Armadillos become more common in Kentucky
By Mary Beth Sallee Jobe Publishing, Inc. Through the years, armadillos have been known by many names: Hoover hogs, poor man’s pork, possum on a half shell, dillers, rhino pigs, and even the somewhat brutal nickname of Texas speed bumps. Although armadillos are mostly associated with the deeper south, these mammals are becoming more…
Read MoreRodney Lee Meadows, Sr.
GLASGOW – Rodney Lee Meadows, Sr., 66, passed away Monday, July 17, 2023, at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. He was a son of the late William Kenneth Meadows and Edna Agers Meadows. He is survived by two sons, Rodney Lee Meadows, Jr. (Amanda) and Joseph Meadows; one granddaughter, Emilee Meadows; two brothers, Dale…
Read MoreWanda Kay Smith
GLASGOW – Wanda Kay Smith, 70, passed away Sunday, July 16, 2023, at her residence. She was born on April 27, 1953, to the late Benjamin and Christine Wright Patrick. She was a homemaker who had a great sense of humor and a love for shopping. She adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and cherished the…
Read MoreBetty Jean Bray
GLASGOW – Bettie Jean Bray, 87, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Glasgow, Kentucky. She was born January 27, 1936, in Glasgow, Kentucky to the late Ollis Owens Spann and Mary Ethel Spann (Bunch). Bettie is a faithful member of Pleasant Point Baptist Church. Survivors include son, Junior Bray (Pam); daughter, Tinker Bray (Melinda);…
Read MoreMichael “Mike” Ray Hammer, Sr.
GLASGOW – Michael “Mike” Ray Hammer Sr., 70, passed away Friday, July 14, 2023, in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born March 31, 1953, in Glasgow, Kentucky to the late Royce Dicken Hammer and Ruby Nell Hammer (Brown). Mike was an extremely hard worker and had a great love for motorcycles. Survivors include daughter, Shelly Kirby…
Read MoreCharles D. Goins
BEE SPRINGS – Charles D. Goins, age 81, departed this life on Friday, July 14, 2023, at his residence. The Edmonson County native was born on April 14, 1942, to the late Alvin and Vina Hunt Goins. He was married to his best friend, Polly Sanders Goins, who survives. Charles was a faithful member of…
Read MoreRose “Granny” Mills
HORSE CAVE – Rose “Granny” Mills, age 75, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2023, at her home. She was a native of Barren County and a factory worker for several years. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and Granny Rose. She is preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Rose; two grandsons, Cody Jerome…
Read MoreCarla Faye Smith
GLASGOW – Carla Faye Smith, 59, departed this world on July 9, 2023. She was a loving mother to Crystal Elizabeth Faye Doyle (Ricky), a loving grandmother to Richard Lee Graham III, and a close companion with her lifelong partner, and father of her daughter, Rondal Lee Doyle. Carla was of Baptist faith. She spent…
Read MoreHoward Douglas Gossett
HORSE CAVE – Howard Douglas Gossett, age 72, departed this life on July 14, 2023. He was born on December 16, 1950, in Hart County to the late Alvie James Gossett and Hattie Lee Doyle Gossett. He was married for forty-five years to, Mary Frankie Craine Gossett, who also preceded him in death. Douglas was…
Read MoreRobert Garner Simpson, Jr.
GLASGOW – Robert Garner Simpson, Jr. age 79, passed away on July 12, 2023, at U K Chandler Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He was the son of the late Robert Garner Simpson Sr. and Ida Bell Cyphers Simpson. He was born on February 15, 1944, in Columbia, Kentucky, and later moved to Glasgow, Kentucky.…
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