Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
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...
Mary Frances James
Dec 2, 2018
Mary Frances James, age 82, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Linda E. White Hospice in Evansville, IN. Mrs. James was born on June 11, 1936 in to the late James Rogers Bryant and Georgia Lee McCraw Bryant in Montgomery County, TN. She worked at Ottenheimer Manufacturing for many years and was of the Pentecostal...
Shellie "Joe" Scott, Sr.
Dec 1, 2018
Shellie “Joe” Scott, Sr., age 72, of St. Charles, KY passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Scott was born on July 31, 1946 in Sebree, KY to the late Shellie Scott and Sarah Eva Atchley Scott. He served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam conflict and was of...
Edward Gale Hooper
Nov 27, 2018
Edward Gale Hooper, age 72, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at St. Vincent Hospital, Evansville, IN. Mr. Hooper was born on February 26, 1946 in Charleston, KY to the late Edward Clay Hooper and Eva Nell Johnson Hooper. He was a factory worker and a member of the United Methodist Church of Dawson Springs,...
Douglas Trull
Nov 25, 2018
Douglas Trull, age 59, of Hickory Hills, IL passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at his brother’s residence. Mr. Trull was born on May 7, 1959 in Blue Island, IL to the late George Trull and Jeanette Avah Alexander Trull. He prepared personal tax reports and was of the Christian Faith. Mr.Trull is survived by a son ~ Jon...
Bud (Arvin) John, Jr. Knight
Nov 18, 2018
Bud (Arvin John, Jr.) Knight went to be with his Lord at 12:30 AM, Sunday, November 18, 2018. He passed away at his home with those he loved so much beside him. Bud was born October 12, 1947 to the late Johnny and Martha Knight of St. Charles, KY. He was preceded in death by two daughters, Elizabeth “Beth” Knight...
Barbara Joann Cranor
Nov 17, 2018
Barbara Joann Cranor, age 62, of Madisonville, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at Hillside Center, Madisonville, KY. Ms. Cranor was born on June 10, 1956 in Madisonville, KY to the late Charles Edward Adcock and Mable Ruth Parker Adcock. She was a beloved homemaker and mother. She was of the Baptist...
John William Porter
Nov 16, 2018
John William Porter of Madisonville, KY formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away Friday, November 16, 2018 at the NHC Healthcare in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Porter was born January 25, 1962 to the late Henry Harold Porter and Barbara Ann Tabor Porter. He worked for many years with Mine Equipment and Supply and was of the Christian Faith. Mr. Porter...
Glendell Arlon Washburn
Nov 11, 2018
Glendell Arlon Washburn, age 81, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Baptist Health, Madisonville, KY. Mr. Washburn was born on January 7, 1937 in Princeton, KY to the late Rev. John Long Washburn and Geneva Ellen Driskill Washburn. He served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1954 through 1957. Mr. Washburn worked and...
Judith Ann Barnett
Nov 3, 2018
Judith Ann Barnett, age 74, of Madisonville, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Ms. Barnett was born on July 16, 1944 in Ilsley, KY to Ralph Barnett and Ruth Geneva“Tootsie”Haile Barnett . She worked for 30 years and retired with Ottenheimer Manufacturing of Dawson Springs, and...
Alvin Paul Hamby
Oct 24, 2018
Alvin Paul Hamby, age 84, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at Tradewater Health and Rehab Center, Dawson Springs, KY. Mr. Hamby was born December 11, 1933 in Christian County, KY to the late Thomas Ulis Hamby and Ruth Lee Bennett. He retired after working 26 years as an underground coal miner, retiring with Island...
Howard Scott Simons
Oct 17, 2018
Howard Scott Simons, age 64, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN. Mr. Simons was born on September 1, 1954 in Caldwell County to James Simons and the late Phyllis Jeanne Morris Howton. He was a graduate of Dawson Springs High School, and Technical Electrical School. He owned and operated...
Phyllis Jeanne Morris Howton
Sep 28, 2018
Phyllis Jeanne Morris Howton, age 86, of Madisonville, KY, formerly of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018 at Ridgewood Terrace in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Howton was born on February 23, 1932 in Crofton, KY to the late Bazil Bryant Morris and Dorris May Poole Morris. She was a mother and homemaker, a graduate of Dawson Springs...
Trypp Anthony Menser
Sep 28, 2018
Trypp Anthony Menser, age 4, of Hopkinsville, KY, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018 at Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville, KY. Trypp was born on July 30, 2014 in Madisonville, KY to Travis Menser and Emily Hammons Menser. Trypp is survived by his parents; his twin brother ~ True Menser of Hopkinsville, KY; his grandparents ~ Derek (Amanda) Hammons,...
Benny Boyd Hughes, Sr.
Sep 25, 2018
Benny Boyd Hughes, Sr., age 76, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Princeton Health & Rehab, Princeton, KY. Mr. Hughes was born on March 18, 1942 in Providence, KY to the late Leslie Elmer Hughes and Cleo Parrish Hughes. He retired with P&M Coal Company in Raton, New Mexico as a Master Electrician. He...
