Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Mr. Leo Menser
Jan 2, 2014
Leo Menser, age 89, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Menser was born on December 12, 1924 in Hopkins Co., KY to the late William Lester Menser and Jennie Lee Nixon Menser. He was retired after being self employed for many years in the furniture business. Mr. Menser...
Mrs Nancy Cook Nichols
Dec 27, 2013
Nancy Martha “Nanny Mat” Cook Nichols, age 88, of Princeton, Kentucky (formerly of Dawson Springs, KY) passed away on December 27, 2013 at Princeton Health & Rehab in Princeton, KY. She was born on March 7, 1925, in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Ira & Rosa Robinson Cook. She was a 1941 graduate of Dawson Springs High School and...
Mr. Howard Edward Prince
Dec 25, 2013
Howard Edward Prince, age 81, of Charleston, KY, passed away on December 25, 2013 at the Caldwell County Medical Center. Mr. Prince was born on December 22, 1932 in Hopkins County, KY to the late William Homer Prince and Mamie Menser Prince. He worked for SKW Alloy of Calvert City for 30 years, and he was an auctioneer for 30...
Mr. Frank Anthony "Tony" Mitchell
Dec 25, 2013
Frank Anthony “Tony” Mitchell, age 57, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on December 25, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Mitchell was born on October 2, 1956 in Hopkins County, KY to the late Frank Mitchell, Jr. and Nancy Aline Dockery Mitchell. He was a coal miner all of his working days, and he was of the Christian faith. Mr....
Mr. Raymond "Wayne" Hamby
Dec 12, 2013
Raymond Wayne Hamby, age 76, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at his residence in Dawson Springs, KY. Mr. Hamby was born on July 1, 1937 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Albert Hershel Hamby and Martha Grace Dearing Hamby. He was retired after working 39 years with both the L& N and the...
Mr. Joe R. Allen Sr
Dec 7, 2013
Joe R. Allen, Sr., age 89, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Tradewater Pointe Nursing Home in Dawson Springs, KY. Mr. Allen was born on May 16, 1924, in Camden, TN to the late John Allen and Alice O’Bare Allen. He was retired after working 35 years with Kentucky Utilities and was a long...
Mrs. Glenda Cansler Hurley
Dec 6, 2013
Glenda Cansler Hurley, age 86, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2013 at her daughter’s home where she was esiding. Mrs. Hurley was born on January 18, 1927, in Christian County, KY, to the late Herman Cansler and Ezma Poole Cansler. She was a 1944 graduate of Dawson Springs High School and retired from civil service...
Mrs. Ernestine Akin Wynn
Dec 1, 2013
Ernestine Faye Akin Wynn, age 91, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at VNA Plus Charlier Hospice, Evansville, IN. Mrs. Wynn was born on July 26, 1922, in Hopkins County, KY, to the late Benny Ross Morgan and Georgia Faye Blackburn. She was a mother and homemaker and was of the Pentecostal faith. Mrs. Wynn...
Mrs. Wanda Faye Akin
Dec 1, 2013
Wanda Faye Akin, age 73, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Aken was born on April 15, 1940, in Hopkins County, KY, to the late Elmer Earnest Davis and Mary Lillian Neisz Davis. She was a mother and homemaker and also worked at Molite Manufacturing for a few...
Mrs. Joanna Croft Holmes
Nov 27, 2013
Joanna Love Croft Holmes, age 67, of Madisonville, KY, passed away, Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Holmes was born February 12, 1946 in Hopkins County, KY to the late Roy Lee Love and Rosie Lee Hale Love. She was a beloved mother and homemaker. Mrs. Holmes is survived by her husband ~ Bennie Holmes...
Mr. Jessie Glen Alexander
Nov 14, 2013
Jessie Glen Alexander, age 81, of Dawson Springs, KY, formerly of Arizona and Missouri, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Alexander was born on March 14, 1932, in Ravenden Springs, Arkansas, to the late Jess K. and Lottie Mae Ball Alexander. Mr. Alexander was a heavy equipment operator and an electrician. Additionally,...
Mr. Glen Edward Menser
Nov 3, 2013
Glen Edward Menser, age 84, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Menser was born on February 25, 1929, in Hopkins County, KY, to the late Johnny Lee and Josephine Laffoon Menser. He was a graduate of Charleston High School and the Industrial School of Electricity. For 40 years...
Mr. Timothy Wayne Mitchell
Nov 2, 2013
Timothy Wayne Mitchell, age 58, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at NHC Healthcare in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Mitchell was born on August 12, 1955, in Hopkins County, KY, to the late Frank Mitchell, Jr. & Nancy Aline Dockery. He was an ultrasonographer supervisor in Tell City, IN, Louisville, KY and in Texas. He was...
Mr. Bobby Lee Clark
Oct 28, 2013
Bobby Lee Clark, age 69, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2013 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Clark was born on July 11, 1944, in Hopkins County, KY, to the late Herbert Shipp & Dorothy Nell Sharp Shipp. He retired from Pennyrile State Park where he worked in golf course maintenance; he also worked...
Mrs. Nancy Joyce Thompson
Oct 24, 2013
Nancy Joyce Thompson, age 81, of Madisonville, KY, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Thompson was born on June 5, 1932, in Dalton, KY, to the late Earl & Bura McGregor Brown. She was a retired school teacher was a member of Dalton Baptist Church. She was a 1950 graduate of Dalton...
Ms. Rita Jane Gentry
Oct 20, 2013
Rita Jane Gentry, age 79, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Evansville, IN. Ms. Gentry was born on October 21, 1933, in Hopkins County, KY, to the late Walter M. Ridley and Lucy Jane Franklin Ridley. She was a 1951 graduate of Dawson Springs High School, an employee of the State...
Mr. Danny Thomas Reich
Oct 9, 2013
Danny Thomas Reich, age 70, of Louisville, KY, formerly of Nortonville, KY, passed away at 11:50 P.M. on October 9, 2013 at Essex Nursing & Rehab Center in Louisville, KY. Mr. Reich was born on July 6, 1943 in Forsyth County, NC to the late Clarence Thomas Reich, Jr. and Geneva Lawson Reich. Mr. Reich is survived by three daughters...
Mr. James Dulin "J. D." Beeny
Sep 29, 2013
James Dulin “J.D.” Beeny, age 92, of Madisonville, KY, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Beeny was born on October 21, 1920, to the late Leonard Ellis and Cammie Elnora Clayton Beeny. He retired as a hoisting engineer with Island Creek Coal Company and was a member of the UMWA. He served...
Mr. James Dempsey Reece
Sep 25, 2013
James Dempsey Reece, age 92, of North Christian Co., Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Reece was born on July 5, 1921, in Christian County, KY, to the late Joseph Lucian Reece and Ruth Ann Riley Reece. He worked as a surveyor. Additionally, he worked construction, and during the 50s he was...
Mrs. Phyllis Ann Inglis
Sep 24, 2013
Phyllis Ann Inglis, age 74, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at her residence. Mrs. Inglis was born on July 10, 1939, in Hopkins County, KY, to the late George and Ethel Blades. She was an interior decorator and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Dawson Springs, KY. Mrs. Inglis is survived...
