Area Obituaries

Rebecca Kay Antle, 58 of Jamestown, KY passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at 6:10 PM at the Jean Waddle Care Center, Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, KY after a sudden illness. She was born on Feb 6, 1960, in Adair County, the daughter of the late Herman and Marcella Green Duncan. Rebecca is survived…

Margie Lois Rigney, 88, formerly of Columbia, KY passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at 2:14 AM at Sun Rise Manor in Hodgenville, KY. She was born on Jan. 13, 1930 in Adair County, KY, the daughter of the late Finis E. & Gladys M. Cravens Burton.  Margie was the widow of William “Bill” Frank Rigney…

Dessie Page Frankum, 95, of Columbia, KY passed away surrounded by her loving family and friends Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at her home after several months illness. She was born October 26, 1922, in Sparksville, Kentucky the daughter of the late Otis and Ora Emily Yarberry Page.  Dessie was preceded in death by her husband,…

Velta Brown, 82, of Russell Springs, died Sunday, July 1, 2018, at the Russell County Hospital. She was born July 30, 1935, in Adair County, to the late Oris Bailey and Ada Bell Wilson Bailey, who survives. Velta was a cook in the Russell County School System and a member of the Free Union Separate…

Carole Ann Wilson, 75, of the Gradyville Community passed away Monday, July 2, 2018, at 3:20 P.M at her home. She was born March 29, 1943, in Covington, Ky. She was the daughter of the late Lynard and Catherine Hayes.  She preceded in death by her husband John O. Wilson. Carole is survived by two…

Robert Clayton Baker, 55, of the Portland community of Adair County, died Sunday, July 1, 2018, at 5:07 A.M. at his home after a short illness. He was a member of Solid Rock Church in Russell Springs and a self-employed Truck Driver. Robert is survived by his wife, Darlene Brock Baker of Portland; parents, Clayton…

Marilia Ruth Franklin Gomez, 25, of Columbia, Kentucky, died Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at the University of Kentucky Medical in Lexington. She is survived by her mother, Carrie Turner Morgan of Columbia; her father, Mark Franklin and his wife Melissa of Sparksville, four children, Karissa Mounce, Mary Anna Albarez, Sophia Gomez and Ariel Gomez; two…

Rebecca Jean Brock, 61, of the Milltown community, died Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at her home. She was born August 18, 1956, in Taylor County, to Tina Browning Roberts and the late Richard Roberts.  She was preceded in death by her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Clarence and Esther Brock and her beloved husband, Tom Brock on…

Lora Marie Welch Cowan, 83, of Mission, Texas passed away June 19, 2018, in Mission, Texas. She was born April 11, 1934, in Pontiac, Ill. Her husband, Harold Cowan, passed away June 27, 2018. She is survived by one son; Charles Ray Cowan of Morris, Ill; one daughter, Vicky Cowan of Joliet, Ill; four grandchildren Amy,…

Harold Ray Cowan, 84, of Mission, Texas formerly of Adair County, Ky passed away June 27, 2018, in Mission, Texas. He was born in Adair County the son of the late Lomer “Cowboy” and Eva Mae Burton Cowan, he was preceded in death by his wife Lora Marie Welch Cowan on June 19, 2018. Survivors…

Jimmy Louis Hughes, 68, of Columbia, Kentucky, died Sunday, June 17, 2018, as the result of an automobile accident on the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway in Russell County. He was born August 20, 1949, in Adair County, to the late Chester and Ruth Lee Moore Hughes.  Jimmy served his country in the U.S. Army…