Obituaries

Apr 18, 2023

Russell Donald Cape, 85, of Lebanon Junction, KY passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at Essex Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Louisville, KY. He was born in Glensfork, KY on September 4, 1937, to the late Lawrence and Maggie Wright Cape.

Mr. Cape was a veteran of the U. S. Army and a retired Welder. He enjoyed...

Apr 17, 2023

Thomas Scott Evert, 66, of Columbia, KY passed away Monday, April 17, 2023, at his residence. He was born on August 11, 1956, in Baltimore, MD to the late Carl Sr. and Thomasine Heathcoat Evert.

Mr. Evert attended the Pleasant Hill Community Church and was a retired steel fabricator. He was a musician playing the guitar and...

Apr 13, 2023

J. C. Rector, 83, of Columbia, KY passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023, at his residence. He was born on December 13, 1939, in Columbia, KY to the late Sam and Nina Stargel Rector.

Mr. Rector attended the Millerfield Brethren in Christ Church. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, riding side by sides, talking on his C B...

Apr 12, 2023

Claudia Jan Donnell, 70, of Breeding, KY passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at T. J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, KY. She was born in Maysville, KY on January 13, 1953, to the late Albert and Geneva Bartholomew Reeves. She was preceded in death by her husband Charlie Donnell, a daughter Jacqueline Rene Ross and a brother Mark...

Apr 10, 2023

Stewart Russell Estes, 72, passed away on April 10th, 2023, in Columbia, KY.

Stewart was born on October 27th, 1950, to Betty Nixon Estes and the late Shirley Russell Estes in Saint Augustine, Florida but he was raised in Madison, Virginia. He joined the Army at the age of 18 and served three years as a radio...

Apr 9, 2023

Johnnie Allen Tarter, 81, of Glasgow, KY passed away Sunday, April 9, 2023, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green surrounded by his family. He was born in Columbia, KY on November 25, 1941, to the late Houston and Elizabeth Dudley Tarter. He was also preceded in death by a stillborn brother Jimmy Tarter.

Johnnie was of...

Apr 8, 2023

Esther Leora Tucker, 85, of Knifley, KY passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY. She was born on July 31, 1937, in Adair County to the late James Lee and Carlie Ethel Lewis Perkins. She was preceded in death by her first husband Ralph Walker.

Mrs. Tucker was a member of the...

Apr 7, 2023

Retter Bell Janes Bailey, 72, of Campbellsville, KY passed away Friday, April 7, 2023, at Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville, KY. She was born in Milltown, KY on May 8, 1950, to the late Galeon and Sallie Keltner Janes. She was preceded in death by her husband Sanford Bolin Bailey.

Mrs. Bailey attended the Pollards Chapel Church...

Apr 5, 2023

Richard Paul "Pookie" Baldwin, 32, of Columbia, KY tragically passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, in Creelsboro, KY. He was born on Tuesday, April 24, 1990 in Fletcher, NC to Ricky and Lorie Larson Baldwin.

Richard's passion in life, aside from his family, was Demolition Derby Cars. He proudly wore the number 424 for Fat Boys...

Apr 2, 2023

Junior Gilpin, 87, of Columbia, KY passed away Saturday, April 2, 2023, at the Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville, KY with his family by his side. He was born in Columbia, KY on July 4, 1935, to the late Arthur Bryant and Mattie May Mann Gilpin.

Mr. Gilpin attended Summer Shade Methodist Church and was a member...

Apr 1, 2023

James Kenneth "Kenny" Clark Jr, 57, of Columbia, KY passed away Saturday, April 1, 2023, at his residence in Columbia, KY. He was born in Campbellsville, KY on November 30, 1965, to the late James Kenneth Clark Sr. and Juanita Bailey Clark Thomas of Columbia, KY who survives.

Mr. Clark was a member of 3 Trees Church...

Mar 31, 2023

Iva Rose Gilpin Wilkerson Burton, 86, of Campbellsville, KY passed away Friday, March 31, 2023, at her residence with her family by her side. She was born in Casey County, KY to the late Walter E. and Nancy Jane Roy Gilpin.

Mrs. Burton was a member of the Saloma Baptist Church in Campbellsville, KY. She was a...

Mar 29, 2023

Carlotta Lone Keltner, 69, of Stanford, KY passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at her residence with her family by her side. She was born in Somerset, KY on November 14, 1953 to the late Robert "Bobby" and Joyce Neal McGowan Keltner. She was preceded in death by her husband Dale Phillips and her stepmother Laverne Gaskin Keltner.

Mar 29, 2023

Randy Jay Corbin, 62, of Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on May 21, 1960, in Hamilton, OH to the late Bill Corbin and Annette Burton of Columbia, KY who survives.

Mr. Corbin was a member of the Egypt Christian Church and past Master of...

Mar 26, 2023

John Harold Giles, 77, of Columbia, KY passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Green Hill Nursing and Rehab in Greensburg, KY. Born in Knifley, KY on August 19, 1945, to the late Edgar and Margaret Anna Roberts Giles.

Mr. Giles was an Ordained Minister on the radio broadcast of I Claim the Blood Ministry and attended...

Mar 22, 2023

Larry Wayne Powell, 72, of Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at University of Kentucky Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, KY. He was born on July 15, 1950, in Campbellsville, KY to the late Raymond and Emily McCorkle Powell.

Larry attended the Kellyville Community Church and enjoyed fishing, camping, being outdoors and spending time with...

Mar 15, 2023

Gary D. Duncan, 59, of Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at his residence. He was born in Columbia, KY on January 5, 1964, to the late Herman and Marcella Green Duncan. He was also preceded in death by a sister Rebecca (Becky) Antle.

Gary was a Harley Davidson Motorcycle enthusiast and enjoyed spending time...

Mar 12, 2023

Alma Furkin, 83, of Columbia, KY passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023, at Fair Oaks Health and Rehabilitation in Jamestown, KY. She was born in Columbia, Ky on August 5, 1939, to the late Joe and Emma Moore Absher.

Ms. Furkin had professed a faith in Christ and along with her sister Lois was the former owner...

Mar 8, 2023

Nancy Lee Hamlett, 74, of Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at Summit Manor Nursing Home in Columbia, KY. She was born in Columbia, KY on January 13, 1949, to the late Simpson and Pauline Moss Reliford. She was preceded in death by her husband Porter Hamlett.

Mrs. Hamlett was a member of the Trinity...

Mar 1, 2023

Rachel Antle, 96, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at the Russell County Hospital in Russell Springs, KY. She was born in Olga, KY on July 11, 1926 to the late Everett and Valara Melson Morgan. She was preceded in death by her husband Charlie B. Antle.

Mrs. Antle was a member of...