Obituaries

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...

Feb 6, 2024

Raymond Loy, 76, of Columbia, KY passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at the Norton Hosparus Health Inpatient Care Center in Louisville, KY. He was born on March 14, 1947, in Adair County, KY to the late Hansel and Rosa Gladys Hill Loy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife Brenda...

Feb 3, 2024

Elma D Antle Smith, 92, of Columbia, KY passed away peacefully Saturday, February 3, 2024, at Fair Oaks Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on September 23, 1931, in Russell County, Kentucky to the late Charlie D. and Elva Warner Antle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband Woodrow Smith, a...

Feb 2, 2024

Archie Dale Redmon, 61, of Columbia, KY passed away Friday, February 2, 2024, at his residence with his family by his side. He was born on August 22, 1962, in Columbia, KY to the late Robert Thomas and Margaret Madlean Sullivan Redmon.

Mr. Redmon was a member of the Lovedale Church and a former iron worker. He...

Jan 31, 2024

Avalee Huddleston, 88, of Columbia, KY passed away January 31, 2024, surrounded by his family. He was born on July 25, 1935, in Adair County to the late Ed Lee and Alta Lloyd Huddleston.

Mr. Huddleston professed his faith in Christ and attended the Old Liberty Community Church and enjoyed visiting other churches in the community. Avalee...

Jan 30, 2024

Karrie Ann Scruggs, infant daughter of Rafe Scruggs and Caleigh Kerns passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2024, after a premature birth.

In addition to her parents, she was also survived by her Grandparents Matt and Keri Kerns of Russell Springs, KY and Vanessa Scruggs of Russellville, KY; great grandparents Joe Kerns, JoAnn Ooten, and Gary McFarland (Janie)...

Jan 27, 2024

Ann Irene Anderson, 92, of Longwood, FL passed away Saturday, January 27, 2024, at Barren County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Glasgow, KY. She was born in Saint Combs, Scotland on November 22, 1931, to the late Alec and Lily Buchan. She was also preceded in death by her husband Robert Scott Anderson, a daughter Karin Steen, and a...