Obituaries

 Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Franklin, & Simpson County, KY

Michael Scott "Scotty" Lee

Michael Scott "Scotty" Lee

Dec 22, 2024

Mr. Michael Scott "Scotty" Lee, age 56, of Bowling Green, KY, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2024 in Warren County, KY.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 5, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM. 

Scotty was born on May...

Elizabeth "Libby" Lane Cassetty

Elizabeth "Libby" Lane Cassetty

Dec 22, 2024

Mrs. Libby Cassetty, age 77, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 5:48 AM at The Medical Center of Bowling Green, KY.

Visitation will be held on Monday, December 23, 2024 from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will continue on Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM...

Karen Lea Monroe

Karen Lea Monroe

Dec 17, 2024

Ms. Karen Lea Monroe, age 57, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN.

Visitation will be held on Friday, December 20, 2024 from 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM and on Saturday, December 21, from 6:00 AM until 11:00 AM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory. A memorial service will...

Geneva Joyce Upchurch

Geneva Joyce Upchurch

Dec 12, 2024

Mrs. Geneva Joyce Upchurch, age 89 of Franklin, KY, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 2:25 AM at her residence.

 A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 2:00 PM at the Faith Baptist Church, 1008 West Cedar St. Franklin, KY 42134.

 Geneva was born October 14, 1935 in Durant, OK to the late Jack Hamm and...

Olivia Kahl

Olivia Kahl

Dec 9, 2024

Mrs. Olivia “Libby” Kahl, age 77, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2024 at her residence.

Visitation will be held on Friday, December 13, 2024 from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory. A memorial graveside service will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 10:00 AM at Sulphur Spring Cemetery in Simpson...

Lloyd Allen Riddle

Lloyd Allen Riddle

Dec 8, 2024

Mr. Lloyd Allen Riddle, age 73, of Franklin, KY passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 12:36 am at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, KY. 

 Visitation will be held Thursday, December 12, 2024 from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm and from 6:00 am until funeral service time Friday at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. Funeral service will be...

Kevin Dean McFadin

Kevin Dean McFadin

Dec 4, 2024

Mr. Kevin Dean McFadin, age 53, of Scottsville, KY passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at his residence.

 Visitation will be held Monday, December 9, 2024 from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm and from 6:00 am until funeral service time Tuesday at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 1:00...

Terry Dalton Hale

Terry Dalton Hale

Nov 27, 2024

Mr. Terry Hale, age 80, of Franklin, KY, entered into heaven on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 3:00 AM at his residence.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Calvary Baptist Church, 804 Church Street in Franklin, KY. Visitation will continue on Sunday, December 1, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM...

Brenda Kay Barnes

Brenda Kay Barnes

Nov 27, 2024

Mrs. Brenda Kay Barnes, age 72, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 1:42 PM at her residence.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 1, 2024 from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will continue on Monday, December 2, 2024 from 6:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the funeral home....

Christopher David Fitzhugh

Christopher David Fitzhugh

Nov 23, 2024

Mr. Christopher David Fitzhugh, age 53 of Franklin, KY, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, KY.

His wishes were to be cremated. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM at LifePoint Church, 840 Witt Road, Franklin, KY 42134. The memorial service will follow...

Anthony Drake Vinsavich

Anthony Drake Vinsavich

Nov 21, 2024

Anthony Drake “Tony” Vinsavich, age 81 died suddenly at his home in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, on November 21, 2024. 

 He was born on July 20, 1943, to Ann Papa Vinsavich and Anthony J. “Tony” Vinsavich. 

Tony was a 1961 graduate of Franklin Simpson High School in Franklin, Kentucky. He received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, from...

Darlene Jones

Darlene Jones

Nov 17, 2024

Mrs. Darlene Jones, age 79 of Franklin, KY, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2024 at the Oak Hill Senior Living in Portland, TN.

Her wishes were to be cremated. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 22, 2024 from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory. The memorial service will follow visitation at 1:00 PM at...

Roger Dean Coleman

Roger Dean Coleman

Nov 15, 2024

Mr. Roger Dean Coleman, age 68, of Bowling Green, KY, passed away on Friday, November 15, 2024 at 7:07 AM at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green, KY. 

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will continue on Thursday, November 21, 2024 from...

Andy Smith

Andy Smith

Nov 12, 2024

Mr. Scott Andrew "Andy" Smith, age 59, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at the Hospice House of Southern KY in Bowling Green, KY.

Visitation will be held on Friday, November 15, 2024 from 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory and will continue on Saturday, November 16, 2024 from 6:00 AM until...

Martha Dawn Ladd

Martha Dawn Ladd

Nov 7, 2024

Ms. Martha Ladd, age 68 of Franklin, KY, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at the Hospice House of Southern KY in Bowling Green, KY.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory. The funeral service will follow visitation at 2:00 PM at the funeral home, with...

Jolinda Lamb Eljaiek

Jolinda Lamb Eljaiek

Oct 25, 2024

Mrs. Jolinda Lamb Eljaiek, age 88, of Weston (Broward County), Florida, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024 at her residence.

Jolinda was born August 25, 1936 in Franklin, KY. She was the youngest daughter of the late Rudolph B. Lamb and the late Lassie (Trawick) Lamb. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Martha Perdue (Harold Perdue), Betsy Enders...

Joan Pearson

Joan Pearson

Oct 24, 2024

Mrs. Joan Pearson, age 83 of Franklin, KY, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at the Hospice House of Southern KY in Bowling Green, KY.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 27, 2024 from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory. The funeral service will follow visitation at 2:00 PM with interment to follow in...

Thomas E. Gentry

Thomas E. Gentry

Oct 20, 2024

Mr. Thomas “Tom” E. Gentry, age 80, of Franklin, KY passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2024 at his residence.

 Visitation will be from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday, October 22, 2024 and from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. Funeral service will be at 2:00 PM Wednesday at the...

Michael Wayne Kitchens

Michael Wayne Kitchens

Oct 19, 2024

Mr. Michael Wayne Kitchens, age 63, of Bowling Green, KY, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 11:10 PM at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green, KY.

There will be a Celebration of Life service on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 2:00 PM at the Longview General Baptist Church, 3405 US-62, Beaver Dam, KY 42320. Mr. Kitchens'...

Cora Wilma Boren

Cora Wilma Boren

Oct 16, 2024

Mrs. Cora Wilma Boren, age 95 of Franklin, KY passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at the Colonial Manor Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center in Bowling Green, KY.

Visitation will be held Friday, October 18, 2024 from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory. Burial will follow visitation at Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, KY. There will...