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.

Sarah Lou Crowe

Sarah Lou Crowe

Feb 21, 2011

Sarah Lou Crowe, 89, of Madisonville, Ky. passed away at 9:55 p.m. on Monday February 21, 2011 at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. She was born on March 19, 1921 in Manitou, Ky. to the late Charles and Eva Oldham. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...

William Eric Faulk

William Eric Faulk

Feb 21, 2011

William Eric Faulk, 45, of Madisonville, Ky. passed away at his home on Monday February 21, 2011 at 3:30 a.m. He was born on January 13, 1966 in Madisonville, Ky. to the late William Fred Faulk and Carolyn Faulk. He was a supervisor at RLR Hop Woodshop in Elkton, Ky. for 23 years. He was a Christian. He is survived...

Norma Ann Phillips Hayes

Norma Ann Phillips Hayes

Feb 18, 2011

Norma Ann Phillips Hayes, 72, of Madisonville, Ky. passed away at 9:15 a.m. on Friday February 18, 2011 at her daughters home in Henderson. She was born on October 14, 1938 in Ozark, Ill. to the late Mina Mae Phillips and James Hershel Phillips. She was formerly a nurse aide with Henderson Manor. She was of the Pentecostal faith. In...

Mark A. Clark

Mark A. Clark

Feb 15, 2011

Mark A. Clark, 51, of Manitou, Ky. passed away at 5:08 a.m. on Tuesday February 15, 2011 at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. He was born on March 16, 1959 in Madisonville, Ky. to Anna Clark McGregor and the late Harold Coleman Clark. He was a general manager for Polyweave Bag Company Inc. in Madisonville and a general manager for...

Eleanor Veazey

Eleanor Veazey

Feb 8, 2011

Eleanor Edith Depue Veazey, 89, of Madisonville, formerly of Hanson, died at 4:10 A.M. on February 8, 2011 at the Joseph "Eddie" Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson. She was born May 7, 1921 in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Carl and May Hiller Depue. Her mother died when Eleanor was eight years old. Her childhood and teenage years...

Lois Marie Noll

Lois Marie Noll

Feb 6, 2011

Lois Marie Sisk Noll, 76, of Madisonville, Ky. passed away at 9:55 p.m. on Sunday February 6, 2011 at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. She was born on September 17, 1934 in Calhoun, Ky. to the late William McKinley Foster and Mertie Ann Foster. She was a homemaker. She attended First General Baptist Church in Madisonville. In addition to her...

Dorris D. Cowan

Dorris D. Cowan

Feb 4, 2011

Dorris D. Cowan, 85, of Christian Co., Ky. passed away at 4:50 p.m. on Friday February 4, 2011 at Ridgewood Terrace Health and Rehabilitation Center in Madisonville, Ky. He was born on April 10, 1925 in Hopkinsville, Ky. to the late Leonard Lewis Cowan and Willie Bell Jones Cowan. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was retired from the...

Jackie J. Jewell

Jackie J. Jewell

Feb 3, 2011

Jackie J. Jewell, 72, of Hanson, Ky. passed away at 11:11 p.m. on Thursday February 3, 2011 at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville, Ky. He was born on November 30, 1938 in Madisonville to the late Pete Jewell and Anna Bell Jewell. He was a U.S. Army veteran and worked as a pit foreman with Peabody (Gibraltar) Coal. He was...

Melrose Mckechnie Thomas

Melrose Mckechnie Thomas

Feb 1, 2011

Melrose McKechnie Thomas, 90, of Madisonville, Ky. passed away at 12:05 p.m. on Tuesday February 1, 2011 at Brighton Cornerstone Healthcare in Madisonville. She was born on May 19, 1920 in Fordsville, Ky. to the late B.E. Reynolds and Mamie Strother Reynolds. She owned and operated the Princess Cafe and the Dairy Dip in Madisonville. She was a member of...

Lawrence "Wayne" Lutz

Lawrence "Wayne" Lutz

Jan 29, 2011

Lawrence "Wayne" Lutz, 79, of Manitou, Ky. passed away at 9:15 a.m. on Saturday January 29, 2011 at Ridgewood Terrace Nursing Home in Madisonville, Ky. He was born on November 14, 1931 in Madisonville, Ky. to the late Lana Brunette Jones Lutz and Lawrence Wallace Lutz. He is a born again christian and served proudly as a deacon at Nebo...

William Bruce Pryor

William Bruce Pryor

Jan 27, 2011

William Bruce Pryor, 60, of Nebo, Ky. passed away at 9:53 p.m. on Thursday January 27, 2011 at his home. He was born on September 19, 1950 in Hopkins County, Ky. to the late John Pryor and Birchie Gipson Pryor. He was retired from General Electric in Madisonville, Ky. and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents...

Margie Lee Pruden Vancleve

Margie Lee Pruden Vancleve

Jan 27, 2011

Margie Lee Pruden VanCleve, 89, of Madisonville, Ky. passed away at 12:25 p.m. on Thursday January 27, 2011 at her home. She was born on June 14, 1921 in Spottsville, Ky. to the late Robert Lee Pruden and LaVerna Reed Pruden. She was a homemaker and was a member of Grapevine Baptist church in Madisonville. In addition to her parents...

Rev. William "Bill" "White Cake" Otis Kennedy

Rev. William "Bill" "White Cake" Otis Kennedy

Jan 8, 2011

Rev. William "Bill" "White Cake" Otis Kennedy, 72, of Madisonville, Ky. passed away at 11:15 p.m. on Saturday January 8, 2011 at his home. He was born on February 8, 1938 in Dalton, Ky. to the late Willie Kennedy and Ana Bell Miller Kennedy. He was a retired coal miner with South Hopkins Mine. He was a minister of the...

Barbara Curneal Skimehorn

Barbara Curneal Skimehorn

Jan 7, 2011

Barbara Curneal Skimehorn, 61, of Nortonville, Ky. passed away at 2:34 p.m. on Friday January 7, 2011 at her home. She was born on March 4, 1949 in Madisonville, Ky. to the late Melvin Curneal and Ada Lee Parker Curneal. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She attended New Good Hope Church in Nortonville. In addition...

William "Bill" Whitson Hawkins

William "Bill" Whitson Hawkins

Jan 2, 2011

William "Bill" Whitson Hawkins, 83, of Madisonville, Ky. passed away at 9:25 a.m. on Sunday January 2, 2011 at Maple Manor Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Greenville, Ky. He was born on December 19, 1927 in Slaughters, Ky. to the late Warren Thomas Hawkins and Ola Lynn Crabtree Hawkins. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during WWII. He worked for...

Helen M. Tompkins

Helen M. Tompkins

Dec 29, 2010

Helen M. Tompkins, 86, of Madisonville, Ky. passed away at 2:40 a.m. on Wednesday December 29, 2010 at NHC Healthcare of Madisonville. She was born on December 6, 1924 in Webster County, Ky. to the late Thomas Forker and Mabel Scott Forker. She was a housewife and was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents she was preceded...

Paul Louis Reynolds

Paul Louis Reynolds

Dec 23, 2010

Paul Louis Reynolds, 79, of Hanson, Ky. passed away at 8:04 a.m. on Thursday December 23, 2010 at Ridgewood Terrace Health and Rehabilitation in Madisonville, Ky. He was born on October 6, 1931 in Ilsley, Ky. to the late Leslie Henry Reynolds and Minnie Francis Burns Reynolds. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean conflict and was...

Hazel Word Schwark

Hazel Word Schwark

Dec 16, 2010

Hazel Word Schwark, 82, of Madisonville, KY. passed away at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at her home. She was born on March 10, 1928 in Hopkins County, KY. to the late Charles Ester Word and Maggline Webster Word. She was a housewife. She was of the Christian faith. In addition to her parents she was preceded in...

Jewell Blanchard Brown

Jewell Blanchard Brown

Dec 13, 2010

Jewell Blanchard Brown, 75, of Madisonville, KY. passed away at 7:49 p.m. on Monday December 13, 2010 at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. She was born on November 11, 1935 in Hopkins County, KY. to the late Fields Blanchard and Elizabeth House Blanchard. She was retired from Kmart Corporation. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist church in Madisonville. In...

David Edwin Hill

David Edwin Hill

Dec 11, 2010

David Edwin Hill, 89, of Madisonville, KY. passed away at 10:15 p.m. on Saturday December 11, 2010 at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. He was born on October 23, 1921 in Manitou, KY. to the late Hugh D. Hill and Onna Rainwater Hill. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during WWII. He was formerly a tobacco inspector with the...

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