All Obituaries

Lillian Jones Allen, age 96 years, of Louisville, formerly of Buffalo, passed away, Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at Louisville East Post Acute Care.   She was retired from the LaRue County Board of Education after 24 plus years as a teacher’s assistant at Buffalo, Magnolia and Hodgenville Elementary Schools. She was a member of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church where she was Bible school director and a Sunday school teacher for many years. She was also a member of the Buffalo Garden Club,...

Opal V. Druen, age 97 years, of Magnolia, is now in the Arms of Jesus, as of Thursday, July 30, 2020 at her residence and is now residing in the most wonderful, beautiful and peaceful place.   She was the former owner & operator of Opal’s Market in Magnolia for several years, member of Magnolia Baptist Church and a proud dairy farmer.   She was preceded in death by her husband, Aubrey Burton “Buck” Druen; a grandson, Aaron Barnes; her parents, Walter James...

Thomas Lee “Tom” Brett, age 84, of Hodgenville, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at his residence.   He was an Air Force veteran, serving during the Korean Conflict; a member of First Baptist Church in Hodgenville, the Hodgenville American Legion Post, where he was very active; a retired independent contractor and loved fishing and working with the kitchen crew at First Baptist.   Tom was preceded in death by his wife, Agnes Hannah Brett in 2013; his parents,...

John Elder Cox, son of Joe and Fannie Thornton Cox, was born on April 6, 1930, and was called by the angels on Monday, July 27, 2020.   John was baptized at an early age and joined Lane Lincoln CME Church where he was a Sunday school teacher for more than 40 years. He attended Bond-Washington High School and then began his seven-year military career with the United States Army as an MP and then with the United States Air Force. After leaving the military due to a medical discharge, he...

James Kenneth Florence, Sr., age 84 years, of Hodgenville, passed away, Saturday, July 25, 2020, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown.   He was a master builder and a member of the Local 64 Carpenter’s Union and a proud United States Army veteran.   Kenneth was preceded in death by his wife, Gayle Marie Bohannon Florence; a son, Michael Kevin Florence; a granddaughter, Kristin Florence; his parents, James Henry and Germaine Bartley Florence; five sisters, Joyce...

John Patrick “Pat” Staples, age 64 years, of Magnolia, passed away, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at his residence.   He was a construction worker, lifetime farmer, of the Catholic faith and a “Jack of all Trades”.   He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Warren and Anna Bernice Hardesty Staples; a sister, Charlotte Kaehler and a brother, Tommy Staples.   He is survived by a daughter, Angie (Thomas Stokes) Huffman of Shepherdsville; a son, John...

Lou Ellen Justice Floyd, age 96, of Hodgenville, passed away, Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Hodgenville.   She was a charter member of Parkway Baptist Church, former house mother at Glendale Children’s Home, a former foster mother and a homemaker who loved sewing, quilting and crafts.   Lou was preceded in death by her husband, Marshall Owen Floyd; a son, Glenn Alexander Floyd; her parents, Arthur Andrew and Bertha Frances Muntz Justice and...

Avenell Hutcherson Wathen, age 89, of Hodgenville, passed away, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at her residence.   She was a member of Hodgenville Pentecostal Church, a housewife and a farmer. She and her husband Tommy were truck drivers for Greyhound Van Lines for many years as well as operating their own truck.   Avenell was preceded in death by her husband, Tommy Wathen in 2008 and her parents Bennie and Flossie Pearman Hutcherson.   She is survived by her sister, Ruthie...

Roger Trent Perkins, age 72 years, of Buffalo, passed away, Saturday, July 4, 2020 at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown.   He was retired from Campbellsville Industries, member of Otter Creek Separate Baptist Church, a proud Army veteran of the Vietnam War, member of the American Legion Post 87 in Hodgenville and an avid hunter and fisherman.   He was preceded in death by his parents, James Everett Perkins, Sr. and Alva Mae Sprowles Perkins and five brothers, Ray...

Edna Mae Davenport Brown, age 90, of Hodgenville, was born December 2, 1929, and passed away, July 1, 2020, at home surrounded by her loving family.   She was a member of Magnolia Cumberland Presbyterian Church, vice president of the C.P. Women’s Group, bible school assistant and the hospitality committee. Edna was also a member of the Gideons International Auxiliary where she had served as Chaplain. She was a lifetime member of the LaRue County Saddle Club, where she worked the...