All Obituaries

David L. Sharpe, 76, of Columbia, KY died Saturday, January 22, 2022 at Summit Manor Nursing Home.    Funeral arrangements are incomplete but are under the direction of Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home.  A full list of survivors and arrangements will be available on Monday.

Barbara Franklin Sinclair, 78, of Columbia, KY died Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Summit Manor Nursing Home in Columbia, KY.  She was born in Columbia, KY on February 28, 1943 to the late Samuel E. and Nancy Alice Estes Franklin.  She was preceded in death by her husband Arvist Lee “Pee Wee” Sinclair and a brother Jerry Lee Franklin.  Barbara was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and enjoyed flower gardening, watching hummingbirds and spending time with...

Larry “Two” Dixon, 72, of Columbia, KY died Tuesday, January 18, 2022 in Columbia, KY.  He was born in Louisville, KY on December 7, 1949 to the late Morris K. and Leona Huffman Dixon.  He was also preceded in death by a brother Richard “Dick” Dixon. Mr. Dixon was a member of the Good Shepherd Catholic Church and retired after 26 years from the Army Reserves Unit 5010 in Louisville, KY where he attained the rank of SFC.  Larry was known as charismatic...

William Edwin Bryant, 81, of Columbia, KY died Thursday, January 6, 2022 at Summit Manor Nursing Home.  He was born in Adair County on September 24, 1940 to the late Acy Wade and Carrie Burton Bryant.  He was also preceded in death by his wife Bernice Yarberry Bryant and a brother Lewis Bryant. Mr. Bryant was a member and Deacon of Freedom Separate Baptist Church and a veteran of the U. S Army.  He and his late brother Lewis was the former owners and operators of Bryant...

David William Doss, 69, of Columbia, KY died Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, KY.  He was born in Indianapolis, IN on April 27, 1952 to the late Sidney and Edna Burton Doss. Mr. Doss was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed hunting, fishing, being outdoors and spending time with his family and friends. Survivors include a son Troy Doss of Columbia, KY; two grandchildren Jacolby Doss of Louisville, KY and Justin Doss of Nashville, TN; three...

Margie Ree Dickson, 81, of Columbia, KY died Monday, January 3, 2022 at her son’s residence.  She was born on March 28, 1940 in Columbia, KY to the late Louis Elmer and Mary Lizzie Keith.  She was preceded in death by her husband Cecil Dickson. Mrs. Dickson was a member of the Prices Creek Missionary Baptist Church and attended the Cornerstone Baptist Church.  She enjoyed gospel singings and studying the Bible. Survivors include three children Jeffrey Keith Dickson and...

Mary Sue Young, 67, of Russell Springs, KY died Thursday, December 30, 2021 at her residence.  She was born in Gallatin, TN on January 31, 1954 to the late Clyde and Agnes Marie Chandler Reecer.  She was preceded in death by her husband Earl Young, Jr. and three siblings Julia White, Johnny Reecer and Charles Reecer. Survivors include a daughter Marie Parker (Bryan) of Russell Springs, KY; two step-children Carol Hasty (Shannon) of Livingston, KY and Rollie Williams (Jennifer) of...

James Bolin “Jim” Beard, 79, of Louisville, KY died Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at V. A. Hospital in Louisville, KY.  He was born in Columbia, KY on July 30, 1942 to the late John H. and Dorothy Bailey Beard. Mr. Beard was of the Baptist faith and retired from the U. S. Army.  He served during the Vietnam War and received many awards including a Bronze Star and Purple Heart.  He was a member of the VFW Post 6097 and was a Kentucky Colonel. Survivors include a...

Kaylee Tennison Frost, 28, of Hodgenville, KY and formerly of Columbia, KY died Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington, KY.  She was born in Glasgow, KY on May 6, 1993 to Terry and Sherry Phillips of Columbia, KY who survives. Kaylee was a member of the Emory Chapel United Methodist Church.  She was a 2011 graduate of Adair County High School and a graduate of Lindsey Wilson College with a Master’s Degree in Mental Health.  She...

Beula Grant, 93, of Columbia, KY died Saturday, December 25, 2021 at Summit Manor Nursing Home in Columbia, KY.  She was born in Fairplay, KY on December 16, 1928 to the late Melvin and Laura Bell McInteer Earls.  She was preceded in death by her husband Ray Grant; two children Sue Janes and Lonnie Grant and eight siblings Reno Earls, Pearl Kelley, Zelma Watson, Basil Earls, Venus Earls, Refus Brock, Finis Earls and Medie Bishop. Mrs. Grant was a member of the Amazing Grace...