Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
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...
Charles Ray Johnson
Jul 11, 2021
Charles Ray Johnson, age 77, of Cedar Lake, IN passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at his daughter’s residence. Mr. Johnson was born on April 29, 1944 in St. Charles, KY to the late George Bedford Johnson and Dessie Darlene Carroll Johnson. He worked two jobs most of his working life. He worked for 30 years as a furnace...
William Russell Carroll
Jul 11, 2021
William Russell Carroll, age 83, of Ilsley, KY passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Carroll was born on June 28, 1938 in St. Charles, KY to the late Felix Carroll and Georgia Mae Keyser Carroll. He worked for many years and retired with Speed Queen manufacturing. He was a member of the Union Temple General...
Iris Orange Meehan
Jun 27, 2021
Iris Orange Meehan was born November 30, 1934 in Dawson Springs, Kentucky and passed away June 27, 2021 at the age of 86. She is survived by her children, Norris Orange and wife, Mary Jane; Rev. Darrell Orange and wife, Jeanetta; grandchildren, Michael Orange and wife, Stephanie; Amanda Elms and husband, Andrew; Sara Olgesby and husband, Bill; Phillip Orange and...
Dana O'Shea Nichols
Jun 27, 2021
Dana O’Shea Nichols, age 86, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2021 at her home. Dana Nichols was born on February 10, 1935 in Dawson Springs, KY to Thomas Arthur “Ott” and Estelle Bell Smith Morris. She was a 1952 graduate of Dawson Springs High School. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother who...
Dr. Michael Todd Cowan
Jun 25, 2021
Dr. Michael Todd Cowan, age 49, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Friday, June 25, 2021 at his home. Dr. Todd, as many people called him, was born on August 20, 1971 in Goldsboro, NC to Thomas “Mike” & Linda Adams Cowan. He was a 1989 graduate of Union County High School, in 1993 he received a Bachelor of...
Jeannette "Jean" Bell Galloway
Jun 22, 2021
Jeannette “Jean” Bell Galloway, age 101, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at Tradewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, Dawson Springs, KY. Ms. Galloway was born on July 7, 1919 in Caldwell County, KY to the late Ellis Creekmur and Donna Rogers Creekmur. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and homemaker. She was a member of...
Patsy Madella Moore
Jun 21, 2021
Patsy Madella Moore, age 66, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Monday, June 21, 2021 at Continue Care of Baptist Health surrounded by her family. Patsy was born January 28, 1955 to the late Charles and Frieda Perry in Lawrenceburg, TN. Patsy was an LPN for 30 years and served for the Army Reserves M.A.S.H. Unit in Paducah, KY for...
Calvin Lynn Colson
Jun 20, 2021
Calvin Lynn Colson, age 2, passed away Sunday, June 20, 2021 at his residence in Madisonville, KY. The precious baby boy was born February 4, 2019 to Joey Lynn Colson and Cindi Dawn Howton in Madisonville, KY. He was survived by his parents; two brothers, Donaven Colson and Kullen Colson; one sister, Emmalynn Colson; maternal grandparents, Rev. Donnie & Linda...
