Obituaries

Recent obituaries in Madisonville, KY.

The obituaries in the Madisonville, KYarea reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity of Hopkins County, Kentucky'shistory and identity.

Trent Babb

Trent Babb

Nov 8, 2011

Trent Babb, 31, of Madisonville, KY passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 in Evansville, IN. He was born on June 13, 1980 in Madisonville, KY to John A. Babb and Karen Wishon. He graduated from Central High School in 1998. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his grandparents. He is...

Mary Hawkins

Mary Hawkins

Nov 6, 2011

Mary Hawkins, 78, of Hanson, KY passed away at 1:55 a.m. on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville, KY. She was born on July 8, 1933 in St. Charles, KY to the late Cathleen Teague and Charles Glenn Trover. She was a homemaker and was a member of Zion Brick Church in Slaughters, KY. In addition...

Teresa E. Menser

Teresa E. Menser

Nov 5, 2011

Teresa E. Menser, 49, of Madisonville, Ky. passed away at 7:50 p.m. on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at NHC Healthcare of Madisonville. She was born on February 16, 1962 in Madisonville, Ky. to her parents, Earline Masden and the late, Carlos Brasher Sr. She was employed with the Senior Citizens Home as a dietary cook and was a housekeeper for...

Betty Joe Jarvis

Betty Joe Jarvis

Nov 5, 2011

Betty Joe Jarvis, 78, of Madisonville, Ky. passed away at 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. She has left this life to join the love of her life, since she was fourteen years old, her T.J. She was born on January 17, 1933 in Earlington, Ky. to the late Ruby and Essie Baldwin....

Kenneth Ray Clayton

Kenneth Ray Clayton

Nov 2, 2011

Kenneth Ray Clayton, 65, of Madisonville, Ky. passed away at 9:47 p.m. on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. He was born on October 20, 1946 in Madisonville, Ky. to the late Verdie and Ruby Clayton. He was a retired United States Air Force Veteran. He was formerly a rural carrier for the Nortonville Post Office....

Bro. Clayborn Ross Brown

Bro. Clayborn Ross Brown

Nov 2, 2011

Bro. Clayborn Ross Brown, 80, of Madisonville, Ky. passed away at 4:19 p.m. on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. He was born on June 2, 1931 in Madisonville to the late Jimmy Brown and Elizabeth Knox Brown. He was owner and operator of Brown and Son Trucking Company for 35 years. He was a former...

Samual Joe "Sam" Lindsey

Samual Joe "Sam" Lindsey

Oct 28, 2011

Samual Joe "Sam" Lindsey, 23, of Mortons Gap, Ky. passed away at 6:26 a.m. on Friday, October 28, 2011 at Armstrong Coal Company in Centertown, Ky. He was born on August 31, 1988 in Madisonville, Ky. to Joe Lindsey Jr. and Connie Marks. He was employed as a blaster with MEMSCO in Dawson Springs, Ky. He was also a volunteer...

Joyce Cates

Joyce Cates

Oct 28, 2011

Joyce Cates, 58, of Madisonville, Ky. passed away at 2:50 p.m. on Friday, October 28, 2011 at her home surrounded by her friends and family. She was born on October 11, 1953 in Kokomo, In. to the late Betty Joyce Schoultz and Leslie House. She was formerly a CNA at the Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson, Ky....

Jerry Thomas Yarbrough

Jerry Thomas Yarbrough

Oct 27, 2011

Jerry Thomas Yarbrough, 64, of Madisonville, Ky. passed away at 11:45 p.m. on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at his home. He was born on October 23, 1947 in Madisonville, Ky. to the late Walter Thomas Yarbrough and Myrtle Arine Parkest Forker. He was formerly employed with Peabody Coal Company. He was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church in Madisonville. He...

Mary Jean Vaughn

Mary Jean Vaughn

Oct 24, 2011

Mary Jean Vaughn, 32, of Madisonville, Ky. passed away at 4:25 p.m. on Monday, October 24, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville, In. She was born on March 19, 1979 in Chicago, Ill. to Harold "Allen" Vaughn and Lola Sinclair. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her father, Harold "Allen" (Kim)...

Claudie Oakley

Claudie Oakley

Oct 21, 2011

Claudie Oakley, 72, of Hanson, Ky. passed away at 2:05 p.m. on Friday, October 21, 2011 at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville, Ky. He was born on November 11, 1938 in Hanson to the late Junior Louis Oakley and Lillian Yarbrough Oakley. He was formerly a self-employed carpenter. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a...

Myrtle Frazer

Myrtle Frazer

Oct 17, 2011

Myrtle Frazer, 79, of Dalton, Ky. passed away at 1 a.m. on Monday, October 17, 2011 at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. She was born on October 5, 1932 in Princeton, Ky. to the late Norma and Thomas Horning. She was a homemaker and was a member of Dalton Baptist Church in Dalton. In addition to her parents she was...

James "Jimmy" Edward Neisz

James "Jimmy" Edward Neisz

Sep 28, 2011

James "Jimmy" Edward Neisz, 50, of Dawson Springs, Ky. passed away at 5:57 p.m. on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 in Dawson Springs. He was born on July 3, 1961 in St. Louis, Mo. to Juliana Riti Neisz and the late James Elden Neisz. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was a foreman for Townsend Tree Service. He was of...

Reginald "Reggie" Armstrong

Reginald "Reggie" Armstrong

Sep 28, 2011

Reginald "Reggie" Armstrong, 86, of Madisonville, Ky. passed away at 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. He was born on May 12, 1925 in Lyon County, Ky. to the late William Tilden Armstrong and Ida Jane Smith Armstrong. He was retired from American Printing in Madisonville. He was a member of First Baptist...

Mary Helen Todd

Mary Helen Todd

Sep 17, 2011

Mary Helen Todd, 81, of Madisonville, Ky. passed away at 1:59 a.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. She was born on February 13, 1930 in Madisonville, Ky. to the late Amos Coy Jackson and Lena Mae Clayton Jackson. She was a homemaker and attended Hall Street Apostolic Church in Madisonville. In addition to her...

Larry Delano "Hoppy" Knowles

Larry Delano "Hoppy" Knowles

Sep 16, 2011

Larry Delano "Hoppy" Knowles, 68, of Madisonville, Ky. passed away at 6:50 a.m. on Friday, September 16, 2011 at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. He was born on April 6, 1943 in Madisonville, Ky. to Robert Knowles and the late Mary Elizabeth Knowles. He was a coal miner for Magic Coal and was a member of Independent Methodist Church. He...

Wanda Lee Loney Lemke

Wanda Lee Loney Lemke

Sep 8, 2011

Wanda Lee Loney Lemke, 82, of Dawson Springs, Ky. passed away at 2:40 p.m. on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at her home. She was born on March 10, 1929 in Greenville, Ky. to the late Alvis Loney and the late Oleva Tyson Loney. She retired from AT&T and she also sat with the elderly. She was a member of Oak...

Glenda Burden Martz

Glenda Burden Martz

Sep 3, 2011

Glenda Martz, 75, Madisonville, Kentucky, passed away September 3, 2011 at Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born March 17, 1936 in Madisonville, Kentucky. Glenda was a charter member of the Hopkins County Humane Society when it was formed in 1966, serving as recording secretary and treasurer. When the animal shelter was completed in 1968, she became...

Virginia Stone

Virginia Stone

Sep 2, 2011

Virginia Stone, 78, of Nortonville, KY. passed away at 7:53 p.m. on Friday, September 2, 2011 at Brighton Cornerstone Healthcare in Madisonville, KY. She was born on September 9, 1933 in Manchester, KY. to the late William Barrett and Eva Barrett Johnson. She formerly owned and operated Stones Nursing Home in New Albany, IN. and volunteered at the Christian Food...

Alvis Buchanan

Alvis Buchanan

Aug 26, 2011

Alvis Buchanan, 92, of Nebo, Ky. passed away at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, August 26, 2011 at his home. He was born on August 8, 1919 in Madisonville, KY. to the late John and Alsie Buchanan. He was a United States Army veteran serving during WWII. He was formerly a truck driver for Brown Strip Mines and was of the...

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