Obituaries

Feb 10, 2020

Ralph Dean Bernard, 70, of Bowling Green, KY, passed away Monday, February 10, 2020.

The Columbia, KY native was born on November 23, 1949, in Columbia, Kentucky, the youngest of four children and only son.  Ralph was a 1968 graduate of Adair County High School and received both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Western Kentucky University...

Feb 10, 2020

Carole Ann Karstetter, 75, of Columbia, KY died Monday, February 10, 2020 at her residence.  Born in Chicago, IL she was the daughter of the late John Fred and Mary Verbilia Neuwirth and wife of the late Bill Karstetter.

Mrs. Karstetter was retired from Aetna Insurance and was the former owner and operator of K's Quick Coin...

Feb 9, 2020

Darlene Lois Butler, 57, of Columbia, KY died Sunday, February 9, 2020 at her residence.  Born in Grand Haven, MI she was the daughter of the late Elmo John and Helen Rue Waite.

Mrs. Butler attended the Millerfield Brethren In Christ Church and loved scrapbooking.  She was a foster parent to many children over the years and...

Feb 2, 2020

Donnie Perry, 62, of Sparksville, KY and formerly of the Grab Community of Green County died Sunday, February 2, 2020 at T. J. Health Columbia.  Born in Louisville, KY he was the son of the late Hayden and Delma Judd Perry.

Donnie graduated from Green County High School in 1976 and was a member of the 1975...

Jan 27, 2020

Albert G. Madonna, 95, of Columbia, KY died Monday, January 27, 2020 at his residence.  Born in Parkesburg, PA he was the son of the late Dominic and Carmela Laudadio Madonna and husband of the late Betty Lou Reese Madonna.

Mr. Madonna was a member of the Good Shepherd Catholic Church and veteran of World War II...

Jan 25, 2020

Nancy Sue Killian, 67, of Columbia, KY died Saturday, January 25, 2020 at her residence.  Born in Greenfield, IN she was the daughter of the late Arnold and Cora Lee Potts Haste and wife of the late Tony Killian.

Mrs. Killian loved crafting, quilting and all animals.

Survivors include three sons Jamie Corbin (Mariam) of...

Jan 22, 2020

Sara Jean Lawrence Marshall, 93, of Columbia, KY died Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at the Summit Manor Nursing Home.  Born in Michigan she was the daughter of the late George & Mary Frances Stephens Lawrence and wife of the late James Clyde "J. C." Marshall.

Mrs. Marshall was a member of the Columbia United Methodist Church and...

Jan 21, 2020

Dorothy Mae Shelley, 95, of Columbia died Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at the Summit Manor Nursing Home.  Born in Greensburg, KY she was the daughter of the late Frank and Lorraine Squires Thompson and wife of the late John Marshall Shelley Sr…

Mrs. Shelley was a member of the Columbia United Methodist Church and a former employee...

Jan 19, 2020

Benny Ray Lawson, 63, of Columbia died Sunday, January 19, 2020 at his residence.  Born in Campbellsville, KY he was the son of the late Orby Lawson and Euna Hixson Cravens of Columbia who survives.  Benny was a veteran of the U. S. Navy.

In addition to his mother he is survived by two brothers Douglas Edward...

Jan 16, 2020

Vickie Jo Brooks, 59, of Columbia died Thursday, January 16, 2020 at T. J. Health Columbia.  She is the daughter of Herb and Sharon Walton of Indiana.

Ms. Brooks chose cremation and no services are scheduled at this time.

Jan 10, 2020

David Lee "Gobbles" Matthews, 66, of Columbia died Friday, January 10, 2020 at his residence.  Born in Columbia, KY he was the son of the late Jessie David and Margaret Edith Cook Matthews.

Mr. Matthews was of the Methodist faith; he loved auctions and was a collector of many things.  He was a very loving husband, father...

Jan 9, 2020

Barbara Ann Andrew, 82, of Columbia died Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Norton Women's and Children's Hospital in Louisville, KY.  Born in Adair County she was the daughter of the late J. W. and Marguerite Kirk Dudley.

Mrs. Andrew was a member of the Glensfork Christian Church and the Adair Co. Homemakers.  She loved reading, cooking and...

Jan 7, 2020

Patricia Janes, 77, of Louisville, KY died Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at the Rockford Manor Nursing Home in Louisville, KY.  Born in Breeding, KY she was the daughter of the late Hobson and Mable Vera Tabor Janes.

Ms. Janes was a member of the Chestnut Grove Christian Church.  She loved music, singing and playing games.

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Jan 6, 2020

Timothy Dale "Timmy" Green, 49, of Columbia, KY died Monday, January 6, 2020 at the Russell County Hospital.  Born in Columbia, KY he was the son of the late Barbara Jean Powell Green, and L. C. Green of Columbia who survives.

Timmy was a 1988 graduate of Adair County High School and a graduate of Western Kentucky...

Dec 31, 2019

Louvenia Bryant, 80, of Columbia, KY died Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville, KY.  Born in Adair County she was the daughter of the late George Otis and Eva Mae Franklin Rodgers.

Mrs. Bryant was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church and a former employee of Summit Manor Nursing...

Dec 31, 2019

Estil Jessee, 87, of Columbia died Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at T. J. Health Columbia.  Born in Metcalfe County he was the son of the late Carver and Nellie Estes Jessee.

Mr. Jessee was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church serving as the oldest Usher for several years and a veteran of the U. S....

Dec 30, 2019

Patricia Kaye Burton, 57, of Columbia died Monday, December 30, 2019 at the Hosparus Inpatient Care Center in Louisville, KY.  Born in Columbia, KY she was the daughter of the late Robert Mitchell and Estelle Marie Corbin Ford and wife of the late James Marshall Burton.  Mrs. Burton was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include her daughter...

Dec 30, 2019

Inis Pearl McKinney, 73, of Campbellsville, KY died Monday, December 30, 2019 at the University of Louisville Hospital.  Born in Dirigo, KY she was the daughter of the late James Cohen and Josephine Stotts McKinney.

She was a member of the Robinson Ridge Baptist Church and an artist that loved to paint and work puzzles.

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Dec 29, 2019

Charles Edwin Grider, 72, of Lexington, KY died Sunday, December 29, 2019 at UK Medical Center in Lexington.  Born September 20, 1947 in Russell County he was the son of the late Julius and Olive McBeath Grider.

He was a former Millwright in Lexington, KY.

Survivors include a sister, Nancy Grider; two brothers, Roger Grider...

Dec 28, 2019

Rodney Keith Bailey, 56, of Tullahoma, TN died Saturday, December 28, 2019 in Tullahoma, TN.  Born in Franklin, IN he is the son of Vitis and Alberta Cowan Bailey of Columbia.

He was a member of the Grace Bible Church in Goodlettsville, TN, a veteran of the U. S. Marine Corp, a member of the Indian Motorcycle...