Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
David Duane Cotton
Apr 30, 2020
David Duane Cotton, age 74, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on April 30, 2020 at “Linda White Hospice House” of Deaconess Hospital Midtown, Evansville, IN. Mr. Cotton was born in Madisonville, KY on August 28, 1945 to the late Rufus Cotton and Mildred Sisk Cotton. For most of Mr. Cotton’s working life he was a “long haul” and “coal”...
Dennie Wayne Carner
Apr 30, 2020
Dennie Wayne Carner, age 77, of Manitou, KY passed away on April 30, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Carner was born in Princeton, KY on November 15, 1942 to the late William Howard Carner and Lois Sisk Carner. Mr. Carner graduated high school from Caldwell County and then served his country in the U.S. Army from 1961 through 1963. He...
Carol G. Sutherlin
Apr 26, 2020
Carol G. Sutherlin, age 65, of Dalton, KY, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at her residence. Mrs. Sutherlin was born on January 29, 1954 in Beut, Montana to the late George Herburt Brown and Fronie Etha Brunson Brown. She received an Associate of Arts Degree from Madisonville Community College and worked many years as a retail merchandiser. She...
Linda "Joann" Edwards
Apr 25, 2020
Linda “JoAnn” Edwards, age 84, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at her residence. Mrs. Edwards was born on December 12, 1935 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Eura Franklin and Jessie Hutto Franklin. She was a 1954 graduate of Dawson Springs High School and Purdue University where she earned a degree in Business...
Robert Earl Cain
Apr 18, 2020
Robert Earl Cain, age 81, of Eddyville, KY passed away on April 18, 2020 at Princeton Health & Rehab Center, Princeton, KY. Mr. Cain was born in Caldwell County, KY on January 24, 1939 to the late Charles Henry Cain and Vera Belle Collins Cain. Mr. Cain served our country in the U.S. Navy from 1959 through 1968. Additionally, he...
Joyce Eloise Latham
Apr 17, 2020
Joyce Eloise Latham, age 83, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, April 17, 2020 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Ms. Latham was born in Crofton, KY on January 2, 1937 to the late Victor E. Latham and Mamie Knight Latham. She was a nursing assistant at Outwood Hospital and was of the Christian Faith. Ms. Latham was...
Beverly Jane Cook
Apr 8, 2020
Beverly Jane Cook, age 70, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Cook was born in Madisonville, KY on October 10, 1949 to the late William Jackson Latham and Wanuda Marie Davis Latham. She was a graduate of Hammond Tech Cosmetology School and was a beautician for many years...
William "Bill" Prow
Apr 5, 2020
William “Bill” Prow, age 81, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Prow was born on March 31, 1939 in the Charleston community to the late William Prow and Pearl Skinner Prow. He received two Masters’ Degrees from Western Kentucky University. Mr. Prow served his country in the U.S. Army for twenty...
Jean Simons Massamore
Apr 4, 2020
Jean S. Massamore, age 94, of Dawson Springs, KY died Saturday, April 4, 2020, at her granddaughter’s residence in Paris, TN. She graduated from the Memphis College of Art and was employed at Outwood State School in Dawson Springs, KY. She was also the owner & partner in Massamore Tax Services. Jean served on the Board of Directors of the...
Sandra Kay Hopper
Apr 1, 2020
Sandra Kay Milton Hopper, age 76, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Hopper was born in Caldwell County, KY on October 30, 1943 to the late James Edgar Milton, Sr., and Pansy Orange Milton. She was the longest attending founding member of the Life Apostolic Church in Madisonville, KY...
Ralph H. Kirkwood
Mar 30, 2020
Dr. Ralph H. Kirkwood, age 95, of Dawson Sprnigs, KY passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020 at the Tradewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, Dawson Springs, KY. Dr.. Kirkwood was born on July 24, 1924 in a log cabin on Mount Hebron Hill in Caldwell County, KY to the late E.B. and Nellie Ashby Kirkwood. He practiced optometry in Dawson...
Brandon Daniel Cook
Mar 29, 2020
Brandon Daniel Cook, age 39, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Cook was born in Munster, Indiana on February 10, 1981 to the late Michael Norman Cook and Beverly Latham Cook. He received an Associates Degree from IUPUI; he served his country with the US Air Force, and...
Perry Lee Johnson
Mar 27, 2020
Perry Lee Johnson, age 84, of Madisonville, KY and formerly of Beulah, KY, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020 at Brighton Cornerstone Healthcare in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Johnson was born on April 12, 1935 in Beulah, KY to the late Hubert Matthew Johnson and Lois Brown Johnson Pleasant. He retired after working 38 years at L & N Railroad....
Jerry Wayne Howton
Mar 26, 2020
Jerry Wayne Howton, age 77, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Howton was born on February 17, 1943 to the late Elvie Huie Howton and Bernice Davis Howton. He retired after working for many years for Bellsouth and was a member of Dawson Springs Baptist Temple and Star...
Darlene Burnell
Mar 24, 2020
Darlene Burnell, age 63, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at her residence. Mrs. Burnell was born February 25, 1957 in Madisonville, KY to Leland “Curly” Fields and the late Lilly Fay Menser Fields Berry. She graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and was a member of Dawson Springs First Baptist...
James Dwight Bruce
Mar 24, 2020
James Dwight Bruce, age 65, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at his residence. He was born on August 16, 1954 in Caldwell County, KY to the James Bruce and Linda Orange Bruce Grisham. Mr. Bruce graduated from Dawson Springs High School in 1972. He worked for 31 years as a UMWA Coal Miner working...
Ione Hendrix
Mar 23, 2020
Ione Hendrix, age 75, of Charleston, KY passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2020 at her residence. Mrs. Hendrix was born February 16, 1945 in Mannington, KY to the late Andrew Riley Winters and Mevline Elizabeth Powell. She noted that among her greatest accomplishments was raising four wonderful children, playing softball with her three girls for over 13 years, joining...
Pamela Faye Abbott
Mar 18, 2020
Pamela Faye Abbott, age 63, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2020 at her residence near Dawson Springs, KY. Mrs. Abbott was born on October 16, 1956 in Madisonville, KY to George Earl Ausenbaugh and Joyce Dean Dillingham Robinson. She worked for years as a secretary for Rice Supply in Madisonville, KY. Additionally, she was a...
Anna Lou Kirkwood
Mar 13, 2020
Anna Lou Kirkwood, age 86, of Dawson Sprnigs, KY passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020 at the Tradewater Health and Rehabilitation Center, Dawson Springs, KY. Mrs. Kirkwood was born on March 13, 1934 in Charleston, KY to the late William Jordan Lanham and Lena Johnnie Lanham. She assisted her husband, Dr. Ralph H. Kirkwood for many years in his...
Naomi Anita Mullins
Feb 23, 2020
A celebration of life service for Naomi Anita (Bucy) Mullins who graduated to her Heavenly home on February 23rd, 2020 will be held at the First Baptist Church in Dawson Springs, KY with Rev. Randall Rogers conducting the service. Anita was born September 10th 1923 to Nicuss Samuel Bucy and Bertha Stewart Bucy in the Dawson Springs area. Moving throughout...
