All Obituaries

Albert “Al” Painter, age 74 of Lewisburg, passed away on Thursday, July 9th at home with his family by his side. He was born January 6, 1946 in Springfield, Illinois, son of the late George Painter and Catherine Shipley Painter. He was an active member for nearly 30 years with the Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russellville. He dearly loved his family, the Great Smoky Mountains, and volunteering for construction projects for the Christian Congregation of...

Patricia Gaye Ludwig, age 62 of Hopkinsville, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 6, 2020 at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green.   She was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on August 27, 1957 to the late Ben and Sidney Smithson.  She was the oldest of three daughters, followed by Sherri Kelly and Myra Kaye Hancock.    Patricia attended Murray State University where she majored in dance before moving with her church to Arizona.  In Tucson,...

William Clarence Booker Sr., age 78 of Hopkinsville, passed away at 3:36 pm on Thursday, June 18th at his home following a long illness.   A native of Tutwiler, Mississippi, he was born May 25, 1942 the son of the late Frank and Della Booker.   He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses and a retired truck driver.   He is survived by his wife of 58 years Dolly L. Booker; two sons William Clarence Booker Jr., (Doniece) and Tarryl Booker (Sarah); two...

Dorothy “Ann” Glass, age 76 of Princeton, passed away on Sunday, June 14th at the Bradford Heights Nursing and Rehab in Hopkinsville of natural causes.   She was born July 10, 1943 in Cadiz, Kentucky the daughter of the late Paul and Edith Sowell Poindexter.   She was Baptist by faith. She loved her husband and going fishing.   She was preceded in death by her parents as well as her husband Marvin Glass.  She is survived by a brother William Franklin of...

Steven Ray Berry, age 58 of Elkton, passed away on Thursday, May 28th at the Jennie Stuart Medical Center in Hopkinsville of natural causes.   He was born February 26, 1962 in Geneva, Illinois the son of the late Harold Ray and Mildred Diane Wakeman Berry.   He attended the Potter’s House and Bellview Baptist Church.  He loved his family especially his grandchildren, hunting, working on vehicles and going on cruises.   He was preceded in death by his parents...

James Andrew Brown, age 44 of Hopkinsville, passed away on Sunday, May 10th at his home.   He was born July 13, 1975 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky the son of James W. Brown and Mary Helen Durham.   He loved his family and music.   He was preceded in death by his mother Mary Helen Brown. He is survived by his father James W. Brown of Dawson Springs and a sister Teresa Helen Cavanaugh of Dawson Springs.   The family chose to do a cremation.

Jason Matthew Demoss, age 37 of Hanson, passed away on Thursday, May 7th at his home of natural causes.   He was born December 4, 1982 in Henderson, Kentucky the son of Thomas Flanary and Mary Demoss.   He loved his family, fishing, being outdoors, collecting arrowheads and drawing. He could do whatever he set his mind to.   He is survived by his mother Mary Neri; his fiancée Carissa Bowley and a brother David Scott Demoss all of Hanson.   The family chose...

Gary Dewayne Smith, age 67 of Hopkinsville, passed away on Tuesday, April 28th at Continue Care at the Baptist Health in Madisonville, Kentucky of natural causes.   He was born July 26, 1952 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky the son of the late James L. and Mary Louise Simpson Smith.   He attended Julien Baptist Church in Gracey, was a huge UK basketball fan, loved listening to music, loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them and his friends.   He was preceded in...

Retired Captain Willard M. Jenkins (Bill), 80, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Florida passed away in the early morning hours of Monday, April 27, 2020 at the Jennie Stuart Medical Center after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease and as a result of a heart attack following emergency surgery the previous day.   He was born in 1939 during the outbreak of World War II, in West Virginia to Frank Jenkins and Nellie Ables. One of five children, he was orphaned at an early age...

Jackie Lee Willis, age 71 of Hopkinsville, passed away on Tuesday, March 31st at the Tristar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville of natural causes.   He was born September 11, 1948 in Gary, Indiana the son of the late Joe Ree and Catherine McClellan Willis.   He was a member of the Home Builders Association. He loved his family, playing golf, sports and was known to always be singing and humming songs.   He was preceded in death by his...