Obituaries

Apr 12, 2020

Ricky Lynn Burris, 61, of Columbia, KY died Sunday, April 12, 2020 at his residence.  Born in Green Co. he was the son of the late Raymond and Lovetta Kemp Burris.

Mr. Burris attended the Egypt Christian Church and was a former Deputy Jailer for the Adair County Regional Jail.  He loved hunting, fishing and being outdoors....

Apr 12, 2020

Kathy Ann Hare, 68, of Columbia, KY died Sunday, April 12, 2020 at her residence.  Born in Knifley, KY she was the daughter of the late Ray Miller and Margaret Goodin Miller of Leesburg, VA who survives.

Ms. Hare was a graduate of Lindsey Wilson College in 1992 and retired from the State of Kentucky.  She was...

Apr 10, 2020

Audrey Maxine Carney, 87, of Columbia died Friday, April 10, 2020 at her residence.  Born in Russell Springs, KY she was the daughter of the late Joe and Della Elmore Polston and wife of the late Robert J. Carney Sr…  She was also preceded in death by her previous husbands Junior Brown and Bill Ritter, a son James Warren...

Apr 10, 2020

Jacquelyn "Jackie" Marie Brendel-Kean, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away suddenly at the age of 59 on April 10, 2020.  Jackie was born August 29, 1960 in Buffalo, NY to the late John and Beverley (Cryer) Brendel. She was also preceded in death by a sister Karen Brendel.

She graduated from Amherst Central High School in...

Apr 10, 2020

Charles Thurman Goodin, 81, of Columbus died at 3:20 a.m., Friday, April 10, 2020, at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility.

Charles was born January 9, 1939 in Kentucky, the son of Lawrence and Exuria Goodin.

Charles was an Army veteran. He pastored the Upper Room Church and retired from Cummins Engine Company. ...

Apr 7, 2020

Bella Dawn Streeval, age 3, daughter of Keith and Sarah Janes Streeval of Columbia died Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at her residence.  She was born on February 5, 2017 in Campbellsville, KY.

Bella was a CMV warrior, who has educated and touched the world with her infectious smile and belly laughs.  She fought many physical battles here...

Mar 31, 2020

Sarah Elizabeth Roy, 95, of Columbia died Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at the Barren County Nursing and Rehab Center in Glasgow, KY.  Born in Adair County she was the daughter of the late James Weaver and Lillie Tucker Roy.

Ms. Roy was member of the Cane Valley Christian Church and attended the Columbia Baptist Church.  She was...

Mar 27, 2020

Nellie Pearl Roberts Bryant, 95, of Columbia died Friday, March 27, 2020 at the Summit Manor Nursing Home.   Born in Adair County she was the daughter of the late Acel and Laura Barrett Roberts and wife of the late Leonard Edgar Bryant.

Mrs. Bryant attended the New Hope Separate Baptist Church and loved quilting and gardening.

Mar 24, 2020

Floyd J. Coomer, 87, died Tuesday, March 24, 2020 in Palos Hills, IL.  Beloved son of the late Daniel and Lula Coomer and beloved husband of the late Opal McClister Coomer.  He was a member of Masonic Lawn Lodge 815 for over 60 years.

Loving father of Linda (Glen) Dyer, Dennis (Linda) Coomer, Phyllis (late Ron) Szabo,...

Mar 24, 2020

Jana Rae Grant Hayes, 65, of Campbellsville, KY died Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at the University Of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington.  Born in Adair County she was the daughter of the late Robert Leland and Virginia "Jenny" Ferguson Grant.  Mrs. Hayes was a member of the Tabernacle Christian Church.

Survivors include her husband Larry Hayes of...

Mar 20, 2020

Matilda Renee Long, 45, of Columbia died Friday, March 20, 2020 at the Summit Manor Nursing Home.  Born in Casey County she was the daughter of the late Willie Woodson and Mable Rich Long.

She is survived by two brothers Eddie Long of Columbia and Merl Long of Owensboro, KY; six sisters Barbara Woodrum of Lamont, IL,...

Mar 16, 2020

Roy Frank Radford, 85, of Columbia, died Monday, March 16, 2020 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow.  Born in Cumberland County he was the son of the late Willie Everett and Lovie Jane Long Radford and husband of the late Oma Marie Curry Radford.

Mr. Radford was a member of the Bearwallow United Methodist...

Mar 11, 2020

Shirley Ann England, 83, of Columbia, KY died Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at the University Of Kentucky Hospice Center in Lexington, KY.  Born in Columbia, KY she was the daughter of the late Hollis Ray "Red" and Clarice Brockman Robertson.

Mrs. England was a member of the Columbia Christian Church and loved flower gardening.

Survivors...

Mar 6, 2020

Garon Parrish, 85, of Columbia died Friday, March 6, 2020 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow.  Born in Adair County he was the son of the late Roy and Lucy Parrish and husband of the late Lenora Brown Parrish.

He was also preceded in death by his first wife Muriel Wilson Parrish, a son...

Mar 6, 2020

Vanola B. Coomer Estes, 92, of Louisville, KY and formerly of Columbia, KY passed away peacefully on Friday, March 6, 2020 at her residence with her family by her side.  Born in Adair County she was the daughter of the late Daniel Newton and Lula Alfred Turner Coomer and wife of the late Thomas Wesley "T. W." Estes, Sr....

Feb 27, 2020

William Larry Calhoun, 72, of Columbia, KY died Thursday, February 27, 2020 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, KY.  Born on December 28, 1947 in Taylor County he was the son of the late William Lucian and Lela Parson Calhoun.

Mr. Calhoun was a former service station employee and farmer.  He loved fishing, hunting...

Feb 25, 2020

Geneva Louise Knifley Spires, 91, of Columbia, KY died Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at the Hospice House of Southern KY in Bowling Green, KY.  Born in Knifley, KY she was the daughter of the late Wallace and Hallie Chelf Knifley.  Mrs. Spires married the late Robert Spires on August 23, 1946.

Louise was a member of the...

Feb 24, 2020

Marcia Carole Bradshaw, 83, of Columbia, KY died Monday, February 24, 2020 at the Summit Manor Nursing Home.  Born in Columbia, KY she was the daughter of the late Charles Owen and Martha Lucille Bault Butler and wife of the late John Robert Bradshaw.

Mrs. Bradshaw was a member of the Methodist faith and the Adair County...

Feb 22, 2020

Patricia Edna Bean, 78, of Glensfork, KY died Saturday, February 22, 2020 in Lexington, KY.  Born in Portland, CT she was the daughter of the late Abel Alexander and Edna Almira Slade Jacocks and wife of the late Arthur Leslie Bean.

Mrs. Bean loved vegetable gardening, riding horses and growing flowers.

Survivors include eight children...

Feb 22, 2020

Edith Marie Walker, 94, of Columbia, KY died Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, KY.  Born in Philadelphia, PA she was the daughter of the late George and Marie Markle Atheney and wife of the late Melvin Bert Walker, Sr.

Mrs. Walker was a member of the Columbia Church of...