Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
James Lee Camplin
Mar 4, 2019
James Lee Camplin, age 83, of St. Charles, KY, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY, freeing him from Alzheimer’s disease which he had battled for many years. Mr. Camplin was born on October 15, 1935 in St. Charles, KY to the late Nelson Camplin and Pauline Sneed Camplin. He retired after working at...
Jean Lynn Weaver
Feb 26, 2019
Jean Lynn Weaver, age 51, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2019 at her residence. Mrs Weaver was born on November 11, 1967 to Neil Wayne Lovelace and Barbara Coward Lovelace. She worked for many years as an LPN. Mrs. Weaver is survived by her husband of 18 years ~ Carl W. Weaver; two sons ~...
Elizabeth Royal
Feb 25, 2019
Elizabeth Royal, age 70, of Ilsley, KY passed away on Monday, February 25, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Royal was born on July 5, 1948 in Ilsley, KY to the late William Floyd Jackson and Jennie Kathryn Messimore Jackson. She worked for twenty-six years with patient care at Outwood. She was of the Christian Faith. Mrs. Royal is survived by...
Adeline Williams Dunbar
Feb 15, 2019
Adeline Dunbar, age 75, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, February 15, 2019 at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Mrs. Dunbar was born March 10, 1943 in Caldwell County, KY to the late Myron and Ada White Williams. She retired after teaching for 27 years in the Dawson Springs Community School System and was a graduate of...
Sandra Kay Vannoy
Feb 13, 2019
Sandra Kay Howton Vannoy, age 71, of Earlington, KY, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital, Newburgh, IN. Mrs. Vannoy was born on February 24, 1947 in Charleston, KY to the late William Audrey Howton and Mary Olivine Gunther Howton. Mrs. Vannoy was a CNA and worked in several area nursing homes. Additionally, she worked for...
Ruby Rhae Rogers
Feb 12, 2019
Ruby Rhae Rogers, age 85, of Princeton, KY, passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at her residence. Ms. Rogers was born on July 12, 1933 in Christian County, KY near Pennyrile Park to the late Clarence Farris and Lorene Hensley Farris. Mrs. Rogers was a sales clerk for many years at Goldnamers and Dollar Brothers’ Shoes. Additionally, she owned...
William Leon Collins
Feb 6, 2019
William Leon Collins, age 75, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Alive Hospice, Nashville, TN. Mr. Collins was born on September 17, 1943 in Christian County, KY to the late John W. Collins and Dorothy Darnell Collins. He was a mechanic and retired with the Hopkins County Board of Education Bus Garage. Formerly Mr....
Eugene Allen Bayer
Feb 4, 2019
Eugene Allen Bayer, age 72, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Monday, February 4, 2019 at Kindred Hospital, Louisville, KY. Mr. Bayer was born on December 11, 1946 in Birdseye, IN to the late Rev. Edwin Joseph Bayer and Shirley Genevieve Buford Bayer. Mr. Bayer was a 1964 graduate of Dawson Springs High School. He served his country in...
Violet Christine Miller
Jan 28, 2019
Violet Christine Miller, age 95, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, January 28, 2019 at the Dawson Springs Health and Rehabitation Center. Ms. Miller was born on December 27, 1923 in Christian County, KY to the William Thomas Fields and Minnie Greer Fields. She worked at General Electric as a machine operator for 27 years. She was of...
Joyce Ann Holland
Jan 25, 2019
Joyce Ann Holland, age 75, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Friday, January 25, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Holland was born on December 18, 1942 in Caldwell County, KY to the Casey Jones and Minnie Stallins Jones. She worked at Ottenheimer Manufacturing for many years and also as a nurse’s aide. She was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Holland...
Sandra Lee Evans
Jan 18, 2019
Sandra Lee Evans, age 69, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, January 18, 2019 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Evans was born in Yreka, CA on July 12, 1949 to the late John Case and Clara Rose Showalter. She attended college for two years and was a homemaker and beloved mother. She was of the Baptist...
Roy Thomas Dunbar
Jan 10, 2019
Roy Thomas Dunbar, age 65, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Dawson Springs, KY. Mr. Dunbar was born on October 7, 1953 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Mack Ray Dunbar and Betty Lucille Evans Dunbar. He worked for 12 years with Brown’s Poultry Farm, and he was of Christian Faith. He is...
Smithen Wigley, Jr.
Jan 5, 2019
Smithen Wigley, Jr., age 88, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Evansville, IN. He was born on September 9, 1930 in West, Mississippi to the late Joseph Smithson Wigley, Sr. and Piccola Siddon. Mr. Wigley served his country in the US Army during the Korean War having served a year...
Ruby Davis Carner
Jan 3, 2019
Ruby Davis Carner, age 94, of Walton, KY and formerly from Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at St. Elizabeth Hospice, Edgewood, KY. Ms. Carner was born on October 26, 1924 in Caldwell County, KY to the late William Edward Davis and Alma Pearl Howton Davis. She and her husband owned and operated the “C Star...
Minnie Louise Mcknight
Dec 16, 2018
Minnie Louise McKnight, age 92, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Ms. McKnight was born on August 24, 1926 in Hornbeak, TN to the late Paschal Williams and Mary Anne Craig Williams. She was a homemaker and she was a member of the Ilsley Christian Church. Ms. McKnight is...
Ethel Helen Tapp
Dec 15, 2018
Ethel Helen Tapp, age 96, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Tradewater Health & Rehab in Dawson Springs, KY. Ms. Tapp was born on February 17, 1922 in Hamby’s Station, KY to the late Lee Menser and Josephine Laffoon Menser. She was a graduate of Nortonville High School and worked at Parachute Factory in...
Jackie Wayne Parker
Dec 12, 2018
Jackie Wayne Parker, age 72, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Parker was born on February 24, 1946 to the late Vertis Gray Parker and Nettie Clorine Barton Parker. He was a UMWA Coal Miner working for both Peabody Coal Co. and Alliance Coal Company. Mr. Parker served his country in...
Aleen Sisk Ethridge
Dec 11, 2018
Aleen Sisk Ethridge, age 95, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at her residence. Ms. Ethridge was born on April 9, 1923 to the late Delbert R. Sisk and Melvie Ruth Franklin Sisk in Muhlenberg County, KY. She worked at NHC for several years and was a member of the Dunn Missionary Baptist Church. Ms....
Terry Randall Moore
Dec 8, 2018
Terry Randall Moore, age 55, of Sebree, KY passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Moore was born on September 28, 1963 in Madisonville, KY to the late Rev. Jimmie Lee Moore and Faye Merrill Moore. He worked with J & J Farms in Sebree, KY and was of the Christian Faith. Mr. Moore is survived...
Charles Inman Simons
Dec 3, 2018
Charles Inman Simons, age 90, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018 at Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, IN. Mr. Simons was born on October 1, 1928 in Hopkins County, KY to the late William Mortie Simons and Mamie Elnora Townsend Simons. He was a graduate of the Louisville Mortuary School, Louisville, KY, and he served his country...
