Local obituaries for Glasgow and Barren County in Kentucky
Ronald Harris
Nov 13, 2017
Ronald Kendrick Harris, 71, of Glasgow, died Monday, November 13, 2017 at his home. Born in Metcalfe County, he was the son of the late Ira C. "Curt" Harris and Mary Frances (Buckner) Harris. Upon graduation from Glasgow High School, he served four years in the U. S. Air Force and was a Vietnam veteran. After his active duty,...
Christy Wheeler
Nov 13, 2017
Christy Boston Wheeler, 54, of Glasgow died Monday, November 13, 2017 at the Medical Center at Bowling Green. Born in Glasgow, KY she is the daughter of Herbert and Sarah Strange Boston of Glasgow who survive. Christy was a member of the Grider Memorial Baptist Church and an employee of T. J. Samson Home Health for 38 years. Survivors...
Margie Staples
Nov 11, 2017
Margie Ann Staples, 83, of Glasgow, died Saturday, November 11, 2017 at T. J. Samson Community Hospital. Born in Metcalfe County, she was the daughter of the late Betty Thompson and George Alfred Rowe. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Billy J. Staples in 2011. Mrs. Staples was a homemaker and a member of the Five...
Ruby Watson
Nov 11, 2017
Ruby Jewell Watson 82 of Glasgow died Saturday, November 11, 2017 at the Glenview Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Glasgow, KY she was the daughter of the late Harry D. and Lela May Matthews Button and wife of the late Travis Reynolds Watson, Jr... Mrs. Watson was a member of the Boyd's Creek United Methodist Church. Survivors include...
Sarah Jewell
Nov 9, 2017
Sarah Frances Jewell, 78, of Glasgow, died Thursday, November 9, 2017 at the Medical Center in Bowling Green. She was born in Allen County, the daughter of the late Jim and Dela Mae Blankenship Vaughn. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Neal Jewell. Sarah was a homemaker and a member of Peters Creek Baptist Church. She...

Elsie Crabtree
Nov 9, 2017
Elsie Mae Crabtree, 78, of Glasgow died Thursday, November 9, 2017 at the NHC Healthcare Facility. Born in Lincoln, ME she was the daughter of the late William and Annie Chesley Ireland and wife of the late Leonard Mitchell Crabtree. Mrs. Crabtree was a member of the Dover Baptist Church at Mt. Hermon. Survivors include a sister Charlotte Smith...
Betty Ferguson
Nov 7, 2017
Betty L. Ferguson, 89, of Glasgow, died Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at Glenview Health and Rehab Center in Glasgow. Born in Danville, IL, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Pearl Baker. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Mitch Ferguson with whom she and her family owns and operates Glasgow Glass Company. Betty was...
Richard Houchens
Nov 6, 2017
Richard Lee Houchens 77 of Glasgow died Monday, November 6, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. Richard was a retired after 23 years as a member of the 1/623rd Field Artillery KY Natl. Guard in Glasgow. He was an employee of Wade Barton Farms for 62 years and attended Cedar Cross Missionary Baptist Church in Allen County....
Catherine Calhoun
Nov 5, 2017
Catherine 'Katy' Calhoun, 87, passed away October 29, 2009 in Owensboro, KY. She was born on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1922, in Providence, Rhode Island, to the late Edwin and Catherine Casey. She had been employed by JJ Newberrys and Woolco as the fabrics department manager. She was a member of Blessed Mother Catholic Church where she sang...

James Green
Nov 5, 2017
James D. Green, 89, of Glasgow, died Sunday November 5, 2017 at the NHC Healthcare facility. He was born in Barren County the son of the late Clarence Green and Emma Loraine Doty Green. Mr. Green was a farmer and retired from the Glasgow Electric Motor Shop after 25 years. He was a member of the Hanging Fork Missionary...
Jim Elliott
Nov 3, 2017
James "Jim" Elliott Sr, 64, of Caneyville, passed away Friday, November 3rd, 2017 at his residence. He was born on Saturday, January 3rd, 1953 in Louisville, the son of the late Floyd Hall and Mallie Marie (Brooks) Elliott. James attended the Gospel Light Missionary Baptist Church in Caneyville. He was an EMT in Butler County and also a retired...
Edith White
Oct 30, 2017
Edith Elizabeth White, 82, of Glasgow died Monday, October 30, 2017 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. Born in Glasgow, KY she was the daughter of the late Harry Hunter and Lilliam Rose McClusky Houchens and the wife of the late Cecil Daniel White. Mrs. White was of the Baptist faith and retired from T. J. Samson Community...
Murrell Miller
Oct 30, 2017
Murrell C. Miller, 80, of Glasgow died Monday, October 30, 2017 at the NHC Healthcare facility in Glasgow. Born in Cumberland County he was the son of the late George Burford and Flora Pearl Anderson Miller. Mr. Miller was a member of the Shady Grove Church of Christ and a former employee of SKF in Glasgow. Survivors include his...
Kenneth Todd Compton
Oct 30, 2017
Bro. Kenneth "Todd" Compton, 51, of Glasgow died Monday, October 30, 2017 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Born in Glasgow, KY he is the son of Harold Kenneth and Sheila Faye Melton Compton of Glasgow. Mr. Compton was a member of the Old Path Missionary Baptist Church and an employee of ACK in Glasgow. Survivors include his...
Merrill Woosley
Oct 28, 2017
Merrill Gordon Woosley, age 83 of Shrewsbury, passed away Saturday, October 28th 2017 at his residence. He was born March 24th 1934 in Edmonson County, Kentucky, the son of Landon & Sedalia Huff Woosley. He is survived by his son, Eric Woosley (Yolonda), three grandchildren, Matthew Landon Woosley, Romana Hicks, & Zachary Hicks, and two sisters, Nina Ruth Meredith...
Mark Wheeler
Oct 28, 2017
Mark Alan Wheeler 59 of Glasgow died Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. Born in Glasgow, KY he was the son of the late Jesse Bryant and Barbara Jean Smith Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler was a 40-year employee of Dana Corporation, formerly Eaton's and an avid off-road ATV Side by Side rider. Survivors include his...
Brandi Gerwitz
Oct 28, 2017
Brandi Lynn Gerwitz, age 20 of Clarkson, passed away Saturday, October 28th 2017 in Allen County. She was born July 29th 1997 in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of Charles William & Sandra Kay Duff Gerwitz. She was a student at Elizabethtown Community Technical College and a quality control inspector at Plastikon. She is survived by her parents, Charles &...
Nathan Sewell
Oct 27, 2017
Nathan Lee Sewell, 43, of Glasgow, died Friday, October 27, 2017, as the result of an auto accident in Barren County. Nathan was a member and an assistant pastor of the Bethel Independent Baptist Church in Glasgow. He was a graduate of Western Kentucky University and an IT Specialist for the Fruit of the Loom Company in Bowling Green....
James Parks
Oct 26, 2017
James Parks, 29, of Caneyville, passed away Thursday, October 26th, 2017 at his residence. He was born on Thursday, February 18th, 1988 in Grayson County, the son of Dewayne and Joyce (Geary) Parks. James loved spending time with his daughter, Karmin. He also loved playing his guitar and singing. James is survived by his daughter, Karmin Parks of Caneyville;...
Wendell Johnson
Oct 26, 2017
Wendell Leroy Johnson, 75, of Glasgow (Lamb), died Thursday, October 26, 2017, at T. J. Samson Community Hospital. Born at Lamb, KY, he was the son of the late Wendell and Claudia Nelle Atkinson Johnson. Leroy was a teacher and administrator for Barren County Schools. He began his teaching career as a student teacher and then a teacher at...
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