Obituaries

Dec 5, 2023

Mary Ernestine Bennett, 86, of Columbia, KY passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at her residence. She was born in Adair County on July 7, 1937, to the late Enos and Ozella Coomer Moss. She was also preceded in death by a brother Delbert Moss.

Mrs. Bennett was a member of the Morris Chapel Methodist Church and...

Dec 3, 2023

Joanna Gilpin Rogers, 89, of Louisville, KY and formerly of Columbia, KY passed away Sunday, December 3, 2023, at Summit Manor Nursing Home. She was born in Adair County on December 23, 1933, to the late Lawrence and Louella Hurt Gilpin. She was preceded in death by her husband Houston Rogers.

Mrs. Rogers was an active member...

Dec 2, 2023

Dannie Martello Kelley, 77, of Columbia, KY passed away Saturday, December 2, 2023, at his residence with his wife by his side. He was born in Adair County on August 19, 1946, to the late Elzay and Pearl Mae Earls Kelley. He was also preceded in death by a son Todd Kelley.

Mr. Kelley was a member...

Nov 30, 2023

Sandra Jean Thomas Evert, 71, of Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at Summit Manor Nursing Home. She was born on November 5, 1952, in Baltimore, MD to the late Joseph Edward and Alice Marie Rhoads Thomas. She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Scott Evert.

Mrs. Evert was a very active member...

Nov 30, 2023

Clora "Lucille" Stotts, 89, of Columbia, KY passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2024, in Jamestown, KY. She was born in Sparksville, KY on April 1, 1934, to the late Thomas Wilbert and Mary Furkins Stotts.

Lucille was a member of the Dunnville Church of God and enjoyed reading her Bible, attending church, working puzzle books, and spending...

Nov 30, 2023

Gerald Lee Knight, 50, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Monday, January 29, 2024, in Russell Springs, KY. He was born on February 9, 1973, in Greensburg, IN to Robert Lee Knight of Russell Springs, KY and the late Dorothy Irene Hammons Knight.

Mr. Knight was of the Christian faith and enjoyed watching bull riding, being outdoors,...

Nov 26, 2023

Charles Edward Lloyd, 86, of Columbia, KY passed away Sunday, November 26, 2023, at T. J. Health Columbia. He was born in Adair County on April 14, 1937, to the late Elford and Bonnie Bunch Lloyd. He was also preceded in death by a sister Freda Sroczynski in 2007 and a brother Carles Lloyd in 2022.

He...

Nov 14, 2023

Cynthia Jean Moore Litteral, 60, of Columbia, KY passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at her residence. She was born in Taylor County, KY on May 12, 1963, to the late Owen Moore and Joyce Helm Maulden. She was preceded in death by her husband Donald Wayne Litteral.

Mrs. Litteral was a member of the Bloomingtoin Chapel...

Nov 9, 2023

Rodney Dale Reynolds, 48, of Columbia, Ky passed away Thursday, November 9, 2023, at his home after a brave battle with cancer.

Rodney was a loving husband, father, pa, son, brother, uncle, and friend. He enjoyed spending most of his time in his shop working and teaching his son, Jake, all the tricks of the trade. He...

Nov 5, 2023

Cody Layne Dorman, 17, of Richmond, KY passed away Sunday, November 5, 2023 in Atlanta, GA on his way home from supporting his best friend Cody's Wish in his final race at Santa Anita Park in the Breeder's Cup Dirt Mile.

Cody, a 70-pound boy whose inexplicable, yet undeniable bond with a champion Thoroughbred racehorse named for...

Nov 4, 2023

Louie Darrell Loy, 79, of Columbia, KY passed away Saturday, November 4, 2023, at Summit Manor Nursing Home in Columbia, KY. He was born on April 1, 1944, in Adair County to the late Broadus Young Loy and Lida McClister Loy. Louie enjoyed fishing, hunting, and spending time with family and friends.

Survivors include a daughter Jessica...

Nov 3, 2023

Donald Paul Sacks, 83, of Breeding, KY passed away Friday, November 3, 2023, at T. J. Health Columbia. He was born on June 28, 1940, in Wanatah, IN to the late Ora Paul Sacks and Naomi "Eunice" Spoor Holt.

Mr. Sacks was a member of the Columbia Christian Church and Iron Workers Local 395. He was a...

Nov 3, 2023

Silas Burton, 57, of Columbia, KY passed away Friday, November 3, 2023, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. He was born on August 6, 1966, in Hamilton, OH to the late George and Grace Hicks Burton.

Silas was an avid wrestling fan and enjoyed spending time with his dog Annabell and his family and friends.

Oct 31, 2023

Jason Tyler Knight, 33, of Bowling Green, KY and formerly of Columbia, KY passed away suddenly Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at his residence. He was born on September 5, 1990, in Campbellsville, KY to William A. "Bug" and Lana Wilson Knight of Columbia, KY who survives.

For 33 years, Tyler blazed his way through this world as...

Oct 31, 2023

Mahlon C. Coblentz, 44, of Columbia, KY passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2023, from injuries sustained in an auto accident in Elkhart, IN. He was born in Snicksburg, PA on October 26, 1979, to Crist and Martha Hershberger Coblentz of Rossiter, PA who survives.

Mr. Coblentz was a member of The Way Church and enjoyed golf, hunting,...

Oct 24, 2023

Carl Dean Redmon, 80, of Columbia, KY passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington, KY. He was born on September 2, 1943, in Franklin, IN to the late Elmer Ray and Sarah Jane Frost Redmon. He was preceded in death by his wife Della Jean Burton Redmon.

Mr. Redmon was...

Oct 22, 2023

Jeffrey Kattas Brown, 66, of Columbia, KY passed away Sunday, October 22, 2023, at his residence. He was born on September 11, 1957, in Ottawa, IL to the late Joseph K. and Wanda Young Brown.

Mr. Brown was of the Catholic faith and enjoyed boating and spending time with his family and friends.

Survivors include...

Oct 21, 2023

Margie Kathleen Rice Breeding Coomer, 98, of Columbia, KY passed away Saturday, October 21, 2023, at Summit manor Nursing Home with her family by her side. She was born on December 8, 1924, in Adair County to the late George Moore Rice Sr. and Flora Eva Hovious Rice.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Oct 11, 2023

Chester Gene Taylor of Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky, passed away at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington.

Chester  was sixty-nine (69) years of age, having been born on October 1, 1954, to his late parents, Louis Gillum Taylor and Mildred Coomer Taylor, and grew up in the Gradyville...

Oct 9, 2023

Joe Edward Conover, 87, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Monday, October 9, 2023, in Columbia, KY. He was born on August 20, 1936, in Columbia, Ky to the late Rufus and Lillie Flatt Conover.

Mr. Conover was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and working on his farm. He was a well-known businessman in...