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Rodger Lee Hayes

Rodger Lee Hayes

May 29, 2021

Rodger Lee Hayes, age 37, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Saturday, (May 29, 2021) in Leitchfield.

He was born on April 10, 1984 in Glasgow, KY, to his mother, Betty Ann Wayne and Ralph Jones.

He formed Radio Control Brothers, a remote control car club. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and riding his motorcycle....

Arvil Louis Swift

Arvil Louis Swift

May 28, 2021

Arvil Louis Swift, age 76, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Friday, (May 28, 2021) at Owensboro Twin Lakes Medical Center in Leitchfield.

He was born on August 16, 1944 in Caneyville, KY, the son of the late Wilbie and Iritta Ailine Wilkins Swift.

He was a retired KY State Highway Department employee. He...

Donald Terry Phelps, Jr.

Donald Terry Phelps, Jr.

May 26, 2021

Donald Terry "Donnie" Phelps Jr., age 48, of Hardin Springs, KY, passed away Wednesday, (May 26, 2021) at his home.

He was born on August 6, 1972 in Elizabethtown, KY, the son of Stella Drane Phelps and the late Donald Terry Phelps Sr.

He was a welder who enjoyed old cars, trying new...

Kyle Douglas Gulley

Kyle Douglas Gulley

May 24, 2021

Kyle Douglas Gulley, age 27, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away peacefully at his residence surrounded by his children and family on Monday, (May 24, 2021).

He was born in Leitchfield on March 22, 1994 to Amelia Scott Davis and Ray Toby Davis.

He was an avid Honda man who enjoyed being outdoors and...

Sharon Lee Ray

Sharon Lee Ray

May 21, 2021

Sharon Lee Ray, age 70, of Elizabethtown, KY, passed away Friday, (May 21, 2021) at her home.

She was born on July 1, 1950 in Streator, Illinois, the daughter of the late Walt and Ann Crumshac Hallam.

She was a housewife and former cook who enjoyed gardening, sewing, quilting, watching the hummingbirds and,...

Eulma Taylor Gary

Eulma Taylor Gary

May 19, 2021

Eulma Gary (Taylor), age 92, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Wednesday, (May 19, 2021) at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, KY.

She was born on July 15, 1928 in Welches Creek, KY, the daughter of the late Eugene and Lillie Taylor.

She was a housewife, mother, and was a retired machine operator...

Minta Alice Kelley

Minta Alice Kelley

May 19, 2021

Mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, Minta Alice Kelley, age 88, died on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at her home in Leitchfield, Kentucky.

She was born on March 24, 1933 in Grayson County, KY, the daughter of the late Ona Dee and Robert William Fulkerson.  Minta Alice loved flower gardening and often said it was her therapy.  She...

Dena Ruth Webb

Dena Ruth Webb

May 18, 2021

Dena Ruth Webb, age 79, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Tuesday, (May 18, 2021) at Springview Health and Rehab in Leitchfield, KY.

She was born on March 6, 1942 in Yeaman, KY, the daughter of the late Wavie and Sylvia Smith Willoughby.

She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking and spent most of...

Grace A. Yaden

Grace A. Yaden

May 18, 2021

Grace A. Yaden, age 64, of Falls of Rough, KY, passed away Tuesday, (May 18, 2021) at Owensboro Health Twin Lakes in Leitchfield, KY.

She was born on July 12, 1956 in Bloomington, Indiana, daughter of the late Max L. and Delores Weddle Sparks.

She was registered nurse and had worked in home...

Travis Gordon Farris

Travis Gordon Farris

May 17, 2021

Travis Gordon Farris, age 49, of Caneyville, KY, went to be with his father on Monday, (May 17, 2021) at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown, KY.

He was born on February 19, 1972 in Grayson County, KY, the son of Linda Norton Farris and the late Raymond Farris.

A loyal "Ford man", Travis...

Ocie Mae Duvall

Ocie Mae Duvall

May 16, 2021

Ocie Mae Duvall, age 60, of Falls of Rough, KY, passed away Sunday, (May 16, 2021) at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro.

She was born on March 22, 1961 in Sadler, KY the daughter of the late Elmer and Goldie Mae Davis Dewesse.

She was a housewife who enjoyed singing and reading...

Dr. Robert Rusmiselle

Dr. Robert Rusmiselle

May 14, 2021

Dr. Robert Rusmiselle, age 87, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Friday, (May 14, 2021) at his home in Leitchfield.

He was born on October 22, 1933 in Huntington, West Virginia, the son of the late Samuel and Myrtle Hall Rusmiselle.

He was an OBGYN and then worked as an OBGYN Anesthesiologist for 15...

Bessie Hogan

Bessie Hogan

May 14, 2021

Bessie Hogan, age 88, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Friday, (May 14, 2021) at Owensboro Twin Lakes Hospital in Leitchfield.

She was born on July 17, 1932 in Butler County, KY, the daughter of the late Guffie and Martha Leora Bryant Lacefield.

She was a homemaker who enjoyed fishing, growing flowers, gardening and...

Charles L Embry

Charles L Embry

May 8, 2021

Charles L. Embry, age 93, of Caneyville, KY, passed away Saturday, (May 8, 2021) at the Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Hospital in Leitchfield, KY.

He was born on June 26, 1927 in Caneyville, KY, the son of the late Harrison and Una Higgs Embry.

He was a veteran of the Korean War and...

Marcia Caldwell Grant

Marcia Caldwell Grant

May 8, 2021

Marcia Caldwell Grant, age 68 , of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Saturday, (May 8, 2021) at Norton's Hospital in Louisville, KY.

She was born on January 12, 1953 in Lebanon, IN, the daughter of the late Wayne G. and Mary France Caldwell.

She was an apartment manager and former employee at Head Start...

Anne Christie Dennison

Anne Christie Dennison

May 7, 2021

Anne Christie Dennison, age 78, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Friday, (May 7, 2021) at Grayson Manor Nursing Home in Leitchfield, KY.

She was born on April 19, 1943 in Louisville, KY, the daughter of the late Ernest and Frankie Miller Taylor.

She was a homemaker and housewife who enjoyed cooking, baking, crocheting,...

Rose Wilson Fort

Rose Wilson Fort

May 4, 2021

Rose Wilson Fort, age 80, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Tuesday, (May 4, 2021) at Hardinsburg Health and Rehab in Hardinsburg, KY.

She was born on June 10, 1940 in Caneyville, KY, the daughter of the late Woodrow and Margurite Woosley Wilson.

She was a home-maker who enjoyed reading, watching western movies, cruising...

Lucille Nichols

Lucille Nichols

Apr 28, 2021

Lucille Nichols, age 85, of Clarkson, KY, passed away Wednesday, (April 28, 2021) at her home.

She was born on July 5, 1935 in Hardin County, KY, the daughter of the late James Riley and Rosa Lyons Coogle.

She was a housewife, who enjoyed sewing, quilting and cooking for her family and was...

Michael Neal Willis

Michael Neal Willis

Apr 24, 2021

Michael Neal Willis, age 61, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Saturday, (April 24, 2021) at Springview Health and Rehab in Leitchfield, KY.

He was born on January 10, 1960 in Leitchfield, KY, the son of Alice Hayes Willis and his late father, Leonard Willis.

He was disabled and enjoyed reading, coin collecting, math...

Emma M. Stapleton

Emma M. Stapleton

Apr 24, 2021

Emma M. Stapleton, age 83, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Saturday, (April 24, 2021) at her home in Leitchfield.

She was born on February 21, 1938 in Rockport, IN, the daughter of the late Emmett and Opal Beckort Pharris.

She worked as a sales clerk at Wal-Mart for 27 years and was a...

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