OBITUARIES
Brownsville, Park City & Cave City Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Edmonson, Barren, Hart, Warren and surrounding counties in KY.
Veronica Crowder
Feb 18, 2012
Veronica Joan Yoakem Crowder of Brownsville, KY passed away Saturday, February 18, 2012 in Bowling Green, KY.
Veronica grew up in Edmonson County was a member of The Community Church.
She is the daughter of Michael and Joan Merideth Yoakem of Cedar Springs and wife of Harold Crowder.
Besides her parents and husband,...
Darrell Vanmeter
Feb 15, 2012
Darrell "Bobby" VanMeter, 79, of Rocky Hill, KY, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Rocky Hill, KY.
The Grayson Co. native was born July 27, 1932 to the late Arthur and Letha Rich VanMeter. He was a member of Kyrock Methodist Church, McLure Lodge #539 F&AM. He was retired from Mallory's and a grounds keeper for Park Mammoth Resort.
He is survived...
Elizabeth Lay
Feb 10, 2012
Elizabeth Lay, 80, of Big Clifty, KY, passed away Friday, February 10, 2012 in Big Clifty, KY. The Edmonson Co. native was the daughter of the late Owen Campbell and the late Mae Johnson Campbell and wife of the late Leonard D. Lay. She was a housewife, caregiver and nanny for many children and a member of Campbells Chapel United Baptist...
Kenneth Dennison
Feb 9, 2012
Kenneth Leon Dennison, 85 of Cave City, passed away February 6, 2012 at Magnolia Village in Bowling Green, KY. The Hart County native was born March 23, 1926. He was a member of Cedar Cliff Baptist Church, Park City Masonic Lodge #934 F&AM, WWII US Army Veteran and Survivor Chair for Barren Co. Relay for Life Board and retired from Great Onyx Job Corps...
Hallie Napper
Feb 7, 2012
Hallie Duvall Napper, age 83, of Annetta passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center with her family by her side. She was a member of Jock United Baptist Church, a house wife, mother and a past member of the Annetta Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. She was born August 10, 1928 in Edmonson County to the...

Irene Vincent
Jan 21, 2012
She was a member of Rockford View United Baptist Church, and retired from PNC Bank.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years Warren Haskel Vincent and is survived by daughters, Patricia L. Vincent, Teresa A. Bertges, Linda K. Cotton (Wayne), Anita V. Dvorak (Scott) and Tina M. Kline (Howard); grandchildren Arthur, Arron and...
Alvin Childress
Jan 9, 2012
Alvin Childress, 88, of Chalybeate, died Monday January 9, 2012 at 1:58 am, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Alvin was born April 25, 1923 in Edmonson County, Kentucky to Melvin Childress and Lena Wilson Childress. Alvin served in the Civilian Conservation Corp. and the United States Marine Corp. He has been a Mason for fifty years and attended Fairview United...
Dorothy Rich
Jan 8, 2012
Dorothy "Dot" Rich, age 84, of Sweeden, KY, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2012, at Edmonson Health Care Center in Brownsville, KY.
The Edmonson County native was born July 8, 1927 to the late Ed Stewart and the late Elva Conway Stewart. She was the wife of the late Roger N. Rich.
She is survived by...
Gladys Watt
Jan 3, 2012
Visitation: • Tuesday, January 03, 2012 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Patton Funeral Home Brownsville Chapel • Wednesday, January 04, 2012 from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM Patton Funeral Home Brownsville Chapel • Thursday, January 05, 2012 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Patton Funeral Home Brownsville Chapel
Service: •Thursday, January 05,...
Darrell Kerr
Jan 3, 2012
Darrell Kerr ,78 , of Brownsville, died Tuesday, January 3, 2012 in Brownsville. He was born in Edmonson Co. to the late Katherine Kerr. He was a retired Hanger for Philip Morris Tobacco Co., a Korean War Army Veteran and a member of Washington Meredith Masonic Lodge #355 F&AM and Fairview United Baptist Church. He is survived by two cousins, Bobby Kerr (Sherrie) of Brownsville,...
Sally Arnold
Dec 28, 2011
Sally Lou Arnold, 74, of Bowling Green, KY, diedTuesday, December 27, 2011 in Bowling Green. She was born September 17, 1937in Edmonson Co. to the late Louis Tarrence and the late Annie Farris Tarrance andwas the wife of the late Billy C. Arnold. She was a homemaker and a member of Kyrock United Baptist Church. She is survived by...
Laverne Sanders
Dec 27, 2011
Laverne "Sally" Sanders, 84, of Mammoth Cave, Ky, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011 in Bowling Green, KY. She was born May 24, 1927 in Edmonson Co., KY to the late Melvin Childress and Lena Wilson Childress and was the wife of the late Clarence L. Sanders. She was a homemaker, retired housekeeper for Campbell Hausfeld and member of Green...
Nita Childress
Dec 26, 2011
Nita Childress, 67, of Park City, KY, died Monday, December 26, 2011 in Bowling Green, KY. The Warren Co. native was born June 22, 1944, to the late Willie Gibbons and the late Doomie Johnson Gibbons and was the wife of the late Curtis Childress. She was a homemaker and assisted her son at Park City Auto Sales and was a member...
Nadine Sanders
Dec 19, 2011
Nadine Cook Sanders, age 70 Cedar Springs, died Monday December 19, 2011 in Brownsville.
She was born November 30, 1941 in Edmonson County to the late Rev. Alfred Cook and Rena Bell Stice Cook and married to the late Duel Sanders.
She is survived by one son, Bobby Sanders (Kennetha) of Cave City; two daughters, Pamela...
Frances Mccrady
Dec 18, 2011
Frances M. McCrady , 74, Lindseyville, KY passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011 in Lindseyville, KY.
The Edmonson County native was born August 7, 1937 in Edmonson County to the late Rance Skaggs and the late Evelyn Bennett Skaggs and wife of the late Richard Lee McCrady. She was a Homemaker and a member of Midway United Missionary...
Russell Minor
Dec 14, 2011
Russell Minor, 86, of Cave City, Ky, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at his residence. The Hart Co. native was the son of the late Johnnie Minor and the late Pearl Middleton Minor and the husband of Emma Jean Martin Minor. He was a Farmer and a Maintance Worker at Homewood and Glenview Nursing Homes in Glasgow,...
Monie Stratton
Dec 12, 2011
Monie Vincent Stratton , age 74 of Hartford, KY, formerly of Bee Spring, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2011 in Owensboro.
The Edmonson County native is the daughter of the late Clell and Nora Holland Vincent and wife of the late Kenneth R. Stratton.
She was a retired printing press operator for Curtis 1000 Co. and...
Lloyd Cook
Dec 8, 2011
Lloyd Cook , 91 of Brownsville, KY, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2011 in Bowling Green.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Sopha Madison Cook, his parents, Luther and Hattie Cook, two sisters, Lula Tunks and Gladys Cochran , one nephew, Ben Tunks and one step son, Don Lancaster.
He...
Jamie Mosby
Dec 7, 2011
Jamie JoDene Short Mosby, age 35 of Smiths Grove died Wednesday December 7, 2011 in Bowling Green. The Edmonson County native was born March 21, 1976 to Freda Davis and Phillip Short. She was assistant manager at the Catfish House and full time Mom. She was a member of Beaver Creek Missionary Baptist Church.
She is survived...
Wilburn Decker
Dec 6, 2011
Wilburn C. Decker, 91, of Mammoth Cave, KY passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at his residence.
The Edmonson County native was born November 13, 1920 to the late Tomie Decker and the late Ida Thompson Decker and was married to Roberta Hayes Decker. He was a farmer and a member of Jock United Baptist Church.
He...