Obituaries

Jan 9, 2024

Irene "Cookie" Curtis, 77, of Columbia, Ky passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at her residence. She was born on August 4, 1946, in Harlan, KY to the late Haywood and Cora Farley Harris. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Lee Curtis.

Mrs. Curtis is survived by her son Robert Lee Curtis (Mary Ann)...

Jan 3, 2024

Belinda Sue Tucker, 64, of Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at her residence. She was born on November 29, 1959, in Dayton, OH to the late Sam and Stella Louise Watson Tucker. Sue spent her life serving the Lord, her faith is something she shared with everyone she met. Playing the piano in church and singing...

Jan 3, 2024

Shawn Patrick Murphy, 43, of Jeffersontown, KY passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at Jefferson Manor Rehab and Wellness Center. He was born in Louisville, KY on September 13, 1980, to Kenneth Murphy of Jeffersontown, KY, and the late Rebecca Faye Burton Murphy.

Mr. Murphy attended the Encounter Church and enjoyed spending time with his family and...

Dec 29, 2023

Charles Nathan Burton, 48, of Columbia, KY passed away Friday, December 29, 2023, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, KY. He was born in Columbia, KY on February 24, 1975, to Phillip Burton and Vickie Goodin Milby who survives.

Nathan attended the New Hope Separate Baptist Church as a youth and was of the Christian faith....

Dec 22, 2023

Garry Coomer, 72 of Columbia, KY passed away Friday, December 22, 2023, at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on January 18, 1951, in Columbia, KY to the late Jerome and Gladys Munday Coomer.

Mr. Coomer was a former member and song leader for Morris Chapel United Methodist Church and most recently attended the...

Dec 20, 2023

Barbara Marie Smith, 76, of Liberty, KY passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at Summit Manor Nursing Home in Columbia, KY. She was born Midland, MI on February 5, 1947, to the late Arthur and Theresa Wilkie Braley. She was also preceded in death by her son Daniel Smith.

Mrs. Smith was a member of Kingdom Hall...

Dec 20, 2023

James Darrell Loy, 65, of Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at T. J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, KY. He was born in Columbia, KY on October 8, 1958, to the late Young Loy and Violet Mildred Brown Loy of Columbia, KY who survives.

Mr. Loy was a member of the Pierce's Chapel Church...

Dec 16, 2023

Barbara Chelf Jones, 77, of Columbia peacefully passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023, at TJ Columbia Hospital surrounded by loved ones.  Barbara was born September 8, 1946, in a log cabin in Knifley, KY.  Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Presley and Pauline Chelf, her sister, Marion Evelyn Chelf, and her husband J.L. Jones.

Barbara...

Dec 15, 2023

Frederick Lawrence "Fred" Bohman, 61, of Columbia, Ky passed away Friday, December 15, 2023, from injuries sustained in an auto accident in Piqua, OH. He was born in Ohio on October 28, 1962, to the late Maurice and Olivia Evers Bohman. He was also preceded in death by two brothers Lorys and James Bohman.

Mr. Bohman attended...

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...