Obituaries

Jul 15, 2020

Sheila Denise Dunbar Price, 61, of Columbia, KY died Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at her residence. Born in Cumberland County she was the daughter of the late Kay and Gaynell Upchurch Dunbar.

Mrs. Price was a member of the Breeding United Methodist Church.  She was a former employee of Oshkosh in Columbia and later enjoyed working on...

Jul 13, 2020

Phyllis Jo Rooks, 75, of Columbia, KY died Monday, July 13, 2020 at her home. Born in Columbia, KY she was the daughter of the late Lee "Bob" and Mary Lee Denton Carter.

Mrs. Rooks was member of the Free Union Separate Baptist Church in the Sano Community and loved spending time with her family and friends....

Jul 12, 2020

Ronnie Lee Pyles, 73, of Columbia, KY died Sunday, July 12, 2020 at the Liberty Care and Rehabilitation Center in Liberty, KY.  Born in Columbia, KY he was the son of the late Walter "Jug" and Laura Hagy Pyles.

Mr. Pyles was a member of the New Hope Separate Baptist Church and a former employee of Fruit...

Jul 9, 2020

Dwight Coomer 65 of Columbia died Thursday, July 09, 2020 at the T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, KY. Born in Adair County he was the son of the late Arnold and Mary Christine Flatt Coomer.

Mr. Coomer is survived by his brother Doug Coomer (Jo Ann) of Mt.Washington, KY and sisters Patsy Wilson (Bruce) of Columbia,...

Jul 8, 2020

Bill "Bud" Spicer, 88 of Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at the Jean

Waddle Care Center in Somerset, KY after several months illness.

He was a born in Irvine, KY on July 22, 1931 the son of the late Chester Arthur and Brucie

Pearl Flynn Spicer. He was also preceded...

Jul 5, 2020

Marguerite Todd Grider, 102 of Columbia, KY passed away Sunday, July 5. 2020 in Campbellsville, KY

She was the daughter of the late Curt and Minnie Jones Stephens.

She was preceded in death by her husband: George Robert Todd on April 15, 1984 and later married Ernest Grider who preceded her in death on November...

Jun 26, 2020

Kay Burton Thomas 74 of Columbia died Friday, June 26, 2020 at the Summit Manor Nursing & Rehab in Columbia. Born in Adair County she was the daughter of the late James Eli and Cecil McQueary Burton and wife of the late Ray Thomas. She was a member of the Pollards Chapel United Methodist Church, she was employed at...

Jun 24, 2020

Glyn Dale England, 71, of Columbia died Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow.  Born in Adair County he was the son of the late Avery and Minnie Catherine Sparks England.

Glyn was retired from the Adair County School System, having worked at Sparksville School and ACES for over 40 years. ...

Jun 23, 2020

Wendell Eugene "Jody" Reliford, 75, of Columbia died June 23, 2020 at his residence.  Born in Adair County he was the son of the late Thurman and Margie Downey Reliford and husband of the late Edra Hamlett Reliford.  He was also preceded in death by a sister Marsha Reliford.

Mr. Reliford formerly attended the Trinity United Methodist...

Jun 18, 2020

Randall David Mayo, 68, of Columbia, KY died Thursday, June 18, 2020 at his residence.  Born in Louisiana he was the son of the late David Crockett and Iris Esther Wood Mayo.

Mr. Mayo was a retired Mechanical Engineer for IBM/Lexmark and loved fishing and the being outdoors.

He is survived by his wife Loretta...

Jun 15, 2020

Georgia Judd, 64, returned to her heavenly home on Monday, June 15, 2020 after a fearless battle with a long illness.  Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God supported her in her struggle and ultimately gave her peace.

Georgia was born to the late Preston and Hazel Burton Bryant on September 19, 1955...

Jun 12, 2020

Opal Mae Pinto, 94, of Columbia, KY died Friday, June 12, 2020 at her residence.  Born in Adair County she was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Bertha Stotts Smith and wife of the late Joe Pinto.

Mrs. Pinto was a member of the Hadley Community Church and loved flower gardening and spending time with her...

Jun 12, 2020

Paul Wayne Dinkens, III, 47, of Columbia, KY died Friday, June 12, 2020 at the Mt. Carmel Boat Ramp as a result of a drowning accident.  Born in Indianapolis, IN he was the son of the late Paul Wayne Dinkens and Beverly Bolton Campbell and her husband John of Nashville, IN who survives.

In addition to his...

Jun 9, 2020

Helen Faye Burton, 68, of Columbia, KY died Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at her residence.  Born in Adair County she was the daughter of the late Claudy & Ernestene Janes Kemp.   She married her husband Wendell Burton on June 26, 1970.

Mrs. Burton attended the Bloomington Chapel Brethren in Christ Church and had worked at Oshkosh and...

Jun 6, 2020

Iva Joyce Keltner, 85, of Columbia, KY died Saturday, June 6, 2020 at the Summit Manor Nursing Home.  Born in Adair County she was the daughter of the late Joe Grissom and Marie Tuell Montgomery and wife of the late George Winfrey Keltner.

Mrs. Keltner was a member of the Milltown United Methodist Church for over 60...

Jun 1, 2020

Clifton "Wayne" Burton, 83, of Columbia died Monday, June 01, 2020 at his residence.  Born in Adair County he was the son of the late Carl & Altha Lorena Pyles Burton.

Mr. Burton was a member of the Purdy Separate Baptist Church and a Separate Baptist minister in the area.  He was a veteran of the U....

May 31, 2020

Anna Joy Chaffin, 88, of Columbia, KY died Sunday, May 31, 2020 at Centennial Hospital in Nashville, TN.  Born in Columbus, OH she was the daughter of the late Harold and Edna Moulliett Ray and wife of the late Doug Chaffin.  She was also preceded in death by her companion William Sexton.

Mrs. Chaffin is survived several...

May 30, 2020

Euna Cravens, 86, of Columbia died Saturday, May 30, 2020 at the University Of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington, KY.  Born in Casey County she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Minnie Thompson Hixson and wife of the late Orby Lawson.

Survivors include three children Douglas Edward Lawson of Columbia, Steve Lawson of Monticello, KY and...

May 29, 2020

Carl Dickson, 99, of Edmonton, KY died Friday, May 29, 2020 at his residence.  Born in Adair County he was the son of the late Charlie Lee and Emma Shirley Dickson and husband of the late Lucille Sexton Dickson.

Carl was saved at the age of 11 and became a member of the Prices Creek Missionary Baptist...

May 27, 2020

Lois "Charlene" Gaskins, 96, of Columbia, KY died Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at her residence.  Born in Adair County, KY she was the daughter of the late Loren and Echel Calhoun Shepherd and wife of the late Paul E. Gaskins.

Mrs. Gaskins was a member of the Mt. Zion Free Methodist Church in Kokomo, IN and locally...