Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Jeffrey Beshear
May 16, 2024
Jeffrey Beshear, age 65, of Nortonville, KY passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Beshear was born on December 30, 1958 in Princeton, KY to the late Raymond and Etta Jane Ausenbaugh Beshear. He worked as an underground coal miner and was a member of Gilland Ridge General Baptist Church.
Survivors include his...
Naomi Ruth Stallins
May 11, 2024
On May 11, 2024, Naomi Ruth McKnight Stallins, age 97 of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away peacefully sleeping next to the love of her life and husband of almost 78 years, Deward.
During her 97 years on this earth, Naomi made an impact on every person she met and was a beloved figure in the Dawson Springs community. She was...
Linda Marie Hart
May 7, 2024
Linda Marie Hart, age 79, of Dawson Springs passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Ms. Hart was born on November 26, 1944 in Madisonville, KY to the late Amplis Orlando Hart and Rita Mae Holeman Hart. Linda was a beloved mother and homemaker.
She is survived by her son ~ Hersheal Dewayne Hart...
Charles Edwin Cranor
May 6, 2024
Charles Edwin Cranor, age 75, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024 at his home. Mr. Cranor was born on December 21, 1948 in Hopkinsville, KY to Louise Ausenbaugh Cranor and the late James Marvin Cranor. He retired from Island Creek Coal Company.
Survivors include his wife ~ Gayle Cranor of Dawson Springs, KY; a daughter ~...
Linda Fern Hartline
May 6, 2024
Linda Fern Hartline, age 80, of Dawson Springs passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024 at Caldwell Medical Center in Princeton, KY. Mrs. Hartline was born on May 18, 1943 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late William Julian Fox and Verna McKnight Fox. She and her husband owned and operated Hartline’s Bestway in Dawson Springs for many years. She...
Florence May Utley
May 5, 2024
Florence May Utley, age 96, of Sturgis, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2024 at Breckinridge Place in Morganfield, KY. Mrs. Utley was born on March 1, 1928 in Madisonville, KY to the late Arthur Pierce and Lovie Norris Pierce. She was a beloved mother and homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs....
Stephanie Parker Biddle
May 5, 2024
Stephanie Lynn Parker Biddle, age 53, of Atlanta, GA and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2024 in Atlanta, GA. Stephanie was born on July 23, 1970 in Madisonville, KY to Donna Faye Parker and the late Phillip LaRue Parker.
She is survived by her son ~ Cody Biddle of Akron, OH; her mother ~ Donna...
Donna Ruth Miller
Apr 22, 2024
Donna Ruth Miller, age 73, of Dawson Springs passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Ms. Miller was born on May 5, 1950 in Madisonville, KY to the late Athen Gladdish and Irene Chappell Brown Gladdish. She was a graduate of West Hopkins High School and worked as a custodian for the Daviess...
Gracie Lynn Harper
Apr 21, 2024
Gracie Lynn Harper, age 19, of Dawson Springs passed away on Sunday, April 21 at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Gracie was born on October 27, 2004 in Madisonville, KY to Greg and Candace Crook Harper. She was a 2023 graduate of Dawson Springs High School and was currently a student at Madisonville Community College while also working in...
Sandra Kay Revelle
Apr 15, 2024
Sandra Kay Revelle, age 79, of Madisonville, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Revelle was born on May 8, 1944 in Nortonville, KY to the late George Riley McKnight and Nevelyn Ray Alexander McKnight. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Madisonville. Mrs. Revelle was a graduate of South...
Kenneth Ray Fuller
Apr 14, 2024
Kenneth Ray Fuller, age 85, of Saint Charles, KY, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at Ridgewood Terrace Health and Rehab in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Fuller was born on July 18, 1938 in Crofton, KY to the late Robert Thomas “Tom” Wiley Fuller and Esther Morgan Fuller. He was a member of Sanctuary Church in Nortonville, KY and worked...
James Russell Ausenbaugh, Sr.
Apr 14, 2024
James Russell Ausenbaugh, Sr., age 96, of Hopkinsville and formerly of Dawson Springs passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at Bradford Heights Health and Rehab in Hopkinsville, KY. Mr. Ausenbaugh was born on October 12, 1927 in Caldwell County, KY to the late Bailey Ausenbaugh and Thelma Vickery Ausenbaugh. He was a member of Edgewood Baptist Church in Hopkinsville...
Ivyal Jean Neisz
Apr 11, 2024
Ivyal Jean Neisz, age 82, of Dawson Springs passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Neisz was born on August 29, 1941 in Christian County, KY to the late Roscoe Parker and Imogene Adams Vickery. She was a member of Lafayette Baptist Church in Dawson Springs and was a 1960 graduate of...
Joyce Lee Hull
Mar 29, 2024
Joyce Lee Hull, age 91, of Taylorsville, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024 at her residence. Mrs. Hull was born on August 7, 1932 in Mountain View, Missouri to the late Howard Yarber and Rose Hansford Yarber. She was a member of the Gospel Assembly Church in Dawson Springs, KY. Mrs. Hull...
Elizabeth Jean Vannoy
Mar 26, 2024
Elizabeth Jean Vannoy, age 59, of Madisonville, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Ms. Vannoy was born on November 19, 1965 in Madisonville, KY to the late David Carter and Mary Jane Kennedy Carter Ray. She was a mother and homemaker and a member of...
William Norman Laffoon
Mar 26, 2024
William Norman Laffoon, age 90, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Laffoon was born on June 28, 1933 in Hopkins County, KY to the late Willie Laffoon and Effie Farar Laffoon. He worked for the coal mines as a surface electrician and was a graduate of Charleston...
Ella Jane Garrett
Mar 24, 2024
Ella Jane Garrett, age 94, of Dawson Springs passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2024 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Garrett was born on September 18, 1929 in Confluence, KY to the late Jake Howard and Viola Baker Howard.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Charlie Edward Garrett. He loved her very much...
Mary Sue Franklin
Mar 12, 2024
Mary Sue Crafton Franklin, age 86, of Traverse City, MI and formerly of Dawson Springs passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at Manson Hospice House in Traverse City, MI. Mrs. Franklin was born on July 10, 1937 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Clarence Crafton and Louise Claxton Crafton. She was an elementary school teacher in Dawson Springs...
Kathy Joe Hickerson
Mar 12, 2024
Kathy Joe Hickerson, age 72, of Dawson Springs passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at her home. Mrs. Hickerson was born on November 24, 1951 in Madisonville, KY to the late William Bivins and Nevelyn Blanchard Bivins. She was a member of Day Spring Assembly of God. Mrs. Hickerson worked for many years Dawson Springs School lunch room where...
Eddy Wayne Dunbar
Mar 7, 2024
Eddy Wayne Dunbar, age 82, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at his home. Mr. Dunbar was born on August 30, 1941 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Jewel Dunbar and Nell Brown Dunbar. He retired from Tyson Foods and was of the Christian faith.
Survivors include three sons ~ Ernest (Sonya) Dunbar of...
