Area Obituaries

Michael Callison, 73, from Macon, Ga passed away April 23rd, 2020 after a long illness. He was a graduate of Adair County High School, Vietnam Veteran, and retired from Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company. He was preceded in death by his parents, Horace and Elizabeth Biggs Callison and a brother, Terry Callison. Mr. Callison is…

James Ronald “Jiggs” Smith, 69, of the Portland community, died Sunday, May 17, 2020 at TJ Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. He was born October 31, 1950, in Adair County, to the late James Robert and Jessie Ruth Pyles Smith, attended Pickett’s Chapel United Methodist Church and drove a truck for Coffey’s Trucking Company for…

Clayton Baker, 77, of Columbia, Ky died Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at his residence.  Born in Oneida, Ky he was the son of the late Frank and Flossie Green Baker. Mr. Baker was a mechanic and auto body repairman and loved fixing all types of cars, mowers and engines. Survivors include; his wife Marilyn Wilson…

Ruth Johnson, 91, of Glasgow, formerly of Adair County, died Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at the Glasgow State Nursing Facility. She was born October 18, 1928 in Adair County to the late Bruce Diddle and the late Susie Johnson.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by; her husband, Roy Johnson; one…

Larry Russell Downey, 73, of Columbia, Ky, died Friday, May 15, 2020 at 7:38 A.M. at his home. He was born April 3, 1947, in Adair County, to the late Richard and Elva Rogers Downey, a member of Milltown United Methodist Church and a former truck driver. Survivors include; his wife  Celia Miller Downey of…

Jerry Karnes, 73, of the Cane Valley community, died Friday, May 15, 2020 at 12:08 P.M. at Norton HealthCare in Louisville. He was born July 6, 1946, in Adair County, to the late James and Marie Risen Karnes, a member of Cane Valley Christian Church, a retired truck driver and farmer. Survivors include; his wife…

Wallace Edward “W.E.” Bohannon, 83, of Columbia, Ky the son of the late Harlan and Lou Ann (Bryant) Bohannon, was born May 5, 1937 in Adair County, Ky and departed this life on Monday, May 18, 2020 in Cumberland County Hospital. He was a lifelong farmer in the Cane Valley community and a member of…

Ilona Jean Cowan Irwin, 73, of Columbia, Ky, died Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at TJ Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. She was born August 6, 1946, in Salisbury, Ill, to the late Emory and Elsie Thomas Hinds, the widow of Cassius Cowan and a member of Salisbury Christian Church and was preceded in death by;…

Norma Jean Jessie, 83, of Columbia, Ky died Monday, May 18, 2020 at the Summit Manor Nursing Home.  Born in Adair County she was the daughter of the late William “Bill” and Margie Grant Grider.  Mrs. Jessie was a member of the Glensfork Community Church.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death…

Gracie Vera Hoover Green, 92, of Columbia, Ky died Friday, May 15, 2020 at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky.  Born in Adair County she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Mary Golden Nokes Hoover and wife of the late Sanford Russell Green.  Mrs. Green was a member of the First Church of…

Caroline Sue Scott of Greensburg, Ky, daughter of the late Troy Stanley Scott and Myrtie Ellen Shaw Scott, was born on Saturday, January 12, 1952 in Adair County, Ky and departed this life on Friday, May 15, 2020 at the Green Hill Rehab and Care Center.  She was 68 years, four months, and three days…

Brad Hyde, 68, of Columbia, Ky died Thursday, May 7, 2020 at his residence.  Born in Afton, Wyo. he was the son of the late Doyle and Cleoetta Pead Hyde. Mr. Hyde was a member of the Church of Jesus Chris of Latter Day Saints and loved golf and spending time with his family. Survivors…