Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Mr. Billy Gene Eli
Jul 23, 2015
Billy Gene Eli, age 60, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at his Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Eli was born on June 17, 1955 in Madisonville, KY to the late Levi Davis Eli and Mable Mitchell Eli Adcock. He was of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Eli is survived by four sisters ~ Betty...
Rev. Eugene Mcknight
Jul 21, 2015
Rev. Eugene McKnight, age 73, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at his residence. Rev. McKnight was born June 23, 1942 in Christian County, KY to the late Joseph Earl McKnight and Edith Tylene Bennett McKnight. He retired as a masonry contractor and was the senior pastor of the New Hope Holiness Church. Rev. McKnight...
Ms. Janice Johnson
Jul 20, 2015
Janice Johnson, age 75, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, July 20, 2015 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Ms. Johnson was born on April 29, 1940 at Big Clifty, KY to the late Wilford C. and Annaline Spencer Allen. She was a homemaker and beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a member of the Ilsley...
Mrs. Mildred Sisk Cotton
Jul 18, 2015
Mildred Opal Sisk Cotton, age 93, of Ilsley, KY passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2015 with her family by her side. Mrs. Cotton was born on May 18, 1922 in Christian County, KY to the late Leonard and Claudia Sisk. She worked for many years and raised a family of 5 children. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting, and spending time...
Mr. Elmer Ray Giffin
Jul 5, 2015
Elmer Ray Giffin, age 74, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2015 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, Kentucky. He was born on July 21, 1940 in Dawson Springs, KY to Arley and Katherine Nall Giffin. Mr. Giffin retired from the Kentucky State Department of Mines and Minerals where he worked as an inspector. He was of...
Mrs. Katherine "Kathy" Allen
Jun 29, 2015
Katherine Lee Allen, age 56, of Earlington, Kentucky, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2015 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. She was born on June 21, 1959 in Madisonville, KY to the late Rodney O’Bryan Lee and Nora Jane Parkest Lee. She worked for many years as a CNA at NHC in Madisonville and was of the Pentecostal faith....
Mr. Youlyous Hartwell "Hardy" Jackson
Jun 18, 2015
Youlyous Hartwell “Hardy” Jackson, age 92, of Cumming, GA and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2015 at Cumming, GA. He was born on June 8, 1923 in Dawson Springs, KY to Etna Allan Jackson and Minnie Lee Beshear Jackson. Mr. Jackson was a plumber and worked for the Chrysler Corporation. He served his country...
Mrs. Pamela June Messamore
Jun 14, 2015
Pamela June Messamore, age 59, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2015 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Messamore was born on March 8, 1956, to the late George “GT” and Naomi Dyer Wallace. She was a member of First Baptist Church and worked as a regional manager for public housing. Mrs. Messamore is survived...
Mr. Carl Wayne Martin
Jun 12, 2015
Carl Wayne Martin, age 57, of Nebo, KY, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Martin was born on November 1, 1957 in Madisonville, KY to the late Raymond Earl Martin and Shelby Jean Capps Martin. He was a self-employed carpenter. Mr. Martin is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law ~ Jonathan and Lacey Martin of...
Ms. Helen J. Reed
Jun 8, 2015
Helen J. Reed, age 81, of Dawson Springs, Kentucky, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2015 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. She was born on November 28, 1933 in Crofton, KY to the late Clestle Eugene and Elta Aliese Davis Durham. She worked as a machinist for Simmons in Munster, IN was a member of New Hope Faithful Church....
Mr. Charles Anthony Ramsey
Jun 2, 2015
Charles Anthony Ramsey, age 57, of Grand Rivers, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at the Bumpus Mills Campground on Bumpus Mills, TN. He was born on August 20, 1957 in Madisonville, KY to Joyce Prow and the late James Gilliam Ramsey. Mr. Ramsey worked for many years as a coal miner...
Mr. Harold Lloyd Mcneily
Jun 2, 2015
Harold Lloyd McNeily, age 90, of Dalton, KY passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. He was born on May 4, 1925 in Mannington, KY to the late Samuel and Ruth Hamby McNeely. Mr. McNeily was a retired farmer and a member of the Dalton Baptist Church in Dalton, KY. Mr. McNeily is survived...
Mrs. Dorothy J. Hunt, Auctioneer
May 31, 2015
Dorothy J. Ausenbaugh Hunt, age 74, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Hunt was born on August 29, 1940 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Everette Lee Ausenbaugh and Norma Williams Ausenbaugh. She was the co-owner and operator of Hunts Auction and Realty in Dawson Springs, KY....
Mr. Ronald Herman Parker
May 27, 2015
Ronald H. Parker, age 58, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 in Vienna, IL as a result of injuries received in a semi-trailer accident. Mr. Parker was born in Butte, Montana on August 24, 1956 to the late Louis Parker and Nora Lee Parker. He was a truck driver for B & K Trucking in...
Ms. Georgia Wright Wagner
May 22, 2015
Georgia Wright Wagner, age 88, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Wagner was born on April 29, 1927 in Madisonville, KY to the late Lafayette and Myrtle Dockery Wright . She was a mother and homemaker and also worked as a bookkeeper at Woolworths, Ben Franklin and Harned...
Mrs. Carolyn Brown Davis
May 20, 2015
Carolyn Ann Brown Davis, age 66, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Davis was born on October 19, 1948 in Providence, KY to the late Merritt and Taylor Ambie Felts Brown. She worked for 38 years as an LPN at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville, KY and was...
Mrs. Edith Howton Hulsey
May 18, 2015
Edith Marie Howton Hulsey, age 87, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Hulsey was born on June 21, 1928 in Olney, KY to the late Alfred Huie and Atha Mae Stallins Howton. She worked for several years at Ottenheimer Manufacturing and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of...
Mrs. Glenna Carner Dunbar
May 9, 2015
Glenna Carner Dunbar, age 97, of Dawson Springs, Kentucky, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Tradewater Health and Rehab in Dawson Springs, KY. She was born on April 22, 1918 in Caldwell County to the late William Carner and Ollie May Son Carner. For 32 years she worked at Ottenheimer Manufacturing she was a member of Dunn Baptist...
Mr. Earl Bryant Dawson
May 3, 2015
Earl Bryant Dawson, age 67, of Benton, KY and formerly of Christian County, KY, passed away on May 3, 2015 in Talledega, AL. Mr. Dawson was born on October 25, 1947 in Christian County, Kentucky to the late Raymond Earl Dawson and Doris Cansler Dawson. He owned and operated “Earl Dawson Excavation”and he previously served his country in the United...
Ms. Mary Elizabeth Todd
May 2, 2015
Mary Elizabeth Todd, age 73, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at her residence. Ms. Todd was born on June 18, 1941 in Webster County, KY to the late Carl Lee Pinkston and Zora Griggs Pinkston. She was a mother, homemaker and worked for several years at the Madisonville Pharmacy. Ms. Todd was a 1959 graduate...
