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Louie Alvey

Louie Alvey

August 6, 2017

Louie Alvey, age 77, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Sunday, (August 6, 2017) at his residence in Leitchfield. He was born on September 1, 1939 in Grayson County, KY, the son of the late Arnold and Eunice Higdon Alvey. He was a retired linesman/supervisor for WRECC where he worked for 47 years. He developed many deep friendships through his work...

Emma Jean Close

Emma Jean Close

August 2, 2017

Emma Jean Conder Close, age 89, of Hardinsburg, KY, passed away Wednesday, (August 2, 2017) at the Hardinsburg Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born on November 27, 1927 in Jefferson Co., KY, the daughter of the late Lovel and Lottie Armes Conder. She was a beautician who enjoyed Yahtzee, board games and playing cards. She is survived by her...

Mcclee Vanmeter

Mcclee Vanmeter

August 1, 2017

McClee VanMeter, age 74, of Anneta, KY, passed away Tuesday, (August 01, 2017) at the Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, KY. He was born on January 10, 1943, in Grayson County, KY, the son of Tommy and Adlee Dowell VanMeter. He was president of the VanMeter Masonry Corporation, who enjoyed attending Church, working, hunting and fishing; He was a member...

Lexie Walker Whitely

Lexie Walker Whitely

July 31, 2017

Lexie Walker Whitely, age 90, of The Villages, FL, formerly of Leitchfield KY, passed away Monday, (July 31, 2017) in Florida. She was born on July 16, 1927 in Wayne County, KY, the daughter of the late Osborne and Mae Hopper Walker. She taught students in the Grayson County School System for 41 years. She received her Bachelor's Degree in...

Rebecca Foreman

Rebecca Foreman

July 31, 2017

Rebecca Lynn Foreman, age 57, of Caneyville, KY, passed away Monday, (July 31, 2017) at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield. She was born on January 29, 1960 in Leitchfield, the daughter of her late father, Jerry Arnold Litsey and Mary Porter Harrel. She was a registered nurse, working in the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center Surgical Department....

Joseph Scott "Hopper" Basham

Joseph Scott "Hopper" Basham

July 28, 2017

Joseph Scott "Hopper" Basham, age 37, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Friday, (July 28, 2017) in Leitchfield. He was born on February 14, 1980 in Leitchfield, the son of Homer Ned Basham and Sandra Grant. He was a concrete worker, who enjoyed fishing, playing his guitar, working on cars, and drawing. He loved spending time with his children. He attended...

Jerry Mayes

Jerry Mayes

July 27, 2017

Jerry Mayes, age 73, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Thursday, (July 27, 2017) in Leitchfield. He was born on October 10, 1943 in Muhlenberg County, KY, the son of the late James Carl and Evelyn Rager Mayes. He was a coal miner, and a member of the Coal Miner's Union. He was a generous donator to St. Jude's Hospital and...

Owen L. Davis

Owen L. Davis

July 20, 2017

Owen L. Davis, age 88, of Radcliff, KY (formerly of Leitchfield), passed away Thursday, (July 20, 2017) at his home. He was born on March 31, 1929 in Sadler, KY, the son of the late Stanford and Mary Whobrey Davis. He was a saw mill operator who also worked as a logger with his father-in-law, Irving Carnes. He enjoyed bike...

Edith Lavern Downs

Edith Lavern Downs

July 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

July 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

July 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

July 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

July 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

June 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

June 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

June 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

June 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

June 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

June 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

June 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...

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