Obituaries

Jul 13, 2024

Annabelle Pyles, 82, of Columbia, KY passed away Saturday, July 13, 2024, at her residence with her family by her side. She was born January 9, 1942, in Jamestown, KY to the late Louis Bryant and Lola Alma Woolridge Snow.

Annabelle graduated from Russell County High School in 1960 to then attend Illinois Masonic Nursing School in...

Jul 11, 2024

Karen Susan Kafka, 66, of Columbia, KY passed away Thursday, July 11, 2024, at T. J. Health Columbia. She was born in Cincinnati, OH on May 9, 1958, to the late Anthony A. and Laurel E. Harrod Pietsch. She was also preceded in death by a brother Anton Pietsch.

Mrs. Kafka was an Elementary School Teacher and...

Jul 9, 2024

Maxwell Barkley Hancock, age 85, of Greensburg, KY passed away Tuesday afternoon, July 9th, 2024, at his residence. During his illness Max was surrounded by family and friends, he passed away peacefully in his sleep. He was born on August 12th, 1938, in the Fry community of Greensburg, to the late Ammon and Grace Buckner Hancock.

Max...

Jul 4, 2024

James Houston Tarter Jr., 31, of Columbia, KY passed away Thursday, July 4, 2024, at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, KY. He was born in Glasgow, KY on September 18, 1992, to James Houston Tarter Sr. of Columbia, KY and Teresa Mae Felty Wren (Charlie) of Morgantown, KY. He was preceded in death by his grandfather Johnnie...

Jun 26, 2024

Brenda Gayle Baker, 66, of Albany, KY and formerly of Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at Pickett County Care and Rehabilitation Center in Byrdstown, TN. She was born on April 1, 1958, in Louisville, KY to the late Edward and Mildred Friese Dunbar. She was also preceded in death by a son Scotty Waters.

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Jun 23, 2024

Rebecca Diane Humphress, 68, of Columbia, KY passed away Sunday, June 23, 2024, at T. J. Health Columbia. She was born on February 27, 1956, to the late James T. and Shirley McKim Thayer.

Mrs. Humphress was a member of 3trees Church and the Adair County, Kentucky History and Genealogy Center. She was a Kentucky Colonel and...

Jun 18, 2024

Evangelist William Calvin Reed, 77, of Columbia, KY passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green, KY. He was born on November 8, 1946, in Glen Burnie, MD to the late William Henry Ealey and Birdie Mae Stapleton Reed.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

Jun 16, 2024

Mary Frances Matthews Morrison, 73, of Columbia, KY passed away Sunday, June 16, 2024, at her residence. She was born in Columbia, KY on June 2, 1951, to the late Jessie George Matthews and Margaret Cook Matthews McQueary.

Mrs. Morrison was a member of the Amazing Grace Church and had a special calling for caring for the...

Jun 13, 2024

Carl Eugene Burton, 63, of Columbia, KY passed away Thursday, June 13, 2024, at his home in Columbia, KY. He was born on May 9, 1961, in Columbia, KY to the late James Harlin and Jewell Edna Harmon Burton.

Mr. Burton was a member Bloomington Chapel Brethren in Christ Church, he enjoyed being outdoors, fishing, racing ,...

Jun 12, 2024

Allen Simpson Keltner, 96, of the Clay Ridge Community of Adair County passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at Summit Manor Nursing Home after a brief illness. He was born in Adair County on November 13, 1927, to the late Allen Ephraim and Ella Frances Edwards Keltner.

Mr. Keltner was a retired farmer and had worked for...

Jun 10, 2024

Mr. Fred Dickson, 97, of the Prices Creek community of Adair County passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Monday, June 10, 2024.

He was born to the late Charlie Lee and Emma Shirley Dickson on September 28, 1926. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Myrtle Moore Dickson;...

Jun 5, 2024

Mary Joyce Youngs, 91, of Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at the Janet Wright Care Facility in Greensburg, KY. She was born on August 16, 1932, in Cortland, NY to the late William and Rose Fenton Allen. She was preceded in death by her husband Richard A. Youngs.

She was known to friends and...

May 27, 2024

Agnes Louise Taylor Coffey, 87, of Columbia, KY, passed away Monday, May 27, 2024, at Fair Oaks Nursing Home, in Jamestown, KY. Mrs. Coffey was born in Adair County, KY on May 26, 1937, daughter of the late William and Fannie Mae Taylor.

Mrs. Coffey began building her legacy in 1950, when she wed the love of...

May 26, 2024

Freda Catharine Fiille Edwards, 93, of Columbia, KY passed away Sunday, May 26, 2024, at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born in Batavia, OH on November 28, 1930, to the late Henry and Velma Bell Duchmein Fiille. She was preceded in death by her husband Ernest Tommy Edwards.

Mrs. Edwards was a child of...

May 20, 2024

Larry Dean Clark, 67, of Columbia, KY passed away Monday, May 20, 2024, at University of Louisville Hospital. He was born on October 9, 1956, in Columbia, KY to the late Johnnie G. and Mamie Hazel Kemp Clark.

Mr. Clark enjoyed being outdoors, fishing, gardening, and spending time with his family and friends.

Survivors include...

May 20, 2024

Beverly Ann Powell, 63, of Columbia, KY passed away Monday, May 20, 2024, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, KY. She was born in Columbia, KY on April 24, 1961, to the late Wesley and Millie Frances Hitch Goodin.

Mrs. Powell was a member of the New Hope Separate Baptist Church and enjoyed crafting, fishing, riding horses,...

May 19, 2024

Connie L. Ervin, 76, of Columbia, KY passed away Sunday, May 19, 2024, at Summit Manor Nursing Home in Columbia, KY. He was born in Gradyville, KY on February 23, 1948, to the late Coy and Eldie V. Burris Ervin. He was preceded death by his wife Janet Rogers Ervin.

He is survived by a son Terry...

May 17, 2024

Gilbert Ray Cowan, 76, of Columbia, KY passed away Friday, May 17, 2024, at Greenhill Nursing and Rehab Center in Greensburg, KY. He was born on July 20, 1947, in Columbia, KY to the late Clem and Ethel Burton Cowan. He was also preceded in death by several siblings.

Mr. Cowan was a member of the Hadley...

May 17, 2024

Maurice Leon Shearer, 89, of Columbia, KY passed away Friday, May 17, 2024, at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville, KY. He was born in the Cundiff Community of Adair County on April 18, 1935, to the late Ernest Harrison and Gertrude Watson Shearer.

Mr. Shearer was of the Christian faith and a veteran of the U. S....

May 12, 2024

Bessie Lou Atchley, 95, of Bowling Green and formerly of Columbia, KY passed away Sunday, May 12, 2024, at Magnolia Village Assisted Living in Bowling Green, KY. She was born in Columbia, KY on June 28, 1928, to the late Sam and Bessie Grider Conover. Mrs. Atchley was a member of the White Oak Community Church.

She...