Area Obituaries

Barbara W. Sneed ,76, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019 surrounded by her family and friends after a long battle with cancer.  She was born on September 9, 1943 to the late James Orville Richard and Myrtle Keltner Richard in Gradyville, Ky in Adair County. Barbara is survived by; her husband of 57 years,…

Elizabeth Ann Cravens Richards, 78, of Jamestown, Ky passed away Sunday. October 13th, at Russell County Hospital. Elizabeth was born in Russell Springs, KY on June 4, 1941, a daughter of the late Zellah (Cunningham) and Jason Cravens. She was a member of Jamestown First Baptist Church and a retired school teacher. She was the…

Rita Wiggins, 95, of Gradyville, Kentucky, died Monday, October 14, 2019 at 6:45 P.M. at her home. She was born July 10, 1924 in Plaquemine, La to the late Joseph Evenie and Emily Daig Tullier.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Merl D. Wiggins, Sr.…

Gwendolyn Harris Alley, 67, of Columbia, KY died Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, KY.  Born in Franklin, IN she is the daughter of Audrey Sheperd Pike of Russell Springs who survives. Ms. Alley attended the Millerfield Brethren in Christ Church, was a former employee of OshKosh in…

William M. “Bill” Ballou, 82, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019 at his home after several months illness. He was preceded in death by his parents Virgil Leroy and Mary Elizabeth Harmon Ballou and by one sister Judith Rosemary Ballou Sexton. Bill Ballou was a former Adair County Sheriff and Adair Circuit Court Clerk for…

Hunter Durham, 78, of Columbia, Ky, died Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 8:15 P.M. at the TJ Health/Columbia Emergency Room. He was born May 20, 1941, in Adair County, to the late O.A. “Cotton” and Frances Childs Durham.  He was an active member of Columbia Baptist Church, serving as a Deacon and Sunday School teacher. …

Abby Gail Scott, 72, of Jamestown, Ky, died Tuesday October 1, 2019 at the T.J. Samson Hospital in Glasgow. She was born April 15, 1947 in Pike County, Ky to the late Layton and Lurla Bevins Scott. She was a beautician In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by; a so, Letcher…

Cleo Thornton, 96,of Campbellsville, Ky, departed this life on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 after a brief illness. She was born July 19, 1923, in Adair County, Kentucky, to the late Erie and Minnie Tate Harden.  She united in marriage to Tommy G. Thornton of Greensburg and from that union, three children were born.  Mother Thornton…

Linda Goodin Burton, 81, of Columbia, KY died Thursday, October 03, 2019 in the Palliative Care Unit at Baptist Health Louisville.  Born in Adair County she was the daughter of the late Elbert and Lois Marie Holt Goodin and wife of the late Hollis Burton. Mrs. Burton was a very Christian lady that attended the…

Rollin Nelson Branham, 95, of Columbia died Friday, October 4, 2019 at the Radcliff Veterans Center in Radcliff, KY.  Born in Breeding, KY he was the son of the late Rollin and Audrey Lacy Branham.  A lifelong resident of Adair County he was drafted at the age of 18 to the U. S. Army to…