Obituaries

Dec 26, 2022

Phillip Albert Rinke, 85, passed away peacefully at Covenant Care Sacred Heart in Pensacola, FL after a lengthy battle with heart and kidney failure.

Lovingly known as Phil, Dad, and Papaw, he was a most cherished husband, father, stepfather, grandfather, dear friend to many, and devoted follower of Christ. Phil was born on September 25, 1937, in...

Dec 26, 2022

Barbara Ann Janes, 77, of Columbia, Ky passed away Monday, December 26, 2022, at her residence in Columbia, KY.  She was born in Adair County on July 9, 1945, to the late Elzie and Ina Stotts Murphy.  She was preceded in death by her husband Dillard Janes.

Mrs. Janes was a member of the Dunbar Hill Community...

Dec 25, 2022

Freeman Paul West, 75, of Columbia, KY passed away Sunday, December 25, 2022, at Summit Manor Nursing Home in Columbia, KY. He was born in Danville, KY on April 19, 1947, to the late Paul and Lucille Ellis West.

Mr. West was a member of the Columbia Christian Church and a veteran of the Vietnam War serving...

Dec 21, 2022

Darrell Russell "Buddy" Green, 86, of Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at his residence. He was born on January 24, 1936, in Columbia, KY to the late Walter and Daisy Dewey Gadberry Green. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Victoria "Vicky" Loy Green.

Mr. Green was a member of the Praise...

Dec 20, 2022

Sara Marjorie Ann Sexton, 81, of Edmonton, KY passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Baptist East Hospital in Louisville, KY. She was born in Niobrara, NE on February 8, 1941, to the late James Theadore and Sara Ann Neyens Muller.

Marjorie was a member of the Prices Creek Missionary Baptist Church and along with her husband,...

Dec 18, 2022

Herbert Lee Turner, 74, of Columbia, KY passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022, at T. J. Health Columbia. He was born on January 20, 1948, in Glasgow, KY to the late William and America Mae Daniels Turner. He was also preceded in death by a brother William Arlis Turner.

Herbert was an outdoorsman, being an avid hunter...

Dec 18, 2022

Bobby Gene Beard, 82years, 11months and 21days, of the Pellyton Community of Adair County passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022, at his residence. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Nellie Cox Beard as well as his parents Samuel Edward and Mary J. Simpson Beard and his infant sister Linda Faye Beard.

Bobby...

Dec 15, 2022

Amanda Wenona Burkhart, 46, of Nashville, TN passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022, in Nashville, TN. She was born in Kettle Falls, WA on October 22, 1976, to Grant Burkhart and the late Janice Cox Bledsoe.

Survivors include seven children Jade Rose of Russell Springs, KY, Ryan Burkhart of Smyrna, TN, Chance Petty (Kala Carey) of Smyrna,...

Dec 12, 2022

Frances H. Wolford, 79, of Columbia, Ky passed away Monday, December 12, 2022, at Summit Manor Nursing Home in Columbia, KY.  She was born in Adair County on January 10, 1943, to the late Brack and Mary Lucy Sneed Coomer.  She was preceded in death by her husband Wilburn "Geary" Wolford.

Mrs. Wolford was a member of...

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.