Area Obituaries

Kenneth M. Howard Jr. died peacefully surround by loved ones in Columbia on January 4th, 2019 at the age of 71. Ken is survived by his loving wife of forty-four years, Judy Reeder Howard of Columbia; stepson, Troy Hall of Louisville; two sons, Scott Howard of Glendale and Brent Howard of Morganfield; mother, Sue Howard…

Joseph R. Ballou, 85, of Columbia died Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 5:56 A.M. at Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Hodgenville. He was born September 26, 1933, in Adair County, to the late Ed and Nannie Mae Loy Ballou. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Corrine Page Ballou…

Larry Dale Hutchison, 63, of Columbia, died Sunday, January 6, 2019 at Baptist Health in Louisville. He was born August 17, 1955 in Adair County to the late Bobby and Lois Ruth Hubbard Hutchison. Larry was a construction superintendent for many different companies, most recently for Brasfield, Gorrie, and Lithko Construction, and he attended Egypt…

Marsha Clark Patterson, 59, of Columbia died Friday, January 4, 2019 at 4:45 A.M. at the Hosparus Inpatient Care Center in Louisville. She was born February 5, 1959 in Taylor County and preceded in death by her mother, Barbara Morrison Randolph. Her survivors include her father, Wendell Houk of Columbia; her husband, Robert “Ace” Patterson…

Stephanie Lane Castro, 36, of Indianapolis, passed away on December 21, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis. Stephanie was born March 15, 1982 in Nashville, Tenn., the daughter of Howard C. and Wanda G. Coffey Silcox. She married Carlos Giovany Castro on February 12, 2005. Stephanie was a 2000 graduate of Columbus North High…

Margaret Jewell Marple, 83, of Campbellsville, died Thursday, December 27, 2018 at the Hosparus Inpatient Care Center in Louisville. She was born January 21, 1935 in Taylor County to the late Edgar and Jessie Speer Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Garnett, Shelby Ray, Lee. and William…

Jerry Wayne Kelsay, 67, of Columbia died Friday, December 28, 2018 at 8:10 P.M. at Metcalfe Health Care Center in Edmonton. He was born April 14, 1951, in Adair County, to the late Paul and Alene Kimbler Kelsay. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Haylee Kelsay and a…

Donald “Buck” Campbell, 79, of Columbia passed away peacefully Friday, December 28, 2018. Born in Adair County, he was the son of the late Dee and Rosie Grant and biological parents, Tandy and Pearl Hadley Campbell. Buck was a former employee of Oshkosh in Columbia and worked construction. He loved hunting and fishing. His survivors…

Brenda Faye Thrasher, 76, of Columbia died Saturday, December 22, 2018 at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. Born in Cumberland County, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Flossie Shelley Bruton. Mrs. Thrasher attended the Bearwallow United Methodist Church and was a retired school teacher after 33 years at Colonel…

Sara Metta Roush, 98, of Louisville passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018. She was born on June 14, 1920 in Amesville, Ohio to the late Henrietta and Selby Glazier. She is preceded in death by her son, Selby Roush; and son-in-law, Jeffrey Scott. Sara was raised with her two sisters, Dorothy and Virginia on…