All Obituaries

Ernie Lee Blake, age 53 of Bowling Green and formerly of Elkton, passed away on Wednesday, February 19th at the Medical Center in Bowling Green of natural causes.   He was born September 14, 1966 in Greenville, Kentucky the son of the late Jimmy Ray and Wilma Jean Wells Blake.   He was employed with Creekwood Nursing and Rehab.  He loved his family and coin collecting.   He was preceded in death by his parents.  He is survived by his wife Melissa Blake of...

Melinda Neathery, age 59 of Elkton, passed away on Thursday, February 13th at the Medical Center in Bowling Green of natural causes.   She was born January 11, 1961 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky the daughter of William Lynch and Mildred Epley McIntosh.   She was a member of the New Union Baptist Church. She loved her family, friends, working in her yard and diamond art.   She was preceded in death by her father William Lynch; her stepfather Wayne McIntosh and a stepsister...

Dianne Lancaster, age 69 of Elkton, passed away on Saturday, February 8th at the Madisonville Health and Rehab in Madisonville, Kentucky of natural causes.   She was born December 9, 1950 in Todd County, Kentucky the daughter of the late Ed and Della Stokes.   She loved her family, coloring, playing bingo and making jewelry.   She was preceded in death by her parents as well as her husband James Edward Lancaster; four brothers Bill, Ed, Jim and Dorris Stokes and two...

Betty Lou Morris Daniel, age 76 of Russellville, passed away on Saturday, February 1st at Greenview Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.   She was born April 7, 1943 in Logan County, Kentucky the daughter of the late Frank and Lucille Dudley Morris.   She gave her life to Christ at an early age. Betty Lou worked for Emerson Electric Company and Russellville Nursing Home. She loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them.   She was preceded in death by her...

Wallace Whitaker, age 64 of the Stringtown Community, passed away on Wednesday, January 29th at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky of natural causes.   He was born January 16, 1956 in Springfield, Tennessee the son of the late Charles and Grady Whitaker.   He loved his family and being outdoors.   He was preceded in death by his parents as well as a son David Whitaker (1980); a brother Charles Whitaker Jr. and a sister Nadine Whitaker.  He is survived by...

Lucy Ella Bush, age 85 of Olmstead, passed away on Thursday, January 23rd at the Bethel Manor Nursing Home in Evansville, Indiana of natural causes.   She was born July 3, 1934 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky the daughter of the late Winburn Ellis and Lucille Ray Wells.   She was a member of the Church of Christ in Guthrie. She loved her family, reading, cooking and the mountains.   She was preceded in death by her parents as well as two sons William Ray Bivins and Alan Dale...

Melvin Groves, age 82 of Olmstead, passed away on Tuesday, January 21st at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee of natural causes.   He was born January 5, 1938 in Cross Plains, Tennessee the ninth child of ten to the late Henry and Beulah Odom Groves.   He united in holy matrimony to Revella Bellamy and to this union of 60 years they had one son. He retired from Rockwell after 28 years and enjoyed being outdoors working in the yard and loved baseball.   He was preceded...

William “Bill” Simon, age 87 of Goreville, Illinois and formerly of Todd County, passed away on Tuesday, January 21st at the Shawnee Senior Living in Herrin, Illinois surrounded by his loving family.  Bill was born on July 1, 1932 in Posen, Illinois the son of the late William and Violet Jozwick Simon. Bill met the love of his life, Enola, in Hopkinsville, KY at a car hop while he was stationed at Fort Campbell as a Paratrooper during the Korean War.  He noticed a...

Morris Shelton, age 68 of Greenville, passed away on Monday, January 20th at the Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville of natural causes.   He was born July 8, 1951 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky the son of the late Emmit and Lillie Powell Shelton.   He loved his family, UK Basketball and being a foster parent for 17 years.   He was preceded in death by his parents as well as one sister Wilma Jean Lacefield.  He is survived by his wife Debra...

Edith Jackson, age 87, of Jacksonville, Florida and formerly of St. Augustine, Florida and Trenton, Kentucky, passed away on Saturday, January 18th at Acosta-Rua Center for Caring in Jacksonville, Florida of natural causes.    She was born February 28, 1932 in Trenton, Kentucky the daughter of the late Booker and Susie Smith Cager.   She was a retired farmer and was retired from the Todd County Extension Service.   She was preceded in death by her parents as well as...