Obituaries

Dec 28, 2019

Dorothy Mae Loy, 79, of Columbia, died Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the Summit Manor Nursing Home in Columbia.  Born in Adair County she was the daughter of the late Joe and Estell Page Bardin.

Mrs. Loy attended the Amazing Grace Church and enjoyed helping and taking care of others.

Survivors include her husband Harold...

Dec 25, 2019

Connie Paulene Franklin Holmes, 68, of Russell Springs, KY died Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, KY.  Born in Adair County she was the daughter of the late Jim & Pearl Spoon Franklin.  Connie loved spending time with her family and her pets.

Survivors include her husband Kenneth Holmes of Russell...

Dec 23, 2019

Charles Weeden Sparks, 89, of Columbia, KY died Monday, December 23, 2019 at T. J Health Columbia.  Born in Gradyville, KY he was the son of the late Charles Arbie and Josie Dee Roach Sparks.

Mr. Sparks was a member of the Columbia Christian Church, member of Men for Christ and a veteran of the Korean Conflict...

Dec 19, 2019

Carlos "Carl" Harris, 80, of Russell Springs, KY died Thursday, December 19, 2019 at his residence.  Born in Harlan, KY he was the son of the late Haywood and Cora Farley Harris.

Mr. Harris was of the Methodist faith and enjoyed hunting, fishing and playing golf.

Survivors include his wife Shelley Roberts Harris of Russell...

Dec 12, 2019

Sandra Campbell Sullivan, 74, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019.  She was born in Ashland, KY and was a retired employee of the Jefferson County Board of Education.  She was preceded in death by her parents George and Rose Marie Cook Campbell and her husband Thurston Sullivan in December of 2018.

Sandra is survived by her two...

Dec 11, 2019

Judy Stout Hobson, 68, of Kamiah, ID died Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at The Schneidmiller House in Coeur D'Alene, ID.  Born in Oak Park, IL she was the daughter of Clemon and Anne Pearl Elmore Roach.  She was also preceded in death by a brother Clifford Gerald Roach.

Survivors include her husband, Chris Hobson of Kamiah, ID;...

Dec 8, 2019

Nelda Sue Rowe, 89, of Columbia, KY died Sunday, December 8, 2019 at the Norton Women and Children's Hospital.  Born in Cumberland County, KY she was the daughter of the late Shores and Inus Rowe Lloyd and wife of the late Marshall Rowe.

Mrs. Rowe was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and also attended Kelleyville...

Dec 6, 2019

Mavis Dye Price, 86, of Columbia died Friday, December 6, 2019 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, KY.  Born in Casey County she was the daughter of the late Arnold J. and Zimmer Turner Dye and wife of the late Thomas Price.

Mrs. Price was a member of the Columbia Christian Church and a retired...

Dec 4, 2019

Jack Bolin Morgan, 86, of Columbia, KY died Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at T. J. Health Columbia.  Born in Adair County he was the son of the late Ples and Nancy Jane "Jenny" Grant Morgan.

Mr. Morgan was a member of the Haven Mission Church, a veteran of the Korean War serving in the U. S. Marine...

Dec 3, 2019

Charles Edward "Ed" Harvey, 83, of Columbia, KY died Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.  He was the son of the late Curtis and Sallie Nokes Harvey and husband of the late Norma Cahill Harvey.

Born in Burkesville, KY he moved to Columbia when he was 10 years old.  He moved to Jeffersonville,...

Nov 30, 2019

Belen Tolentino Mader Franko, 90, of Lees Summit, MO and formerly of Columbia, KY died Friday, August 7, 2020 in Kansas City, MO.  Born in the Philippines on July 11, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Blas and Feliciana Angeles Tolentino.

Belen was of the Catholic faith and enjoyed sewing and quilting.  She loved to...

Nov 30, 2019

Becky Lynn Loy, 63, of Sparksville, KY died Saturday, August 22, 2020 at her residence.  Born in Burkesville, KY she was the daughter of the late James E. "Yank" and Sophie Allene Murphy Loy.

Ms. Loy was a member of the Sparksville Nazarene Church and a homemaker.

Survivors include two sons Billy Wayne Stotts of...

Nov 27, 2019

Virginia Ann (Loy) Nix, age 75 years of Bridgeview, IL passed away Wednesday , November 27, 2019 at 3:41 pm CST at her home in Bridgeview, IL.   She was born on August 28, 1944 in Adair County, KY. She was a proud graduate of ACHS class of 1961 at the age of 16. She attended Draughons Junior Business College...

Nov 23, 2019

William "Billy" Murrell, 84, of Columbia passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN.

He was born April 19, 1935, in Adair County, Kentucky, to the late James and Mattie Beard Murrell. Billy was a member of Columbia Christian Church serving as a usher for many years and a former deacon at Mt....

Nov 15, 2019

Marie Sparks, 82, of Jamestown, KY and formerly of Columbia, KY died Friday, November 15, 2019 at Fair Oaks Health in Jamestown, KY.  Born in Russell Springs, KY she was the daughter of the late Lonzo and Maggie Stephens Smith and wife of the late James "Jimmy" Thomas Sparks.

Mrs. Sparks was a member of the Clearfork...

Nov 14, 2019

Naomi Mae Cave, 81, of Columbia died Thursday, November 14, 2019 at the Summit Manor Nursing Home in Columbia.  Born in Adair County, KY she was the daughter of the late Walter Gray and Lou Vina Holt Overstreet and wife of the late Wyatte Cave.

Mrs. Cave was of the Christian faith and loved cooking, vegetable gardening...

Nov 13, 2019

Joyce Goodin Durham, 77, of Columbia, KY died Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at the University of Louisville Hospital.

She was born January 23, 1942 in Adair County, to the late Elbert and Lois Holt Goodin and was the wife of the late Hunter Durham.  An active member of Columbia Baptist Church, she participated in or led various...

Nov 5, 2019

Jimmy Dean Burton, 59, of Columbia, KY died Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at the Jean Waddle Hospice Care Center in Somerset, KY.  Born in Columbia, KY he was the son of the late Caleb Burton and Imogene Pendleton Burton.

Jimmy was the owner and operator of Jimmy's Guttering.  He loved vegetable gardening, doing carpenter work and the...

Nov 4, 2019

Gary Wayne Taylor, 63, of Columbia, KY died Monday, November 4, 2019 at the Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville, KY.  Born in Columbia he was the son of the late Marion Houston and Laura Gray Taylor.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife Jennette Murphy Taylor, a son Gary Wayne...

Nov 2, 2019

William Watson, 87, of Columbia died Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN.  Born in Adair County he was the son of the late William Coy and Ethel Roberta Feese Watson.

William attended the New Hope Separate Baptist Church and was a retired EMT with Adair County Ambulance Service.  He was a member...