Area Obituaries

EDMONTON – Wendell Stephens, 86, passed away Friday, February 19th, 2021, at Metcalfe Health Care in Edmonton. Born August 9, 1934, in Metcalfe County he was the son of the late Henry and Mamie Stephens. Wendell attended school in Metcalfe County and afterward served in the United States Army. Wendell was employed by the Department…

EDMONTON – Ollie Opal McKenzie, 93, received her angel wings on Thursday, February 4, 2021, at her home. Born June 15, 1927, the daughter of the late James E. (Jimmy) and Dona Harris Shoultz. Opal was a homemaker and retired from Mallory’s Inc. after over twenty years of service. She was a member of the…

EDMONTON – Lloyd Wallingford Hafling Jr., 78, fondly known by his loving family and friends as Sonny, embraced his Lord and Savior on Monday, January 25, 2021. Born July 4, 1942, of the late Lloyd Sr. and Pauline Elizabeth VanNatta Hafling of Louisville, Kentucky, Sonny deeply loved his faith and family. He proudly served at…

EDMONTON – Edward Caffee, Jr., 86, passed away Monday, January 25, 2021, at T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. He was born May 27, 1934, the son of the late Edward Sr. and Bessie Wilson Caffee. Junior as he was known farmed all his life in the Gascon Community of Metcalfe County. He had a…

EDMONTON – Yvonne Harper, 83, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at her home. Born, April 11, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Della Gibson Moss. Raised in Metcalfe County she and her husband, Herbert Lee Harper, who she married April 11, 1953, were owners and operators of Harper’s Grocery. After…

ELIZABETHTOWN – Clyde Wallis Spradlin, 81, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at his home. Born in Edmonton, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Louis and Vera Spradlin. Mr. Spradlin was of the Baptist faith. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Ray and Rondyl Spradlin; his wife, Agnes;…

MT. STERLING – Royce Boston, 90, died Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at Edgewood Estates in Frenchburg. He was born in Edmonton, Kentucky on January 5, 1931, to the late Eugene and Eudora May James Boston. Royce was a lifelong resident of the Gateway area. He was of the Jehovah Witness faith. Royce was a veteran…

SUMMER SHADE – Douglas [Doug] Turner Bartley, age 59, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at T J Samson Hospital. Born September 12, 1961, in Glasgow, KY, he was a son of Orval Turner Bartley and Donnita Spear Bartley, Summer Shade, who survives.  Doug was a heavy equipment operator and a farmer. He was a…

SUMMER SHADE – David Lee White, age 74, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021, at T J Samson Hospital in Glasgow, KY. Born December 20, 1946, in Glasgow, he was a son of the late Ernest [Slick] and Geneva White. He was the husband of Kathy Woodrum White for 52 years, who survives. He was…

GLASGOW – James Franklin Hamilton, 85, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021, at his home. Born January 20, 1935, in Hoopeston, Illinois, he was the son of the late Roy and Leo Vance Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton served in the US Army and was a Korean War Veteran, retired diesel mechanic, and member of the Valley…