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Houston M Elmore

Houston M Elmore

May 26, 2020

Houston M. Elmore, age 83, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Tuesday, (May 26, 2020) at the Norton's Hospital in Louisville, KY.

He was born on April 30, 1937 in Chattaroy, WV, the son of the late Virgil Amos and Exie Beatrice Meredith Elmore.

He was a retired electrician for the Peabody Coal Company. He enjoyed...

Mary Haycraft Saylor

Mary Haycraft Saylor

May 25, 2020

Mary L. Haycraft Saylor, age 81, of Louisville, KY, passed away Monday, (May 25, 2020) at the Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville.

She was born on June 25, 1938 in Indiana, the daughter of the late Earl and Margaret Duke Matthews.

She was a home-maker, with a life-long love of fishing, sewing and...

David Colston

David Colston

May 23, 2020

David Colston, age 67, of Falls of Rough, KY, passed away Saturday, (May 23, 2020) at the Baptist Health in Louisville.

He was born on November 13, 1952 in Jackson, Mississippi, the son of the late Quentin and Margaret Shultz Colston.

He was a commercial diver, a former Deputy Sheriff for the Grayson...

Josephine Lorene Powers

Josephine Lorene Powers

May 20, 2020

Josephine Lorene Powers, age 62, of Hartford, KY, passed away Wednesday, (May 20, 2020) at Hartford Nursing and Rehab in Hartford.

She was born on October 23, 1957 in Leitchfield, KY, the daughter of the late Walter and Fadetta Wilson Patterson.

She was a delivery person for the Courier Journal. She love playing...

Dennis Schroader

Dennis Schroader

May 18, 2020

Dennis M. Schroader, age 50, of Caneyville, KY, passed away Monday, (May 18, 2020) at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield.

He was born on December 24, 1969 in Beaver Dam, KY, the son of Roger and Carol Salings Schroader.

Dennis was a loving Christian man that cared deeply about the...

William Robert Duvall

William Robert Duvall

May 18, 2020

William Robert Duvall, age 65, of Caneyville, KY, entered into heaven on May 18, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a long battle of pancreatic cancer.

Robert was born on May 27, 1954. He was the son of the late Willie Duvall and Minnie Johnson Duvall.

He worked in...

Mary Margaret Farris

Mary Margaret Farris

May 17, 2020

Mary Margaret Farris, age 81, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Sunday, (May 17, 2020) at the Springview Nursing and Rehab in Leitchfield.

She was born on October 25, 1938 in Shrewsbury, KY, the daughter of the late Tollie and Beulah Wilson Hack.

She was a cook for the Mt. Washington school system who...

Dorothy Harrell

Dorothy Harrell

May 17, 2020

Dorothy Harrell, age 90, of Short Creek, KY, passed away Sunday, (May 17, 2020) at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield, KY.

She was born on September 15, 1929 in El Paso, IL, the daughter of the late Ernest and Hallie Litsey Stone.

She was also preceded in death by her...

Augusta Magadalene Blair

Augusta Magadalene Blair

May 16, 2020

Augusta Magadalene Johnson Blair, age 90, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Saturday, (May 16, 2020) in Leitchfield.

She was born on June 10, 1929 in Grayson County, KY, the daughter of the late EW and Lois Hayes Johnson. To this union were ten children born. There were two sisters who passed away in infancy, Vernice...

Eula M. Wilkerson

Eula M. Wilkerson

May 14, 2020

Eula M. Wilkerson, age 86, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Thursday, (May 14, 2020) at her home in Leitchfield.

She was born on December 19, 1933 in Grayson County, KY, the daughter of the late Mitchell and Mae Powell Beeler.

She retired from the Walter T. Kelley Company, and enjoyed crocheting, gardening, sewing,...

Elsie Lorene Raymer

Elsie Lorene Raymer

May 9, 2020

Elsie Lorene Raymer, age 95, of Caneyville, KY, passed away Saturday, (May 9, 2020) at the Grayson Manor Nursing and Rehab in Leitchfield.

She was born on January 5, 1925 in Grayson Co., KY, the daughter of the late Sol and Mae Stinson Anderson.

She was a homemaker, who enjoyed word search books,...

James "Mike" Newton

James "Mike" Newton

May 8, 2020

James "Mike" Newton, age 61, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Friday, (May 8, 2020) at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center.

He was born on September 2, 1958 in Grayson County, KY, the son of the late Jimmy and Mary Nelson Newton.

He was a former line operator at Leggett and Platt and...

Paul Mcknight Iii

Paul Mcknight Iii

May 5, 2020

Paul McKnight III, age 62, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Tuesday, (May 05, 2020) at his home.

He was born on June 06, 1957 in Ashland, KY, the son of the late Paul McKnight II and Glossie Risner Gaskins.

He worked as a respiratory therapist, and is survived by his daughter, Crystal McKnight...

Norman Arner

Norman Arner

May 5, 2020

Norman Paul Arner, age 87, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Tuesday, (May 5, 2020) at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center.

He was born on December 7, 1932 in West Penn, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Oliver Milton and Verna Fritz Arner.

He was a former machinist, who enjoyed being around people...

Christopher Elliott Burba

Christopher Elliott Burba

May 4, 2020

Christopher Elliott Burba, age 46, of Hiram, Georgia, passed away Monday, (May 4, 2020).

He was born on February 19, 1974, in Louisville, KY, to his late father, Joseph Burba and his mother, Marcella McCormick Burba Stevenson.

He was an accomplished Boy Scout and loved the outdoors. An avid hunter, he and his...

Dorothy M Parks

Dorothy M Parks

May 3, 2020

Dorothy M. Parks, age 83, of Brookesville, FL, passed away Sunday, (May 3, 2020) at Bayfront Health in Brookesville.

She was born on February 20, 1937 in Louisville, KY, the daughter of the late Oscar and Barbara Cook McKinney.

She was a secretary for a life insurance company who enjoyed reading and attending...

Robert Raymond Wright

Robert Raymond Wright

Apr 30, 2020

Robert Raymond Wright, age 66, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Thursday, (April 30, 2020) at Owensboro Health in Owensboro, KY.

He was born on October 9, 1953 in Leitchfield, KY, the son of the late Ben Wright and Judith McBeath Young.

He was a creative man and industrious entrepreneur his entire life. He...

Hayden Capps

Hayden Capps

Apr 30, 2020

Hayden Elmer Capps, age 90, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Thursday, (April 30, 2020) at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield.

He was born on September 19, 1929 in Burkesville, KY, the son of the late Jim and Florence Riley Capps.

He was a superintendent with Conagra, a Mason, and attended...

Carroll R. Snyder

Carroll R. Snyder

Apr 30, 2020

Carroll Ray Snyder, age 80, of Louisville, KY, passed away Thursday, (April 30, 2020) at the Rockford Manor Nursing Home in Louisville.

He was born on December 1, 1939 in Kingman, KS, the son of the late Elmer R. and Beulah E Adams Snyder.

He is survived by his sister, Louise Vincent of...

Ruth Lee Embry

Ruth Lee Embry

Apr 30, 2020

Ruth Lee Embry, age 97, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Thursday, (April 30, 2020) at Grayson Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation in Leitchfield.

She was born on January 30, 1923 in Butler County, KY, the daughter of the late Roscoe and Rosa Woosley Lee.

She was a business lady, who owned and operated a...

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