Obituaries

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...

Oct 8, 2023

Anna Joyce Helm Reeder, 92, of Columbia, KY passed away Sunday, October 8, 2023, at Green Hill Rehab and Care Center in Greensburg, Ky. She was born in Jamestown, Ky on August 18, 1931, to the late Arthur Raymond Helm Sr. and Lucretia Katherine Sullivan Helm. She was preceded in death by her husband Calvin Reeder.

Mrs....

Oct 7, 2023

Carol Joyce Youngs Peasley, 72, of Gradyville, KY passed away Saturday, October 7, 2023, at her residence with her family by her side. She was born in Cortland, NY on June 28, 1951, to the late Richard Youngs and Mary Joyce Allen Youngs of Gradyville, KY who survives. She was preceded in death by her husband Dr. Kenneth Wayne...

Oct 6, 2023

Euen Cleston Pike, 83, of Columbia, KY passed away Friday, October 6, 2023, at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green, KY. He was born in Adair County on June 5, 1940, to the late Clyde and Eula Pike. He was also preceded in death by six siblings.

Mr. Pike was a member of the...

Sep 28, 2023

Avery Lee Rooks, 91, of Columbia, KY passed away Thursday, September 28, 2023, at his residence. He was born in Adair County on September 17, 1932, to the late Welby Lee and Myrtie Rooks. He was preceded in death by his wife Bernice Burton Rooks in 2019.

Mr. Rooks was a member of the Caldwell Ridge Separate...

Sep 27, 2023

Larry Ray Godsey, 74, of Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at his residence. He was born in Ohio County, KY on August 4, 1949, to the late Ray and Bertha Goode Godsey.

Mr. Godsey was a member of the Columbia Christian Church since 1969 and was retired from IMO Industries since 2012. Larry loved...

Sep 23, 2023

Joyce Carol Morgan Brockman, 77, of Columbia, KY passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023, at T. J. Health Columbia Hospital. She was born in Ann Arbor, MI on September 19, 1946, to the late John Anderson and Lucille Richards Morgan.

Mrs. Brockman was a member of the Pollard's Chapel Church and enjoyed sewing and crafts. Her greatest...

Sep 22, 2023

Joanna Warf Moore, 82, of Campbellsville, KY passed away Friday, September 22, 2023, at University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, KY. She was born on August 29, 1941, in Green County, Ky to the late Lee Olus and Iva Gertrude Slinker Warf.

Mrs. Moore was a member of the Campbellsville Baptist Church and a retired teacher in...

Sep 21, 2023

Rev. Earl E. Neat, 97, of Columbia, KY passed away Thursday, September 21, 2023, at his residence. Born in Adair County, KY on September 17, 1926, to the late James Thomas and Susie Holtzclaw Neat. He was preceded in death by his wife Martha Justin Bottoms Neat, a daughter Donna Sue Neat, and thirteen siblings.

Mr. Neat...

Sep 19, 2023

Pauline Joyce Jones, 88, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at the Jean Waddle Care Center Hospital in Somerset, KY. She was born in Adair County, KY on June 7, 1935, to the late Roy and Annie Conover Huckaby.

Ms. Jones attended the Bethlehem Baptist Church and enjoyed shopping, flower gardening, and spending...

Sep 15, 2023

Roy Columbus "R.C." Gabehart, 75, of Knifley, KY passed away peacefully on Friday, September 15, 2023, at his home in Knifley after a lengthy illness.

Born July 14, 1948, in Taylor County, KY he was the son of the late Wanless Jr. "Bug" and Irene Eastridge Gabehart.

R. C. is survived by his wife of...

Sep 13, 2023

Wade Allen Bailey, 48, of Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at Signature Healthcare at North Hardin in Elizabethtown, KY. He was born in Greensburg, KY on August 29, 1975, to the late Sanford Bolin and Retter Bell Janes Bailey.

Mr. Bailey attended Pollard's Chapel Church and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and being outdoors.

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