Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Allen Donald Poliszczuk
Jun 15, 2021
Allen Donald Poliszczuk was born on September 10, 1948 in Chicago, IL to Henry George Poliszczuk and Dolores Eleanor Kujawski and moved to Madisonville, KY in 1992 with his wife and daughter. Mr. Poliszczuk passed away June 15, 2021 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Allen was a loving husband and father. He was a Vietnam Veteran and served honorably...
Dakota Ron Cleao Carter
Jun 1, 2021
Dakota Ron Cleao Carter, age 16, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. Dakota was born January 15, 2005 in Pontiac, IL to Daniel Lee Carter and Angela Collier Carter. He worked in food service at McDonalds in Princeton, KY. Dakota Carter is survived by his parents, Daniel...
Lawrence Kenneth Tossi
May 31, 2021
Lawrence Kenneth Tossi, age 62, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, May 31, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Tossi was born on June 21, 1958 in Chicago, IL to the late George Anthony Tossi and Elaine Gloss Tossi-Dreasler. He was a local truck driver for many years and of the Christian Faith. Mr. Tossi is survived by his...
Elizabeth Ann Massey
May 29, 2021
Elizabeth Ann Massey, age 33, of Madisonville, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at her residence. Ms Massey was born January 30, 1987 in Madisonville, KY to the late James Albert Massey and Kem Lee Hammonds Proffitt. She was a homemaker. Ms Massey is survived by her mother, Kem Lee Proffitt of...
Joseph "Jo" Christene Johnson
May 25, 2021
Joseph “Jo” Christene Johnson, age 82, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on May 25, 2021 at Maple Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Greenville, KY. Mrs. Johnson was born on February 2, 1939 to Carlie Thomas Hopper and Betty Fisher Hopper in Dawson Springs, KY. She was a beloved wife and mother. She is survived by her beloved husband of 63...
Rodney Leslie Rogers
May 20, 2021
Rodney Leslie Rogers, age 65, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Rogers was born on November 7, 1955 in Watertown, NY to the late Clarence Leslie Rogers and Virginia Rose Peterson Rogers. He proudly served his country for three years in the U.S. Army and afterward worked in...
Virginia Lucille Holloway
May 15, 2021
Virginia Lucille Holloway, age 98, formerly of Dawson Springs and Henderson, KY passed away peacefully Saturday, May 15, 2021 at the home of her son in Pensacola, FL. She was born on June 14, 1922 in Eddyville, KY to the late Clyde Vernon Kilgore and Nancy Rebecca Cummins Kilgore and was their last surviving child. A resident of Dawson Springs...
Rosie Mae Jones
May 13, 2021
Rosie Mae Jones, age 65, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at her residence. Ms. Jones was born on May 4, 1956 in Dalton, KY to George David Adamson and Nellie Creekmur Adamson. She was a mother and homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. Ms. Jones is survived by five daughters, Sharon (Robert) Johnson of...
Consey Ray Pagano
May 6, 2021
Consey Ray Pagano, age 75, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Pagano was born on April 13, 1946 in Cincinnati, OH to the late Constantino Joseph Pagano and Addie Ray Mull Pagano Willett. He was a construction worker specializing in home improvements. Mr. Pagano was a Catholic. He...
Stephen Ernest Jones
May 4, 2021
Stephen Ernest Jones, age 71, of Princeton, KY and formerly of Caldwell County near Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at Princeton Health & Rehab Center. Mr. Jones was born on January 16, 1950 in Madisonville, KY to the late Clifton Ernest Jones and Mary Kathryn Orange Jones. He worked for over 40 years with Pennyroyal...
Waldron E. Grimes
Apr 29, 2021
Waldron E. Grimes, age 83, of Madisonville, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Grimes was born on April 29, 1938 in Providence, KY to the late Burris Harold Grimes and Ruby Mae Purritt Grimes. He worked as a saw mill operator for 45 years and he was very...
Kenneth Ray Adams, Jr.
Apr 27, 2021
Kenneth Ray Adams, Jr., age 44, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Adams was born on January 17, 1977 in Madisonville, KY to Wilma June Maddox Dono van and the late Kenneth Ray Adams, Sr. He was a night supervisor at Food Giant in Dawson Springs, KY and...
Lester Thomas
Apr 22, 2021
Lester Thomas of Versailles, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on April 22, 2021 at Taylor Manor nursing home in Versailles, Kentucky at the age of 94. Lester was born November 13, 1926 in Caldwell County Kentucky to Ruby and Mary Alice Thomas. He grew up as one of 10 siblings on a farm in western Kentucky...
Shonda L White
Apr 16, 2021
Shonda Reneea Lilly White., age 54, of Hopkinsville, KY passed away on Friday, April 16, 2021 at her residence. Mrs. White was born on November 21, 1966 in Madison, Indiana to Janie Jump Lilly and the late Rev. Eddie Jarvis Lilly. She was a pharmacy technician and a member of the Pentecostals of Hopkinsville. She is survived by her mother...
Ronald Lee "Ronnie" White
Apr 4, 2021
Ronald Lee “Ronnie” White, Sr., age 57, of Hopkinsville, KY passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021 at his residence. Mr. White was born on October 16, 1963 in Hopkinsville, KY to the late Bob White and Lydia Pauline Simpson White. He was the owner of RW Appliances in Hopkinsville, KY and was of the Pentecostal faith. He is survived...
Willie Burniece Workman
Mar 25, 2021
Willie Burniece Workman, 78, of the Charleston community of Dawson Springs, passed into the heavenly realm on March 25, 2021, at Creekwood Nursing Facility, Russellville, KY. She was born May 11, 1942 to Joseph Pollard and Mary Knight Pollard. Mrs. Workman was a graduate of Charleston High School in 1960. She was a member of the Charleston Missionary Baptist Church,...
Earl "Doc" Adams
Mar 21, 2021
Earl “Doc” Adams, age 63, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at Jennie Stuart Medical Center, Hopkinsville, KY. Mr. Adams was born on April 22, 1957 to Coy James Adams and Myrtle Jewell Hutton Adams. He was disabled. He is survived by many extended family members. Mr. Adams is preceded in death by his parents...
Stacy Louise Wyatt
Mar 18, 2021
Stacy Louise Wyatt, age 79, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at Madisonville Health and Rehabilitation Center. Ms. Wyatt was born October 19, 1941 in Ilsley, KY to Claud McKnight and Carolyn Davis McKnight. She graduated from South Hopkins High School and was a member of the Park Avenue Baptist Church of Madisonville. She retired from...
Betty Fern Cunningham Rambo
Mar 18, 2021
Betty Fern Cunningham Rambo, age 81, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at Madisonville Health and Rehab Center in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Rambo was born on October 4, 1939 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Henry Franklin Cunningham and Juanita Fern Higbee Cunningham. She worked many years with the Head Start program serving as...
Tyrone French
Mar 16, 2021
Tyrone French, age 79, of Princeton, KY passed away on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at Princeton Health & Rehabilitation Center, Princeton, KY. Mr. French was born on November 24, 1941in Wayne County, Michigan to the late R.C. French and Katherine Tabor French Webb. He worked for over 30 years as a coal miner and retired with Peabody Coal Company. He...
