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Edith Lavern Downs

Edith Lavern Downs

Jul 18, 2017

Edith Lavern Downs, age 91, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017) at Springview Health and Rehab in Leitchfield. She was born on May 18, 1926, in Grayson County, the daughter of the late Ernest and Essie Mingus Langley. She was a housewife, who enjoyed sewing, gardening, and cooking. She loved spending time with her family, especially her...

Jerry W. Kersey

Jerry W. Kersey

Jul 16, 2017

Jerry W. Kersey, age 64, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Sunday, (July 16, 2017) at his residence. He was born on October 10, 1952 in Louisville, KY, the son of the late Beckham and Gerene Edwards Kersey. He was a retired Mail Carrier, who enjoyed woodworking, refereeing ball games, camping, and loved spending time with his kids and grandkids, and...

Mae Seaton Nash

Mae Seaton Nash

Jul 15, 2017

Mae Seaton Nash, age 90, of Shrewsbury, KY, passed away Saturday, (July 15, 2017) at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield. She was born on October 31, 1926 in Big Reedy, KY, the daughter of the late Mark and Mamie Miller Seaton. She was a housewife and a farmer, who enjoyed quilting, baking pies and spending time with...

Phyllis Smith Brooks

Phyllis Smith Brooks

Jul 13, 2017

Phyllis Gay Brooks, age 74, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Thursday, (July 13, 2017) at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield. She was born on Sunday, March 28, 1943 in Caneyville, KY, the youngest of six children born to the late Harlan and Eva Majors Smith. She was a member of Gospel Light Baptist Church and later attended...

Anthony Michael Phillips

Anthony Michael Phillips

Jul 5, 2017

Anthony Phillips, age 25, of Caneyville, KY, passed away Wednesday, (July 5, 2017) at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, KY. He was born on October 23, 1991 in Louisville, KY, the son of John Robert Phillips and Teresa Michele Woosley Coleman. He worked at Mid-Park Metals and had attended ECTC, where he received his associate's degree. Anthony enjoyed...

Darlene Ruth Kolter

Darlene Ruth Kolter

Jun 28, 2017

Darlene Kolter, age 55, of Falls of Rough, KY, passed away Wednesday, (June 28, 2017) at her home. She was born on August 21, 1961 in Louisville, KY, the daughter of the late Eugene Clay Leach Sr. and Catherine Mae Porter Leach Clayborn. She worked in various banks in Jefferson County, and enjoyed traveling, water skiing, and boating. Darlene was...

Bernard V Logsdon

Bernard V Logsdon

Jun 21, 2017

Bernard V. Logsdon, age 64, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Wednesday, (June 21, 2017) at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield, KY. He was born on February 14, 1953 in Grayson Co., KY, the son of the Rev. James and Pauline Oller Logsdon. He was an automobile mechanic and farmer, who enjoyed playing golf, bowling and working on...

Virginia Carter

Virginia Carter

Jun 18, 2017

Virginia Stone Armstrong Carter, age 89, died June 18, 2017 at Grayson Manor Nursing Facility. She was born September 21, 1927 in Louisville, KY. Her parents were Ernest and Hallie Litsey Stone. Virginia was a housewife, mother and gardener. She was a member of Short Creek United Methodist Church and was a member of the Gideon's Ladies' Auxillary. Virginia enjoyed...

Sharon Kay Decker

Sharon Kay Decker

Jun 14, 2017

Sharon Kay Decker, age 54, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Wednesday, (June 14, 2017) at her home in Leitchfield. She was born on March 12, 1963, in Hudson, KY, the daughter of the late Clifton Sr. and Helen Coogle Burden. She was a housewife who enjoyed cooking and baking and was a member of Claggett United Baptist Church. She is...

Jc Dupin

Jc Dupin

Jun 13, 2017

JC Dupin, 68 of Leitchfield, passed away June 13, 2017 at Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center. He was surrounded by his family and friends as he took his journey home. He was born on March 13, 1949 in Breckinridge Co, the son of the late Rev. Earl and Irene (Lampton) Dupin. He was retired from the Phar Shar manufacturing Company...

Savanna Cheyenne Crawford

Savanna Cheyenne Crawford

Jun 12, 2017

Savanna Cheyenne Crawford, 16, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away in Eastview, Ky. She was born on March 14, 2001 in Leitchfield, the daughter of Jeff Crawford and Amanda Akridge. She was a student at Grayson County High School. She played in the orchestra and enjoyed drawing. Her favorite animal was an elephant. She loved eating ring pops and Oreo cookies....

Reetha Mae Fentress

Reetha Mae Fentress

Jun 12, 2017

Reetha Mae (Quiggins) Fentress, age 96, of Leitchfield, Kentucky, passed away Monday, June 12, 2017, at Our Family Home in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born on October 6, 1920, in Hudson, Kentucky, the daughter of Tice and Minnie Blair Quiggins. Reetha was a faithful wife to her late husband, Lewis Fentress. They married on her 14th birthday and enjoyed 64...

Lucille Stanton

Lucille Stanton

Jun 11, 2017

Lucille Wilson Stanton, age 74, of Clarkson, KY, passed away Sunday, (June 11, 2017) at her daughter's residence in Elizabethtown. She was born on April 5, 1943 in Grayson County, KY, the daughter of the late Lee and Mamie Hodges Wilson. She was a home-maker, who enjoyed gardening, cooking, and traveling. She was a member of Broadford Missionary Baptist Church....

Emma Jean Hayes

Emma Jean Hayes

Jun 10, 2017

Emma Jean Hayes, age 84, of Smithland, KY, (formerly of Leitchfield) passed away Saturday, (June 10, 2017) at the McCracken Nursing and Rehab Center in Paducah, KY. She was born on January 18, 1933 in Grayson County, KY, the daughter of the late Guy and Nettie Pruitt Lucas. She was a housewife, and a member of the Grandview Baptist Church....

Altina Poteet

Altina Poteet

Jun 9, 2017

Altina Vincent Poteet, age 86, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Friday, (June 09, 2017) at the Norton Hospital in Louisville, KY. She was born on May 27, 1931 in Edmonson County, KY, the daughter of the late Richard and Bessie Embry Vincent. She was a housewife, a proud volunteer for the many functions of the Anneta Volunteer Fire Department and...

Jackie Richardson

Jackie Richardson

Jun 7, 2017

Jackie Richardson, age 78, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Wednesday, (June 7, 2017) as a result of an automobile accident. She was born on January 7, 1939 in Providence, Rhode Island, the daughter of the late Walter and Gertrude Gladman LaRosee. She retired from Southern States as a bookkeeper, and also retired from the Grayson County Detention Center as a...

Charlie Vanmeter

Charlie Vanmeter

Jun 5, 2017

Charlie VanMeter, age 63, of Leitchfield, KY passed away on Monday, (June 5, 2017) at Kindred Hospital in Louisville, KY after a long battle with pneumonia. Charlie was born November 27, 1953 in Grayson County, KY, the son of the late Edward VanMeter and Eula Mae Dennison VanMeter. He was a retired auto body mechanic, who enjoyed spending time outdoors...

Frank B. Sanning

Frank B. Sanning

May 30, 2017

Frank B. Sanning, age 86, of Leitchfield, KY passed away on May 30, 2017. Frank was born August 15, 1930 in Louisville, KY and was the youngest of two children of Frank F. and Winifred Sanning. He graduated from Manual High School in 1948 and attended the University of Louisville from 1948 – 1951, after which he joined the United...

Ewell Keith Skaggs

Ewell Keith Skaggs

May 30, 2017

Ewell K. Skaggs, age 82, of Clarkson, KY, passed away Tuesday, (May 30, 2017) at Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield, KY. He was born on June 29, 1934 in Grayson County, KY the son of the late Henry and Lillie Nichols Skaggs. He was a retired truck driver who enjoyed hunting, gardening, and was very good at working...

William R. "Bob" Henning

William R. "Bob" Henning

May 24, 2017

William R. "Bob" Henning, age 69, of Rough River, KY, passed away Wednesday, (May 24, 2017) at his home. He was born on January 31, 1948 in Madisonville, KY, the son of the late Bernard and Neomi Furling Henning. He was a Vietnam Era Veteran of the US Air Force and retired from Weyerhauser Paper Mill where he worked as...

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