All Obituaries

Mr. Steven Roy Garcia, age 70 of Hopkinsville, passed away on Wednesday, June 20th at his home due to complications from cancer.   He was born April 7, 1948 in Manistee, Michigan the son of the late Francis Garcia Schweitzer.   He served in the United States Army where he was a Vietnam Veteran, he volunteered for the Soup Kitchen at the Salvation Army and was a member of the DAV.   He was preceded in death by his mother.  He is survived by his wife Mari Garcia of...

Phylliss Jean Cansler, age 65 of Princeton, passed away on Tuesday, June 19th at her home of natural causes.   She was born December 23, 1952 in Paducah, Kentucky the daughter of the late John T. and Martha Louise McGregor Smith.   She loved her family, gardening and nature.   She was preceded in death by her parents as well as three brothers Donnie Davis, Frankie L. Wells and Bobby J. Davis.  She is survived by her son Jimmy Dean Gray of Princeton; her daughter...

Mr. Billy Ford Christmas, age 61 of Lewisburg, passed away on Saturday, June 9th at his home of natural causes.   He was born March 15, 1957 in Russellville, Kentucky the son of the late Arthur and Charlene Johnson Christmas.   He attended Baugh Station Church in Lewisburg.  He loved logging, fishing and hunting.   He was preceded in death by his parents as well as two sisters Judy Miles and Betty Way.  He is survived by his wife Linda Christmas of Dunmor; four...

Erika Alma Shirer, age 77 of Clarksville, passed away on Tuesday, June 5th at Guthrie due to injuries sustained in a vehicle accident.   She was born June 19, 1940 in Germany the daughter of the late Johannes and Paula Miller Bernecker.   She was an avid bingo player and loved her family, her bingo family and friends.   She was preceded in death by her parents as well as her husband James Robert Shirer; nine brothers and two sisters.  She is survived by one son...

Gloria Mae Cocke, age 63 of Madisonville, passed away on Tuesday, May 29th at Baptist Health in Madisonville of natural causes.   She was born June 23, 1954 in Madisonville, Kentucky the daughter of the late Howard Adcock, Jr. and Reatha Mae Morgan Adcock.   She was preceded in death by her parents as well as her first husband Thomas Pollard; second husband Christopher Cocke and sister Beverly Morgan.  She is survived by one daughter Jennifer Hogan of Nortonville; six...

Barbara Derden, age 71 of Lafayette, passed away on Monday, May 28th at her home of natural causes.   She was born October 9, 1946 in Bloomington, Illinois the daughter of the late Lloyd and Ruth Brown Imhoff.   She attended Lafayette Baptist Church.  She loved her family and gardening.   She was preceded in death by her parents as well as her husband Myles Riley Derden on September 12, 2012 and one sister Margie Imhoff Raymond.  She is survived by two sons...

Mr. Carl Wilburn Hunt, age 75 of Hopkinsville, passed away on Wednesday, May 23rd at Bradford Heights Nursing & Rehab in Hopkinsville of natural causes.   He was born August 1, 1942 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky the son of the late Carl Wilson and Roma L. Groves Hunt.   He was preceded in death by his parents as well as one brother James R. Hunt.  He is survived by his uncle Landis Groves of Hopkinsville.   The family chose to do a cremation.  There will be no...

Mr. Lawrence “Larry” Stokes, age 65 of Hopkinsville, passed away on Saturday, May 19th at his home of natural causes.   He was born August 20, 1952 in Christian County, Kentucky the son of the late Lawrence Edward and Gila Mae Sweeney Stokes.   He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.  He loved his family and motorcycles.  He enjoyed hunting and fishing.   He was preceded in death by his parents.  He is survived by his wife Joann Hines-Stokes...

Mrs. Desiree Turner, age 52 of Hopkinsville, passed away on Tuesday, May 8th at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky of natural causes.   She was born August 27, 1965 in New Britain, Connecticut the daughter of Lawrence Edwards and Marie Filitczuk. She loved her family and her two dogs Cooper and Ruffus.   She was preceded in death by her mother.  She is survived by her husband Joseph “Joey” Turner of Hopkinsville; her father Lawrence...

Mrs. Martha Jean Rogers Smith, age 76 of Hopkinsville, passed away on Saturday, May 5th at Jennie Stuart Medical Center in Hopkinsville of natural causes.   She was born July 2, 1941 in Christian County, Kentucky the daughter of the late Eugene and Lorene Hord Rogers.   She was a member of the Hopkinsville Church of Christ.   She was preceded in death by her parents as well as a sister Ann Rogers.  She is survived by her husband David Smith of Hopkinsville; two sons...