Obituaries

Mar 23, 2024

Earl Morrison Coffey, 86, of Columbia, KY passed away Saturday, March 23, 2024, at his residence. He was born on September 18, 1937, in Montpelier, KY to the late Holland C. and Zelma Morrison Coffey.

Mr. Coffey was a member of the former Pleasant Hill Christian Church and most recently attended the Russell Springs Christian Church. He...

Mar 23, 2024

Stanley Russell Garmon, 100, of Columbia, KY passed away Saturday, March 23, 2024, at Fair Oaks Nursing Home in Jamestown, KY. He was born in Columbia, KY on September 29, 1923, to the late Francis M. and Mable Pollard Garmon. He was preceded in death by his wife Ruth Elizabeth Brockman Garmon.

Mr. Garmon was of the...

Mar 20, 2024

David Dewey Scott, 70, of Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at T. J. Samson Hospital in Glasgow, KY. Born in Columbia, KY on December 24, 1953, to the late Carl Scott and Allene Absher.

Mr. Scott was a retired Sergeant in the U. S. Army and Kentucky National Guard.  He enjoyed doing mechanic work,...

Mar 18, 2024

Stephen Lynn Gadberry, 61, of Columbia, KY passed away Monday, March 18, 2024, at his residence. He was born in Columbia, KY on April 1, 1962, to the late Orville Denver "Dutch" Gadberry and Ethel Mae McClister Gadberry of Burkesville, KY who survives.

Mr. Gadberry was of the Church of Christ faith and enjoyed riding motorcycles and...

Mar 18, 2024

Arletta Irene Butler, 87, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Monday, March 18, 2024, at the Jean Waddle Care Center in Somerset, KY. She was born in Lancaster, MO to the late Virgil McDaniel and Doris VanDyke Hayes.

Ms. Butler was a very active lady working until she was 80 years old at her last job as...

Mar 7, 2024

Matrie (Hill) Roach, 95 years, born October 1st, 1928 passed from our hands into God's loving arms on March 7th, 2024 leaving behind a legacy of love for her family and friends to cherish. Born in Chance, KY, Matrie spent most of her life in the Chicago area until relocating to Florida for the past 4 years. Married to...

Mar 5, 2024

Wilma Jean Stargel, 76, of Columbia, KY passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Baptist Health Hardin Hospital in Elizabethtown, KY. She was born in Adair County on June 15, 1947, to the late Lester and Hazel Marie Burton Curry.

Mrs. Stargel was a member of the New Hope Separate Baptist Church and formerly sang with The...

Mar 2, 2024

Phyllis Ann Mayse, 77, of Glensfork, KY passed away Saturday, March 2, 2024, at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born on January 5, 1947, in Clinton County, KY to the late Arvis W. and Bonnie P. Irwin Stearns.

Mrs. Mayse attended the 3trees Church in Columbia, KY and enjoyed flower gardening, reading, and spending...

Mar 1, 2024

Allene Collins Aaron, 94, of Columbia, KY passed away Friday, March 1, 2024, at Summit Manor Nursing Home in Columbia, KY. She was born in Adair County on April 30, 1929, to the late Vertie W. and Montra Aaron Collins. She was also preceded in death by her husband Calvin Aaron and two siblings Ray and Maxine Collins.

Feb 29, 2024

Kenneth Nell "Kenny" Janes, 88, of Columbia, KY passed away Thursday, February 29, 2024, at Nortons Hospital in Louisville, KY. He was born on June 17, 1935, in Sparksville, KY to the late George and Sophia Petty Janes.

Mr. Janes was a member of the Egypt Christian Church, a veteran of the U. S. Army, and he...

Feb 25, 2024

Linda Marie Schmidt, 70, of Columbia, KY passed away Sunday, February 25, 2024, at T. J. Health Columbia. She was born on June 17, 1953, in Staten Island, NY to the late Joseph and Anna Legac Burns. She was also preceded in death by a sister Margaret Mary Burns.

Ms. Schmidt enjoyed the ocean, music, and sailing,...

Feb 24, 2024

Ollen Davis Janes, 89, of Columbia, KY passed away February 24, 2024, at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born in Adair County, KY on January 23, 1935, to the late Galeon and Sallie Keltner Janes.

Mr. Janes was a member of the Pickett's Chapel Church and the Adair County Cattlemen's Association. He was a...

Feb 20, 2024

John L. Ritzie, 79, of Breeding, KY passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at the T.J. Health Columbia. He was born on July 5, 1944, in Hamilton, OH to the late Fredrick J. Ritzie and Virginia Rollins Ritzie. He was also preceded in death by a sister Gerri Ritzie Carter.

Mr. Ritzie was a member of the...

Feb 18, 2024

Joyce Elaine Reliford, 62, of Columbia, KY passed away Sunday, February 18, 2024, at the Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY. She was born on March 15, 1961, in Columbia, KY to the late Marlene Jane Sneed Finney. She was preceded in death by a daughter Amanda Marie Reliford.

Ms. Reliford. attended the Morris Chapel Church and was...

Feb 16, 2024

Jeffrey "Jeff" Costello, 64, of Russell Springs, KY formally of Columbia passed away Friday, February 16, 2024, at his residence. He was born in Franklin, IN on September 5, 1959, to the late Charles William Costello and Velva Bryant Burton who survives. He was preceded in death by his wife Julie Ann Crockett Costello and a son Steven Charles...

Feb 13, 2024

Helen Carla Murray, 69, of Glenfork, KY passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at the Medical Center at Bowling Green. She was born on May 16, 1954, in Adair County, KY to the late Lilburn Tarlton and Ella Velma Bradshaw Murray. She was also preceded in death by a sister Willie Ann Murray.

Ms. Murray was a...

Feb 11, 2024

Charles Thomas May, 74, of Knifley, KY passed away Sunday, February 11, 2024, at his residence. He was born on October 5, 1949, in Cincinnati, OH to the late Robert and Alma May.

Mr. May was a member of the New Hope Separate Baptist Church and enjoyed collecting automotive and Pennzoil memorabilia.

Survivors include two...

Feb 11, 2024

Robert Regan "Bob" Moss, 77, of Wilmore, KY and formerly of the Gradyville Community of Adair County passed away Sunday, February 11, 2024, at the Thomson Hood Veterans Home in Wilmore, KY. He was born in Gradyville, KY on October 28, 1946, to the late Eugene and Betty Barnett Moss.

Mr. Moss was a member of the...

Feb 11, 2024

Phyllis Dean Firquin, 82, of Columbia, KY passed away Sunday, February 11, 2024, at her residence. She was born in Russell County, KY on April 9, 1941, to the late Vernon and Pearl Grider Selby.

Mrs. Firquin was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church and enjoyed cooking large holiday meals and desserts, doing yard work and...

Feb 9, 2024

Brenda Sue Bunch, 72, of Jamestown, KY passed away Friday, February 9, 2024, at her residence with her family by her side. She was born on March 4, 1951, in Columbia, KY to the late Carlos Nick and Ruby Christine Ballenger. She was also preceded in death by her husband Phillip Wayne Bunch.

Mrs. Bunch was of...