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April Dawn Cruse, age 42 years, of Buffalo, passed away, Friday, September 13, 2019 at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced Monday afternoon.

Gloria Merrill Bennett-Bertram

Gloria Jean French Merrill, 74, of Middletown, passed away on September 9, 2019, at home after a brief illness. Gloria was born on June 7th, 1945 in Hodgenville, Kentucky to Eugene and Marjorie Clopton French. She was a graduate of LaRue County High School, class of 1963. She made her home in Louisville as a young woman. Gloria was a devoted daughter, sister, wife, aunt, stepmother and grandmother. Gloria adored all of the children in her life and was always so proud of their...

Gloria Jean French Merrill, 74, of Middletown, passed away on September 9, 2019, at home after a brief illness. Gloria was born on June 7th, 1945 in Hodgenville, Kentucky to Eugene and Marjorie...

Margaret "Margie" Pickett Bennett-Bertram

Margaret “Margie” Chaudoin Pickett, age 89 years, of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Magnolia, passed away, Friday, September 6, 2019. She was a member of Hodgenville United Methodist Church and was retired from General Telephone Company. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene “Gene” Keltner Pickett, her parents, Ernest and Grace Ragland Chaudoin, two sisters, Genrose Druen and Frona Turner and a brother, Ray “Perk”...

Margaret “Margie” Chaudoin Pickett, age 89 years, of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Magnolia, passed away, Friday, September 6, 2019. She was a member of Hodgenville United...

Melvin Whitlow Dixon-Rogers

Melvin Whitlow, age 84, of Creal, passed away, Friday, September 6, 2019 at the University of Louisville Hospital. He was a farmer and a painter and attended Dezarn Chapel in Creal. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Thomas “Bill” and Stella Mae Vaughn Whitlow, a sister, Gracie Milby and two brothers, Earl Whitlow and Roy Whitlow. He is survived by his wife, of 62 years, Ruby A. Whitlow; three daughters, Sue (Darrell) Williams of Elkton, Ann Whitlow Lewis of...

Melvin Whitlow, age 84, of Creal, passed away, Friday, September 6, 2019 at the University of Louisville Hospital. He was a farmer and a painter and attended Dezarn Chapel in Creal. He was...

J. Bill Benningfield Dixon-Rogers

J. Bill Benningfield, age 75, of Magnolia, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at his residence. He was a member of Mt. Zion Separate Baptist Church; a lifelong farmer; retired from the LaRue County Road Department and formerly hauled fuel for Bramblett Oil. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hugh Ray and Irene Wilson Benningfield. J. Bill is survived by his wife, Barbara Benningfield; two sons, Norman (Vicki R.) Benningfield and Jeff (Samantha)...

J. Bill Benningfield, age 75, of Magnolia, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at his residence. He was a member of Mt. Zion Separate Baptist Church; a lifelong farmer; retired from...

Alice Thomas Bennett-Bertram

Alice Lee Thomas, age 83 years, of Hodgenville, passed away, Sunday, August 25, 2019 at Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Hodgenville. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Hodgenville, where she loved to sing in the choir. She was a homemaker and a graduate of the historical, Bond-Washington High School of Elizabethtown, Kentucky. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Thomas, her parents, Henry Miller, Sr. and Clara Lane Handley Miller, three sisters, Lois...

Alice Lee Thomas, age 83 years, of Hodgenville, passed away, Sunday, August 25, 2019 at Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Hodgenville. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Hodgenville,...

Jean McCubbin Bennett-Bertram

Jean Mather Thurman McCubbin, 93, of Hodgenville, died Monday, August 19, 2019 at Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Hodgenville. Born November 2, 1925 in Hodgenville, Kentucky to the late Richard Bertrand and Blanche Mather Thurman, Jean graduated from the University of Louisville with a degree in economics. She was a member of the Hodgenville Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). She was an avid reader, crossword puzzle worker, and a life master of the...

Jean Mather Thurman McCubbin, 93, of Hodgenville, died Monday, August 19, 2019 at Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Hodgenville. Born November 2, 1925 in Hodgenville, Kentucky to the...

Ross Randols Dixon-Rogers

Ross Junior Randols, age 86 years, of Elizabethtown, passed away, Sunday, August 18, 2019, at the home of Glenn and Theresa Skaggs in Buffalo. He was a retired Army Veteran, member of The Church of God in Magnolia and retired from the City of Elizabethtown, Freeman Lake Water District. Ross was preceded in death by his parents, Ross Guy and Irene Mildred Britt Randols; his first wife, Mary Susan Randols; four sisters, Charlotte Downs, Joyce Miller, Opal Phelps and Caroline...

Ross Junior Randols, age 86 years, of Elizabethtown, passed away, Sunday, August 18, 2019, at the home of Glenn and Theresa Skaggs in Buffalo. He was a retired Army Veteran, member of The...

Teresa Rucker Bennett-Bertram

Teresa Druen Rucker, age 57, of Hodgenville, passed away Monday, August 12, 2019, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown. She was a member of Salem Christian Church; attended Buffalo Elementary School, LaRue County High School and received her GED from Nazareth of Bardstown; was employed with Sunrise Manor Nursing Home from 1981-1983 and again from 2010-2015, in between she worked at Nationwide Uniform for 23 years as a final inspector. She was also active with Bobby...

Teresa Druen Rucker, age 57, of Hodgenville, passed away Monday, August 12, 2019, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown. She was a member of Salem Christian Church; attended...

Joyce Gaddie Bennett-Bertram

Joyce Marie Blakley Gaddie, age 65, of Buffalo, passed away Monday, August 12, 2019, at University of Louisville Hospital. She was a member of Steadfast Baptist Church and attended Parkway Baptist Church in Hodgenville. She was the former kitchen manager at Canteen in Elizabethtown, manager of the Senior Citizen’s Center in Elizabethtown and a wellness coordinator at Rite Aid in Hodgenville. She was preceded in death by a son, Stevie Tomes, her parents, Alton...

Joyce Marie Blakley Gaddie, age 65, of Buffalo, passed away Monday, August 12, 2019, at University of Louisville Hospital. She was a member of Steadfast Baptist Church and attended...