Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Ernest Morris Aiken
Dec 10, 2021
Ernest Morris Aiken, age 86, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on December 10, 2021 near his residence. Mr. Aiken was born on February 9, 1935 in Springfield, Vermont to the late Ernest Morris Aiken, Sr. and Bessie Jackson Aiken. He served his country in the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne and attended a Mechanic Trade School in Gary, IN. He...
Carole Ruth Grisham
Dec 10, 2021
Carole Ruth Grisham, age 80, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021 near her residence. Mrs. Grisham was born August 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 and she managed the dietary department at Dawson Springs...
Marsha Gail Hall
Dec 10, 2021
Marsha Gail Hall, age 72, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021 near her residence. Ms. Hall was born August 17, 1949, to the late Norman Townsend and Rowena Mae McNeeley Townsend. She was a 1968 graduate of Dawson Springs High School and worked as a funeral attendant and cared for the facilities at Beshear Funeral...
Carolyn Sigler
Dec 10, 2021
Ms. Carolyn Sigler of Dawson Springs, KY went to be with the Lord on December 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 January 6, 1943 in Trigg County. She was one of seven children. Ms. Carolyn graduated from Caldwell County High School...
Jennifer "Jenny" Ann Cunningham Bruce
Dec 10, 2021
Jennifer Ann Cunningham Bruce, age 67, of Beulah, KY passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021 at her residence. Mrs. Bruce was born October 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 Dawson Springs School System, She is survived by...
Sonya Kay Mcchesney
Dec 10, 2021
Sonya Kay McChesney, age 77, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021 near her residence in Dawson Springs. Ms. McChesney was born on 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 Company in Nortonville before she married...
Linda Ruth Riley
Dec 7, 2021
Linda Ruth Riley, age 80, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at her residence in Dawson Springs. Ms. Riley was born on September 2, 1941 to David Rufus Jackson and Bessie Olene Messamore Jackson. She was a 1959 graduate of South Hopkins High School. She was a beloved mother and grandmother, and she worked several...
Larry Joe "Bones" Howton
Dec 4, 2021
Larry Joe “Bones” Howton, age 74, of Winchester, KY, and formerly of Dawson Springs, passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at his residence in Winchester, KY. Mr. Howton was born on September 7, 1947 to Elvie Huie Howton and Bernice O. Davis Howton. He was a 1965 graduate of Dawson Springs High School. After graduation he worked for many...
Orean Smith
Dec 3, 2021
Orean Smith, age 89, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on December 3, 2021 at Baptist Health Deaconess, Madisonville, KY. Ms. Smith was born in Dawson Springs, KY on December 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 bookkeeper at several places...
Ladonna Joyce Washburn
Dec 2, 2021
LaDonna Joyce Washburn, age 63, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on December 2, 2021at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Ms. Washburn was born in Dawson Springs, KY 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 librarian at the Dawson Springs Branch Library....
Carolyn Jeanette Orten
Nov 26, 2021
Carolyn Jeanette Orten, age 84, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on November 26, 2021 at her residence. Mrs. Orten was born in Millington, TN to James Caldwell Scott and Etta Lorene Franks Scott. She owned and operated “Carolyn’s Restaurant” in Ft. Myers, FL and she worked as a Nurse Aide at Fox Nursing Facility in Dawson Springs. She was...
Logan David Mcknight
Nov 24, 2021
Logan David McKnight, age 18, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on November 24, 2021 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. Mr. McKnight was born in Madisonville, KY to Jason and Ashley Purdy McKnight. He was a 2021 graduate of Dawson Springs High School and a freshman at Western Kentucky University. He participated in several high school sports programs...
Brenda Joyce Cummins
Nov 20, 2021
Brenda Joyce Cummins, age 81, of Madisonville, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at Tradewater Health & Rehabilitation, Dawson Springs, KY. Ms Cummins was born on June 5, 1940 to Raymond Thomason and Virginia Louise Davis Thomason Cansler. She was a 1957 graduate of Dawson Springs High School, a member of the...
Jane Carolyn Brown
Nov 18, 2021
Jane Carolyn Brown, age 73, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021 at the Tradewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, Dawson Springs, KY. Ms. Brown was born on January 7, 1948 to the late Casey Jones and Minnie Lee Stallins Jones. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. Ms. Brown is survived by a companion,...
Clyde Newman Purdy
Nov 14, 2021
Clyde Newman Purdy, age 78, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Purdy was born on 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. Mr. Purdy is survived by his wife of 55 years ~ Jean...
Wanda Rose Howton
Nov 13, 2021
Wanda Rose Howton, age 76, of Hanson, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at the residence of her son & daughter-in-law in Hanson, KY. Mrs. Howton was born on January 16, 1945 to Orbie Oliver and Callie Mae Johnson Oliver in Princeton, KY. Mrs. Howton was a wonderful seamstress and worked for...
James Edward "Hoosier" Allen
Nov 12, 2021
James Edward “Hoosier” Allen, age 62, of Madisonville, KY, formerly of Earlington, KY, passed away on Friday, November 12, 2021 at Baptist Health Deaconess, Madisonville, KY. Mr. Allen was born on June 16, 1959 in Murray, KY to the late Clarence Edward Allen and Eva Lillian Phelps Allen. He worked as a self-employed logger for many years. During the 80s...
Gary Dale Howton
Nov 7, 2021
Gary “Dale” Howton, age 70, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at his residence in Dawson Springs, KY. Mr. Howton was born on October 24, 1951 to Elvie Huie Howton and Bernice O. Davis Howton. Mr. Howton worked with the Maintenance Department at Pennyrile Resort State Park at the golf course. Mr. Howton was an...
Judy A Hunt
Nov 3, 2021
Judy A. Hunt, age 72, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at Tradewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, Dawson Springs, KY. Ms. Hunt was born on May 22, 1949 in Dawson Springs KY to the late Claude Niles Ladd and Ruby Jewell Hicks Ladd. She was a 1967 graduate of West Hopkins High School. After graduation...
William Samuel Ramsey
Oct 30, 2021
William Samuel Ramsey, age 78, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Ridgewood Terrace Health and Rehab in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Ramsey was born on December 8, 1942 in Clay KY to the late Samuel Pratt Ramsey and Agnes Marie Shelton Ramsey. He was a self-employed merchandiser and a member of Lonestar Pentecostal Church. Mr. Ramsey...
