Obituaries
Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Franklin, & Simpson County, KY
Rebecca "Becky" Lynn Kessler
Aug 23, 2024
Mrs. Rebecca “Becky” Lynn Kessler, age 84, of Franklin, KY passed away on Friday, August 23, 2024 at The Medical Center in Bowling Green, KY after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Becky’s wishes were to be cremated. Family will receive friends from 9:00 AM until 10:30 AM Saturday, September 28th 2024 at the Franklin Community Church. Memorial service will be...
Martha Lou White
Aug 16, 2024
Mrs. Martha Lou White, age 79, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Friday, August 16, 2024 at her residence.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 18, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will continue on Monday, August 19, 2024 from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the funeral home. Funeral services will...
Charles Ward
Aug 15, 2024
Mr. Charles Randall Ward, age 69, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at his residence.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory. Mr. Ward’s wishes are to be cremated after visitation with no services.
Charles was born on August 4, 1955 in Pendleton, KY.
He...
Ruth Dinning
Aug 14, 2024
Mrs. Ruth Dinning, age 74, of Franklin, KY, passed away, Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, KY.
Visitation will be held Saturday, August 17th, 2024 from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM and from 6:00 AM until service time on Sunday at Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. Funeral service will be held Sunday, August 18th, 2024...
Julia Ann Barber
Aug 13, 2024
Ms. Julia “Judy” Ann Barber, age 65, of Hopkinsville, KY passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at Saint Thomas West-Hospital in Nashville, TN.
Visitation will be held on Friday, August 16, 2024 from 2:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory Inc. Judy’s wishes were to be cremated after a visitation, there will be no services.
Judy was...
Robert Stephens Dorton
Aug 10, 2024
Robert Stephens Dorton Jr., age 63, of Franklin, KY formerly of Beaverdam, VA, entered into heaven on Saturday, August 10th, 2024 at 10:53 PM at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green, KY.
Visitation will be held at Riverside Baptist Church in Beaverdam, VA on Saturday, August 17 at 10:00 a.m. The funeral service will follow at 11:00 a.m.
Stephen...
Richard Neel Grimes, Sr.
Aug 8, 2024
Mr. Richard Neel Grimes, Sr., age 93 passed away August, 8, 2024 at TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN.
Richard Neel was a native of Warren County, KY. He was born August 30, 1930 near Plum Springs to the late Henry and Ruth (Richmond) Grimes. He grew up in the Drake community. He was a graduate of Franklin-Simpson High School....
Mary C. Hammons
Aug 6, 2024
Mary C. Hammons (Lisle) passed away on August 6, 2024. She was born on September 17, 1954, to the late Merrill and Ruth Hammons in Fulton, Kentucky, and raised in Franklin, Kentucky.
Mary was a 1972 graduate of Franklin-Simpson High School where she was a member of the award-winning FS Marching Band. She was a 1976 graduate of the University of...
Barbara Ann Foster
Aug 2, 2024
Mrs. Barbara Ann Foster, age 84, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2024 at the last of eleven homes she and her late husband built together after retiring.
Visitation will be on Saturday, August 10th, 2024 from 1:00 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST at the First United Methodist Church, 107 North College Street in Franklin, KY. A...
Clarence Eugene Postins, Jr.
Aug 2, 2024
Clarence Eugene Postins, Jr. (1940-2024)Gene Postins, age 84, of Franklin, KY died peacefully at home in Franklin, KY on Friday, August 2, 2024.Gene was born in Chattanooga, TN to Clarence Eugene Postins, Sr. and Margaret Freeman Postins. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State College in 1966 where he met his wife of 60 years, Kay Gupton Postins. Together they worked,...
Christy Renee Hicks
Jul 30, 2024
Ms. Christy Lile Hicks, age 51, of Franklin, KY passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at her residence.
Visitation will be held on Friday, August 2, 2024 from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory and will continue from 6:00 AM until 11:00 AM on Saturday, August 3, 2024. Funeral services will be held on Saturday,...
Lovie Poole
Jul 30, 2024
Mrs. Lovie Poole, age 85, of Woodburn, KY passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at the Medical Center of Bowling Green, KY.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 1, 2024 from 2:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory and will continue on Friday, August 2, from 6:00 AM until 2:00 PM. Funeral services will be...
Mark Benton Austin
Jul 27, 2024
Mr. Mark Austin, age 63 of Franklin, KY passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at The Medical Center in Bowling Green, KY.
Mark’s wishes were to be cremated with no services.
Mark was born on May 23, 1961 in Franklin, KY to the late Ray Dean Austin and the late Sally Pearl (Forshee) Austin. He is also preceded in death by...
Frank Licavoli
Jul 23, 2024
Mr. Frank Licavoli, age 70, of Franklin, KY passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at his residence.
There will be a private family graveside service.
Frank was born on January 26, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Salvador Licavoli and the late Rose Prinito Licavoli. He is also preceded in death by a brother, Sam Licavoli.
He is survived by his...
Harry L. Williamson
Jul 21, 2024
Mr. Harry LeRoy Williamson, age 84, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Sunday, July 21st, 2024 at 10:34 PM at the Bowling Green Nursing Home and Rehab in Bowling Green, KY.
Harry’s wishes were to be cremated; services will be private.
Harry was born on December 20th, 1939 in Gary, IN to the late Leroy Williamson and the late Joan (Visscher) Williamson....
Glinda Gail Whitaker
Jul 17, 2024
Mrs. Glinda Brown Whitaker, age 71, of Franklin, KY, peacefully went home to be with the Lord, on Wednesday, July 17th, 2024 at 1:17 AM at her residence surrounded by her loved ones.
Visitation will be held Thursday, July 18th, 2024 from 2:00 PM until 8:00 PM and from 6:00 AM until service time on Friday at Gilbert Funeral Home and...
James Barry Jenkins
Jul 11, 2024
Mr. James Barry Jenkins, age 73 of Franklin, KY, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2024 at his residence.
Visitation will be held on Friday, July 12, 2024 from 2:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory and will continue on Saturday, July 13, from 6:00 AM until 2:00 PM. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July...
Sharon Reynolds
Jul 5, 2024
Sharon Reynolds was a brilliant nurse. She was smart and compassionate, respected both as a supervisor and by her co-workers. But as successful as she was in her career, nursing was not her life's work. Her family was her life. Sharon passionately loved her two sons, her grandchildren, her great grandchild, and her furbabies. They were her true purpose...her reason...
Kenneth Wayne Butt
Jul 5, 2024
Mr. Kenneth Wayne Butt, age 82 of Franklin, KY passed away on Friday, July 5, 2024 at his residence.
Kenneth’s wishes were to be cremated. A graveside memorial service will be held on Friday, July 12, 2024 at 10:00 AM in Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, KY.
Mr. Butt was born on December 21, 1941 in Simpson County, KY to the late James...
Linda Gail Wade
Jul 3, 2024
Ms. Linda Gail Wade, age 72, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at the Greenwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Bowling Green, KY.
Ms. Wade's wishes are to be cremated with no services. There will be a private family burial of her ashes at a later date.
Linda was born on December 27, 1951 in Simpson County, Ky...
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