Local obituaries for Leitchfield and Grayson County in Kentucky
Robert Jesse Frakes
Jul 18, 2024
Robert Jesse Frakes, age 80 of Falls of Rough, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2024 at his residence surrounded by all of his girls. He was born on December 17, 1943, in Daviess County, the son of the late Jesse M. and Evelyn “Marscena” (Taylor) Frakes.
Robert was a member of Caneyville Baptist Church and lived his...
Betty J Ward
Jul 15, 2024
Betty J. Ward, age 85 of Leitchfield, passed away Monday, July 15, 2024, at her residence. She was born on February 13, 1939, in Leitchfield, the daughter of the late Charlie and Mae (Blanton) White.
Betty was a member of Leitchfield First Baptist Church, Order of the Eastern Star and a lifetime member of Girl Scouts. She...
Dale P. Cormier
Jul 3, 2024
Dale P. Cormier, age 65 of Leitchfield, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at his residence. He was born on October 24, 1958, in Rumford, Maine, the son of the late Ele, Sr. and Muriel (Phinney) Cormier.
Dale is survived by his daughters, Heather Cormier and Shannon Garner (Joshua), two grandchildren, and one sister, Joyce...
James Eugene Evans
Jun 15, 2024
James Eugene Evans, age 80 of Clarkson, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2024, at his residence. He was born on February 2, 1944, in Louisville, the son of the late James A. and Thelma (Ray) Evans.
A Vietnam Veteran, James was a great man who loved his wife and family fiercely. He always put others first and...
Mary Jane Allen
Jun 2, 2024
Mary Jane Allen passed away on June 2, 2024 at the age of 80 in her hometown of Leitchfield, Kentucky.
She was born in Dayton, Ohio on January 3, 1944 and is preceded in death by her parents, Daniel “Brack and Rachel (Gilles) Allen and a sister-in-law, Judy Allen.
Mary Jane is survived by her...
Curtis Thomas Hayse, Jr.
Jun 2, 2024
Curtis Thomas Hayse, Jr., age 37 of Leitchfield, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2024 at his residence. He was born on December 30, 1986, in Leitchfield the son of Julie Kinkade and the late Curtis Thomas Hayse, Sr.
Curtis loved playing with his children and in his free time he enjoyed restoring old bicycles.
...Nelson Randolph Galloway
May 19, 2024
Nelson Randolph Galloway, age 85 of Leitchfield, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Leitchfield. He was born on April 17, 1939, in Leitchfield, the son of the late Paul and Eva Mae Probus Galloway.
On January 16, 1956, at the age of 16, Nelson purchased property and established G & G Oil and kept...
Joshua Taylor Drake
Apr 29, 2024
Joshua Taylor Drake, age 24 of Leitchfield, passed away Monday, April 29, 2024, at University of Louisville Hospital. He was born on December 14, 1999, in Elizabethtown the son of Michael “Shane” Drake, Sr.
Joshua was, first and foremost, a dad. He always put his sons first in everything he did. He was a hard worker and...
Sharon Roof
Apr 28, 2024
Sharon Roof, age 59 of Leitchfield, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Leitchfield. She was born on May 25, 1964, in Leitchfield, the daughter of the late Dennie and Alice Decker Roof.
Sharon loved her family and enjoyed the outdoors. She was Nana to her grandbabies and was very proud of that title. She enjoyed spending...
Katherine Marie Spencer
Apr 23, 2024
Katherine Marie Spencer, age 87 of Big Clifty, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at her residence. She was born on March 1, 1937, in Sonora, Kentucky the son of the late William Homer and Lucille Hays Kinkade.
Katherine was a member of Mt. Zion Christian Church. She was very kind hearted and...
Kathy Hack
Apr 21, 2024
Kathy Hack, age 67 of Leitchfield, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2024, at her residence. She was born on October 10, 1956, in Louisville the daughter of Hazel Nash Hack and the late Willie Hack.
Kathy loved yard sales and was always there for her children.
Aside from her mother, she is survived by her...
Glenn Alan Jones
Apr 16, 2024
Glenn Alan Jones, age 62 of Leitchfield, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at Springview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Leitchfield. He was born on December 23, 1961, in Louisville, the son of the late John Paul and Lucille Johnson Jones.
Glenn was a veteran of the US Army and was very proud of his military service....
Henry Clifton Mattingly
Apr 12, 2024
Henry Clifton Mattingly, age 66 of Owensboro, passed away Friday, April 12, 2024 at his residence. He was born on August 6, 1957 in Hardinsburg, Kentucky the son of the late Charles and Mary Gray Mattingly.
Left to honor Henry's memory are his step-children, Jessica Gasaway and Melissa Allgood (Herbie); one sister, Dorann Mattingly; three...
Ruby Hodge
Apr 10, 2024
Ruby Haycraft Hodge, age 80 of Leitchfield, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at her residence. She was born on January 22, 1944 in Snap, KY the daughter of John and Marcella Sims Haycraft.
Ruby was a member of Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist Church. She loved her dog, Bandy, who preceded her in death. She also loved...
Mary Nell Richardson Graham
Mar 27, 2024
Mary Nell Richardson Graham, age 99, of Elizabethtown, entered Heaven’s gates on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Helmwood Medical Center in Elizabethtown, KY. Beginning her career teaching at a one room school, she retired from Grayson County Schools after 37 years as a teacher in Alabama and at H. W. Wilkey Elementary School together. She worked in the ministry...
Randy Vanmeter
Mar 5, 2024
Randy VanMeter, age 83 of Leitchfield, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at his residence. He was born on November 11, 1940, in Anneta the son of the late Nathan and Angie Decker VanMeter.
Randy was a member of McGrew Memorial General Baptist Church. He joined the Leitchfield Fire Department on September 1, 1961. He was dedicated...
Helen Marie Lynott
Feb 23, 2024
Helen Marie Lynott, age 88, formerly of Deland, FL ascended into the arms of her heavenly Father at her son’s home in Clarkson, KY on February 23, 2024.
She was born November 2, 1935 in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of the late Charles and Nellie Bartenbach.
She retired from the city of Parkland, FL where...
Roger Huston Blanton
Feb 13, 2024
Roger Huston Blanton, age 83 of Leitchfield, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at his residence. He was born on August 15, 1940, in Leitchfield the son of Edward and Lillian Fulkerson Blanton.
Roger was a member of Bloomington Baptist Church. A carpenter and farmer by trade but he was a Jack of all Trades....
Charlotte Williams
Feb 12, 2024
Charlotte Williams, age 74 of Leitchfield, passed away Monday, February 12, 2024, at Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center in Leitchfield. She was born on January 20, 1950, in Snap, Kentucky, the daughter of the late George Washington Williams, Jr. and Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzy” Shartzer Williams.
Charlotte was a member of Clarkson Baptist Church. Her...
Mary Loretta Smith
Feb 10, 2024
Mary Loretta Smith, age 69, passed away at her son’s home in Leitchfield on Saturday, February 10, 2024. Loretta, as most knew her, was born on March 25, 1954 in Clarkson.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Delbert A. Smith, Jr. “Buddy,” whom she married on April 27, 1973 and they were the proud parents...
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