Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Munfordville, KY & Hart County

Roy Denver Groce

Roy Denver Groce

Mar 6, 2020

Roy Denver Groce, age 70, of Horse Cave, KY, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020, at Medical Center at Caverna in Horse Cave, KY. He was a retired saw mill worker and a member of the Immanuel Ministry Church.

He was the son of the late Caleb Groce and the late Virginia Logsdon Stinson. He was also...

Johnny W. "Butchie" Rice

Johnny W. "Butchie" Rice

Mar 6, 2020

Johnny W."Butchie" Rice, age 61, of Munfordville, KY, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020, at his residence in Munfordville, KY. He was the son of Hattie F. Rice of Munfordville, KY and the late Earl Strickland. He was also preceded in death by a brother Melvin Rice.

Besides his mother he is also survived by five sisters,...

Lewis Edward Barbour

Lewis Edward Barbour

Feb 26, 2020

Lewis Edward Barbour, age 72, of Canmer, KY, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN. He was a member of the Mt. Gilboa Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Carlos E. Barbour and Jessie Brewer Barbour of Canmer.

Besides his mother, he is survived by three sisters, Wanda...

Mary Magdalene (Trulock)  Johnson

Mary Magdalene (Trulock) Johnson

Feb 23, 2020

Mary Magdalene "Maggie" Johnson, age 73, of Glasgow, KY, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020, at T. J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, KY. She was retired from Mammoth Cave Garment Factory and of the Baptist Faith. She was the daughter of the late Henry Trulock and Ella Mae Puckett Trulock. She was also preceded in death by a...

James Anthony Kemp

James Anthony Kemp

Feb 19, 2020

James Anthony Kemp , age 56, of Horse Cave, KY, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at Medical Center at Caverna in Horse Cave, KY. Kemp was formerly employed by RR Donnelleys. He was the son of the late James Kemp and the late Louella Kemp.

He is survived by his companion, Alice Arvie; one daughter, Acassia...

Penny Renee (Carver)  Nuckols

Penny Renee (Carver) Nuckols

Feb 19, 2020

Penny  Renee Carver Nuckols, age 50, of Horse Cave, KY, passed Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, KY. She was a homemaker. She was the daughter of the late Jimmy Carver and the late Brenda Logsdon Carver Pulou.

She is survived by her husband, Ronnie Lee Nuckols; three daughters, Kacy Marie Logsdon...

Shirley Mae (Rucker)  Wilcox

Shirley Mae (Rucker) Wilcox

Feb 18, 2020

Shirley Mae Wilcox, age 70, of Munfordville, KY, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at her residence in Munfordville, KY. She was a member of the Leitchfield Crossing Baptist Church.

She was the daughter of the late Theodore Rucker and the late Dorothy Pannell Rucker.

She is survived by her husband, Ralph "Bud" Wilcox; her...

James Paul "Jim" Files

James Paul "Jim" Files

Jan 28, 2020

James Paul "Jim" Files, age 86, of Hardyville, KY, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at UK Healthcare in Lexington, KY. He was a retired Illinois State Trooper. He served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the VFW, NRA, FOP and American Legion.

He was the son of the late...

Patricia May (Mimnaugh)  Sexton

Patricia May (Mimnaugh) Sexton

Jan 17, 2020

Patricia May Sexton, age 87, of Canmer, KY, passed away Friday, January 17, 2020, at NHC Healthcare in Glasgow, KY. She was a retired housekeeper with Ramada Inn and was a member of Christian Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Patrick Mimnaugh and the late Lillian Lewis Mimnaugh. She was the wife of the...

Carl "Dolly" Reed

Carl "Dolly" Reed

Jan 8, 2020

Rev. Carl “Dolly” Reed, age 68, of Horse Cave, KY, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, KY.  He was the son of the late Jeff Cleotis Reed and Mary Ailne Johnson Reed.  He was a member of the Bearwallow Baptist Church where he was the assistant pastor.  He was the former pastor...

Louise Shines Whittaker

Louise Shines Whittaker

Jan 2, 2020

Louise Shines Whittaker, age 88, of Munfordville, KY, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Signature Healthcare of Hart County in Horse Cave, KY.  She was the daughter of the late James Earl Shines and Linnie Hayes Shines Stinson.  She was of the Baptist faith.

She was also preceded in death by her step-father, Russell “Boss” Stinson;...

Charlene (Fulkerson)  Brangers

Charlene (Fulkerson) Brangers

Dec 29, 2019

Charlene Brangers, age 62, of Hardyville, KY, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2019, at her residence in Hardyville, KY. She was a homemaker and a member of Bearwallow Church of Christ. She was the daughter of the late Charles Robert Fulkerson and the late Hazel Rigdon Fulkerson. She was also preceded in death by a brother Michael Fulkerson and...

James "Jimmy" Houston Minton

James "Jimmy" Houston Minton

Dec 18, 2019

James "Jimmy" Houston Minton, age 56, of Horse Cave, KY, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at Signature Health Care of Hart County in Horse Cave, KY. He was formerly employed by Colvin Construction and a member of Leitchfield Crossing Baptist Church. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He was the son...

Norman Ray Goin

Norman Ray Goin

Dec 15, 2019

Norman Ray Goin, age 88, of Munfordville, KY, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019, at Signature Healthcare of Hart County in Horse Cave, KY.  He was born March 27, 1931, to Everett and Emma Bradshaw Goin in Plymouth, OH.  He was the devoted and loving husband of the late Anna Lee Grim Goin. They were married on May 25,...

Mary Willia (Ward)  Branstetter

Mary Willia (Ward) Branstetter

Dec 11, 2019

Mary Willia Branstetter, age 97, of Munfordville, KY, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019. She was a former Museum Clerk for Hart County Historical Society and a member of the Munfordville Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband George Gatewood "Woody" Branstetter, a son Charles Elwood Branstetter and a sister Martha Jones.

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Ovada McKinney

Ovada McKinney

Dec 2, 2019

Ovada McKinney, age 89, of Canmer, KY, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019, at her residence.  She was the wife of the late Wiley Leroy McKinney and a member of Cosby United Methodist Church.  She was a devoted mother and gifted homemaker who loved sewing, quilting, and working in her flowers.

She is survived by seven daughters,...

David Boyd Ross

David Boyd Ross

Nov 26, 2019

David B. Ross, age 78, of Hardyville, KY, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at The Medical Center at Caverna in Horse Cave, KY. He was a retired truck driver with State Water Heater and of the Baptist Faith.

He was the son of the late John Thurman Ross and the late Mamie Marie Boyd Ross. He...

Rogenia B (Barlow)  Rice

Rogenia B (Barlow) Rice

Nov 12, 2019

Rogenia B. Rice, age 75, of Cave City, KY, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital in Bowling Green, KY. She was retired from Donnellys and a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late John S. Barlow and the late Bessie Lou Hatchett Barlow. She was also preceded in...

Lois J. Meredith

Lois J. Meredith

Nov 2, 2019

Lois J. Meredith, age 69 of Cub Run, KY, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019, at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, KY.  Lois was a member of the Cherry Springs Missionary Baptist Church and the wife of the late Damon Hawkins.  She was a retired licensed practical nurse at the Medical Center of Caverna.

Lois...

Georgia Rowlett

Georgia Rowlett

Oct 31, 2019

Georgia A. Rowlett, 76 of Louisville, Kentucky passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at Norton Hospital in Louisville. Born Saturday, August 28, 1943 in Hart County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late George Rowlett and the late Mattie Maxey Rowlett. She was employed by Queen's Products and a member of Greater First Peter Missionary Baptist Church....