Michael Clifton Bratcher
BOWLING GREEN – Michael Clifton Bratcher, 62, died May 24, 2023, at his residence. Mr. Bratcher was born June 1, 1960, in Glasgow, Ky to the late Clifton E. Bratcher and Carolyn Schapmire Bratcher. Mr. Bratcher graduated from Seneca High School in 1978. He then attended the University of Kentucky. Earning a major in Political…
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GLASGOW – William Heron Osborn left this life on May 22, 2023, and is now dancing with Jesus. Bill was born on February 11, 1960, to Judy and Max Osborn of Sheridan, Wyoming. After graduating high school Bill served as an Operations Specialist in the U.S. Navy for 16 years. A teacher at heart, Bill…
Read MoreMichael Terry Webb
HORSE CAVE – Michael Terry Webb, age 58, passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at his home. Terry was born in Glasgow, Kentucky on February 3, 1965, a son of the late William J. Webb and Mildred Majors Jewell. He had attended The Lighthouse Church in Horse Cave and worked at the Hart County…
Read MoreBillie Jo Smith
GLASGOW – Bille Jo Smith, age 74, of Glasgow passed away Saturday, May, 20, 2023 at the TJ Samson Community Hospital. She was born June 23, 1948 in Brazil, Indiana to the late Benjamin Johnson and Mary Jaynes Johnson. She is survived by her husband of 32 years Merle Smith of Glasgow; five daughters Lisa…
Read MoreLunch with a Lineman
Katrina England Reporter, Hart Co. News-Herald When Farmers RECC lineman Isaac Jones chose to have lunch at Wigwam General Store, he had no clue he was about to meet a big fan. Three-year-old Blakely Blair Embry was already at Wigwam having lunch with her mother, Kinley Denton. Blakely’s uncle, Tyler Bratcher, is also a…
Read MoreHometown Hero Shaun Johnston, Sr.
“I can’t thank Cave City and its people enough. I showed up with nothing, and you gave me opportunity. That’s more than I can ask for.” Shaun Johnston, Sr. Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart Co. News-Herald Although Shaun Johnston, Sr. isn’t a native of Barren County, there is no doubt that it has…
Read MoreHometown Hero Jan Waggoner
Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart Co. News-Herald “Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.” Proverbs 31:10 Proverbs 31 describes a virtuous woman as being someone of noble character, someone who walks by faith, honors integrity, cares deeply for her family, and puts the needs of others before herself.…
Read MoreWilma Kaye Bartley Anderson
BOWLING GREEN – Wilma Kaye Bartley Anderson, age 69, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2023, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. Born in Cave City, Kentucky on March 6, 1954, to parents, Buford Simpson Bartley and Lavora Catherine Brooks Oller, formerly of Cave City. She was of the Baptist faith, a 1972 graduate of…
Read MoreJohn Alfred Anderson
GLASGOW – John Alfred Anderson, 83, left his worldly home at 8:55 p.m. on May 18, 2023, at Shanti Niketan Hospice Home. He is the son of the late Howard Paul Anderson and Effie Defevers Anderson. He was born on October 14, 1939, in Glasgow and was an alumni of Glasgow High School Class of…
Read MoreWilliam Burks Cawthon
CAVE CITY – William “Buttons” Burks Cawthon, age 84, passed away on Monday, May 22, 2023, at Signature Healthcare of Hart County, surrounded by his family. Bill was born in Horse Cave, Kentucky on April 16, 1939, a son of the late William Houston Cawthon and Carrie (Hay) Cawthon Smith. Bill married Sara Smith Boyd…
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