Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Robert Lewis Abbott
Oct 22, 2017
Robert Lewis Abbott, age 78, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on October 22, 2017 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Abbott was born on October 22, 1939 in Christian County, KY to the late Charlie Abbott and Burcha Menser Abbott. He was a retired Electrician for the Hopkins County School System. Surviving family members include his wife of...
Mary Beth Eades Mcdonald
Oct 20, 2017
Mary Beth Eades McDonald, age 85, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Friday, October 20, 2017 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. McDonald was born on November 25, 1931 in Madisonville, KY to the late George Lee Eades and Ressie Jeanon Alexander Eades. She was a mother and homemaker and worked in the medical records department at Outwood...
Charles Carlton Clawson
Oct 12, 2017
Charles Carlton Clawson, age 82, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at Ridgewood Terrace Health & Rehabilitation Center, Madisonville, KY. Mr. Clawson was born on January 20, 1935 in Hartford, KY to the late Ralph Eugene Clawson and Ella Smith Clawson. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Special Education from Murray State University...
Jerry Wayne Powell
Oct 3, 2017
Jerry Wayne Powell, age 67, of Crofton, KY passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Powell was born on December 13, 1949 in Hopkinsville, KY to the late Thomas Henry Powell and Junella Faye Samples Powell. Mr. Powell is survived by the love of his life ~ Barbara Powell of Crofton, KY; three...
Norman R. Brown
Sep 26, 2017
Norman R. Brown, age 72, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Brown was born on May 2, 1945 in Hopkins County, KY to the late Archie Brown and Ethel Messemore Brown. He was a retired truck driver and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Brown is survived by his wife ~ Bonnie...
Jerilynn Moening
Sep 26, 2017
Jerilynn Moening, 59 of Earlington, Kentucky passed away on September 26, 2017. She was born September 13, 1958 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and was the daughter of the late George Warren Holeman and Lavaughn Moore Holeman. Mrs. Moening worked for many years as a long haul truck driver. However, her real passion was being a Puppet Maker. She made hundreds...
Coy Lee Pitt
Sep 24, 2017
Coy Lee Pitt, age 72, of Kuttawa, KY, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at Princeton Health & Rehab in Princeton, KY. Mr. Pitt was born on August 1, 1945 in Madisonville, KY to the late Bingley Coy Pitt and Maude Lee Smith Pitt. He was a graduate of Jonesborough High School in Jonesborough, TN and worked 26 years...
Martha Mamula Menser
Sep 19, 2017
Martha Mamula Menser, age 61, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at her residence. Mrs.Menser was born on October 12, 1955 in Hammond, IN to the late Milan Mamula and Mildred Trbovich Mamula. She worked as a hairdresser and a caregiver for many years. She also had a Bachelor’s Degree in law enforcement and an...
Billy Lee Smith
Sep 18, 2017
Bill Smith, 76 of Dawson Springs, Kentucky passed away on September 18th, 2017. He was born June 24th, 1941 in Steele Missouri, and was the son of the late Floyd and Glenda Smith. Bill served in the US Army and his occupations included farmer and investment banker. He had a passion for the outdoors, hunting, fishing and gospel music but...
Mary "Cathie" Hale
Sep 16, 2017
Mary “Cathie” Hale, age 67, of Princeton, KY passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Ms. Hale was born on June 8, 1950 in Christian County, KY to the late Raymond Smiley and Lear Mae Hale Smiley. She retired after working 40 years as a convenience store clerk. Ms. Hale was a member of...
Sandra K. Darnell
Sep 3, 2017
Sandra K. Darnell, age 65, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Ridgewood Terrace, Madisonville, KY. Mrs.Darnell was born on June 17, 1952 in Madisonville, KY to the late Rev. Monroe Rambo and Anna Jo Lee Rambo. She was a homemaker and beloved mother and grandmother. Mrs. Darnell is survived by her husband of 48 years...
Charles Ray Nichols
Aug 29, 2017
Charles Ray Nichols, age 83, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Nichols was born on April 30, 1934 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Denver Nichols, Sr. and Bulah Cansler Nichols. He was a 1952 graduate of Dawson Springs High School and played on the basketball team at Murray State...
William Michael "Smitty" Smith
Aug 23, 2017
William Mike “Smitty” Smith, age 62, of Charleston, KY, passed away on August 23, 2017 at his residence after a long illness. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Lorain Kittinger Smith and a beloved Pet, “Buster Bear”; two daughters and sons in law ~ Debra and Brad Brumfield of Madisonville and Deanna and Jeff Doom of Eddyville; two sons...
Judith Darlene Adams
Aug 22, 2017
Judith Darlene Adams, age 55, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at Baptist Health, Madisonville, KY. Ms. Adams was born on February 11, 1962 in Sturgis, KY to the late William Goble and Ada Conger Travis. She worked for many years as a CNA both in home health care and at the Western Kentucky Veterans...
Shirley J. Jones Kembel
Aug 16, 2017
Madisonville, KY Shirley J. Jones Kembel, age 77, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at NHC Healthcare, Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Kembel was born on June 16, 1940 in Hopkins County, KY to the late Crill Timmons Sharp. She was a member of the Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church, and she was a retired Pharmacy Tech with...
Robert S. Aumen
Jul 26, 2017
Robert S. Aumen, age 93, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at NHC in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Aumen was born on April 21, 1924 in Albuquerque, NM to the late Simon Joseph “Jack” Aumen and Clorinda Padilla Aumen. He was a retired policeman after serving 26 years with the El Paso, TX Police Department. He...
Loyce Elaine "Squeaky" Riley
Jul 16, 2017
Loyce Elaine “Squeaky” Riley , age 78, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2017 at Dawson Springs Health & Rehab in Dawson Springs, KY. Mrs. Riley was born on December 22, 1938 in Caldwell County, KY to the late Nelson Menser and Cloria Huddleston Menser. She was a registered nurse and was of the Christian faith....
Arthur Noel Landers
Jul 9, 2017
Arthur Noel Landers, age 78, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at St. Thomas Hospital West in Nashville, TN. Mr. Landers was born on October 7, 1938 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Paul Jones Landers and Hazel Victoria Pierce Landers. He was a retired coal miner and a member of Lafayette Baptist Church...
Gerald Duane Oliver
Jul 8, 2017
Gerald Duane Oliver, Sr., age 82, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Oliver was born on July 22, 1934 in Dalton, KY to the late Felix Clinton and Odie Lou Smith Oliver. He served his country in the United States Air Force from 1953 – 1959 and retired from the FAA...
Rebecca L. Jager
Jul 5, 2017
Rebecca “Becky” L. Jager 59 of Menominee, Michaigan passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at home. She was born on October 16, 1957, to Fred “Dolphine” and Floretta (Mitchell) Hooper in Madisonville, KY. On August 6, 1989, Becky married Daniel J. Jager. Becky graduated from college with a number of different degrees and loved using them to home school...
