All Obituaries

Vanessa June McCorkle, age 53 of Hardyville, KY, passed away, Wednesday, May 25, 2023 at the Medical Center Caverna. She attended services at Leitchfield Crossing Baptist Church. She was an LPN, the director at the Old Home Place Adult Daycare, and a caregiver in home health. She was a wonderful, loving, caring “Grammie”. She is the daughter of Rosetta Glass and the late Leroy Glass. She is preceded in death by her husband, Darrell Rodney McCorkle. Along with her mother, she...

Bertha Louise Powell Hendren, age 90 of Cub Run, passed away Friday, May 19, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church. She was a homemaker who loved her children and grandchildren. She was the daughter of the late Richard Melvin Powell and the late Annie Mae McMichael Powell. She is preceded in death by her husband, James William Hendren; her three brothers, Richard Melvin Powell Jr., Robert Lee Powell, and J.W. Powell; one...

Douglas Leroy Thompson, age 78, of Elizabethtown, KY, passed away Monday, May 15, 2023, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was a retired P.E. teacher from Hart County, co-owner of Thompson Trucking and attended Calvary Baptist Church. After retirement, he spent much of his time enjoying the outdoors on a golf course where he perfected his game. He was the son of the late Armond Thompson and the late Mabel Cottrell Thompson. He is also preceded in death by a son, Stacy Len...

Geraldine Melvin, age 74, of Canmer, KY, passed away Sunday, April 30, 2023, at her residence in Canmer, KY. She was a homemaker and enjoyed working along side her husband of 58 years on the farm and instructing him on tending to her roses. She was a member of the Hopewell Church. She was the daughter of the late Wiley Leroy McKinney and the late Ovada McKinney. She was also preceded in death by two daughters Teresa Lynn Melvin and Martha Joyce Perkins, son-in-law Billy Perkins, sisters...

Bettie Lou Ward, age 86, of Louisville, KY, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2023 at the Masonic Home in Louisville, KY. She retired as a machine operator from Double Envelope. After retirement, she filled her time creating beautiful quilts, throws and table runners. She was a member of the Blue Lick Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late John Bryant and the late Therasa Mae Streible Bryant and the wife of the late Charles Edward "Pete" Fletcher and Bro. Clifford H. Ward....

Lanny Sharpensteen, age 62 of  Magnolia, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023 at UofL Hospital in Louisville, KY. He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Jonesville. He was a heavy equipment operator at Magnolia, Horse Cave, and Glasgow Quarries.  He was the son of the late Arthur Vincent Sharpensteen and Bessie Mae Hawks Sharpensteen. He is preceded in death by his two brothers, Danny Lee and Donnie Sharpentsteen.  He is survived by his step-daughter, Stacey...

James L Haskins, age 78, of Glasgow, KY, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Glasgow State Nursing Facility in Glasgow, KY. He was a farmer. He was the son of the late Willie Haskins and the late Rosie Belle Mills Haskins. He was also preceded in death by his wife Ada Mae Jones and brothers, Joe Haskins, Thomas Haskins and Willie Haskins Jr. He is survived by one daughter, Mary Hall; two sons, James Haskins, Edward Haskins; several grandchildren; four sisters, Margie Haskins,...

Robert E. “Bob” White Jr., age 79 of Cave City, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2023 at T.J. Samson Community Hospital. He was a retired letter carrier for the Us Postal Service, he was also a crane operator for Vulcan Detinning in Indiana. He was the son of the late Robert E. White Sr. and Dorothy Mae Burba White. He is preceded in death by his son, Robert E. White III; his sister, Anna Sanders; his maternal grandparents, Ralph and Estel Burba. He is survived by his wife of...

James Kenny Jewell Jr. age 32 of Munfordville, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2023. He was a farm worker for many years. He was a loving son, father, fiance` and friend.  He was the son of James Kenny (Cheetah) Jewell Sr. and De Ann Bailey and her husband Bo. He is preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Margie Aline Jewell and James Arthur Jewell; his cousins, Cody Sturgeon, James Lee Jewell; his nephew, Spencer Avery. He is survived by his mother and his father, his fiance`,...

Danny Lee Cobb, age 62, of Bowling Green, KY passed away Sunday, April 16, 2023, at Bowling Green Nursing and Rehab. He was a horse handler and groomer at Keeneland in Lexington. He was a member of Little Blue Springs Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Milton Leon Cobb and the late Mary Julia Edwards Cobb. He was also preceded in death by three sisters Mary Buford Mack, Carolyn Cobb, Linda Cobb. He is survived by his two sisters, Connie Railey (Jeff), Winston, GA, Janice Reed,...