All Obituaries

APRIL BUNCH, 44 of Fairplay, KY passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018 at 9:23 PM at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, KY after a short illness.   She was born in Columbia, KY on April 27, 1974 the daughter of the late Owen Miller and Dora Helen Bennett Thompson of Adair County, KY April is survived by her husband:   Jeremy Bunch of Columbia, KY One son:   Dylon Bunch of Columbia, KY Two brothers:  Ricky (Sharon) Thompson of Columbia,...

Jerome Burton age 79 years of Columbia, KY passed away Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018 at 5:30 AM at Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville, KY. He was born on Sept. 17, 1939 at Christine in Adair County, KY He was the son of the late Bob Sinclair & Reeda Burton He is survived by two daughters: Nicole Burton of Columbia, KY Teresa (Bryan) Harvey of Greensburg, KY One son: Allen Burton of Columbia, KY One sister: Della (Carl) Redmon of Columbia, KY 7 Grandchildren, several great...

Joyce Spurlock, 83 of Boston, KY formerly of Louisville, Ky and Fairplay, KY passed away Friday, September 21, 2018 at 8:09 AM at her home after a long illness. She was born November  4, 1935 in Adair County, KY She was the daughter of the late Odus & Elva Wheet Mitchum The widow of Ernest Spurlock who preceded her death in 1998, Also preceded in death by three brothers, William Leroy Mitchum, Carmen  Odus  Mitchum  & Charles “Mitch” Mitchum, and...

Charlie Roy, age 83 years of the Freedom Church Road, in Adair County KY Passed away Sunday September 16, 2018 at 3:36 AM at the University Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington, KY. He was born on Jan.11, 1935 in Adair County He was the son of the late Ray & Bessie Combest Roy Preceded by one daughter:  Vickie Lynn Roy on April 14, 1973, one sister Eva Ray Roy and one brother James Roy. Survived by  his wife Fern Huff Roy of 59 years & 4 months. They married...

JONATHAN NEAT, 37 of Liberty Road, Columbia, KY passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 2:22 PM at the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington, KY from injuries received in a motorcycle accident on August 28,  2018 on KY 206 near Columbia, KY  Jonathan was a truck driver and enjoyed motorcycles, gun collecting and knife collecting.  He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents: Cosby and Flossie Neat, maternal grandfather Bobby Beard and maternal great...

Betty Gilbert, 78 of the Gilbert Road, Glens Fork, Kentucky passed away, Thursday,  September 13, 2018 at the Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio after several weeks illness. She was born August 19, 1940 in Adair County, Kentucky    She was the daughter of the late:  James Earl and Bessie Burton Corbin Preceded in death by her husband:   Preston Albert Gilbert  Also preceded in death by a daughter; Betty Ann Gilbert and one son Robert Lee...

Timothy Gene Cowan age 45 years of Columbia, KY, passed away Thursday Sept. 13, 2018 at 9:06 AM at his home He was born on July 17, 1973 in Adair County, KY  He was the son of the late Eugene “Gene” Cowan, who preceded him in death on April 11, 2017, preceded in death by his wife Lisa Renee Fair Cowan on Sept. 23, 2016   He is survived by his mother: Carol Polston Cowan of Columbia, KY Two sons: Jacob Cowan of Columbia, KY Blake Cowan of Columbia, KY One...

J C “Blackbird” Harrison age 75 years of Russell Springs, KY formerly of the Knifley & Pellyton community in Adair, County passed away Saturday at 7:50 PM at his home after an illness. He was born on May 22, 1943 at Knifley, KY The son of the late Hancil Hugh & Ivadean Lee Harrison, preceded in death by half sisters Jewell Lee, Flo Carroll & Beulah Lee. He is survived by his wife:  Minnie Sue Asberry Harrison of Russell Springs, KY. Two sons: Stephen...

Mr. James Ralph Petty, age 74, of Shepherdsville received his wings on Friday, August 17, 2018 after several months of illness at Norton’s Audubon Hospital. James was the son of the late Ralph and Annie Mae (Coomer) Petty. He retired from Brown and Williamson and Philip Morris. He was a member of Old Shively Methodist Church and attended Overdale Methodist Church for the past 10 years. Mr. Petty was Master Mason of Hudsonville Lodge #262 from 1979-1980. He loved his church family and...

Helen Piercy, 82, of Campbellsville, KY formerly of Columbia and Russell Springs, KY passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 7:02 AM at the Fair Oaks Health Systems in Jamestown, KY She was born April 17, 1936 in the Alga Community of Russell County, KY the daughter of the late: John and Antha Grant Compton. She was preceded in death by these husbands;  Russell Flatt in 1982, Homer Veach in 1990, Calvin Coolidge “Chuck” Piercy in 2003.    She was preceded in...