Obituaries

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...

Oct 28, 2022

Ray Lawhorn, 80, of Columbia, KY passed away Friday, October 28, 2022, at T. J. Samson Community Hospital with his family by his side. He was born in Columbia, KY on February 6, 1942, to the late Chester and Elsie Burton Lawhorn.

Mr. Lawhorn was of the Christian faith and enjoyed gardening, cutting wood and spending time...

Oct 28, 2022

Jamie Lynn Carroll, 42, of Columbia, KY died Friday, October 28, 2022, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, KY. She was born in Columbia, Ky on February 21, 1980, she is the daughter of  Lawrence and Glenda Marple Carroll of Columbia, KY.

Ms. Carroll was of the Christian faith and enjoyed doing crafts and going out...

Oct 25, 2022

Vernon Craig Harmon, 71, of Columbia, KY died Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at his residence. He was born in Cincinnati, OH on November 16, 1950, to the late William and Dorothy Barrick Harmon. He was preceded in death by his wife Linda Yandell Harmon.

Mr. Harmon was a member of the Dunbar Hill Community Church and enjoyed...

Oct 22, 2022

Marion "Snowbird" Murphy, 79, of Columbia, KY passed away Saturday, October 22, 2022, at his residence with his family by his side. He was born on June 19, 1943, in Cumberland County, KY to the late Ruben and Aileen Baker Murphy.

Mr. Murphy was a member of the Old Concord Community Church and enjoyed fishing, being outdoors...

Oct 20, 2022

Edith Russell Harmon, 80, of Columbia, KY died Thursday, October 20, 2022, at Summit Manor Nursing Home. She was born on February 14, 1942, in Adair County to the late Luther and Nannie Hayes Bennett Harvey.

Ms. Harmon attended Hadley Community Church and enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family and friends.

Survivors include...

Oct 20, 2022

Kenton Lee Antle, 90, of Columbia, KY died Thursday, October 20, 2022, at Baptist Health in Lexington, KY. He was born on June 29, 1932, in Indianapolis, IN and was preceded by his parents Leonard and Winnie Hurt, his wife Nina Frances Gadberry Antle and brother Ralph Antle.

Mr. Antle attended the Jamestown Church of Christ and...