Local Obituaries for Munfordville, KY & Hart County

May 19, 2023

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...

May 15, 2023

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...

Apr 30, 2023

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...

Apr 29, 2023

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...

Apr 29, 2023

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...

Apr 27, 2023

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.

Apr 25, 2023

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...

Apr 19, 2023

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...

Apr 17, 2023

Owen A. Miller age 62 of Hardyville, passed away Monday, April 17, 2023 at his home. He was a self employed carpenter.

He is the son of Mary Ann Schlabach Miller and the late Allen M. Miller

He is preceded in death by 3 children and 1 sister.

He leaves behind his wife,...

Apr 16, 2023

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...

Apr 10, 2023

Frederick Wayne "Freddie" Hodges, age 79, of Bonnieville, KY, passed away Monday, April 10, 2023 at his home. He was a retired coal oil and gas independent land broker and a life long farmer. He was Marine Veteran and volunteered for Vietnam. He was a Honorable Kentucky Colonel. He was an avid sportsman, he played basketball on scholarship for...

Apr 8, 2023

Allen AD Miller, age 69, of Horse Cave, KY, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023. He was the owner and operator of Miller's Cedar Mill.

He was the son of the late Allen D. Miller and Elizabeth Miller who survive. He was preceded in death by two grandsons.

He is survived by his wife of...

Apr 1, 2023

Rebecca Joyce "Becky" Jewell, age 63, of Glasgow, KY, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2023 at Nortons Hospital in Louisville.

She was born October 8, 1959 in Louisville, Kentucky to Zola Pearl Jeffries Gillespie. She was a 1977 graduate of Pleasure RIdge Park. She was saved in March of 1970. She was a homemaker. She also farmed...

Mar 27, 2023

Dave Etta Sears Crenshaw, age 81, of Horse Cave, KY, passed away Monday, March 27, 2023 at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky. She was a member of Allen Seminary Baptist Church. She was an avid shopper who was always looking for a good deal. She was the daughter of the late John Hershell Sears and the late Rosie...

Mar 23, 2023

David R. Prather, age 62, of Munfordville, KY, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023 at TJ Samson Hospital in Glasgow, KY. David was a mechanic and drove for the amish.

He was preceded in death by his father, James O. Prather Sr. and his mother, Nelda Kerr Prather; his brothers, James O., Everett Leon, Jackie Dale, and...

Mar 22, 2023

Sheila Williams Perkins, age 65, of Horse Cave, KY, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at her home. She was a member of the Allen Seminary Baptist Church. She was rest area attendent, she was a former substitute teacher for Hart County Schools. She was the daughter of the late Winford Williams and the late Katie Frances Waggoner Williams...

Mar 19, 2023

Michael McKinley Stewart (Big Mike) was born February 19,1955 to the union of Rudolph Lothery and Bessie Mae Ross in Bonnieville, Kentucky. Michael attended Manley High School in Louisville, and Post Secondary Educational Institute in Minneapolis, MN. He attended church at Lighthouse Christian Church in San Jacinto, CA.

He lived in Kentucky, Minnesota and California, where he...

Mar 10, 2023

David Messick, age 72, of Munfordville, KY, passed away Friday, March 10, 2023 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY. David was employed by Kentucky Department of Transportation. He was an avid knife and baseball card collector. He was also an expert claw machine operator, where he would share his winnings to all around him. He was a 43 year...

Mar 8, 2023

Cody Lee Sturgeon, age 30, of Canmer, KY, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at his home in Canmer, KY. He was a member at Pikeview Baptist Church. He enjoyed riding horses, playing games and attending activities at the Old Home Place. He collected cell phone cases, and enjoyed a good scary movie. He was the son of the...

Mar 4, 2023

Walter "Harold" Hornback, age 82, of Center, KY, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Franklin-Simpson Nursing and Rehab in Franklin, KY.  He drove a truck for A. Arnold and Son Moving out of Louisville, KY. He enjoyed making floral arrangements, quilting, singing karaoke, and many other creative talents too numerous to mention.

He was the son...