All Obituaries

Lanelle (Huskisson) Lee, 98, of Fountain Run, KY, passed away Tuesday, September 5, at TJ Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, KY. Lanelle was born in Barren County, KY on May 15, 1925, a daughter of the late Patrick H. and Annie (Steenbergen) Huskisson. Lanelle was united in marriage to Jesse Elton Lee on November 23, 1942. Elton preceded her in death on March 2, 2017. Throughout her life she worked at Brown and William Tobacco, Gamaliel Factory, and was a homemaker. She enjoyed...

Margie “Mane” Wilson (Simmons) Fife, 91, of the Capitol Hill Community of Fountain Run, KY, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2023, surrounded by her family at her home. Mane was born May 17, 1932, a daughter of the late William Lewis and Capitola “Cap” (Hall) Simmons in Capitol Hill. Mane was united in marriage to Malcolm “Mike” Fife on August 16, 1952. They shared a wonderful 71 years together in marriage. Mane is survived by her husband, Malcolm...

Shirley Ann Wheat Bewley, age 88 of Fountain Run, KY passed away Saturday, August 5, 2023 at her home. Shirley was born in Barren County, KY on December 25, 1934, a daughter of the late Delmar and Ruby (Fisher) Wheat. In Shirley’s younger days she attended elementary school at Capitol Hill and graduated from Austin Tracy High School in 1952. She married J. Lewis “Jiggs” Bewley on April 28, 1953 in Bethpage, TN. They lived in Louisville, KY for 35 years before returning to...

Gary Dale Johnson, 69, passed away on July 27, 2023 at TJ Samson Memorial Hospital. He was born on May 26, 1954 in Tompkinsville, KY to the late C.B. “Tuck” and Anna Sue (Douglas) Johnson. He was a 1972 graduate of Tompkinsville High School and he received an associate degree in agriculture mechanization from Western Kentucky University in 1975. He worked for Production Credit Association, managing the equipment leasing division headquarters in Tompkinsville, then worked for...

Emma Smith (Coffelt) Warren, 82, of Glasgow, KY passed away Tuesday, June 20th, at her home. Emma was born in Tompkinsville, KY on January 16, 1941, a daughter of the late Ethel Mae (Rush) Coffelt and Marion Coffelt.  Emma enjoyed reading, working puzzles and quilting.  Emma married Harold Warren on July 25, 1959, and he preceded her in death on January 3, 2003. Emma is survived by a daughter, Donna Young, of Glasgow, KY; and a son, Steve Warren, and wife, Mary Ann, of Glasgow,...

Rebecca Ella (Hunt) Driver, 75, of Indianapolis, IN and formerly of Fountain Run, KY, passed away Monday, May 15, 2023 at Franciscan Health in Indianapolis, IN. Rebecca was born on December 25, 1947, a daughter of the late Eual and Johnnie Mae (Steenbergen) Hunt. Rebecca was united in marriage to Randell G. Driver on July 16,1977 at Union #1 Missionary Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Gamaliel High School Class of 1966. Out of High School she worked at Formfit Rogers and then later at...

June Arlene Mattox, 90, of Chalmette, LA formerly of Fountain Run, KY, passed away Friday, March 17, 2023 at Greenbriar Nursing Home in Slidell, LA .    June was born in Johnstown, PA on June 14, 1932, a daughter of the late Kenneth Charles & Beatrice Bell (Bond) Roseman. June was married to the late Rolland Lee "Shorty" Mattox, he preceded her in death February 1, 2009. She was a farmer, wife, grandmother, great grandmother and foster parent for years and attended...

Thomas Burton “Tom” Wheeler, age 87, of Converse, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2023, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Marion, Indiana. Tom was born on April 28, 1935, in Fountain Run, Kentucky, the son of the late Sydney and Sarah (McDonald) Wheeler. Tom grew up working on the family farm and attended a one room country schoolhouse.  He learned how to plaster with his Dad, and baled a lot of hay.  He preached over the many years from the time he was a teenager...

Duel Hascal Cherry, age 76, of Fountain Run, KY, passed away Friday, February 17, 2023 in Nashville, TN.  Duel was born on August 8, 1946, in Flippin, KY, a son of the late Sammy W. and Estelle (Coons) Cherry. Duel was a Machinist at AVCO in Nashville, TN helping make bombs during the Vietnam War, he was a farmer, co-owner of D & H Grocery & Hardware in Fountain Run & a Rural Mail Carrier for 30 ½ years. He was a member and attended The Old Brick Missionary Baptist...

Mark Anthony York, 63, of Tompkinsville KY, passed away Thursday, February 2nd, at TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN.   Mark was born in Tompkinsville, KY on December 26, 1959, a son of the late Genoa Mae (Cherry) and Harold Lee York.   Mark is  survived by a daughter, Whitley York, of Celina, TN, stepson, Antoine Hamilton, of Nashville, TN, and a brother, Gary York, of Tompkinsville, KY.    At Mark's request, cremation has been chosen, and no...