Obituaries

 Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Franklin, & Simpson County, KY

Mary C. Hammons

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Garry O. Graves

Garry O. Graves

Jul 2, 2024

Mr. Garry O. Graves, age 76, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 6:45 AM at his residence.

Mr. Graves's wishes are to be cremated with a private family service.

Garry was born on April 23, 1948 in Portland, TN.

He is survived by wife of 58 years, Judy Graves; a son, Brennan Graves; a granddaughter, Melina Graves; a...

Parline Patsy James

Parline Patsy James

Jul 1, 2024

Mrs. Parline Patsy James, age 77, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2024 at 6:48 AM at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green, KY. 

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, July 6th, 2024 at 10:00 AM at Greenlawn Cemetery, 420 Cemetery Street in Franklin, KY.

Patsy was born on November 15, 1946 in Pucketts...

Leslie Ann Schofield

Leslie Ann Schofield

Jun 28, 2024

Mrs. Leslie Schofield, age 37, of Adolphus, KY, passed away on Friday, June 28, 2024 at her residence.

Visitation will be held on Friday, July 5th, 2024 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. No services will be held. Mrs. Schofield's wishes are to be cremated after visitation.

Leslie was born on March 1, 1987 in Franklin, KY to Christina (Davenport) Isenberg (Brian)...

Sharon Angles Henderson

Sharon Angles Henderson

Jun 25, 2024

Mrs. Sharon Angles Henderson, age 82, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, at Norton Brownsboro Hospital in Louisville, KY.

 Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2024 from 10:00 AM until 12:00 noon at St. Mary Catholic Church, 403 North Main St., Franklin, KY, 42134; followed by a Funeral Mass at 12:00 noon with burial to follow...

Georgia Mae McLemore

Georgia Mae McLemore

Jun 25, 2024

Ms. Georgia Mae McLemore, age 61, of Russellville, KY, made her final transition on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at the University of Louisville/Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY.

A Celebration of Life Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 9th from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the United Penecostal Church, 316 East 9th Street in Russellville, KY.

She was born on May...

Jerry Hall

Jerry Hall

Jun 22, 2024

Mr. Jerry Hall, age 56, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at his residence.

Visitation will be held on Monday, June 24, 2024 from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM and Tuesday, June 25, 2024 from 6:00 AM until service time at Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 25, 2024...

Brenda Kaye Russell

Brenda Kaye Russell

Jun 15, 2024

Mrs. Brenda Kaye Russell, age 66, of Franklin, KY, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2024 at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green, KY.

Mrs. Russell's wishes are to be cremated with no services.

Brenda was born on August 7, 1957 in West Palm Beach, FL to the late Sam Hope and the late, Rosalind Maxwell Hope. She is...