Area Obituaries

Joyce Burton, 85, of Columbia (the Neatsville community) died Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 10:45 P.M. at her home. She was born April 21, 1933, in Washington County, to the late Ray and Annie Lou Noe Logsdon, a member of Tabernacle Christian Church and retired from the Commonwealth of Kentucky Social Services Department. Her survivors…

Argerine Sneed Kemp, 87, of Campbellsville, daughter of the late William “Bud” Sneed and Alice Baker Sneed, was born October 29, 1931, in the Gradyville Community of Adair County. She died at 4:59 P.M., on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 in Campbellsville She professed faith in Christ and was a member of Lowell Avenue Baptist Church.…

Marvin Lester Spoon, 70, of Columbia, died Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at his residence. Born in Fairplay, he was the son of the late Garvin and Thelma Smith Spoon. Mr. Spoon was a member of the Old Concord United Methodist Church and retired from IMO Pump in Columbia. Lester was a lifetime member of the…

Marilyn McCawley, 75, of Columbia, died Thursday, February 21, 2019 at her home. She was born September 7, 1943 in Jeffersonville, Ind. to the late Clarence Gilbert and Sylvia Cornell Jenkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Norris McCawley. Marilyn was a member of Bloomington Chapel Church…

Marjorie Johnson Yarberry, 104, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 16, 2019 in the Autumn Woods Health Campus in New Albany, Ind., where she had resided for the last eight years. She was born June 1, 1914, in Gadberry, Adair County, to the late Robert and Fannie Bailey Johnson. She married Ulysses…

Kenneth Howard Dulin, 66, of Columbia, died Friday, February 15, 2019 at 6:43 P.M. at Summit Manor Nursing Home. He was born July 24, 1952, in Campbellsville, to the late Howard and Barkley McLean Dulin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Vickie Taylor Dulin; his daughter, Stacy Schindler,…

Grace Lewis, 88, of Columbia died Sunday, February 17, 2019 at the Summit Manor Nursing Home. Born in Adair County, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Ivy Hoover Morrison and wife of the late Jesse A. Lewis. Mrs. Lewis was of the Christian Faith and loved being entertained by her grandchildren and great…

Sam Pelly, 102, of Columbia died peacefully on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the same home he was born in on January 24, 1917. Mr. Pelly was preceded in death by his parents, Oliver Cromwell and Mary Elizabeth Evans Pelly and his wife of 74 years, Mary McKinley Pelly, who preceded him in 2016. Mr.…

Porter Lee Hamlett, 70, of Columbia, died Monday at T. J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. Born in Adair County, he was the son of the late John and Eliza Murrell Hamlett. Mr. Hamlett formerly attended the Kellyville Community Church. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the U. S. Army and was…

Oris Wendell Spoon, 76, of Columbia died Friday, February 8, 2019 at T. J. Health Columbia. Born in Fairplay community of Adair County, he was the son of the late Mackey and Delva Bennett Spoon. Mr. Spoon was a member of the Old Concord United Methodist Church and a farmer in the Fairplay community. He loved…