Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Ms. Irene Gordon Franklin
Mar 16, 2016
Irene Gordon Franklin, age 87, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 in Dawson Springs, KY. Ms. Franklin was born on January 28, 1929 to the late Henry Lee Gordon and Grace Elizabeth Rye Gordon. She was a 1947graduate of Dawson Springs High School and she enjoyed working for a number of years with the Family...
Mr. David Earl Legate
Mar 9, 2016
David Earl LeGate, age 59, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at his residence. Mr. LeGate was born on July 24, 1956 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Earnest Darell LeGate and Euvanna Grace. He worked for many years at Freudenbergh Manufacturing and served his country in the United States Navy. He was of...
Mrs. Kathleen Abbott
Mar 9, 2016
Kathleen Austin Abbott, age 72, of Hopkinsville, KY, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 in Hopkinsville, KY. Mrs. Abbott was born on May 3, 1943 to the late J.C. Austin and Vernell Baker Cansler in Ft. Myers, FL. She retired as a nurses aid after working for 25 years at Western State Hospital. She was of the Christian faith....
Mr. Samuel Harold Lamb
Mar 8, 2016
Samuel Harold Lamb, age 74, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Tuesday March 8, 2016 at University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, KY. Mr. Lamb was born on November 2, 1941 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Samuel Lamb and Martha Lucille Galloway Lamb. He retired from General Electric Appliance Park in Louisville, KY after 36 years of...
Ms. Tina Louise Daugherty
Mar 4, 2016
Tina Louise Daughterty, age 42, of Nebo, KY passed away on Friday, March 4, 2016 at her residence. Ms. Daugherty was born on June 12, 1973 in Madisonville, KY to the late Franklin Eugene Daugherty and Diana Fay Howell Daugherty. She was a homemaker and beloved mother and she was of the Baptist faith. Ms. Daugherty is survived by three...
Ms Angela Christine Martin Ferguson
Feb 24, 2016
Angela Christine Martin Ferguson, age 46, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2016 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. Ms. Ferguson was born on May 2, 1969 in Tulsa OK to the late William Anthony Martin and Pamela Varner Martin. She worked as a retail clerk and was of the Christian faith. Ms. Ferguson is survived...
Mrs. Anna Jane Howton Weaver
Feb 20, 2016
Anna Jane Howton Weaver, age 84, of Richland, KY passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Weaver was born on December 17, 1931 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Floyd Howton, Sr. and Delphia Carner Howton. She was a beloved mother and grandmother and was of the Christian faith. Mrs. Weaver is survived by a...
Ms. Irene Volker
Feb 17, 2016
Irene Volker, age 100, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Tradewater Pointe Nursing Home in Dawson Springs, KY. Mrs. Volker was born on August 24, 1915 in Charleston, KY to the late Albert Eli Purdy and Sara Jane Davis Purdy. She was a homemaker, and a beloved mother and grandmother and a member of...
Mrs. Maxine Adams
Feb 15, 2016
Maxine Adams, age 79, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, February 15, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Adams was born on January 5, 1937 in Baulah, KY to the late Oscar Neal Summers and Bertha Lee Dillingham. She was a homemaker, and a beloved mother and grandmother and a member of Union Temple Church. Mrs. Adams is survived...
Mrs. Judy Lee Fox
Feb 4, 2016
Judy Lee Hale Fox, age 58, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2015 at Jennie Stuart Hospital in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Mrs. Fox was born on July 28, 1957 in Madisonville, KY to the late Clarence and Ollie Lee Herron Hale. She was a floral arranger and the owner of the Foxy Shop in Dawson Springs and...
Mr. Vernon Dale Adams
Feb 2, 2016
Vernon Dale Adams, age 66 of Dawson Springs, Ky, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Norton’s Hospital in Louisville, KY. Mr. Adams was born on August 20, 1949 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Emerson Dale Adams and Louise Dillingham Barnett. He worked as a lineman and electrician for many years. He served his country in the...
Mr. Rickey D. Kingery
Feb 1, 2016
Rickey Darnell Kingery, age 68, of Nebo, KY, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Kingery was born on December 7, 1947 in Dawson Springs, KY to Paul “P.K.” and June Dean Kingery. He was a coal miner working at Island Creek Coal Company and served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam...
Mr. William Douglas Cornelius
Jan 25, 2016
William Douglas Cornelius, age 89, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Monday January 25, 2016 at his home. Mr. Cornelius was born on March 4, 1926 in Cerulean, KY to the late Luther Clarence and Effie Beatrice Ladd Cornelius. He was a 1944 graduate of Sinking Fork High School and served his country in the United States Army. He...
Mrs. Mary Frances Stevens
Jan 22, 2016
Mary Frances Stevens, age 100, of Richmond, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, January 22, 2016 at Telford Terrace in Richmond, KY. Mrs. Stevens was born on October 21, 1915 in Princeton, KY to the late Forrest C. Pogue and Fannye Carter Pogue. Mrs. Stevens and her late husband moved to Dawson Springs in 1938...
Mr. Merle Ray Clayton
Jan 21, 2016
Merle Ray Clayton, age 46, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Clayton was born on December 20, 1969 in Dawson Springs, KY to Jerry Clayton and the late Ruby “Poodle” Adamson Clayton. He was self-employed as a contractor for the Kentucky New Era and was a member of Baptist Temple in...
Mrs. Mary "Louise" Thomason
Jan 21, 2016
Mary 'Louise' Thomason, age 96, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Heartford House in Owensboro, KY. She was born on October 4, 1919 in Crittenden County, KY to the late Rawleigh and Eula Ladd Clark. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Dawson Springs for 64 years and was a former...
Ms. Callie Louise Knight
Jan 20, 2016
Callie Louise Knight, age 77, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, TN. Ms. Knight was born on November 5, 1938 near Ilsley, KY to the late James Elijah Steeley and Ethel Elizabeth Johnson Steeley Shropshire. She was a graduate of South Hopkins High School and Hopkinsville Community College. She worked...
Ms Billie June Orange
Jan 17, 2016
Billie June Thomason Orange, age 84, of Madisonville, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Ms. Orange was born on May 21, 1931 at St. Charles, KY to the late Dock Thomason and Emma Bogyle Thomason. She was a beloved mother and homemaker, and she was a member...
Mr. Jerry Wayne "Teddy Bear" Ryan
Jan 12, 2016
Jerry Wayne “Teddy Bear” Ryan, 69, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Ryan was born on July 24, 1946 in Gary, IN to the late Virgil Ryan and Mildred Patmor Ryan. He was a Commercial Electrician for Crick Electric for many years. Mr. Ryan is survived by two children, a daughter...
Mr. James Otis Adamson, Sr.
Jan 6, 2016
James Otis Adamson, Sr, age 48, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Adamson was born on May 20, 1967 in Hopkins County, KY to the late Jimmy Johnson and Floella Adamson. He was a professional Tree Surgeon. Mr. Adamson is survived by four sons ~ James Otis Adamson, Jr. and Justin...
