Violet Virginia (Lane) Hicks
SMITHS GROVE – Violet Virginia (Lane) Hicks, 64, of Barren County, Kentucky passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2023, at the Medical Center of Bowling Green in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Raymond Haskel and Mary Frances (Robertson). She was a housekeeper for many years, and a devoted wife and mother. She…
Read MorePeaceful protesters descend on Glasgow over murder charge; motion to dismiss charges filed
By Allyson Dix, Managing Editor / Barren County Progress Relatives and friends gathered on the courthouse lawn to peacefully protest on Monday morning voicing their opposition for the release of a Glasgow man who is currently facing murder charges. Roger L. Noland of Scottsville was shot and killed on the evening of Feb. 10. According…
Read MoreMerthel Whittle
BROWNSVILLE – Merthel Whittle, age 87, peacefully departed this life at her home with her family by her side on Saturday, July 22, 2023. The Edmonson County native was born on April 3, 1936 to the late Lewis Coleman and Pauline Embry Ritter. She was married to her devoted husband and help mate of almost…
Read MoreJanet Lee (Esters) Ross
CAVE CITY – Janet Lee (Esters) Ross, age 85, passed away on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at TJ Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. Janet was born in Hart County, Kentucky on March 28, 1938, a daughter of the late Owen Willard and Sylvia (Davis) Esters. Janet was a Beautician, having owned and operated her own…
Read MoreWilliam Minnis Williams
GLASGOW – William Minnis Williams went to be with the Lord on July 23, 2023. He passed away at TJ Samson Community Hospital surrounded by his family. Minnis was born on June 28, 1940, to John C. and Christine Williams, who preceded him in death. Minnis was a 1959 graduate of Hiseville High School and…
Read MoreJennifer Lynn Shaw
GLASGOW – Jennifer Lynn Shaw, 61, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2023, at the T J Samson Community Hospital. A native of Barren County, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas “Bill” Furlong and Nettie Pearl Bunch Furlong. She was an employee of Ritchie Pharmaceutical for 29 years and had attended both Pleasant…
Read MorePhillip Beauchamp
GLASGOW – Phillip Beauchamp 65, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2023, at TJ Samson Hospital. He was born April 2, 1958, in Edmonton to the late Charles Beauchamp and Olene Watt Beauchamp. Phillip was a member of Old Blue Springs Baptist Church and served has a deacon. He loved fishing and bird hunting. Survivors include…
Read MoreBrenda “Sue” Fancher
Brenda “Sue” Fancher, 80, passed away on July 19th, 2023 after a brief illness. Sue was born and raised in Hart County, Ky. She had been in a nursing home in Hopkinsville for many, many years prior to her death. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carlos Luther Fancher and Lura Alice O’Banion…
Read MoreEdward Carroll “Eddie” Jackson
GLASGOW – Edward Carroll “Eddie” Jackson, 72, passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at the Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He was a son of the late Roy Lee Jackson and Eddie June Gill Jackson. Eddie served in the National Guard, retired from R. R. Donnelley, Glasgow city bus driver, and a bus driver…
Read MoreMary Elizabeth Lockhart
SMITHS GROVE – Mary Elizabeth Lockhart, 94, passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at her residence. She was born March 1, 1929, in Barren County, Kentucky to the late Carlos Sturdivant and Hortense Kinslow Sturdivant. Mary was a homemaker and loved sewing, cooking, going to yard sales, and taking care of her precious grandbabies. She…
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