Minnie Pearl (Thompson) McGuire
May 15, 2023
Minnie Pearl (Thompson) McGuire, age 82, of Pendleton, Indiana, and formerly of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2023, at Riverview Health in Noblesville, Indiana. She was born in Hestand, Kentucky on May 12, 1941, a daughter of the late Brance Emmitt and Fannie Bell (Cain) Thompson. She was a member of the Stoney Creek Church of...
Susan Thompson
May 7, 2023
Mrs. Susan (Miller) Thompson, age 66, of Tompkinsville, Kentucky passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at Monroe County Medical Center. Susan was born in Monroe County, on November 14, 1956, a daughter of the late Charles Ezell and Nell (Smith) Miller. She graduated from Tompkinsville High School Class of 1974. Susan worked at Red Kap Industires, and...
Shirley Bryant
May 2, 2023
Our beloved mother and grandmother, Shirley Tommie (Gearlds) Bryant, age 71, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at her home in Tompkinsville, KY. Shirley was born in Monroe County, KY, on August 1, 1951, the daughter of Dorothy (Hale) Gearlds Watson and the late Ervin Allen Gearlds. She married her sweetheart, Gerald Dale Bryant, on May 15, 1965,...
Quietera "Quack" (Armer) Wheeler
Apr 29, 2023
Quietera “Quack” (Armer) Wheeler, age 83, of Gamaliel, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Norton’s Hospital in Louisville. She was born on November 9, 1939, the daughter of the late David Henry and Flossie Juanita (LeMasters) Armer. She married Johnny Ray Wheeler on December 15, 1973, in Celina, Tennessee.
She is survived by her husband of 49 years,...
Sharon Lee (Pittman) Carlisle
Apr 26, 2023
Sharon Lee (Pittman) Carlisle, age 60, of Tompkinsville, Kentucky passed away on April 26, 2023, at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She was born on November 11, 1962, to the late Billy and Amelia (Thomas) Pittman in Blue Ridge, Georgia. Sharon was a member of the McCaysville United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her children, Heather...
Jack Emmert
Apr 25, 2023
Mr. Jack Emmert, age 91, of Brooks, Kentucky returned to his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Mr. Emmert was born in Monroe County, Kentucky on July 23, 1931, to the late Benton and Phoebe Emmert. He was the owner of Emmert Plumbing and served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a member...
Max Darrell Ray
Apr 17, 2023
Mr. Max Darrell Ray, age 85, of Tompkinsville, Kentucky departed from this life on Monday, April 17, 2023. Max was born in Monroe County, on April 25, 1937, a son of the late Fred Bransford Ray, and Lecta Ann (Deckard) Ray. He worked for the Monroe County Board of Education for several years, as a substitute teacher, and in...
Betty Sue Wilson
Apr 15, 2023
Mrs. Betty Sue (Hailey) Wilson, age 80, of The Clementsville Community of Monroe County, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at her home. She was born in Gainesboro, Tennessee on December 29, 1942, a daughter of the late Andrew and Versie (Lancaster) Hailey. She was a graduate of Jackson County High School, and was a Beautician for several...
Douglas Edwin McDonald
Apr 13, 2023
If you ever had an opportunity to taste Doug McDonald’s pralines or banana pudding, then you know he had some serious culinary skills. Doug had many notable accomplishments and talents, but those pralines and banana pudding just cannot be overstated.Among his accomplishments, he was a trombone player, a self-taught violinist, a fixer of anything mechanical, a character actor for church...
Kevin Scott Hart
Apr 9, 2023
Kevin Scott Hart, age 50, known as Scott of Chillicothe, Ohio but recently of Gamaliel, Kentucky passed away suddenly due to a motorcycle accident. He was born on December 9, 1972, in Chillicothe, Ohio the son of Stanley Burton and Jennie Madlin (Estep) Hart. Scott was a carpenter by trade and he enjoyed living life, motorcycles, boating, and was...
Lisa Ann (Yokley) Burnett
Apr 7, 2023
Mrs. Lisa Ann (Yokley) Burnett, age 58, of Gamaliel, Kentucky passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023 at the Monroe County Medical Center. Lisa was born in Tompkinsville, Kentucky on July 11, 1964, a daughter of the late Murl Neal Yokley, and Joyce Louise (Ford) Yokley, who survives. She graduated from Gamaliel High School, Class of 1982 and attended...
Teresa Joy Netherton
Apr 1, 2023
Ms. Teresa Joy Netherton, age 63, of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, and formerly of Murfreesboro, Tennessee passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at her home. Teresa was born on March 24, 1960, the daughter of the late Royce Leon and Mildred Lucille (Rhoton) Dickerson. She graduated from Tompkinsville High School in 1978, and attained her Bachelor's Degree in Paralegal, having worked...
Bryan Richard Dyer
Mar 27, 2023
Mr. Bryan Richard Dyer, age 88, of The Bugtussle Community of Monroe County, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023, at Monroe County Medical Center. Bryan was born on January 5, 1935, the son of the late William Robert and Anice Dowell (McDonald) Dyer. He married Judy Ann Crabtree on September 5, 1960, she preceded him in death on August...
Patsy Lee Jernigan
Mar 23, 2023
Mrs. Patsy Lee (Ray) Jernigan, age 83, of Gamaliel, Kentucky passed away at Signature Healthcare of Barren County on Thursday, March 23, 2023, just a day short of her eighty-fourth birthday. Patsy was born on March 24, 1939, the daughter of the late Fred Bransford Ray and Lecta Ann (Deckard) Ray. She married James Charles Jernigan in June of 1964,...
Joe Brown
Mar 22, 2023
Mr. Joe Brown, age 84, of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Tennova Healthcare, in Clarksville, Tennessee. Joe was born on December 20, 1938, a son of the late Emmitt Brown, and Elma Ellen Cherry. Joe started work as a mechanic and truck driver at the age of 15, having worked at his brother-in-law’s Scrapyard,...
June (Thomas) Collins
Mar 22, 2023
Violet June (Thomas) Collins, age 85, of Gamaliel, passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at the Monroe County Medical Center surrounded by her children. She was born in Monroe County on February 28, 1938, the daughter of the late Jack and Neva (Wheat) Thomas. June was a longtime factory worker in Monroe County and the owner of Collins Barbeque...
Eva Carolene Graves
Mar 17, 2023
Ms. Eva Carolene Graves, age 72, of Center Point, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023, at Monroe County Medical Center. She was born on July 6, 1950, a daughter of the late Ewing Estes Graves and Arlene (Jones) Walden. Carolene was a farmer for the biggest part of her life, she enjoyed being outside and working in the sunshine....
Robert Eugene Birch
Mar 15, 2023
Mr. Robert Eugene Birch, age 94, of The Persimmon Community of Monroe County, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Robert was born on January 26, 1929, a son of the late Cuthbert and Ada Mae (Belcher) Birch. He proudly served in The United States Army, and after his military service, he went to Michigan to...
Martha Elizabeth (Mayo) Cropper
Mar 13, 2023
Martha Elizabeth (Mayo) Cropper, age 75, of the Boles Community of Tompkinsville passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023, at her home. She was born January 31, 1948, the daughter of the late Crit and Ruby (Walden) Mayo. Martha was a member of the Tompkinsville First Baptist Church.
She is survived by her children, Carrie Beth Cropper Scott (Jeff)...
Vera Paulette Bartley
Mar 13, 2023
Mrs. Vera Paulette (Isenberg) Bartley, age 74, of The Persimmon Community, of Monroe County, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023, at Greenview Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her family. Paulette was born in Gamaliel, Kentucky on November 26, 1948, a daughter of the late Orvil and Eula (Turner) Isenberg. She married Bobby J. Bartley on November 11, 1968, and she...