Obituaries

Jan 25, 2024

November 24, 1948         ~         January 25, 2024

Connie Ann Meredith Lawson, 75, of Austin, Kentucky, passed peacefully Thursday, January 25, 2024 at her residence.  She was a daughter of JoAnn Logsdon Meredith and the late James Robert Meredith.  She was a retired LPN from T. J. Samson Community Hospital.

Besides her mother she is survived...

Jan 23, 2024

September 3, 1950          ~          January 23, 2024

Sharon Carole Hodge, 73, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2024. She was a daughter of the late William Ralph Hodge and Mary Frances Strode Hodge Hagan.

She is survived by one brother: Ray Hodge; one sister: Vivian Joann Hodge Bybee; many nieces and nephews also...

Jan 23, 2024

Willa S. Taylor of Glasgow passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2024 in Glasgow.  She was preceded in death by her husbands Woodrow W. Simmons and Johnnie W. Taylor; a son Woodrow “Woody” Simmons; a brother Ray John Smith; and a grandson Jon Brandon Taylor.

Survivors include a son John W. Taylor and wife Berna of Bowling Green;...

Jan 22, 2024

Dr. George Rooney, 64, Glasgow, passed away Monday, January 22, 2024 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.  Born November 9, 1959 in Milwaukee, he was the son of the late Bernard and June Rooney.

Dr. Rooney began his professional education at Indiana University School of Optometry, followed by his Fellowship in Ocular Disease in New Orleans.  He is...

Jan 21, 2024

Elizabeth Louise (Russell) Lemay, 73, of Glasgow, went home to be with the Lord,

January 21st, 2024 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville due to health complications. She was

born on March 27th, 1950, at home in Hiseville, KY to the late Joe Abb Russell and

Maude (Pierce) Russell.

She graduated in...

Jan 20, 2024

Lisa Gale “Blue” Gentry, 58, Glasgow passed away January 20, 2024 at University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. She was the daughter of the late Jessie Willard Morgan and Pauline Jessie.

She is survived by her daughter Taylor Waldridge (Brandon); two grandchildren: Annie Page and Gunner Garrison; one sister Carol Poynter (Carlos); two brothers: Darrell Morgan and...

Jan 19, 2024

Donitta Tyler, 59, of Glasgow, KY went home to be with the Lord on January 19, 2024. She was born August 17, 1964 in Glasgow, KY to the late William “Red” Chapman and Edna Clark Chapman.

Donitta was the owner of Devil Woman Motorcycle Repair and former owner of Triple T Recovery of Glasgow.

She...

Jan 18, 2024

Charles Richard Buford, Sr., age 75 of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loved ones on Thursday, January 18, 2024.  He was born on August 27, 1948 in Scottsville, KY to the late Virgil and Ruth Grooms Buford. In addition to his parents, three brothers, Newgene Buford, David Buford, Nelson Buford and...

Jan 18, 2024

Lois Rose Evans, 93, Glasgow, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2024 at her residence.  A native of Cumberland County, she was the daughter of the late George and Ethel Hardin Rose.

Lois retired from Douglas Aircraft where she was responsible for printing and reproducing their top secret documents.  She was a member of the Order of the...

Jan 18, 2024

Helen Eilene Benigni, 77, Glasgow, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2024 at the T J Samson Community Hospital.  A native of Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Clendening Reilly.  She was a retired employee in the accounting department of Scott Paper Products.  She was a member of the Glasgow Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Barren...

Jan 17, 2024

April 10, 1947          ~          January 17, 2024

Jerry Lee Baker Sr. 76, of Horse Cave, KY went to be with his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ January 17, 2024 at the Caverna Medical Center. He was born in Lundale WV the son of the late Arnold Stanford Baker and Eula Smith Baker. Jerry worked 30 years for...

Jan 17, 2024

January 14, 1958          ~          January 17, 2024

John A. Jones, 66, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. He was a son of the late James and Alma Noel Jones. He was retired from the Glasgow State ICF.

He is survived by his wife: Christi Starr...

Jan 14, 2024

Robert P. Gillespie, 84, Glasgow, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2024 at the Medical Center at Bowling Green.  A native of Cairo, Illinois, he was the son of the late William L. Gillespie and Jane Bartmess Gillespie.

Mr. Gillespie was a nurse anesthetist and had worked in numerous locations.  He first received his Bachelor of Science degree...

Jan 14, 2024

October 24, 1963          ~          January 14, 2024

Alvis Lewis “Louie” York, 60, of Glasgow, Kentucky passed away, Sunday, January 14, 2024 at his residence. He was a son of the late Robert Alvis York and Wanda Sue Likens York.

He is survived by his wife: Cathy Devine York; two daughters: Ashley Russell (Chad) and Becky...

Jan 13, 2024

Larry Vernon McGuire, 73, Glasgow, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2024 at his residence following an illness.  A native of Barren County, he was the son of the late Paul Turner McGuire and Lucille Shader McGuire.

Larry was a graduate of Hiseville High School; a lifelong farmer; and a member of the Baptist faith.

Survivors...

Jan 12, 2024

Joyce Craine Spear, 86, Glasgow, passed away Friday, January 12, 2024 at the NHC Healthcare Center.  A native of Barren County, she was the daughter of the late Luther Ray Craine and Gladys Esters Craine.

Joyce was a 1956 graduate of Hiseville High School, after which she began working in the retail business.  She worked from the...

Jan 12, 2024

Shirley T. Green, 74, Glasgow, passed away Friday, January 12, 2024 at the NHC Healthcare Center.  A native of Barren County, she was the daughter of the late Virgil and Sally Harper Fields.  She was a retired security officer at R R Donnelley & Sons in Glasgow.

Survivors include three children: Carol Compton and Sammy Green and...

Jan 11, 2024

Charles Edward Barton, 76, Horse Cave, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2024 at the University of Louisville Hospital.  A native of Barren County, he was the son of the late Romie Lee Barton and Creola Christy Barton.  He was a retired roofer and a U S Army veteran serving during the Vietnam Era.

Survivors include his wife...

Jan 10, 2024

February 18, 1940          ~          January 10, 2024

Phillip Wayne Dugger, 83, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at the Barren County Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was a son of the late Robert Henry Dugger and Kathryn Benedict Dugger. He was a retired truck driver.

He is survived by 2 sons: Jonathan...

Jan 10, 2024

May 17, 1936          ~          January 10, 2024

Lena T Gilland, 87, of Glasgow, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Chester Clayton Taylor and Velma Reed Thompson Taylor. She was a beloved member of Gethsemane Baptist Church. She found the Lord at age...