Obituaries

Nov 8, 2023

Mr. Donald Glen Sweatt, age 64, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 at 5:41 AM at the TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2023 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM and on Sunday, November 12th from 6:00 AM until service time at Gilbert Funeral...

Nov 6, 2023

Mr. Ralph Wayne Perdue, age 73, of Franklin, KY passed away on Monday, November 6, 2023 at his residence.

Visitation will be held on Friday, November 10, 2023 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory.  Visitation will continue Saturday, November 11th from 6:00 AM to 1:00 PM.  Funeral services will be held...

Nov 6, 2023

Ms. Willa Dean Ausbrooks, age 89, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2023 at 7:20 AM at the Medical Center of Franklin, KY.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory.  Visitation will continue on Thursday, November 9, 2023 from 8:00 AM...

Nov 5, 2023

Pastor Jerome Diers, age 75, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 6:45 AM at his residence.

Visitation will be held on Friday, November 10th, 2023 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory.  Visitation will continue on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at Zion Lutheran Church, 701 South Main...

Nov 3, 2023

Mr. Isaac Wyatt Shields, age 21 of Auburn, KY passed away on Friday, November 3, 2023 at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville, TN.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 9, 2023 from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory.  Visitation will continue on Friday, November 10, from 6:00 AM until 1:00 PM....

Oct 31, 2023

Mrs. Shelia Starr Bryant, age 69, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 2:20 PM at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green, KY.

Visitation will be held on Monday, November 6, 2023 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory.  Funeral services will be held on...

Oct 27, 2023

Mrs. Peggy Joyce Graves, age 82, of Franklin, KY passed away on Friday, October 27, 2023 at 8:08 AM at the UK Bluegrass Hospice Care Center in Lexington, KY.

Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until 6:00 PM Sunday, October 29, 2023 and from 6:00 AM until service time on Monday at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory,...

Oct 27, 2023

Mrs. Dolly Brown, age 85, of Franklin, KY passed away on Friday, October 27, 2023 at 1:15 AM at her residence.

Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until 8:00 PM Sunday, October 29, 2023 and from 6:00 AM until service time on Monday at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory.  Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM...

Oct 26, 2023

Rebecca (Becky) Empson Mayes Mobley, age 92, of Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away on October 26,2023. She was born November 14,1930 in Franklin, Kentucky to the late Melvin and the late Virginia (Cavett) Empson. Becky grew up on the family farm in Franklin and attended Bowling Green Business University (now Western Univ).  She married her childhood sweetheart, J.C. Mayes, in...

Oct 12, 2023

Mrs. Ingeborg “ Inge” Maria Cohen, age 86, of Franklin, KY passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 12:03 PM at her residence.

Her wishes were to be cremated with no services.

Inge was born on September 30, 1937 in Karlruhe, Germany. She is preceded in death by her mother, Sofie Rosa (Gloss) Fuchs...

Oct 11, 2023

Mrs. Gracie Jean Hodges age 82, of Robertson County, TN passed away at 8:09 AM on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at her residence.

There will be a graveside service held at 2:00 PM on Friday, October 13, 2023 at Reeder Cemetery in Simpson County, KY located at 1195 Hack Brown Rd. Franklin, KY 42134.

Grace...

Oct 6, 2023

Mr. Michael W. Gosnell, age 64 of Portland, TN passed away at 6:30 AM on Friday, October 6, 2023 at Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville, TN.

Mike’s wishes were to be cremated with no services.

He was born on March 19, 1959 in Franklin, KY to the late Wayne Gosnell and the late...

Oct 6, 2023

Mr. James Henry Turner, age 81, of Franklin, KY, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, October 6, 2023, after courageously fighting a lengthy illness.

Visitation will be held on Monday, October 9, 2023 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory.  Visitation will continue on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 from 6:00 AM...

Oct 6, 2023

Mrs. Tiffany Suzanne Ranburger, age 43 of Lucas, KY passed away with her family at her side at Hospice of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green, KY at 2:26 AM on Friday, October 6, 2023.

Tiffany’s final wishes were to be cremated with no services held.

Mrs. Ranburger was born on October 13, 1979 in Dallas...

Oct 4, 2023

Mr. James Dennis Pitt, age 69, of Springfield, TN, passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 2:50 PM at the Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, TN.

Visitation will be held on Friday, October 6, 2023 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory in Franklin, KY.  Visitation will continue on Saturday,...

Oct 3, 2023

Mr. James “Jimmy” Hilton Phillips, age 80, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at the Medical Center of Bowling Green, KY.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory.  Visitation will continue on Sunday, October 8, 2023 from 8:00 AM...

Sep 29, 2023

Harold Dean (Red) Burton, 85, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 29, 2023, at Maple Cottage Assisted Living in Portland, Tennessee surrounded by his loving family. A memorial service will be held on October 29, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., with visitation starting at 1:00 p.m., at Franklin Presbyterian Church, 201 North College Street, Franklin, KY. A private interment will...

Sep 26, 2023

Billy C. Austin of Franklin, KY, a fine Christian gentleman, passed away at the age of 91 on September 26, 2023.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 28 from 4:00 - 8:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home, and on Friday September 29 at First Baptist Church in Franklin from 10 AM - 1:00 PM.  A celebration...

Sep 23, 2023

Mr. James Paul Stewart, age 90, of Portland, TN, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 at the Sumner County Regional Hospital in Gallatin, TN.

Visitation will be held on Monday, September 25, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory, Franklin, KY.  Visitation will continue on Tuesday, September 26th from 6:00...

Sep 18, 2023

A former Simpson Co., KY. native, Mr. Denniss Ross Caudill, age 68, of Franklin, TN passed away on September 18, 2023 at his residence. Visitation will be held Saturday, December 16, 2023 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the Franklin Church of Christ at 700 S. Main St., Franklin, KY 42134.  Memorial service will be held at 2:00...