Obituaries

Sep 17, 2021

Billy Michael Graham, 66, of Columbia, KY died Friday, September 17, 2021 at his residence.  He was born on October 9, 1954 in Rushville, IN to the late Billy Earl and Evelyn Means Graham.

Mr. Graham was a member of 3Trees Church and a veteran of the U. S. Army.  He enjoyed fishing, watching old westerns and...

Sep 15, 2021

Ervan Glenn Case, 75, of Columbia, KY died Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at Creekwood Nursing and Rehab Center in Russellville, KY.  He was born in Miami Beach, FL on October 25, 1945 to the late J. C. and Rosie Jackson Case.

Mr. Case was a member of the Church of God in Hayesville, NC and was recently...

Sep 15, 2021

Janice Kay Appleby, 64, of Columbia, KY died Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at Taylor Regional Hospital.  She was born in Adair County on September 18, 1956 to the late Owen M. and Helen Bennett Thompson.  She was preceded in death by her husband Franklin Appleby and a sister April Bunch.

Mrs. Appleby was a former employee of...

Sep 12, 2021

Garry Michael "Mike" Willis, 66, of Columbia, KY died Sunday, September 12, 2021 at T. J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, KY.  He was born in Adair County on September 27, 1954 to the late Jacob "Jake" Willis and Rachel Sneed Willis of Columbia, KY who survives.

Mike was a member of the Jones Chapel United Methodist...

Sep 11, 2021

Ronnie Jessie, 79, of Columbia, KY died Saturday, September 11, 2021 at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown, KY.  He was born in Adair County on April 9, 1942 to the late Ovie and Nina Compton Jessie.  He was preceded in death by his wife Faye England Jessie.

Mr. Jessie was a member of the Red Lick Missionary...

Sep 7, 2021

Zada Riddle, 81, of Columbia, KY died Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at T. J. Health Columbia.  She was born on October 14, 1939 in Russell Springs, KY to the late Harley and Thelma Loy Dunbar.  She was also preceded in death by her husband David Riddle and a brother Eugene Dunbar.

Mrs. Riddle attended the Hutchison Community...

Sep 6, 2021

Kenneth Nell Taylor, 89, of Columbia, KY died Monday, September 6, 2021 at Summit Manor Nursing Home.  He was born on September 4, 1932 in Gradyville, KY to the late Herschel and Bessie Moore Taylor.  He was preceded in death by his wife Barbara Coomer Taylor.

Mr. Taylor was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church...

Sep 6, 2021

Retha Pearl Miller, 85, of Knifley, KY died Monday, September 6, 2021 at The Neighborhood of Somerset Nursing Home in Somerset, KY.  She was born on August 10, 1936 in Pellyton, KY to the late Joe and Deltrice Giles Taylor.  She was preceded in death by her husband Jack T. Miller.

Survivors include two children Danny Miller...

Sep 6, 2021

Ernestine York Cape, 79, of Columbia, KY died Monday, September 6, 2021 at her residence.  She was born in Russell County, KY on September 25, 1941 to the late Jessie Archie and Myrtle Lee Hammond York.  She was preceded in death by her husband Earnest Cape.

Survivors include four children Christine Patton (Terry) of Columbia, KY, Tony...

Sep 5, 2021

Travis Eugene Bryant, 75, of Columbia, KY died Sunday, September 5, 2021 at his residence.  He was born on April 14, 1946 in the Ella community of Adair County to the late Leonard Edgar and Nellie Pearl Roberts Bryant.  He was also preceded in death by an infant brother Leonard Bryant, Jr…

Mr. Bryant was a member...

Sep 4, 2021

Vickie Sue McClister, 61, of Columbia, KY died Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville, KY.  She was born on September 2, 1960 in Columbia, KY to L. T. and Gay Vails Richards who survives.  She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Lannie McClister and a grandson Richard Kerr.

Vickie was of...

Sep 2, 2021

Edward Archie Claiborne, 85, of Columbia, KY died Thursday, September 2, 2021 at Grandview Nursing Home in Campbellsville, KY.  He was preceded in death by his parents Julius and Edith Hunter Claiborne.

Mr. Claiborne was of the Church of Christ faith and an Auto Body Repairman.  He enjoyed antiques and collecting baseball cards.

Survivors include...

Sep 1, 2021

Michael Wayne Tucker, 53, died Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at T. J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, KY.  He was born on May 26, 1968 in Columbia, KY to Lee Tucker and the late Barbara Branham Burton.

Michael was a Logger and enjoyed riding side by sides, four-wheelers, buggies and just being outdoors with family and friends....

Aug 25, 2021

Raymond E. "Pete" Curry, 93, of Columbia, KY died Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at McKendree Village Nursing Home in Hermitage, TN.  He was born in Adair County, KY on June 17, 1928 to the late Avert and Fannie Corbin Curry.  He was preceded in death by his wife Doretta Streeval Curry.

Mr. Curry was a member of...

Aug 23, 2021

Elton Tabor, age 91, of Chicago, Illinois, formerly of Fairplay, Kentucky died Monday, August 23, 2021.  He was born to the late, William and Mary Ella Tabor on January 5, 1930 in Fairplay, Kentucky.  He married Cleda Coomer in 1956, and they divorced in 1982. She survives.

Mr. Tabor is survived by his four children: Peggy Milhouse...

Aug 23, 2021

Coy England, 78, of Edmonton, KY died Wednesday, August 25, 2021 and his wife Geneva Dickson England, 75, of Edmonton, KY died Monday, August 23, 2021 at Greenview Regional Hospital in Bowling Green, KY.  Coy was born on February 1, 1943 in Barren County to the late Roy and Cecil Moore England and Geneva was born on December 1,...

Aug 18, 2021

Sam Bingham Holmes, 94, of Columbia, KY died Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at T. J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, KY.  He was born on May 27, 1927 in Columbia, KY to the late Leslie and Clarice Goodin Holmes.  He was preceded in death by his wife Joyce Allene McKinney Holmes.

Mr. Holmes was a member of...

Aug 15, 2021

Kenneth Sinclair, 84, of Columbia, KY died Sunday, August 15, 2021 at T. J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, KY.  He was born in Adair County on October 8, 1936 to the late Ray and Vertie Bryant Sinclair.  He was also preceded in death by an infant brother Marvin Sinclair.

Mr. Sinclair was the former owner and...

Aug 13, 2021

James Elbert Kimbler, 87, of Columbia, KY died Friday, August 13, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Adair County on February 2, 1934 to the late Lucian and Mary Kathleen Medaris Kimbler. He was preceded in death by his wife Margaret McIntyre Kimbler.

Mr. Kimbler was a member of the Cane Valley Christian Church and...

Aug 12, 2021

Mrs. Louise Walker Gowen, age 90, of Bowling Green, KY, passed away peacefully at home on August 12, 2021, at 9:58.

The Adair County native was the daughter of the late Howard Walker Sr. and Mamie Wilson Walker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her late husband Cecil Gowen and a sister...