Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Munfordville, KY & Hart County

Darrell Dean Johnson, Sr.

Darrell Dean Johnson, Sr.

Oct 15, 2026

Darrell Dean Johnson Sr. age 75 of Bonnieville, KY, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2026 at Transcendent Health Care in Boonville, IN. He was a concrete craftsman, working for himself and Mr. Cato in Radcliff, KY. He was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed tinkering with vehicles, working on classic cars is where his heart was.

He was the son of...

Charles "Randy" Kemmerling

Charles "Randy" Kemmerling

Oct 10, 2026

Charles “Randy” Kemmerling, age 70 of Bonnieville, KY passed away Saturday, October 10, 2026 at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown. He was the former owner/ operator of RK Drywall. He enjoyed the outdoors, taking care of his yard, and animals of all kinds. He was always reading books, falling asleep most nights with one in his hands. He was very...

Lynn Marie Kelly

Lynn Marie Kelly

Sep 20, 2026

Lynn Marie Kelly, age 68 of Cave City, KY, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2026 at the Medical Center at Caverna in Horse Cave. She was a retired elementary school secretary. She was a member of Hiseville Baptist Church. She loved horses, her dogs, and spending time with her grandkids. She was a wonderful wife, gold star mother, and a...

Geneva Lorene "Lori" Haycraft

Geneva Lorene "Lori" Haycraft

Sep 27, 2026

Geneva Lorene “Lori” Haycraft, age 48 of Elizabethtown, KY, passed away, Sunday, September 27, 2026 at Baptist Health Hardin. She was a medical assistant at Baptist Health Hardin. She enjoyed fishing and being outdoors. She had a big time going to LS Fest.

She is the daughter of Phillip Haycraft (Phyllis), Lietchfield, KY and the late Patricia Elmore.

She is survived by...

Gary L. "Tut" Burba

Gary L. "Tut" Burba

Sep 29, 2026

Gary L. “Tut” Burba, age 78 of Cub Run, KY, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at his home surrounded by his family. He was of the Baptist Faith. Gary was a carpenter and later he got into restoring cars. Gary loved his family and spending time down in the holler at his cabin, he was a cat lover, he...

Chad Steerman

Chad Steerman

Sep 13, 2026

Chad Steerman, age 18 of Cub Run, KY, passed away, Sunday, September 13, 2026. He was a 2026 graduate of Hart County High School and a cook at Olive Garden in Elizabethtown. Chad was such a light in everyone’s life, there wasn’t a day that he didn’t make some type of dad joke to make someone laugh or smile. He...

Timothy Wade Jones

Timothy Wade Jones

Sep 6, 2026

Timothy Wade Jones, age 58 of Canmer, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2026 at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN. He was of the Baptist Faith and attended services at Cave Hill Baptist Church. He was a sales consultant for 84 Lumber. He enjoyed spending time with his grandkids, whatever they were doing, he was doing. He loved floating the...

Patricia Ann Poynter

Patricia Ann Poynter

Sep 4, 2026

Patricia Ann Poynter, age 72 of Cave City, passed away Friday, September 4, 2026 at T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, KY. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She loved shopping, collecting things and spending time with family.

She is the daughter of the late James Bogard and the late Shirley Westmoreland Bogard.

She is preceded in death...

Melvin "Fairley" Bryant

Melvin "Fairley" Bryant

Sep 3, 2026

Melvin “Fairley” Bryant, age 80 of Elizabethtown, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2026 at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown. He was born in Bonnieville, KY on June 11, 1946. He was of the Baptist faith and attended services at Calvary Baptist Church in Bonnieville. He was a route salesman for Little Debbie Cakes for 37 years. He enjoyed reading, camping,...

William Roscoe "Jack" Bryant

William Roscoe "Jack" Bryant

Aug 23, 2026

William Roscoe “Jack” Bryant, age 63 of Hardyville, KY, gained his golden wings on Sunday, August 23, 2026 with his loving family, friends, and Barren River Hosparus Care by his side. Jack was born May 30, 1963, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Russell Bryant and Virginia A. Burba Bryant.

Jack was hardworking, he worked on the farm of the late...

Charlie Earl Reed

Charlie Earl Reed

Aug 23, 2026

Charlie Earl Reed, age 90 of Glasgow, KY passed away Sunday, August 23, 2026 at NHC Health Care. He was a member of Bearwallow Baptist Church where he was a deacon, and a lifelong farmer. He enjoyed being outside and going to church. The nurses had him spoiled at NHC on Tootsie Roll suckers.

He is the son of the late...

Evelyn Cox

Evelyn Cox

Aug 22, 2026

Evelyn Cox, age 86 of Cub Run, KY, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2026 at the University of Louisville Hospital. She was a member of Hazelwood Baptist Church. She was a retired nurses aide, postal worker and had worked security.

She is the daughter of the late Fred Bonn and the late Elsie Keene Russell

She is preceded in death by her...

Bonnie Firth

Bonnie Firth

Aug 14, 2026

Bonnie Firth, age 81 of Glendale, KY passed away Friday, August 14, 2026 at her home. She loved her family and she enjoyed sewing. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

She was the daughter of the late Howard Hall and the late Ruthie Jane Pepper Hall.

She is preceded in death by her son, Wayne Gergely; her sisters, Juanita...

David Wayne "Smiley" Sanders

David Wayne "Smiley" Sanders

Aug 17, 2026

David Wayne “Smiley” Sanders, age 64 of Canmer, KY passed away, Monday, August 17, 2026 at TJ Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. He was an avid University of Kentucky Wildcat fan.

He is the son of the late Rev. Louis Glenn Sanders and the late Dorothy Perkins Sanders.

He is preceded in death by his brother, Mickey Sanders; maternal grandparents, Alma Lile...

Phillip Bertram

Phillip Bertram

Aug 6, 2026

Phillip Bertram, age 90, of Elizabethtown, KY, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2026, at Vitality Living in Elizabethtown. He served in the United States Air Force, was a former Deputy Sheriff of Hart County, KY, served on the Board of the Caveland Country Club, and a Kentucky Colonel. He was a member of the Mt. Beulah United Methodist Church. 

He was...

Glenn E. Thomas

Glenn E. Thomas

Aug 1, 2026

Glenn E. Thomas, age 76 of Munfordville, KY, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2026 at his home. He was a member of Highland Park Baptist Church. He graduated from Fairdale High School in 1967 and earned a B.A. in English from University of Louisville. He was a real estate developer.  Owned and operated Hart County Realty, Inc. for over 40...

Barry L. McFarland

Barry L. McFarland

Jul 28, 2026

Barry L. McFarland, age 71, of Munfordville, KY, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by family, on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Barry was a dedicated worker who spent his career at Dana (formerly Eaton), beginning at the age of 18 and remaining until his retirement.

In his free time throughout his retirement, Barry was an avid outdoorsman and sports enthusiast....

Cynthia Lee Messick

Cynthia Lee Messick

Jul 15, 2026

Cynthia Lee Messick, age 66 of Munfordville, KY passed away, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at the Cooper Trail Senior Living Center in Bardstown, KY. She was a member of Cox’s Creek Baptist Church and retired from the Hart County Board of Education.

She is the daughter of the late Merritt John Roberts and the late Frances Arlene Barbour.

She is preceded in...

Anthony Wayne "Tony" Wright

Anthony Wayne "Tony" Wright

Jul 13, 2026

Anthony Wayne “Tony” Wright, was born into this life on December 9, 1969 and left it on July 13, 2026. He believed life on earth was an opportunity to love and be loved. He lived that in the largest and smallest of ways each day.

He adored his family: his wife, Rachelle; his daughters, Jamilyn Adehl Wood (Dylan) and Dara Jo...

James J. Butcher

James J. Butcher

Jul 7, 2026

James Jefferson Butcher, age 80 of Albany, KY, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at his home. He is preceded in death by his wife Lee Doris Walters Butcher.

The Jeffersonville, Indiana native was a member of Covenant Christian Church and a graduate of Jeffersonville High School. He served his country as a Lance Corporal in the Marine Corps during the...