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Area Obituaries

Glydus Bailey

October 29, 2018 |

Glydus Bailey, 105, a resident of Summit Manor Nursing Home, Columbia passed away Monday, October 1, 2018 at 5:54 PM at Signature Summit Manor Nursing Home. She was born in Irvine, Kentucky on August 12, 1913, the daughter of the late Ed and Cora Stamper Case of Estill County, KY. She was preceded in death by…

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Joyce Spurlock

October 29, 2018 |

Joyce Spurlock, 83 of Boston, KY formerly of Louisville and Fairplay, KY passed away Friday, September 21, 2018 at 8:09 AM at her home after a long illness. She was born November 4, 1935 in Adair County. She was the daughter of the late Odus and Elva Wheet Mitchum. She was the widow of Ernest…

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April Bunch

October 29, 2018 |

April Bunch, 44 of Fairplay, KY passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018 at 9:23 PM at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington after a short illness. She was born in Columbia on April 27, 1974 the daughter of the late Owen Miller and Dora Helen Bennett Thompson of Adair County. April is survived…

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Charlie Roy

September 20, 2018 |

Charlie Roy, 83, of the Freedom Church Road, in Adair County. He passed away Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 3:36 AM at the University Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington. He was born on Jan.11, 1935 in Adair County. He was the son of the late Ray and Bessie Combest Roy. He was preceded in…

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Barbara Faye Young

September 20, 2018 |

Barbara “Barbie” Faye Young, 74, of Breeding,, died Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 6:16 A.M. at TJ Health/ Columbia Emergency Room. She was born July 26, 1944 in Louisville, to the late Ralph Avery and Edna Moore Young. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Deborah Young. She retired…

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Cledus Downey

September 20, 2018 |

Cledus Downey, 91, of Greensburg, died Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 5:00 A.M. at Green Hill Manor Nursing Home in Greensburg. She was born September 5, 1927, in Adair County, to the late Willis and Candis Coomer Keltner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughters, Regina and Vicki Downey…

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Donald Ray Swafford

September 20, 2018 |

Donald Ray “Don” Swafford, age 79, of Campbellsville, died on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at his home after an extended illness. Donald was born in Taylor County on May 12, 1939, the son of the late Paul Albert and Dollie Kearny Swafford. He loved camping, dirt track racing and spending time with his family, especially…

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Jonathan Neat

September 20, 2018 |

Jonathan Neat, 37, of Liberty Road, Columbia passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 2:22 PM at the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington from injuries received in a motorcycle accident on August 28, 2018 on KY 206 near Columbia. Jonathan was a truck driver and enjoyed motorcycles, gun collecting, and knife collecting. He was…

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Karen Lynn Dial

September 20, 2018 |

Karen Lynn Dial, 71, formerly of Columbia, died Monday, September 17, 2018 in the Miller’s Senior Living Community in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was born May 5, 1947, in Hamilton, Ohio, to the late Thomas and Velma Durham Wilkerson, was a retired lab technician and of the Nazarene faith. In addition to her parents, she was…

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James J. Breeding

September 20, 2018 |

James J. Breeding, 86, of Bowling Green entered into rest Monday, September 17, 2018 at Christian Health Center. Jim was born December 26, 1931 in Breeding. He was preceded in death by his wife, Norene Breeding; parents, James Smith Breeding and Malcus Johnson Breeding; and one sister, Mary Enna Campbell. Jim was a broker having…

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Timothy Gene Cowan

September 20, 2018 |

Timothy Gene Cowan, 45, of Columbia, passed away Thursday Sept. 13, 2018 at 9:06 AM at his home. Timothy was a member of Charity Baptist Church, a welder, skill worker, loved hunting, fishing, like helping neighbors and others. He was born on July 17, 1973 in Adair County. He was the son of the late…

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Euline Bowe

September 20, 2018 |

Euline Bowe, 76, of Columbia, died Friday, September 14, 2018 at 1:40 P.M. at her home. She was born September 8, 1942 in Columbia to the late Robert Wallace Wheat, Sr. and Mary Lee Ewing Wheat. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by six siblings, Jo Ann Clairbourne, Robert Wallace Wheat,…

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