All Obituaries

     Mrs. Darlene (Smith) Fletcher passed away Friday May 20, 2022 at the Cumberland County Hospital in Burkesville, Kentucky having attained the age of 80 years, 8 months & 5 days. She was born in Canton, (Fulton County), Illinois on Monday, September 15, 1941 the daughter of Jimmy & Mary (Smith) Smith. She was a Christian Lady & a member of the Burkesville Congregation of The Church of Christ, Graduated Burkesville High School, class of 1959, was a...

Mr. Garnet Dale Spear, of Glasgow, Kentucky, formerly of Burkesville, Kentucky passed away Sunday, May 8, 2022, at his residence in Glasgow, Kentucky having attained the age of 90 years, 6 months, and 8 days. He was born in the Peytonsburg Community, of Cumberland County, Kentucky, on Saturday, October 31, 1931, the son of James Harrison “Jim” and Maggie Florence (Spear) Spear. He was a Christian, U.S. Air Force Veteran, serving as a radar operator for military air traffic during...

Mr. Marvin H. Franklin, of Burkesville, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022, at the Cumberland County Hospital in Burkesville, Kentucky having attained the age of 88 years, 10 months, and 29 days. He was born in Columbia, Kentucky, on Friday, June 2, 1933, the son of Elbert Petty and Mary Franklin. He was of the Methodist faith, attended Red Banks Methodist Church, a logger and a farmer.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Doris Emogene (Blair)...

  Mr. Russell Anthony “Tony” Siler, of Burkesville, Kentucky, left home to go to his Heavenly home on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee having attained the age of 68 years, 7 months, and 9 days. He was born in Kokomo, Indiana, on Tuesday, September 22, 1953, the son of Martin Scott and Minnie Katherine (Abney-Burnsworth) Siler. He was of the Nazarene faith, member of Centerpoint Church, attended Kokomo High School, 20...

Ruth Odessa Lawson, 88, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Services will be held on Saturday April 23, 2022 beginning at 9:00 am eastern time with visitation and funeral service following at 10:00 am eastern time at Refuge, 1716 Prentice Street in Louisville, Kentucky. Interment and a graveside service will be held at the Lawson Bottom Family Cemetery in the Lawson Bottom Community of Cumberland County, Kentucky on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. central time. To cherish her...

 Ms. Nada Kathryn (Key) Groce, of Burkesville, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022, at the Cumberland County Hospital in Burkesville, Kentucky having attained the age of 78 years, 4 months, and 24 days. She was born in Burkesville, Kentucky, on Tuesday, November 16, 1943, the daughter of Sellie Vanis and Naomi Webbie (Guthrie) Key. She was of the Methodist faith, a 1963 graduate of Cumberland County High School, worked at Bob Evans, Suttons, IGA, Mikes Landing, and was a cook...

      Ms. Patsy Lou (Wesley) Clements of Liberty, Kentucky passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022 at her home having attained the age of 80 years, & 1 day. She was born in the Argyle Community of Casey County, Kentucky on Monday, March 30, 1942 the daughter of Thomas Verl & Mary Hester (Adams) Wesley. She of the Baptist Faith, Graduated class of 1959 at Middleburg High School, retired from G.E. in Louisville, Charter Member of The V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary #5710...

Mrs. Mary Ella (Benefield) Chambers of Burkesville, Kentucky, formerly of Tucker, Georgia, passed away Monday, March 28, 2022, at the Cumberland Valley Manor in Burkesville, Kentucky having attained the age of 88 years, 10 months, and 21 days. She was born in Ft. Payne, (DeKalb County), Alabama, on Sunday, May 7, 1933, the daughter of Iris Arnold and Tommie Lou (Chandler) Benefield. She was of the Baptist faith, member of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mt. Georgia, was an excellent cook,...

Mrs. Joyce (Dyer) Hurt of Burkesville, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at her residence in Burkesville, Kentucky, having attained the age of 82 years, 10 months, and 1 day. She was born in the Mud Camp Community of Cumberland County, Kentucky on Sunday, May 21, 1939, the daughter of Arlie and Hattie (Biggerstaff) Dyer. She was a Christian, a member of Mud Camp Church of Christ, a graduate of Marrowbone High School, and a secretary for Cumberland County Elementary School, in...

      Mrs. Betty Jean (Jones) Watson of Burkesville, (Peytonsburg Community) Kentucky passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at the Cumberland County Hospital having attained the age of 71 years, 2 months & 22 days. She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on Sunday, December 24, 1950 the daughter of Nicholas & Susie Athelene (Key) Jones. She was a member of the Judio Church of Christ, Case worker for Kentucky Department of Human Recources, and assistant Post-Master of...