Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Rebecca Louise Gatewood
Jul 8, 2023
Rebecca Louise Gatewood, age 54, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at Baptist Health Hospital Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. She was born October 21, 1968 in Kansas City, MO to the late Richard E. Brownell and Patricia Louise Boyd.
Survivors include three sisters ~ Lisa Huckleberry of Scottsdale, AZ, Vee Price Brown of Troutman, VA and...
Mary Allene Bennett
Jun 28, 2023
Mary Allene Bennett, age 72, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Ms Bennett was born on August 22, 1950 in Dawson Springs, KY to Dessie Walter Bennett and Dixie Marie Orten Bennett. She was a beloved mother and homemaker. She enjoyed reading, cooking, baking, spending time with her...
Doris "Deanie" Littlejohn
Jun 23, 2023
Doris “Deanie” Littlejohn, age 81, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, June 23, 2023 at Dawson Springs Health and Rehabilitation. Ms. Littlejohn was born on August 15, 1941 in Caldwell County, KY near Dawson Springs to Garland Burris and Violet Davis Burris. She worked for many years and retired with the Dawson Springs Housing Authority. She was a...
David Alan Menser
Jun 19, 2023
David Alan Menser, age 54, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023 at Baptist Health Hospital Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. He was born July 9, 1968 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Johnnie Menser and Ina Alcova McGee Menser. Mr. Menser was a member of Lafayette Baptist Church and a 1987 graduate of West Hopkins...
Dale Wayne Seats
Jun 18, 2023
Dale Wayne Seats, age 66, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2023 at his residence. Mr. Seats was born on September 17, 1956 in Whittier, California to James T. Seats and Olivet M. Seats. He worked as a mariner on oil rigs as the chief engineer mechanic for many years. Additionally, he very much enjoyed gardening...
Michael Kirby Duncan
Jun 11, 2023
Michael Kirby Duncan, 73, of Dawson Springs, Kentucky passed away on June 11, 2023 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, Kentucky.
He was born June 8, 1950 to the late Kirby Weldon and Frances Cavanaugh Duncan.
Mike graduated from Dawson Springs High School in 1968 and then attended Murray State University where he earned a degree in history and math education. He...
Seth Douglas Sisk
Jun 10, 2023
Seth Douglas Sisk, age 27, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2023 from injuries received in a motorcycle accident. Mr. Sisk was born on August 29, 1995 to Hansley Alan Sisk and Christy Ray Kirkwood Sisk. He enjoyed riding 4-wheelers and motorcycles and was a member of the Mid-South Cross Country Racing Club. He was also...
Louise Marie Russell
Jun 2, 2023
Louise Marie Russell, age 87, of Dawson Springs, KY went to be in the loving arms of Jesus on Friday, June 2, 2023 at her residence with her family. She was born on September 20, 1935 in Unga, Alaska to the late Louis Hamilton Berntsen and Laura Olga Torgramsen Berntsen Wilson. After graduating high school she worked as a dental...
Floyd Nolan Wallace
May 30, 2023
Floyd Nolan Wallace, age 60, of St. Charles, KY, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at Baptist Health Deaconess, Madisonville, KY. He was born May 30, 1963, in Dayton, Ohio to Nolan Wallace and Charlene Harris Wallace. Mr. Wallace was a self-employed mechanic. He loved to go fishing.
Survivors include a daughter, Lacosta Hopper of White Plains, KY; two sons,...
Colonel Franklin D. Hunt
May 29, 2023
Colonel Franklin D. Hunt, age 88, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Monday, May 29, 2023 at his residence. Mr. Hunt was born on April 6, 1935 in Burdine, KY to the late Doc Hunt and Irene Huddleston Hunt. Mr. Hunt served his country for 8 years in the United States Navy and he was a member of the...
Maxine Gordon Ausenbaugh
May 27, 2023
Maxine Gordon Ausenbaugh, age 94, of Providence, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. She was born January 28, 1929 in Gideon, MO to Henry Lee Gordon and Grace Elizabeth Rye Gordon. Mrs. Ausenbaugh was a mother and homemaker, a talented oil painter, and she attended...
Michael Coy Anderson
May 27, 2023
Michael Coy Anderson, age 58, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at Baptist Health Hospital in Paducah, KY. He was born December 16, 1964 in Hopkinsville, KY to the late Donald Eugene Anderson and Wilma Hazel Pitt Anderson. Mr. Anderson had an associate degree in robotics and worked as a robotics mechanic at Sumatoma in...
Linda Harris
May 27, 2023
Linda Harris, age 75, of Lowell, IN, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at her residence. She was born July 16, 1947 in Chicago, IL to Roy Harris and Vera Calvert Harris. Ms. Harris was a Pharmacy Tech and a Sales Associate for Kmart in St. John, IN for many years. She was a member of the Jehovah Witness.
Survivors...
Shirley Legate Todd
May 21, 2023
Shirley Legate Todd, age 61, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at her residence. She was born February 1, 1962 in Madisonville, KY to the late Darrell Legate and Euvanna Grace. She worked in hospital housekeeping for many years and was of the Christian faith.
Survivors include her companion of many years ~ David Botson of...
Mark Eugene Robards
May 20, 2023
Mark Eugene Robards, age 61, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Baptist Health Hospital in Paducah, KY. He was born April 12, 1962 in Madisonville, KY to Robert Eugene Robards and Joan Rhea Audas Robards. Mark served his country in the United States Army and was a self-employed excavator.
Survivors include a daughter ~ Stephanie...
Morine E. Alexander
May 16, 2023
Morine E. Alexander, age 103, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, May 16, 2023, at Tradewater Health and Rehab Center, Dawson Springs, KY. She was born on October 23, 1919 in Caseyville, KY to the late Charlie Mull and Katie Heinz Mull. Ms. Alexander was a beloved mother and homemaker; additionally, she worked in a peanut factory in...
Gabe Glenn Purdy
May 16, 2023
Gabe Glenn Purdy, age 68, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at his residence. He was born on August 17, 1954 in Hopkinsville, KY to the late Dixon Bradley Purdy, Jr., and Enda Mullins Purdy. Mr. Purdy was a graduate of Dawson Springs High School and attended Murray State University where he was a member...
Joann Newberry Johnson
May 12, 2023
JoAnn Johnson, age 81, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, May 12, 2023 at her home. Ms. Johnson was born on April 14, 1942 in Sumner County, TN to the late Raymond Newberry and Irene Hunter Newberry. She worked for many years as a waitress at several local restaurants.
Ms. Johnson is survived by two daughters ~ Sallie Johnson...
Gayle Poe
May 11, 2023
Gayle Poe, age 89, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. She was born on September 7, 1933 in Princeton, KY to the late Henry and Pearl Hamby Barnett. Mrs. Poe was a beloved mother and homemaker and was a member of First Baptist Church in Dawson Springs, KY.
She...
Robert J. Moore
Apr 30, 2023
Robert J. Moore, age 94, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2023 at Heart to Heart Inpatient Care, Evansville, IN. Chaplain Moore was born on March 15, 1929 to the late John Henry Moore and Lily Tite Moore in Dexter, Missouri. He graduated from Dexter High School in 1947, Oakland City College in 1957, and the...
