Obituaries

Dec 11, 2022

Robert Glen "Bobby" Mitchum, 81, of Glensfork, KY passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022, at his residence. He was born on November 30, 1941, in Adair County to the late Preston and Mary Russell Taylor Mitchum.  He was also preceded in death by a brother Harold Mitchum.

Bobby was retired from Kentucky Tie & Lumber Company and...

Dec 8, 2022

James Harvey "Jim" Evans, 85, of Columbia, KY passed away December 8, 2022, at his residence with his family by his side. He was born in Glasgow, KY on December 17, 1936, to the late Grover and Mary Elizabeth Warren Evans.

Mr. Evans was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and a veteran of the...

Nov 30, 2022

Barbara Jean McGaha, 95, of Columbia, KY passed away Thursday, December 28, 2023, at Grandview Nursing Home in Campbellsville, KY. She was born on January 19, 1928, in Kokomo, IN to the late Edgar and Stella Warner Bryant. She was preceded in death by her husband Schuyler McGaha.

Mrs. McGaha was a member of the New Hope...

Nov 30, 2022

Reda Faye Rooks, 64, of Columbia, KY passed away Thursday, December 7, 2023, at the Russell County Hospital in Russell Springs, KY. She was born on March 9, 1959, in Adair County to the late Billy and Hazel McQueary Harmon.

Mrs. Rooks was a member of the Free Union Separate Baptist Church and enjoyed shopping and spending...

Nov 30, 2022

Bernice Bennett Wisdom, 76, of Edmonton, KY passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at Shanti Niketan Hospice Home in Glasgow, KY. She was born on June 18, 1947, in Adair County to the late Frank Clifton and Nora Alice Bragg Bennett.

Ms. Wisdom was a member of the Morris Chapel United Methodist Church and attended Pleasant Ridge...

Nov 30, 2022

Phillip Dale DeSpain, 72, of Campbellsville, KY passed away Thursday, June 15, 2023, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born on March 16, 1951, in Allendale, KY to the late Russell and Eulala Milby DeSpain.

Mr. DeSpain was a member of the Campbellsville Christian Church and the Elkhorn Masonic Lodge...

Nov 27, 2022

Shirley Ann Hoover, 69, of Columbia, Ky passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. She was born on August 22, 1953, in Taylor County, Ky to the late Roy and Evelyn Burris Squires.

Shirley attended Faith Temple Gospel Church and Living Word Faith Center and was a Certified Nurse Assistant for 29-years.  She...

Nov 25, 2022

Robert Earl Garmon, 70, of Columbia, KY passed away Friday, November 25, 2022, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. He was born on August 30, 1952, in Hinsdale, IL to the late Owen and Flossie Hill Garmon.

Mr. Garmon attended the Church of the Nazarene in Columbia and enjoyed listen to music, playing guitar and spending...

Nov 23, 2022

Raymond Joseph Stapleton, 89, of Columbia, KY died Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at his residence. He was born in Knifley, KY on March 15, 1933, to the late Jackson Robert "Rob" and Maude Ella Watson Stapleton.

Mr. Stapleton attended the Mt. Olive Baptist Church and was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the U. S....

Nov 20, 2022

Troy David Pollard, 52, of Columbia, KY passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Norton Hospital in Louisville, KY. He was born in Adair County on July 8, 1970, to the late Ronnie and Ruby Taylor Pollard.

Troy was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.

Survivors...

Nov 19, 2022

Geronimo Alonso, 50, of Lexington, KY passed away Saturday, November 19, 2022 at Bluegrass Care and Rehab in Lexington.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete but are under the direction of Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home.

Nov 17, 2022

Bro. Willard Lee Bryant, 73, of Columbia, KY passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at his residence with his family by his side. He was born in Adair County on July 30, 1949, to the late Drurry and Frances Grider Bryant.

Bro. Bryant was a member and Assistant Pastor of Fairview Separate Baptist Church and former...

Nov 17, 2022

Pearl Cecil George, 94, of Columbia, KY passed away Thursday, November 17, 2022, at T. J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, KY. She was born in Adair County on May 12, 1928, to the late James Otha and Gertrude Helm Melson.

Ms. George attended the House Upon the Rock Tabernacle Church in Russell Springs, KY.  She enjoyed...

Nov 15, 2022

Jeanette Schaefer, 80, of Columbia, KY passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at T. J. Health Columbia. She was born in Russell Springs, KY on May 11, 1942, to the late Frye and Alta Rexroat Holtzclaw. She was also preceded in death by her husband Jerome Schaefer.

Jeanette was an avid reader and enjoyed cooking, gardening...

Nov 13, 2022

Melvin Douglas Bruce, 69, of Columbia, KY passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, KY.  He was born on January 28, 1953, in Clarksville, IN to the late John Wendell and Ruby Harvey Bruce.

Mr. Bruce enjoyed kayaking, fishing and spending time with family and friends, especially his grandchildren.

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Nov 6, 2022

Loretta Isaacs Mayo, 57, of Columbia, KY died Sunday, November 6, 2022, at her residence. She was born on December 5, 1965, to the late Arman and Christina Grubbs Isaacs. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Don Baker, and Randy Mayo.

Loretta enjoyed flower gardening, watching tv and spending time with family and friends....

Nov 3, 2022

Nancy Elizabeth Grider, 80, of Columbia, KY passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. She was born on July 26, 1942, in Adair County to the late Walter and Ada Loy Yarberry.

Mrs. Grider was a member of the Freedom Separate Baptist Church and recently attended Bethlehem Separate Baptist Church....

Oct 31, 2022

Rachel Lee Wojtanowski, 39, of Elizabethtown, KY died Monday, October 31, 2022, at Baptist Hospital Elizabethtown. She was born September 9, 1983, in Harvey, IL to Robert Wojtanowski and Wanda Coomer Fogelsong.

Rachel was of the Christian faith and was an avid video gamer. She enjoyed comic books with her favorite being Spiderman, reading and spending time...

Oct 29, 2022

Mary Irene Miller Walker Nell, 107, of Columbia, KY, resident of Frankfort, KY, passed on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at her daughter's residence in Frankfort, KY.

Born in Crocus, KY on July 24, 1915, she was preceded in death by her parents Laura Willis and Adam Albert Miller, siblings Albert Adam Miller II, Ella Wilkerson Hill, Edwin...

Oct 28, 2022

Charles "Doug" Turner, 81, of Indianapolis, IN passed away Friday, October 28, 2022, in Indianapolis, IN. He was born in Glensfork, KY on November 30, 1941, to the late Rollin and Corinne Holiday Turner. He was also preceded in death by a son Cary Douglas Turner and a brother Bruce Turner.

Mr. Turner was a veteran of...