Obituaries

GLASGOW – Gladys May Houchens, 85, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at TJ Samson Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late Zera Elmore and Rose Smith Elmore. She worked many years at TJ Samson Hospital Snack Bar. She was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her…

EDMONTON – Ronald Dale Hagan, 61, passed away Monday, March 24, 2026, at his residence. He was born on October 15, 1964, to the late Jessie Hagan and Ruth Ann Firkins. He was a member of Providence Point Church of the Nazarene. Ronald enjoyed going to church and fishing. He is survived by his siblings,…

GLASGOW – Benjamin David Harper, 74, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2026. A native of Metcalfe County, he was the son of the late Ben and Louellan Jessee Harper. Benjamin grew up around Chicago, a place that remained dear to his heart. After graduating from high school, he became a truck driver for Union Carbide.…

EDMONTON – Lora Belle Forrest Froedge, 90, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2026. She passed at 2:55 PM at TJ Samson Hospital with family by her side. Lora Bell was born on Wednesday, September 18, 1935, to the late Ernest Welby and Mary Ella Forrest. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her…

EDMONTON – Freddie Andrew “Cotton” Firkins, 69, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2026, at his residence. He was born in Edmonton, KY, on March 2, 1957, to the late Ovie and Shirley Gardner Firkins. Mr. Firkins was an avid University of Kentucky basketball fan and enjoyed shooting pool, riding his motorcycle, and listening to rock-n-roll…

GLASGOW – Nancy Joann Miller, age 66, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2026, at Barren County Nursing and Rehab. Born on April 20, 1959, in Louisville, Kentucky, to the late Sylvester Charles Miller and the late Sarah Catherine (Robinson) Miller. Throughout her career, a dedicated and beloved bookkeeper for the Kentucky State Reformatory, Nancy…

GLASGOW – Mary Elizabeth (Liz) Tidrow Rascoe, 1940-2026, passed away on March 21, 2026, in Glasgow, KY. She was born in Willow Grove, TN, in 1940, and was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence and Beatrice (Riley) Tidrow, and her son, Randall Rascoe. She is survived by her children, Scott (Ladonna) Rascoe, Sherry (Matthew)…

GLASGOW – Richard “Rich” Wayne Lutterman, age 58, went to be with our Lord on March 20, 2026, at 10:00 p.m. Rich was born October 8, 1967, in Louisville, KY. Rich was the son of Annie Belle Moock, of Louisville, KY, and the late Roger Glenn Lutterman, of Glasgow, KY. Rich graduated from Moore High…

SMITHS GROVE – John Marks Mann, 65, passed away peacefully at his residence on March 20, 2026. He was born on April 15, 1960, in Illinois to the late Ward and Dorothy Sutton Mann. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, David Mann. John proudly served his country in the Navy,…

CAVE CITY – Bobby Gaston Brown, 75, formerly of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2026, after a long illness. Bobby was born on January 2, 1951, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, to the late Gaston Franklin “Hoover” and Mary Louise (Sandrell) Brown. Bobby was a native of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, where he worked at local…