Obituaries

May 11, 2024

Arvile W. Roy, 85, of Columbia, KY passed away Saturday, May 11, 2024, at T. J. Health Columbia. He was born on June 20, 1938, in Columbia, KY to the late Omer and Cleo Fitch Roy.

Mr. Roy was of the Methodist faith and enjoyed restoring antique furniture, collecting pocketknives, and spending time with family and friends....

May 8, 2024

Donna Kay Holmes White, 61, of Columbia, Ky, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at T. J. Health Columbia. She was born in Campbellsville, Ky on March 23, 1963 to Junior Lee Holmes and the late Dorothy Hatfield Holmes.

Mrs. White was of the Christian faith and enjoyed reading books, painting, crafts and spending time with her...

May 3, 2024

Anna Yvonne Crockett, 80, of Columbia, KY passed away Friday, May 3, 2024, at the Campbellsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Adair County on January 27, 1944, to the late Ores and Mae Grider Bennett.

Ms. Crockett attended the Mt. Zion Community Church and enjoyed flower gardening and spending time with her family and...

Apr 30, 2024

Reverend Doctor Bishop Gerald Wayne Reliford, 76, of Columbia, Ky passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born in Green County, KY on June 11, 1947, to the late Arvil Larue and Thera B. Sparks Reliford.

Rev. Reliford enjoyed fishing, University of Kentucky sports and spending time with his...

Apr 30, 2024

Sheila Diane Coomer, 61, of Columbia, KY passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at T. J. Health Columbia. She was born in Adair County on July 16, 1962, to the late Jessie "Buddy" Branham and Rebecca A. Claywell Grant. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister Lisa Branham and her stepfather Elford Grant....

Apr 26, 2024

Ronnie Wayne Blackwell, 68, of Columbia, KY passed away Friday, April 26, 2024, at T. J. Health Columbia. He was born on September 6, 1955, in Adair County to the late Robert Sr. and Ruth William Blackwell.

Mr. Blackwell was a member of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church and was a graduate of Campbellsville University. He enjoyed...

Apr 25, 2024

Kenneth Dale Burton, 66, of Knifley, KY passed away Thursday, April 25, 2024, at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born in Glasgow, KY on February 21, 1958, to the late Finis Edwin and Jewell McQueary Burton.

Mr. Burton enjoyed talking on his CB radio, where he was known as "Triple Nickel", working on lawnmowers,...

Apr 23, 2024

Karen Diane Bishop, 67, of Columbia, KY passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at the University of Louisville Hospital from injuries sustained in an auto accident. She was born in Louisville, KY on October 28, 1956, to the late Fred Lawrence Lee, Sr. and Doris Jean Milburn Montgomery of Columbia, KY who survives.

Ms. Bishop enjoyed doing...

Apr 19, 2024

Mary Alma Hubbard Keltner, 92, of the Clay Ridge Community passed away Friday, April 19, 2024, at her residence. She was born in Adair County on July 26, 1931, to the late Elbert Ross and Minnie Banks Hubbard.

She was retired from Green Hill Nursing Home as a cook, worked in various sewing factories, and was a...

Apr 17, 2024

Eric Matthew Antle, 56, of Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at his residence. He was born in Kingsport, TN on October 23, 1967, to the late Marvin and Viola Templeton Antle.

Mr. Antle was a retired Chief Deputy Jailer for the Adair County Regional Jail and previously worked as a Deputy with the Louisville...

Apr 16, 2024

Ricky Lane Coomer, 68, of Marrowbone, KY passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at his residence with his family by his side. He was born in Adair County, KY on December 20, 1955, to the late Coy Odell and Mary Magdalene Morrison Coomer.

Mr. Coomer was of the Christian faith and made a career drilling oil and...

Apr 5, 2024

Gail Lynn Walker, 55, of Columbia, KY passed away Friday, April 5, 2024, at her residence with her children by her side. She was born in Louisville, KY on May 28, 1968, to the late Charles Walker and Janice "Dolly" Rominske Walker of Columbia, KY who survives.

In addition to her father, she was preceded in death...

Apr 3, 2024

Arnold Earl "Hambone" McGaha, 81, of Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at the Jean Waddle Care Center in Somerset, KY. He was born in Adair County, KY on May 28, 1942, to the late Virtus and Rosa Lee Burton McGaha.

Mr. McGaha is of the Christian faith and enjoyed fishing and spending time with...

Apr 3, 2024

Victoria Lynn Groce, 62, of Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at Summit Manor Nursing Home in Columbia, KY. She was born on March 27, 1962, in Bowling Green, KY to the late Betty York Waid.

Mrs. Groce was a member of the New Life for The Nations Church and enjoyed crocheting, reading, studying her...

Mar 29, 2024

Judy Carolyn Rogers Luttrell, 81, of Columbia, KY passed away Friday, March 29, 2024, at Summit Manor Nursing Home in Columbia, KY. She was born on May 22, 1942, to the late Chesley G. and Mayrine Downey Rogers. She was also preceded in death by her husband Buddy Luttrell.

Mrs. Luttrell formerly attended the Milltown Church and...

Mar 29, 2024

Jay Edwin Brown, 63, of Columbia, KY passed away Friday, March 29, 2024, at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville, KY. He was born on February 27, 1961, in New Castle, IN to the late J. H. Brown and Alice Marie Sneed Murphy.

Mr. Brown was of the Christian faith and formerly worked for Walmart. He enjoyed listening...

Mar 29, 2024

Cathy Ann Catron, 67, of Columbia, KY passed away Friday, March 29, 2024, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, KY. She was born on October 31, 1956, in Adair County to the late Arlo Burton and Ruby Clarice Abston Grider.

Ms. Catron was a member of the Freedom Separate Baptist Church and enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, nature...

Mar 27, 2024

Albert Delos Smith, 86, of Knifley, KY passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at his residence. He was born in Merced Falls, CA on August 19, 1937, to the late Albert Walter and Dorothy Clara Hauthuth Smith.

Mr. Smith enjoyed searching for arrowheads, vegetable gardening and spending time with his family and friends.

Survivors include...

Mar 27, 2024

Geneva Burton Goodin, 91, of Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at her residence. She was born in Columbia, KY on November 16, 1932, to the late Forest and Elzada Streeval Burton. She was preceded in death by her husband Vitus Jack Goodin.

Mrs. Goodin was a member of the Purdy Separate Baptist Church, a...

Mar 23, 2024

Joe Donald Dickson, 62, of Knifley, KY passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at his residence. He was born in Glasgow, KY on November 2, 1961, to the late Donald Dickson and Joyce Goodin Emmitt.

Mr. Dickson was a member of the Lick Branch Cumberland Presbyterian Church and was a Firefighter for 32 years serving currently...