Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Mr. Omer Owen Johnston, Sr.
Oct 6, 2014
Omer Owen Johnston, Sr., age 90, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, October 6, 2014 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Johnston was born on May 19, 1924 in Nortonville, KY to the late Andrew Burton Johnston and Dicie Jane Latham Johnston. He was an underground coal miner for thirty years and a member of the UMWA....
Mr. Donald C. Wilkey
Sep 28, 2014
Donald C. Wilkey, age 81, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2014 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Wilkey was born on September 9, 1933 in Hopkins County, KY to the late James Clyde Wilkey and Audry Eison Wilkey. He was a 1953 graduate of Charleston High School and was a member of the Universalist...
Mrs. Mary Chester Garnett
Sep 26, 2014
Mary N. Chester Garnett, age 87, of Springfield, Missouri, formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, September 26, 2014. Mrs. Garnett was born on April 2, 1927 in Hopkins County, KY to the late Lonnie B and Pearl Feezer Chester. She was a 1945 graduate of Dawson Springs High School and was of the Christian faith. Mrs. Garnett...
Mrs. Christine Yvonne "Tina" Richardson
Sep 19, 2014
Christine Yvonne “Tina” Richardson, age 51, of Nortonville, Kentucky, passed away on Friday, September 19, 2014 at Baptist Health, Madisonville, Kentucky. She was born on May 13, 1963 in West Virginia to George Monroe Newton and Caroline Pillian Sivells. Mrs. Richardson was a member of the Living Word Christian Center of St. Charles, Kentucky. She had formerly worked as a...
Mr. Robert Earl "Buddy" Evans
Sep 18, 2014
Robert Earl “Buddy” Evans, age 62, of Beulah, Kentucky, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at his residence. He was born on June 16, 1952 in Hopkins County, Kentucky to William Lewis Evans and Willie Mae Jennings Evans. Mr. Evans was of the Baptist Faith and he was a retired steel worker. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle. He is...
Mr. Larry Wayne Vanderveer
Sep 13, 2014
Larry Wayne Vanderveer, age 62, of Dawson Springs, Kentucky, passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at his residence. He was born on August 21, 1952 in Evansville, Indiana to Charles Vanderveer and Patsy Barton Vanderveer. Mr. Vanderveer was a member of the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church and he was a retired bus mechanic for the Hopkins County School Board....
Mrs. Pamela Ruth Martin
Sep 10, 2014
Pamela Ruth Martin, age 63, of Dawson Springs, Kentucky, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at Baptist Health of Madisonville, Kentucky. She was born on April 22, 1951 in Texas to Troy Varner and Eleanor Ruth Sandridge Varner. Mrs. Martin was of Christian Faith and she worked as an Assistant Manager and top sales associate in the region for...
Mr. Ralph Wayne Barnett
Sep 6, 2014
Ralph Wayne Barnett, age 68, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2014 at Jennie Stuart Medical Center, Hopkinsville, KY. He was born on June 23, 1946 in Hopkins County, Kentucky to Lawrence Ralph Barnett and Geneva Ruth “Tootsie” Barnett. He was a 1964 graduate of South Hopkins High School and he attended a year of college. Mr....
Mr. Victor Wayne Otterson, Sr.
Sep 2, 2014
Victor Wayne Otterson, Sr., age 58, of Dawson Springs, Kentucky, passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at Deaconess Gateway, Newburgh, Indiana. He was born on August 28, 1956 in Waukegan, Illinois to Ronald Otterson and Sherry Mary Jean Powers Otterson. Mr. Otterson was of Christian Faith and he installed roofing professionally for many years. He is survived by his...
Mrs. Linda Cotton Purdy
Aug 24, 2014
Linda Cotton Purdy, age 77, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Sunday, August 24, 2014 at Baptist Health, Madisonville, KY. She was born on February 3, 1937 in Hopkins County, KY to the late Garland Cotton and Mary Katherine McChesney Eli. She was a co-owner and operator of Purdy Brothers Grocery, Dawson Springs, KY for many years. Additionally, she...
Mrs. Mildred Ann Mitchell Purdy
Aug 22, 2014
Mildred Ann Mitchell Purdy, age 87, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Friday, August 22, 2014 at her residence. She was born on March 21, 1927 in Hopkins County, KY to the late Jesse James and Gertie Mae Gamblin Mitchell. She was a beloved mother and homemaker and was a member of the Charleston Missionary Baptist Church. She is...
Mr. Bobby Coleman Forsythe Jr.
Aug 22, 2014
Bobby Coleman Forsythe, Jr., age 29, of St. Charles, KY, passed away on Friday, August 22, 2014 in Hanson, KY as the result of an involvement in a four wheeler accident. He was born on October 1, 1984 in Munster, Indiana to Bobby Coleman Forsythe, Sr., and Carol Ann Campbell VanMeter. He worked with Wright Tree Service and was of...
Ms. Alesia Winters Morse
Aug 12, 2014
Alesia Winters Morse, age 50, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at Tradewater Health & Rehab in Dawson Springs, KY. Ms. Morse was born on December 19, 1963 in Hopkins County, KY to the late Homer Eugene Winters and Mary Lou Hendrix Winters. She was a housewife and of the Unity in Christ Church Faith....
Mrs. Fairy Ellen Haley Bennett
Aug 5, 2014
Fairy Ellen Haley Bennett, age 99, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at Tradewater Health & Rehab in Dawson Springs, KY. Mrs. Bennett was born on August 6, 1914 in Hopkins County, KY to the late John Crittenden Haley and Pocahontas Haley. She was a beloved homemaker and member of Cedar Hill Baptist Church. Mrs....
Miss Emillia Gwynn Clark
Aug 5, 2014
Emillia Gwynn Clark, of Dawson Springs, KY was still- born on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Miss Clark is survived by her parents ~ Carlton Clark and Shelby Jo Lynn Roberson Clark of Dawson Springs, KY; a brother ~ Henry Clark of Dawson Springs, KY; Paternal Grandmother ~ Connie Barrow; and Maternal Grandparents ~ Stephen...
Mrs. Minnie Ausenbaugh
Jul 31, 2014
Minnie Ausenbaugh, age 87, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at her residence. Mrs. Ausenbaugh was born on November 15, 1926 in Hopkins County, KY to the late Archie Dillingham and Eula Clark Dillingham. She was a housewife and of the Baptist Faith. Mrs. Ausenbaugh is survived by a daughter ~ Barbara McGregor of Princeton,...
Mr. James Lamar "Jack" Brown
Jul 26, 2014
James Lamar “Jack” Brown died peacefully at home in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Saturday, July 26, after a courageous battle with cancer. Jack was born in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, on August 26, 1926, to Robert Shilric Brown and Flora Ann Smith Brown. He is preceded in death by both of his parents and eight siblings, as well as his son, Robert...
Mr. William David Haupt
Jul 24, 2014
William David Haupt, age 81, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Haupt was born on January 13, 1933 in Chicago, IL to the late Roy and Marge Quinn Haupt. He served his country in the United States Army. Mr. Haupt is survived by his wife of 57 years ~ Gertrude Haupt...
Mr. Donald R. Hensley Sr.
Jul 24, 2014
Donald R. Hensley, Sr., age 76, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Hensley was born on April 4, 1938 in Harlan County, KY to the late Bradley and Harriet Helton Hensley. He served his country in the United States Navy. Mr. Hensley is survived by a daughter and...
Mrs. Lilly Fay Berry
Jul 22, 2014
Lilly Fay Berry, age 76, of Des Plaines, IL formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, July 22 at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL. Mrs. Berry was born on July 31, 1937 in Hopkins County, KY to the late Leslie and Eva Jackson Menser. Mrs. Berry is survived by a daughter and son-in-law ~ Darlene...
