Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Joseph Thomas Davis
Dec 24, 2024
Joseph Thomas Davis, age 31, of Princeton, KY, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mr. Davis was born on February 18, 1993 in Madisonville, KY to Thomas Davis and Tresea Vincent Adkins. He worked as a line operator at Treehouse Foods and attended White Plains Missionary Baptist Church.
Mr. Thomas is survived by...
James Alfred Bratcher
Dec 17, 2024
James Alfred Bratcher, age 78, of Providence, KY, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Bratcher was born on April 11, 1946 in Charleston, KY to the late Beedie Ellis Bratcher and Mary Annis Burgess Bratcher. He worked at York manufacturing in Madisonville, KY for many years and was of the Christian...
Kenneth Ray Pendley
Dec 13, 2024
Kenneth Ray Pendley, age 83, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Pendley was born on October 21, 1941 in Nortonville, KY to the late Roy Pendley and Thelma Louise Ragger Pendley. Kenneth worked as a block and brick layer and was of the Christian faith.
Mr. Pendley is...
Clifton Allen Turley
Dec 7, 2024
Clifton Allen Turley, age 86, of Dawson Springs, KY, and formerly of Eddyville, KY, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at Dawson Spring Health and Rehab in Dawson Springs, KY. Mr. Turley was born on January 25, 1938 to the late Clifton E. Turley and Beatrice Davis Turley.
Mr. Turley was preceded in death by his parents and a sister...
Joyce Ray Martinez
Dec 6, 2024
Joyce Ray Martinez, age 86, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, December 6, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Martinez was born on February 21, 1938 to the late Willie Laffoon ad Effie Farar Laffoon. Joyce was a graduate of Charleston High School. She was a beloved mother and homemaker and was of the Christian...
Sammy Lee Webb, Jr.
Dec 2, 2024
Sammy Lee Webb, Jr, age 53, of Dawson Springs passed away on Monday, December 2, 2024 at his home. Mr. Webb was born on April 2, 1971 in Jamestown, TN to the late Sammy Lee Webb, Sr. and Dixie Britt. He worked as a manager for Frish’s Big Boy in Cincinnati, OH and was an ordained minister of the Pentecostal...
Harold Ray Townsend
Dec 2, 2024
Harold Ray Townsend, age 84, of Dawson Springs passed away on Monday, December 2, 2024 at Dawson Pointe Nursing and Rehab. Mr. Townsend was born on June 1, 1940 in Cape Girardeau, MO to the late Norman Ray Townsend and Rowena McNeeley Townsend. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Dawson Springs was a graduate of Dawson Springs...
Helen Doris Terry
Nov 26, 2024
Helen Doris Terry, age 88, of Nortonville, KY, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at her residence. Helen was born on July 11, 1936 in St. Charles, KY to the late Alec and Irene Reynolds Thomason. She was a graduate of Nortonville High School and retired after teaching 36 years in the Hopkins County School System.
Mrs. Terry is survived...
Dustin Blake Cunningham
Nov 24, 2024
Dustin Blake Cunningham, age 46, Portage, Michigan and formerly of Dawson Springs passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2024 at his home. Mr. Cunningham was born on January 12, 1978 in Madisonville, KY to Alan D. Cunningham and Dora Brown Skinner. He was a 1996 graduate of Dawson Springs High School and retired after working 20 years at Dotiki Coal...
Teresa Shan Hardwick
Nov 23, 2024
Teresa Shan Hardwick, age 68, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Teresa was born on August 7, 1956 in Princeton, KY to the late Rufus Baker, Sr. and Mary Nash McGregor. She received her Associate Degree in nursing from the University of Kentucky and was a pediatric nurse...
Andrew Steven Hickerson
Nov 17, 2024
Andrew Steven Hickerson, age 74, of Dawson Springs passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2024 at his home. Mr. Hickerson was born on February 16, 1950 in Princeton, KY to the late Harold Hickerson and Wanna Elaine Lisanby Thomas. He was a member of Day Spring Assembly of God and retired from Warrior Coal Company after working 42 years in...
Karen Marie Harper
Nov 17, 2024
Karen Marie Harper, age 65, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Karen was born on September 24, 1959 in Kansas City, KS to the late Harold Henry Hill and Phyllis Marie McGregor. She worked for many years as a nurse’s aide and was a member of the Ilsley...
John Thomas Gray
Nov 10, 2024
John Thomas Gray, age 58, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2024 at his home. Mr. Gray was born on March 30, 1966 to the late William Thomas “Bill” Gray, Jr. and Betty Jean Keene Gray. He was a retired master electrician with FPG and also worked for many years with B.W. Akin.
Mr. Gray is survived...
Ronald Lynn Tolbert
Nov 7, 2024
Ronald Lynn Tolbert, born on August 27, 1941, in Peoria, Illinois, passed away peacefully at his residence on November 7, 2024. A proud Kentucky Colonel, Ronald spent most of his professional life in the insurance industry, where he was known for his integrity and dedication to his work. He was a member at the First Baptist Church in Benton, KY.
Ron...
Charles R. Pool
Nov 3, 2024
Charles R. Pool, age 83, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at Madisonville Health and Rehab in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Pool was born on November 13, 1940 in Crofton, KY to the late Frances Pool and Rosa Cook Pool. Charles retired after working 31 years with Peabody Coal Company and was a member of the...
Anne Scarlet Lovins
Nov 1, 2024
Anne Scarlet Wigley Lovins, age 58, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Friday, November 1, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Scarlet was born on November 20, 1965 in Madisonville, KY to the late Smithen Wigley, Jr. and Mildred Janice Wilkey Wigley. She retired from the Kentucky Department of Transportation and was a member of the United...
Richard Timothy "Rick" Johnson
Oct 27, 2024
Richard Timothy “Rick” Johnson, age 61, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at his residence. Mr. Johnson was born on March 4, 1963 in Ohio to the late Richard Putman Johnson and Lena Fay Marshall Johnson. He worked for many years for the Dawson Springs Sewer and Water Department and was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors...
Brenda Jonell Menser
Oct 25, 2024
Brenda Jonell Menser, age 59, of Crofton passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024 at her residence. Ms. Menser was born on April 27, 1965 in Madisonville, KY.
She is survived by her father ~ Bobby Faulk; a sister ~ Marion Marie Hooper; a brother ~ James Houston (Jessica) Menser; a niece ~ Rebecca (Sam) Owens; and two nephews ~ Jason...
Sylvia Darlene Baxter
Oct 22, 2024
Sylvia Darlene Baxter, age 66, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. She was born September 16, 1958 in Madisonville, KY to the late Letcher Earl “Red” Gentry and Helen Mae Swatzell Gentry. Mrs. Baxter worked for many years in housekeeping at Dawson Springs Health Care and was a...
Robert Joseph "Bob" Egbert
Oct 18, 2024
Robert Joseph “Bob” Egbert, age 54, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on October 18, 2024 at his residence. Bob was born on April 4, 1970 in Madisonville, KY. He was a 1988 graduate of Dawson Springs High School and he completed an Associate Degree in Business. For most of his working life he has worked with Harned Insurance Agency...
