Local obituaries for Glasgow and Barren County in Kentucky

Reggie Hammer
Nov 23, 2016
Reggie Allen Hammer 75 of Glasgow died Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at his home. Born in Monroe County, he was the son of the late Ferry White Hammer and Mary Bell Ross Hammer. Mr. Hammer was a truck driver for Venture Express for 10 years and for 18 years was an employee of L&N Railroad. He was a U....
Creed Denham
Nov 23, 2016
Creed Chapman Denham 98 of Glasgow died Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at home. The Barren County native was the son of the late Fred and Mary Chapman Denham. Creed was a farmer and a member of Union #2 Missionary Baptist Church. He was a veteran and served in the U. S. Army during WWII. He is survived by 3...
James Thomas
Nov 21, 2016
James W. "J.P." Thomas 88 of Glasgow died Monday, November 21, 2016 at Glenview Healthcare in Glasgow. J P was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Willie Thomas. He was a bricklayer and a former member of the Kentucky National Guard. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church. Survivors include a sister-in-law Marlene Harrison of Glasgow;...
Mary Reis
Nov 21, 2016
Mary Louise Reis 96 of Cincinnati, OH died Monday, November 21, 2016 at the home of her daughter in Glasgow. Born in Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Frances Hogenbeck Kotzbauer and wife of the late John Louis Reis. Mrs. Reis was a member of the St. Saviour Parrish in Cincinnati. Survivors include her daughter...
Velma Lyle
Nov 20, 2016
Velma Pearl Lyle 86 of Glasgow died Sunday, November 20, 2016 at her home. The Barren County native was the daughter of the late George Henry and Laura May Shirley Ritter. Ms. Lyle was retired from Walmart in Glasgow. She is survived by a step-son David Lyle (Peggy) of Livingston, TN; a brother Ernest Alton Ritter, Sr. (Janice) of...
Mary Riherd
Nov 20, 2016
Mary Sale "Bucket" Riherd 85 of Glasgow died Sunday, November 20, 2016 at her home. She was born at Sturgis, KY the daughter of the late Carl and Willie Logan Sale. Her husband was the late Samuel Joseph "Joe" Riherd who died May 24, 2014. Mrs. Riherd was a bookkeeper, formerly employed by Vance Lawn and Garden and Wallace...
Harmon Johnson, Jr.
Nov 19, 2016
Harmon H. Johnson, Jr. 81 of Glasgow died Saturday, November 19, 2016 at NHC of Glasgow. He was born in Slick Rock, KY the son of the late Harmon H. Johnson, Sr. and Lorena Poore Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a self-employed painter and retired from the Glasgow Fire Department after 29 Years of service. He was of the Baptist...
Tamela Neill
Nov 18, 2016
Tamela Mae (Blanton) Neill, age 49, of Caneyville, passed away Friday, November 18th, 2016 in Caneyville. She was born on May 27th, 1967 in Louisville, KY, the daughter of the late Charles and Janie (Elder) Blanton. She was a home maker. Tamela is survived by her three sons, Tony Lee White Jr of Morgantown, Craig Lucas Montgomery of IL...
Randall Mercer
Nov 18, 2016
Randall Wayne Mercer, age 62 of Leitchfield, passed away Friday, November 18, 2016 at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield. He was born on February 2, 1954 in Grayson County, the son of the late Johnny and Marie (Cockriel) Mercer. He was a mechanic of dozers, tractors and auto mobiles. He is survived by his significant other,...
Anna Willis
Nov 18, 2016
Anna Willis, 81 of Nashville and formerly of Glasgow, died Friday November 18, 2016 at the Brighton Gardens in Nashville, TN. She was born in Celina, TN the daughter of the late Thomas Hogan and Dovie Williams Hogan. Mrs. Willis was owner and operator of Anna's Beauty Shop in Glasgow for several years and was a member of the...
Virginia Thomas
Nov 17, 2016
Virginia Lois Thomas, 87 of Glasgow died Thursday November 17, 2016 at the Glenview Healthcare Facility in Glasgow. She was the daughter of the late William Witty and Sally Brown Witty. She was a homemaker and member of the Siloam Baptist Church. Survivors include 2 daughters Carolyn Sherfey (Jackie) of Glasgow and Deborah Thomas of Nashville; 2 grandchildren Chris...

Leon Turner
Nov 17, 2016
Leon Franklin Turner 91 of Glasgow died Thursday, November 17, 2016 at T. J. Samson Community Hospital. He was born in Monroe County the son of the late Arthur G. and Effie Thomas Turner. Leon was an auto mechanic and owner and operator of Turner's Garage for 30 years. He was a veteran of WWII serving in the U....
Thomas Shank
Nov 16, 2016
Thomas Douglas Shank 85 of Glasgow died Wednesday, November 16, 2016 peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones. Doug was born in Glasgow, KY he was the son of the late Leonard and Sally Schultz Shank. He served in the U. S. Air Force from 1947-1952 and graduated from Bowling Green Business College in 1957. After graduation he...
Anna Velasquez
Nov 15, 2016
Ann Velasquez 90 of Glasgow passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016 after a short illness. Ann was the daughter of the late Herman R. and Cadis M. Duncan. She was born February 12, 1926 in Blytheville, Arkansas. For several years she worked as bookkeeper for Montgomery Ward in Alamosa, CO. Ann was married to Arthur S. Velasquez who preceded...
Lou Newsome
Nov 14, 2016
Lou Ree Newsome 81 of Glasgow died Monday, November 14, 2016 at her home. She was born in Barren County the daughter of the late Everett Lee Hunt and Tishie Biggers. Her husband was the late Delmar Newsome. She was a former employee of T. J. Samson Community Hospital and Gale and Dale's restaurant. Mrs. Newsome was a member...
Rex Foster
Nov 14, 2016
Rex Carroll Foster 74 of Austin, KY died Monday, November 14, 2016 at his home. He was born in Barren County the son of the late Brent and Frances Key Foster. Rex was a retired firefighter with the Glasgow Fire Dept. His hobbies were trading knives and guns. He is survived by his wife Loretta Pruitt Foster; step-mother Tommie...
Alexander Kerr
Nov 14, 2016
Alexander Ryan Kerr, age 23 passed away Monday, November 14th 2016 at the Genesis Healthcare Owensboro Center. He was born September 14th 1993 in Leitchfield, Kentucky, the son of Joseph Wayne Alvey & Lisa Rene Ray-Kerr. He is survived by his mother, Lisa Rene Kerr, his step-father, David Kerr, maternal grandparents, James W. Ray & Irene Ray, two brothers,...

Diana June Maggard
Nov 12, 2016
Diana June Maggard 67 of Glasgow died Saturday, November 12, 2016 at T. J. Samson Community Hospital. She was born in Glasgow the daughter of the late Ramona Jean Jones and George Taylor Maggard. Diana was a graduate of Temple Hill High School and the Lois Lynn College of Cosmetology. Diana was a Cosmetologist for 45 years and enjoyed...
Kelly Hall
Nov 11, 2016
Kelly Joe Hall, 55, of Bon Ayr died Friday November 11, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Bowling Green, KY the son of the late Joe Kenneth Hall and Patsy Nell (Ruley) Hall. He worked as a Special Project Manager for R.J. Corman Railroad Group and prior to 2008, Kelly was owner of his own excavation company....
Cinda Scott
Nov 9, 2016
Cinda Rilla Scott 95 of Glasgow died Wednesday, November 09, 2016 at Glenview Healthcare in Glasgow. She was born in Cumberland County the daughter of the late Jesse B. and Flora Belle Blythe Crawford. Her husband was the late Terry H. Scott. Mrs. Scott was a homemaker and a member of South Green St. Church of Christ. She is...
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