Obituaries
Dawson Springs, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Dawson Springs & Hopkins County
Renee Redman Hammons
Jul 23, 2025
Renee Redman Hammons, age 74, passed away on Wednesday, July23, 2025 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Renee was born on December 24, 1950 in Hopkinsville, KY to the late William Leon Redman and Juanita Menser Redman. Renee retired after working many years at Western State Hospital. Renee is survived by her daughter ~ Jeri Hammons of Dandridge, TN;...
James Robert Hopper
Aug 21, 2025
James Robert Hopper, age 84, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2025 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Mr. Hopper was born in Dawson Springs, KY on February 11, 1941 to the late Carlie Thomas Hopper and Betty Fisher Hopper. He worked as a long-haul truck driver and was of the Pentecostal faith.
Mr. Hopper is survived...
David Wayne Weaver
Aug 18, 2025
David Wayne Weaver, born on September 10, 1950, in Nebo, Kentucky, passed away peacefully at his residence on Monday, August 18, 2025. He was a dedicated coal miner for many years, working hard to provide for his family and community.
David proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam Conflict, exemplifying a commitment to service that extended...
Thomas Frank Densmore
Aug 15, 2025
Thomas Frank Densmore, age 71, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Friday, August 15, 2025 at his home in Dawson Springs, KY. Mr. Densmore was born on May 12, 1954 in Madisonville, KY to the late Frank Densmore and Dorothy Jones Densmore Crook. He was a 1972 graduate of West Hopkins High School and was a coal miner and...
Garry Earl Goodaker
Aug 11, 2025
Garry Earl Goodaker, age 78, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Monday, August 11, 2025 at Baptist Deaconess Hospital in Madisonville, KY. Garry was born on October 6, 1946 in Clay, KY to the late Royal Edward Goodaker and Edna Earle Jones Goodaker. He was a 1964 graduate of South Hopkins High School and was of the Christian faith....
Randell O. Hankins
Aug 9, 2025
Randell O. Hankins, age 58 of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at Deaconess Mid-town in Evansville, IN. Randell was born on August 4, 1967 in Jefferson Parish, LA to the late William Owen Hankins and Charlotte Faye Orange Hankins. He was a member of Dunn Baptist Church in Dawson Springs, KY.
Mr. Hankins is survived by...
Margaret Hannah Landrum
Aug 5, 2025
Margaret Hannah Landrum, age 102, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 Jennie Stuart Medical Center in Hopkinsville, KY. Mrs. Landrum was born on May 4, 1923 to the late Robert Dearing and Dovie Egbert Dearing. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Dawson Springs, KY and worked for many years as a clothing tailor at Outwood Hospital....
Dorothy Lee Orten
Jul 30, 2025
Dorothy Lee Orten, age 90, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at Hartford House Hospice in Owensboro, KY. Mrs. Orten was born on January 16, 1935 to the late Everett Lantrip and Ethel Messamore Lantrip. She was a beloved mother and homemaker and was of the Christian faith.
Mrs. Orten is survived by two daughters ~ LaDonna Peyton of Madisonville,...
Mary Francis (Trotter) Adams
Jul 26, 2025
Mary Francis Trotter Adams, age 72, of Christian County, KY passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at her home. Mrs. Adams was born on October 2, 1952 in Christian County, KY to the late Eloise Trotter and Wanda Messamore Trotter. She was a 1970 graduate of Christian County High School and was the head librarian at the Dawson Springs...
Nina Ruth Almon
Jul 24, 2025
Nina Ruth Almon, age 91, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at Ridgewood Terrace Nursing Home in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Almon was born on October 25, 1933 in White Plains, KY to the late Willie Robert Lovan and Minnie Mae Fugate Lovan. She received her Associate of Science Degree from Madisonville Community College and worked...
John Thomas Abbott, III
Jul 21, 2025
John T. Abbott III, aged 61 of Birmingham, Michigan passed away on July 21, 2025 in Royal Oak, Michigan. Mr. Abbott was born on March 23, 1964 in Detroit, Michigan to the late John Thomas Abbott, II and Sandra Brown Abbott.
Graveside services were held at Union Grove Cemetery in Hopkins County, KY.
Richard Garland "R.G." Johnson
Jul 12, 2025
Richard Garland “R.G.” Johnson, 98, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at Western Kentucky Veterans Center. Richard was born on March 10, 1927 in Dawson Springs to the late Richard Wesley and Bertha Ethel Moore Johnson. He was a member of Dawson Springs First Baptist Church and also attended Adriel Baptist Church.
Mr. Johnson served his...
Logan Pace
Jul 8, 2025
Logan Pace, age 76 of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, IN. Logan was born on April 2, 1949 in Bledsoe, KY to the late Jess and Lydia Pace. He attended the Dawson Springs Missionary Baptist Temple. Logan worked as a lineman and supervisor for Kentucky Utilities for 40years....
Stephen Wayne Adams
Jul 8, 2025
Stephen Wayne Adams, age 65 of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at Tradewater Health and Rehab in Dawson Springs, KY. Steve was born on February 3, 1960 in Madisonville, KY to the late William Earl and Maxine Summers Adams. He was of the Christian faith.
Mr. Adams is survived by two daughters ~ Sierra (Jamie Miller)...
Mable Ray Russell
Jul 7, 2025
Mable Ray Russell, age 92, passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family, on Monday, July 7, 2025 at the home of her daughter in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Russell was born on February 3, 1933 to the late Lester Raymond Morgan and Clara Bertha Cunningham Morgan. She was truly an amazing wife, mother and Meme. She was a kind and...
Hugh David Swatzell, Jr.
Jun 30, 2025
Hugh David Swatzell, Jr., age 72, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Monday, June 30, 2025 at his home. Mr. Swatzell was born on March 17, 1953 in Princeton, KY to the late Hugh David Swatzell, Sr. and Gerdie Mae Huggleston Swatzell. He worked for many years as a coal miner and a heavy equipment operator.
Mr. Swatzell is survived...
Fern Menser Henderson
Jun 27, 2025
Fern Henderson, age 97, of Hopkinsville, KY and formerly of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away on Friday, June 27, 2025 at Christian Health Nursing Home in Hopkinsville, KY. Mrs. Henderson was born on December 4, 1927 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Barney Flowers Orange and Hazel Lucille Creekmur Orange Glass. She had worked for 27 years as the...
Mary Rachel Ramsey
Jun 26, 2025
Mary Rachel Ramsey, age 93, passed away on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at her home in Charleston, KY. Born in Clay, KY on March 14, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Felix Ramsey and Stella Glendola Jones Ramsey.
Mary devoted more than 50 years of her life to education in Hopkins County, beginning her career in White Plains and...
Dean Dexter Adornato
Jun 25, 2025
Dean Dexter Adornato, age 30, passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at his home in Edmonton, KY. He was born on June 16, 1995 in Methuen, Massachusetts to Joseph Adornato, Jr. and Sue B. Melton Radford.
Dean is survived by his mother and step-father ~ Sue and Kerry Radford of Dawson Springs, KY; his father and step-mother ~ Joseph and...
Sammy George Duncan, Sr.
Jun 24, 2025
Sammy George Duncan, Sr. passed away on June 24, 2025, at Morriston Hamblen Hospital in Morristown, Tennessee. He was born on September 19, 1942, in Caldwell County, Kentucky, to Clarence Cannell Duncan and Georgia Genevive French Duncan.
Sammy was a proud graduate of Charleston High School, class of 1959. Following his education, he made significant contributions to the textile industry as...
