GLASGOW — Carlos Ervin

GREENSBURG — Carlos Dale Ervin, 75, Greensburg, died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. He was the son of the late Willie Robert and Effie Shirley Ervin.    

He was a retired logger.    

He is survived by one son, Danny (Bessie) Ervin, Glasgow; three daughters, Cathy (David) Coffey, Smiths Grove, Freeda (Bobby) Green, Smiths Grove and Judy Ervin, Glasgow; one sister, Norma Ervin Chaney, Cave City; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a special friend, Martha Caven, Greensburg and the mother of his children, Jo Ann Ervin, Glasgow.  Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a son, Ricky Ervin.

Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Butler Funeral Home in Edmonton with burial in Houk Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.   



Mathew Hood

GLASGOW —Mathew Cary Hood, 81, of Glasgow, died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at his home. He was born in Hancock County and was the son of the late Olison C. Hood and Cora Elizabeth Cary Hood.

Dr. Hood practiced dentistry for two years in Edmonton with Dr. J.M. Hayes and then in Glasgow for the next 48 years. He graduated from Cumberland County High School in 1948 and from Western Kentucky University in 1954, where he majored in biology. Before entering dental school he was a teacher in Cumberland County and then in Temple Hill. He was a member of the 1959 graduating class of the University of Louisville Dental School. Dr. Hood was a member of Glasgow Baptist Church, a past member of the Glasgow City Council as well as the Glasgow Jaycees. He was an avid reader of history and loved the outdoors.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Sue Fraser Hood; three daughters, Dr. Mary Hood of New Orleans, La., Kelly Beals (Tim) of Glasgow, and Linda Jessee (Mike) of Louisville; five grandchildren, Kateland Beals, Chicago, Ill., Mathew Beals, Glasgow, and Morgan, Shelby and Ella Jessee, Louisville. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Philip Dayton Hood.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, March 8, at A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home with the burial services following at Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Wednesday and before services on Thursday.



Tommy Keen

SCOTTSVILLE — Tommy Roger Keen, 67, Scottsville, died Monday, March 5, 2012, at The Medical Center in Bowling Green.

He is survived by his wife, Judy Ann Rogers Keen, of Scottsville.

He was the son of the late Burnett Edward Keen and Gracie Bell Pardue Keen.

Visitation after 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 7 at Strode Funeral Home in Scottsville and after 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home and resume after 9:30 a.m. at Scottsville Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the church.

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Charles Kinslow

GLASGOW — Charles B. Kinslow, 75, Glasgow, passed away at his home Sunday, March 4, 2012, after a lengthy illness. He was born Sept. 8, 1936, to the late Thompson Botts Kinslow and Lydia Mae Houchens Kinslow. He was retired from Sorensen’s and was a farmer. He was of the Baptist faith.

He is survived by his wife, Ella Bybee Kinslow; three stepsons, Bobby Darrell Bybee, Bruce Bybee (Mickye) and Chris Bybee (Jennifer); four grandchildren, Kenneth, Justin, and Bailey Bybee, and Whitney Williams; two great-grandchildren, Domino and Saphirra Bybee; two brothers, Roy D. Kinslow (Margie), Leslie Kinslow (Wanda); four sisters, Frankie Peden (Rollin), Nell Houchens, Margaret Crain, and Betty Staples (Kenneth); three step-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Patricia Chase Kinslow; one sister, Marie Ramey; and one brother, Gus T. Kinslow.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home with burial in Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. The family wished to express sincere appreciation to T. J. Samson Hospice.

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Dewey Walker

TOMPKINSVILLE – Dewey Glavon “Shorty” Walker, 73, Tompkinsville, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012, at St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, Tenn.

He was born in Tompkinsville on April 15, 1938, a son of the late Edna Irene (Jones) and Sam Walker.

He was a member of Hickory Ridge Church of Christ, and worked as a mechanic at Red Kap Industries in Tompkinsville for 30 years.

He is survived by two daughters, Anita Wray, Tompkinsville, and Sheila Young, Albany; two brothers, Alan Walker, Tompkinsville, and Lonnie (Judy) Walker, of Indiana; nine grandchildren, Ricky Hagan, Jessica Hagan, Jacinda Evans, Kacey Evans, Hank Sullivan, Miranda Ray, Krystal Scott, David Shelton and Christina Shelton; nine great-grandchildren, 10 nieces and nephews, and 25 great nieces and nephews also survive.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Edna Irene (Jones) Walker; one daughter, Lisa Hagan; one sister, Dorothy Jones; and one granddaughter, Stacy Walker.

Funeral service will be 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, at Yokley Trible Funeral Home with Lewis Blythe officiating.

Visitation will be Tuesday, 5 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Hickory Ridge Cemetery.



Herbert Leamon

GLASGOW — Herbert L. Leamon, 75, Glasgow, died Saturday, March 3, 2012, in Hilton Head, S.C.

A native of Monroe County, he was a son of the late Reverend Evans Leamon and Pauline Brown Leamon.

He was a retired supervisor at Eaton Axle in Glasgow, a member and usher at Glasgow Baptist Church, a member of Tompkinsville Masonic Lodge, a member of Kosair Shrine, a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, and an avid golfer.

Survivors include one son, George Leamon and wife Jennie Lou of Frankfort; one daughter, Shari Leamon-Wallace of Glasgow; three grandchildren, Megan Leamon Cecil and husband John of Glasgow, Gabriel Landon Wallace of Glasgow and Emily Victoria Leamon of Frankfort; one sister, Mae Dean Kinslow and husband John of Glasgow.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Sybil Keys Leamon; one brother, Rondall Leamon; and one sister, Alean Sewell.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Glasgow Baptist Church with burial in Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home and after 9 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Alternate expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to BRAWA or Kosair Charities.



Robbie Shaw

CAVE CITY — Robbie Shaw, 72, of Cave City, died Friday, March 2, 2012, at her home. She was born in Barren County, the daughter of the late Author Shaw and Lera Belle Isenberg Shaw. Mrs. Shaw worked as a housekeeper for many years and attended the Baptist Church.

Survivors include three sons, James Myers (Sarah) of Glasgow, Chris Myers and Bobby Joe Myers, both of Louisville; one daughter, Betty Jo Myers, of Fla.; two grandchildren, Stevie Ray and Nicole Leigh Myers of Glasgow; two sisters, Juanita Coulter of Glasgow and Ann Shaw of Louisville; three brothers, Thomas Wayne Shaw of Va., Morris Lee Shaw of Glasgow and Jerry Shaw of Louisville.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by five brothers and one sister.

Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday March 7, 2012, at Glasgow Municipal Cemetery with burial to follow. There will be no visitation prior to the service. Services provided by the A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home.

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Virginia Turner

BURKESVILLE — Virginia L. Turner, 80, of Burkesville, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at Cumberland Valley Manor in Burkesville. She was born on June 16, 1931, in Cumberland County, to the late Will and Beulah Alexander Maupin. She was a member of Big Sandy Holiness Church, and was a former employee of Bob Evans.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Horace Cheek Turner; three sisters, Dora Murray, Minnie Wilburn, and Gertrude Herd; three brothers, Alexander Murray, Charles Maupin, and Willie Maupin.

She is survived by one son, Michael Turner and wife Mary of Tompkinsville; one daughter, Rhonda Weathers and husband Larry of Danville; two sisters, Dorothy Farris and Mae Walker, both of Burkesville; one grandson, Michael Edmunds, serving in the U.S. Air Force in Turkey, and a host of step-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and many friends.

Funeral service will be Saturday, March 10, 2012, at 1 p.m. at Living Word Assembly of God Church, Burkesville, with Rev. Michael Turner, Bishop Larry Weathers Sr., and Rev. Jose’ Anders. Burial will be in Oddfellows Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 until 9 p.m. on Friday, March 9, 2012, at Ballou & Stotts Funeral Home, Burkesville.

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