Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Michael Joe Knight
Sep 22, 2021
Michael Joe Knight, age 55, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at the home of a friend. Michael Joe was born on October 17, 1966 in Christian County, KY to Sanford Knight and Bonnie Knight Brown. He attended Christian County High School and was of the Christian faith. Michael Joe is survived by his mother...
William Benjamin Thomas
Sep 21, 2021
William Benjamin Thomas, age 75, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at Baptist Health Deaconess, Madisonville, KY. Mr. Thomas was born on July 22, 1946 in Hopkins County, KY to the late William Arthur Thomas and Mamie Hyacinth Martin Thomas. He worked for many years and retired with Kentucky Utilities and he attended the Dunn...
Jimmy Donald Farris
Sep 19, 2021
Jimmy Donald Farris, age 82, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Owensboro Health Medical Center in Owensboro, KY. Mr. Farris was born on November 26, 1938 in Christian County, KY to the late Clarence Farris and Lorene Hensley Farris. He worked for many years as a Supervisor for Buckhorn Manufacturing. Mr. Farris attended both...
Cynthia Darlene Kruse
Sep 18, 2021
Cynthia Darlene Kruse, age 69, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Kruse was born on August 6, 1952 in Ozark, AL to the late Elmo Max Towery and June Deloris Kemp Towery. She was a residential caregiver at Outwood Rescare and a member of the Charleston Baptist...
Barbara Jean Lovelace
Sep 14, 2021
Barbara Jean “Nanny” Lovelace, age 78, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Baptist Health Deaconess, Madisonville, KY. Ms. Lovelace was born November 20, 1942, in Granite City, IL to the late Mary Stone Terry and Russel L. Terry. As the wife of a career soldier, she traveled extensively. She spent almost eight years overseas...
Herman Michael Ferguson
Sep 13, 2021
Herman “Michael” Ferguson, age 64, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Ferguson was born on August 6, 1957 to the late Herman M. Ferguson and Edna Ruth Marks Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson is survived by a daughter ~ Cassandra Gail Ferguson Combs of Henderson, KY; a son ~ Jeremy Michael Ferguson of...
Donald Dewayne Merrell
Sep 10, 2021
Donald Dewayne Merrell, age 59, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021 at Baptist Health Deaconess Hospital in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Merrell was born on February 24, 1962 to Shirley Ann Browning Merrell and the late Chapman Merrell. Mr. Merrell worked at General Electric for 35 years and was a member of Ilsley Christian Church. He...
Charlene Louise Roberts
Sep 6, 2021
Charlene Louise Roberts, age 75, of Dawson Springs, KY journeyed to Heaven from her earthly home on Monday, September 6, 2021 at her residence. Ms. Roberts was born December 21, 1945 in Evansville, IN to the late Melvin Brasher Brooks and Helen Louise Travers Brooks. She worked many years in retail. She was a member of the Dayspring Assembly of...
Tammy Louise Winters
Sep 3, 2021
Tammy Louise Winters, age 55, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021 at the home of her family. Mrs. Winters was born September 26, 1965 in Princeton, KY to Gordon Junior Adams and the late Stella Johnson Adams. Tammy worked for many years as a med tech in local nursing homes and was of the Baptist...
Walter Thomas "Tom" Yarbrough, Jr.
Sep 3, 2021
Walter Thomas “Tom” Yarbrough, Jr., age 59, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021 in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Yarbrough was born on September 30, 1961 to the late Walter Thomas Yarbrough, Sr. and Betty Jean Vandiver Menser. Mr. Yarbrough worked for many years at Buckhorn Manufacturing in Dawson Springs, KY. Mr. Yarbrough is survived by five...
Shellie William Dalton
Aug 31, 2021
Shellie William Dalton, age 65, of Bowling Green, KY, passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at The Medical Center Hospital, Bowling Green, KY. Mr. Dalton was born on June 14, 1956 to the late Alvis Dalton and Sanarah Poe Dalton. He served many years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves, and he was a member of the Walnut...
Thomas Gail Johnson
Aug 22, 2021
Thomas Gail Johnson, age 82, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Johnson was born on September 5, 1938 to the late Benjamin Johnson and Ruby Messamore Johnson in Dawson Springs, KY. He was a retired coal miner and a heavy equipment operator at Harrison Construction. Mr. Johnson served...
Dextel Lee Hoard
Aug 21, 2021
Dextel Lee Hoard, age 92, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Hoard was born on October 27, 1928 in Ilsley, KY to the late Benjamin Hoard and Rosa Pearl Hopper Hoard. He retired after working 27 years with the Kentucky State Highway Department and was of the Christian...
Edward Earl Menser, Sr.
Aug 21, 2021
Edward “Earl” Menser, Sr., age 84, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Menser was born on August 25, 1936 to the late Dewey F. Menser and Effie Eula Ford Menser. He served his country for 20 years in the United State Air Force and retired as a Staff Sergeant....
Ronald Chester, Sr.
Aug 15, 2021
Ronald Chester, Sr., age 77, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, August 15, 2021 at his home. Mr. Chester was born on November 21, 1943 in Carrolton, KY to the late Gerald R. Chester and Thelmey Duty Chester. He worked as an industrial painter with Simms Painting in Evansville and was a lifetime member of the Painters Local...
Kelly Annette Harrell
Aug 11, 2021
Kelly Annette Harrell, age 45, of White Plains, KY passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. Mrs. Harrell was born on December 29, 1975 to David Walls, Sr. and Linda Jackson Walls Camplin. She worked as a Consolidator for Clark Industries in Madisonville, KY and was a member of the Star of...
William Rudolph Schinderle
Aug 4, 2021
William Rudolph Schinderle, age 82, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at General Hospital in Campbell, MO. Mr. Schinderle was born on August 26, 1938 in Iron Mountain, Michigan to the late Rudolph Carl Schinderle and Hazel Moses Schinderle. He was an iron worker for many years and served his country in the United States...
Barbara Gail Warren
Jul 30, 2021
Barbara Gail Warren, age 69, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021 at her residence. Mrs. Warren was born on August 4, 1951 in Madisonville, KY to the late James Bourland and Delores Sizemore Bourland. She was a 1969 graduate of South Hopkins High School. She worked for 38 years with the Hopkins County Board of...
Cheryl Ann Cullen
Jul 30, 2021
Cheryl Ann Cullen, age 56, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Cheryl was born on August 12, 1964 in Orange County, CA to the late Monty Ray Cullen, Sr. and Barbara Culley Cullen. She was a beloved mother and grandmother and was a member of Silent Run Baptist Church....
Cleatus Roy Adams, Sr.
Jul 16, 2021
Cleatus Roy Adams, Sr., age 69, of Ilsley, KY, passed away on Friday, July 16, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Adams was born on May 1, 1952 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Roy Farris Adams and Anna Louise Hicks Adams. He was a retired heavy equipment operator and of the Christian faith. Mr. Adams is survived by his...
