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Willie Athel Roof

Willie Athel Roof

Apr 28, 2011

Willie Athel Roof, age 80, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Thursday, (April 28, 2011) at his residence. He was born on October 8, 1930, in Glenmore KY, the son of the late John R. and Bennie Basham Roof. He was retired from the City of Leitchfield for 46 years and a member of the Mulberry Flats United Baptist Church. He...

Jack Morrison Kennison

Jack Morrison Kennison

Apr 28, 2011

Jack Morrison Kennison, age 79, of Millwood, KY, passed away Thursday, (April 28, 2011) at Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield, KY. He was born on February 2, 1932, in Grayson County, KY, the son of the late Ruby Mae Roof and step-father John Roof. He was a construction worker, and attended McGrew General Baptist Church. He is survived...

Raymond L. Edwards

Raymond L. Edwards

Apr 22, 2011

Raymond Edwards, age 62, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Friday, (April 22, 2011) at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center He was born on July 16, 1948 , the son of Cecil & Ruby Young Edwards. He was a member of the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. He is survived by one son Rev. Doug (Stacy) Edwards of Leitchfield, 1...

Ronald Wayne Langdon

Ronald Wayne Langdon

Apr 22, 2011

Ronald Wayne Langdon, age 48, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Friday, (April 22, 2011) at his residence. He was born on April 9, 1963, in Leitchfield KY, the son of Roger and Margaret Ann Stevenson Langdon. He was a self-employed painter and paper hanger, a member of the Shrewsbury Masonic Lodge and was a member of the Broadway Missionary Baptist...

Jerry Wendell Gibson

Jerry Wendell Gibson

Apr 20, 2011

JERRY WENDELL GIBSON Jerry Wendell Gibson, 65 of Bowling Green died at 5:47 p.m., Wednesday April 20, 2011 at his residence. The Grayson county native was a concrete construction worker. He was a member of Three Springs Baptist Church and the husband of the late Ruby Ann Skaggs Gibson and was preceded in death by a son Wendell D. Gibson....

Lee Ann Johnson Tinnell

Lee Ann Johnson Tinnell

Apr 16, 2011

Lee Ann Johnson Tinnell, age 47, of Vine Grove, KY, passed away Saturday, (April 16, 2011) in Vine Grove. She was born on August 19, 1963 in Leitchfield, to Jerry Lee Johnson and Mary Ellen House Tinnell. She was of the Pentecostal Faith. She is survived by one daughter, Amanda Ellen Hackney (David) of Knoxville, TN; two sons, Michael W....

Malcolm D. Purcell

Malcolm D. Purcell

Apr 16, 2011

Malcolm D. Purcell, age 86, of Caneyville, KY, passed away Saturday, (April 16, 2011) at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield KY. He was born on March 26, 1925, in Grayson Co., KY, the son of the late Clarence Ray and Ona Dennison Purcell. He was a retired farmer, a board member of the Grayson County Water District...

Pansy Elaine Sanders

Pansy Elaine Sanders

Apr 13, 2011

Pansy Elaine Sanders, age 75, of Elizabethtown, KY, passed away Wednesday, (April 13, 2011) at the Kindred Hospital in Louisville, KY. She was born on May 28, 1935, in Grancer, KY, the daughter of the late Estie (Eck) and Gradie Johnson Embry. She was a housewife and a member of the Elizabethtown Republican Club. She is survived by two sons,...

Marshel Haycraft

Marshel Haycraft

Apr 9, 2011

MARSHEL HAYCRAFT, 75, died Saturday, April 9, 2011. He was born in Grayson County, October 18, 1935, a son of Jack and Flora (Meredith) Haycraft. He was retired from Pillsbury, an Army Veteran and a Baptist by faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, 3 sisters and his first wife, Doris. He is survived by his...

John W. Byerline

John W. Byerline

Apr 8, 2011

John W. Byerline, 47 , of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Friday, (April 8, 2011) at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY. He was born on April 8,1964 , in Springfield, IL, the son of the late Wayne Byerline and Barbara A. Cravens Byerline Jones. He was a manager in lumber drying and was a member of the Ohio Valley Lumber Drying...

David Jeffrey Wilson

David Jeffrey Wilson

Apr 3, 2011

David Jeffrey Wilson, 53, of Brandenburg formerly of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Sunday, (April 3, 2011). He was born on October 6, 1957, at Ft. Huachuca, AZ, the son of Roy C. and Cuba Wilson. He served in the U.S. Army, was a construction worker, and worked with the elderly. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Ruby...

Nina Myrl Cravens

Nina Myrl Cravens

Apr 1, 2011

Nina Myrl Cravens, age 86, of Caneyville KY, passed away Friday, (April 1, 2011) at the Springview Health and Rehab. in Leitchfield. She was born on May 2, 1924, in Grayson Co. KY, the daughter of Jim and Ethel (Bratcher) Cravens (She was a member of the Oak Ridge Baptist Church, and retired from the sewing factory. She is survived...

Jean Deweese Robinson

Jean Deweese Robinson

Mar 29, 2011

Jean Deweese Robinson, age 84, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Tuesday, (March 29, 2011) at the Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown KY. She was born on September 26, 1926, in Viper, KY, the daughter of the late Lee Owen and Melissa Pratt Jobe. She was a retired computer tech for Kentucky Farm Bureau, a former member of Grayson County Homemakers...

Wilbur Foreman

Wilbur Foreman

Mar 27, 2011

Wilbur Foreman, 88, of Caneyville, KY, passed away Sunday March 27, 2011) at Grayson Manor Health Care in Leitchfield. He was born on January 6, 1923, in Grayson Co., KY, the son of Millard and Bessie (Shain) Foreman. He was a farmer. He is survived by one son Ronnie Foreman of Yeaman and one sister Deloris Fredrick of Louisville. He...

Gladys Mae Saltsman

Gladys Mae Saltsman

Mar 27, 2011

Gladys Mae Saltsman, age 65, of Sunfish, KY, passed away peacefully on Sunday, (March 27, 2011) after a 22 year battle with cancer at her home. She was born on September 19, 1945, in Muhlenberg Co., KY, to the late James and Verna Martin Nelson and a beloved wife to the late Carlos Saltsman for 45 years. She was a...

Thomas Decker

Thomas Decker

Mar 26, 2011

Thomas Decker, age 69, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Saturday, (March 26, 2011) at his residence. He was born on July 5, 1941, in Grayson Co., KY, the son of the late Roberta Decker Sullivan. He was a retired tank mechanic from Ft. Knox and a member of the Broadway Missionary Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Frances...

Thomas Harrison Napier

Thomas Harrison Napier

Mar 24, 2011

Thomas Harrison Napier, age 80, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Thursday, (March 24, 2011) at the Springview Nursing and Rehab in Leitchfield. He was born on June 29, 1930, in West Virginia, the son of the late William Karson and Thelma Horn Napier. He was a retired inspector for General Electric, a veteran of the Korean Conflict and a member...

Jean M. Japhet

Jean M. Japhet

Mar 24, 2011

Jean M. Japhet, 74 , of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Thursday, (March 24, 2011) at Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield KY. She was born on August 25, 1936 in Upper Lisle, New York, the daughter of the late Harry and Laura Councilman Porter . She enjoyed playing bingo. She is survived by , 2 granddaughters, Jessica Wood of...

Charles B. Givens

Charles B. Givens

Mar 24, 2011

Charles B. Givens, age 86, of Leitchfield, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011 at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield. Charles was born Aug 23, 1924 in Steff ,KY. He was one of 4 children of the late Clifford & Mabel (Oldham) Givens. Charles co-owned & operated Givens & Houchin Bulk Milk Hauler for 36 years. He also...

Elsie Bratcher Layman

Elsie Bratcher Layman

Mar 21, 2011

Elsie "Auntie" Bratcher Layman, age 92, passed away Monday, (March 21, 2011) in Gloucester, VA. She was born on October 24, 1918, in Grayson Co. KY, the daughter of the late Will and Ella Bratcher. She was a retired sales clerk. Local survivors include her nieces and nephews, Jenny Bird, Nancy Robinson, Ronny Layman, and Sissy Wallace (Frank). Other than...

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