawson Springs to the late James William Orten and Margie Victoria Trotter Orten. He retired from Island Creek Coal Co. in 1980 after working 38 years in the coal mi…
Margaret Ann Lamb, 89, of Dawson Springs, passed away Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, at Tradewater Health & Rehab in Dawson Springs. Mrs. Lamb was born Sept. 7, 1932, to the late Walter Poole and Gertrude Parker Poole. She worked for many years at Ottenheimer Manufacturing and was a foster grand…
CADIZ — Bill Ashby, 74, of Cadiz, passed away Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee.
Rita Kay Chappell, 73, of Madisonville, formerly of Dawson Springs, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at Ridgewood Terrace in Madisonville. Ms. Chappell was born Feb. 8, 1948, to the late Wallace Reid Hicks and Paula Marceline Garrett Hicks. She was a graduate of Wingo High School and a me…
Bobby Donald Carroll, 86, of White Plains, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at Baptist Health Deaconess. Born Dec. 16, 1935, to the late John and Oma (Oglesby) Carroll. He proudly served in the U.S. Army for two years and was an active member of Concord Missionary Baptist Church. Bobby wa…
Dempsey Faulk, 87, of Mortons Gap, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, at his home. He was born in Mortons Gap on July 20, 1934, to the late Omer Sr. and Dobie Faulk. Mr. Faulk was of the Christian faith and was a member of the UMWA. He retired from Peabody Star Mine, where he had worked a…
Marsha Gail Hall, 72, of Dawson Springs, passed away Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, near her residence. Ms. Hall was born Aug. 17, 1949, to the late Norman Townsend and Rowena Mae McNeeley Townsend. She was a 1968 graduate of Dawson Springs High School, worked as a funeral attendant and cared for th…
Carole Ruth Grisham, 80, of Dawson Springs, passed away Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, near her residence. Mrs. Grisham was born Aug. 20, 1941, to the late Norman Townsend and Rowena Mae McNeeley Townsend. She was retired after working many years as the facilities attendant at Beshear Funeral Home, …
Jennifer “Lulu” Nelson Eckert, 69, of Dawson Springs, passed away Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. Born April 24, 1952, to the late John “Red” and Jessie (Babb) Nelson of Nortonville, she was a member of Concord Missionary Baptist Church in White Plains and the class of ‘70 South Hopkins graduate. She…
DIXON — Luwanda Winstead, 72, of Dixon, died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at the Lucy Smith King Care Center — St. Anthony’s Hospice in Henderson. She was born May 16, 1949, in Diamond and is the daughter of the late Harmon (Shorty) and Vera D. Hill of Providence. She married Bobby W. Winstead on…
Linda Ruth Riley, 80, of Dawson Springs, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, at her residence in Dawson Springs. Ms. Riley was born Sept. 2, 1941, to David Rufus Jackson and Bessy Olene Messamore Jackson. She was a 1959 graduate of South Hopkins High School. She was a beloved mother and grand…
Oaklynn Charleigh Koon of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away Monday, December 13, 2021, at Nortons Children’s Hospital in Louisville, KY.
Sonya Kay McChesney, 77, of Dawson Springs, passed away Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, near her residence in Dawson Springs. Ms. McChesney was born July 4, 1944, to the late Clarence Duncan and Georgia French Duncan. She was a graduate of Charleston High School. Sonya Kay worked at the Fox Lumber Co…
BEULAH — Jennifer Ann Cunningham Bruce, 67, of Beulah, passed away Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, at her residence. Mrs. Bruce was born Oct. 17, 1954, to the late Harold Cunningham and Jean Jackson Cunningham. She was a graduate of Dawson Springs High School and worked as a finance officer for the D…
Jeffrey Kane Eckert, 70, of Dawson Springs, passed away Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. Born Dec. 27, 1950, to the late Lloyd and Lucy “Rose” (Clark) Eckert of Ohio, he was a class of ‘69 graduate from Fairmont West in Kettering, Ohio, and went on to graduate Pi Kappa Alpha class of ‘73 from Ohio Uni…
Jerry Wayne Widner, 72, of Madisonville, died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at Madisonville Health and Rehab. He worked as a coal miner for Golden Globe Coal.
Harvey Delynn McFarland, 59, died Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, at Baptist Health Deaconess.
Orean Smith, 89, of Dawson Springs, passed away Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville. Ms. Smith was born in Dawson Springs on Dec. 2, 1932, to Earl Fork and Ora Houston Fork. She was a 1950 graduate of Nortonville High School, and she worked for many years as a b…
Mrs. Hazelle Ann Walker, 95, of Hendersonville, TN, formerly of Madisonville, KY, died Thursday, December 2, 2021, at NHC Place Sumner.
Cleatus Gordon Foster Jr., 71, of Nortonville, passed away Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, at Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville.
Kathy Lynn Moore, 62, of Madisonville, KY, died Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at her residence.
LaDonna Joyce Washburn, 63, of Dawson Springs, passed away Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Ms. Washburn was born in Dawson Springs to Paul Beshear and Lena Mae Lamb Beshear. She was a 1976 graduate of West Hopkins High School, and she worked for many years as a…
WINCHESTER — Larry Joe “Bones” Howton, 74, of Winchester, and formerly of Dawson Springs, passed away Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, at his residence in Winchester. Mr. Howton was born Sept. 7, 1947, to Elvie Huie Howton and Bernice O. Davis Howton. He was a 1965 graduate of Dawson Springs High Sch…
Sue Taylor, 58, of Madisonville, KY, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at her residence in Madisonville.
Peggy Sue Austin Phillips, 81, of Madisonville, passed away Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, at Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville.
Joyce Knox, 67, of Madisonville, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, at Madisonville Health and Rehab. Joy was an office assistant at Kentucky Lottery Corp. and was a member of Suthard’s Christian Church.
Brenda Joyce Cummins, 81, of Madisonville, and formerly of Dawson Springs, passed away Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at Tradewater Health & Rehabilitation in Dawson Springs. Ms Cummins was born June 5, 1940, to Raymond Thomason and Virginia Louise Davis Thomason Cansler. She was a 1957 gradua…
Mary Copas Carney, 88, of Madisonville, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at her home in Madisonville of natural causes.
Logan David McKnight, 18, of Dawson Springs, passed away Nov. 24, 2021, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. McKnight was born in Madisonville to Jason and Ashley Purdy McKnight. He was a 2021 graduate of Dawson Springs High School and a freshman at Western Ke…
Carol Ligon Lewis, 78, of Madisonville, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at Baptist Health Deaconess. Carol retired as president of Ligon Specialized Services and was a member of Covenant Community Church.
Jane Carolyn Brown, 73, of Dawson Springs, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at the Tradewater Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was a homemaker.
James Anthony Joyce, 58, died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, at Baptist Health Madisonville.
Charlotte Lear, 77, of Madisonville, KY, passed away Monday, November 29, 2021, at residence.
Wanda Rose Howton, 76, of Hanson, and formerly of Dawson Springs, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at her son and daughter-in-law’s residence. She worked for Arvins’ and Ottenheimers’. She was a member of the Star of Bethlehem Church.
Gary Howton, 70, of Dawson Springs, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, at his residence. He worked with the maintenance department at Pennyrile Resort State Park at the golf course.
Timothy Dean Blakeley, 61, of Madisonville, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, at Baptist Health East. He worked for many years in the trucking industry.
Judy A. Hunt, 72, of Dawson Springs, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, at Tradewater Health and Rehabilitation Center. She worked in medical records with the Hopkins County Hospital and was a member of the Mount Pisgah Baptist Church.
James Edward Allen, 62, of Madisonville, formerly of Earlington, died Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, at Baptist Health Deaconess. He worked as a self-employed logger.
Clyde Newman Purdy, 79, of Dawson Springs, passed away Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Purdy was born June 22, 1943, to the late Elijah Purdy and Delma Carner Purdy. Mr. Purdy was a self-employed logger and was of the Christian faith.
OWENSBORO — Janet F. Winstead, 79, of Owensboro, passed away Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, at Norton Brownsboro Hospital in Louisville. She was born in Evansville, Indiana, on Sept. 12, 1942, to the late Samuel Norwood Knight and Velma Grisham Knight. She spent most of her young adult life and raise…
Gary Howton, 70, of Dawson Springs, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, at his residence. He worked with the maintenance department at Pennyrile Resort State Park at the golf course.
OWENSBORO — Mandy Hicks Crawford, 40, of Owensboro, formerly of Sacramento, gained her angel wings and went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, at Norton Hospital in Louisville. Amanda Rae Hicks was born Oct. 15, 1981, in Owensboro to Russell Steven and Dinky Lockard Hicks, was…
Gary Cowen, 73, of Madisonville, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, at Baptist Health Deaconess. He was a U.S. Marine Corp veteran, formerly a truck driver and a member of Souls Harbor Baptist Church.
Mildred Mae Kirkwood, 92, of Madisonville, died Oct. 30, 2021. She worked at York International Plant and was a member of Little Flock Baptist Church.
Joyce Blalock Cotton, 90, of Ocala, Florida and formally of Dawson Springs, passed away in Ocala, Florida. She was born May 22, 1931, in Hopkins County to the late David H. and Trean Blalock. She graduated from Dawson Springs High School and Kentucky Baptist Nursing School. She worked as a R…
Irwin Timothy “Timmy” Luttrell, 60, of Madisonville died, Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Bowling Green Medical Center in Bowling Green. Mr. Luttrell was a long-haul truck driver.
Virgil Deon Ladd, 81, of Dawson Springs, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, at his residence. He retired with Westate Construction and was a member of the Lafayette Baptist Church.
Ms. Carolyn Sigler of Dawson Springs went to be with the Lord on Dec. 10, 2021, at the young age of 78. She was born to the late Hugh D. Swatzell and the late Gertie Mae (Huddleston) Swatzell on Jan. 6, 1943, in Trigg County. She was one of seven children. Ms. Carolyn graduated from Caldwell…
Wanda J. Thompson, 85, of Madisonville, passed away Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. She was born in Suthards on Thursday, Jan. 16, 1936, to the late William “Chester” Crook and the late Susan Mae Knight. She was a member of Soul’s Harbor Baptist Church in Madisonville. Mrs. Thompson had worked at Reg…
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Editor’s note: This is an open letter from Dawson Springs Superintendent Lenny Whalen to all parents and guardians of kids in the Dawson system.
Has anyone ever had any success in handling a situation by shouting, “Everybody just calm down!” Didn’t think so.
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