Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Cecil H. Bowen, Jr.
Dec 14, 2019
Cecil H. Bowen, Jr., age 64, went home to be with the Lord on December 14, 2019 at his home, surrounded by loved ones. His journey in life began in California in 1955 and at age 17 years he joined the United State Marine Corp. During his four years of active duty and two years of reserves, he was awarded...
Yvonne Smith Fuller
Dec 13, 2019
Yvonne Smith Fuller, age 80, of St. Charles, KY passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019 at Muhlenberg County Hospital in Greenville, KY. Mrs. Fuller was born on October 8, 1939 in St. Charles, KY to the late Vernon and Retta Mae Alexander Smith. She was a mother and homemaker and attended The Sanctuary Church in Nortonville, KY. Mrs. Fuller...
Kathleen Wiggins Bernhardt
Dec 8, 2019
Kathleen Wiggins Bernhardt, age 95, of Rochester, NY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on December 8, 2019 at the Rochester Presbyterian Home in Rochester, NY. Mrs. Bernhardt was born on August 27, 1924 in Missouri to the late Loyd and Hattie Wiggins. She was a nurse and a member of the Beulah Hill Missionary Baptist Church in...
Billy G. Lee
Nov 26, 2019
Billy G. Lee, age 86, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on November 26, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Lee was born December 14, 1932 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Bruce Monroe Lee and Myrtle Dillingham Lee. He was a 1950 graduate of Charleston High School and a member of the Dawson Springs Baptist Temple. Mr. Lee retired...
Jo Thomason Goodwin
Nov 22, 2019
Jo Thomason Goodwin, age 77, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on November 22, 2019 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Goodwin was born in Madisonville, KY to the late Raymond Thomason and Louise Davis Cansler. She was a 1959 graduate of Dawson Springs High School and a member of the First Baptist Church of Dawson Springs. Mrs. Goodwin...
Billy Wayne Akin
Nov 16, 2019
Billy Wayne Akin, age 78, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Akin was born on July 22, 1941 to the late Edwin Akin and Ernestine Faye Akin Wynn. He served his country in the U.S. Army and he formerly owned and operated B.W. Akin & Company for 38 years in Dawson...
Donnie Goodwin
Nov 15, 2019
Donnie Goodwin, age 79, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on November 15, 2019 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Goodwin was born in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Muriel Goodwin and Lavell Blades Goodwin. He was a 1960 graduate of Dawson Springs High School and a member of the First Baptist Church of Dawson Springs. Mr. Goodwin...
Billy Wayne Chappel
Nov 9, 2019
Billy Wayne Chappel, age 63, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Hospice of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green, KY. Mr. Chappel was born on April 19, 1956 in Madisonville, KY to the late Bobby Chappel, Jr. and Betty Rose Davis Chappel. He was an underground coal miner, a member of First Baptist Church in...
David Lee Hull
Nov 8, 2019
David Lee Hull, age 90, of Louisville, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019 at Baptist Health in Louisville, KY. Mr. Hull was born on August 30, 1929 in Kansas City, MO to the late Emer Hull and Ruth Summers Hull. He was a journey-man tool and die maker and a member of...
Tawana Hensley Hooper
Nov 7, 2019
Tawana Hooper, age 69, of Princeton, KY, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at Hillside Center in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Hooper was born on July 5, 1950 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Hubert Clifton “Bill” Hensley and Avery Dixie Henderson Hensley. She was a beautician for many years and was a member of First Methodist Church of...
Donald Eugene Sisk, Sr.
Oct 30, 2019
Donald Eugene Sisk, age 86, of Austin, TX and formerly of Princeton, KY passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at St. David South Austin Medical Center, Austin, TX. Mr. Sisk was born on September 9, 1933 in Hopkins County, KY to the late Garland Sisk and Mary Lucille Vaughn Sisk. He served his country in the US Army and...
Peggy Sue Duncan
Oct 30, 2019
Peggy Sue Fireline Duncan, age 78, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Duncan was born September 5, 1941 in Madisonville, KY to the late Teddy Roosevelt Fireline and Jewell Clayton Fireline. She was a housewife and a member of the Pond River Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Steven K. Williams of...
Kenneth Terrell Mcknight
Oct 30, 2019
Kenneth Terrell McKnight, age 59, of St. Charles, KY passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at his residence. Mr. McKnight was born on October 30, 1960 in Madisonville, KY to the late Joseph Kenneth McKnight and Nora Mae Pleasant McKnight. He was a graduate of South Hopkins High School and he worked as an underground coal miner for 38...
Christine Hilwig Parker
Oct 24, 2019
Christine Hilwig Parker, age 89, passed away October 24, 2019 near her home in Chesterfield Township, Michigan. She was the beloved wife of the late Kenneth Parker, and the loving mother of James Hillwig, Howard (Jan) Trobaugh, Eugene (Sharon) Trobaugh and Michael (Kris) Trobaugh. She is alwo survived by 14 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. Christine was preceded in death...
James Alan Bullock
Oct 22, 2019
James Alan Bullock, age 63, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Bullock was born on September 2, 1956 in Madisonville, KY to the late Robert Durwood Bullock and Dora Sue Barton Bullock. He was an entrepreneur working in several fields of endeavor including sign painting with his father....
Joyce Ann Terrell
Oct 14, 2019
Joyce Ann Terrell, age 67, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Terrell was born September 26, 1952 in Hopkinsville, KY to the late Henry Harold Porter and Barbara Ann Tabor Porter. She was a hairdresser and the owner of “Joyce’s Cuts Unlimited” and had previously worked at Ottenheimer...
Terry Jay Mitchell
Oct 9, 2019
Terry Jay Mitchell, age 55, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Mitchell was born on June 6, 1964 in Madisonville, KY to the Phyllis Hilda Woodruff Mitchell and the late Kenneth Mitchell. He was a forensic biologist, lab technician and also worked for several years at Groves Construction....
Dennis L. Mcgregor
Oct 7, 2019
Dennis L. McGregor, age 80, of Caldwell County near Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, October 7, 2019 at the Baptist Health in Paducah, KY. Mr. McGregor was born on October 19, 1938 in Caldwell County to the late Dennis McGregor and Nina Louise Miller McGregor. He was a 1956 graduate of Butler High School, and he served his...
Mark Neisz
Oct 5, 2019
Marshall Edward “Mark” Neisz, age 51, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Olney, KY. Mr. Neisz was born on June 7, 1968 in Princeton, KY to the late Everitt Edward Eugene Neisz and Hazel Ruth Franklin Neisz. He was a 1988 graduate of West Hopkins High School. He worked as a stock worker for...
Keith Allen Thomas
Sep 28, 2019
Keith Allen Thomas, age 46, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Thomas was born on February 28, 1973 in Hopkins County, KY. He was disabled and was a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Caldwell County. He is survived by two sisters ~ Kathy Faye (Morse) Baucum...
