Obituaries

 Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Franklin, & Simpson County, KY

Marina Grace

Marina Grace

Feb 2, 2015

Mrs. Marina Grace, age 54 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Monday, February 2, 2015 at 5:13 P .M. at her residence. A native of Marion, IN. she is the daughter of the late Jame (Jim) Graves and the late Jeannine Underwood Graves. She was preceded in death by her step father Glen Graves, a sister Rosie Smith Graves and...

Laura Stewart Hudson

Laura Stewart Hudson

Jan 31, 2015

Laura Stewart Hudson, the tenth child born to the late James and Erie Stewart departed this life at 11:11 AM the 31st of January, Saturday 2015. She was born on February 21, 1923 in Franklin, Kentucky. She accepted church at an early age and joined the Alpha Baptist Church of Franklin, Kentucky. She was a graduate of Lincoln High...

Mildred Blankenship

Mildred Blankenship

Jan 30, 2015

Mrs. Mildred Blankenship, age 92 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Friday, January 30, 2015 at 5:03 A. M. at the Medical Center in Franklin, KY. A native of Tullahoma, TN., she was the daughter of the late Nathan Bratcher and the late Ruby Pitt Bratcher. She was the wife of the late Cortez Blankenship. She is survived by 3...

Lucian Bishop Merritt

Lucian Bishop Merritt

Jan 29, 2015

Mr. Lucian Bishop Merritt, age 86 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 1:55 A .M. at the Medical Center in Franklin, KY. A native of Woodburn, KY., he was the son of the late Tom Merritt and the late Gladys Herrington Gentry. He is survived by his wife Bernice Merritt and son Jasper Merritt (Barbara)...

Harold Wilson Towe

Harold Wilson Towe

Jan 28, 2015

Mr. Harold Wilson Towe, age 82 of Auburn, KY., entered into rest Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 3:25 A .M. at the Medical Center in Franklin, KY. A native of Allen Co., KY., he was the son of the late Iver Hugh Towe and the late Mary Lillan Lamb Towe. He was preceded in death by 4 brothers James, Willard,...

Les "Doc" Cassetty

Les "Doc" Cassetty

Jan 27, 2015

Mr. Les "Doc" Cassetty, age 57 of Portland TN., entered into rest Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 8:40 A .M. at the Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, TN. A native of Simpson Co., KY., he was the son of the late Clarence Joseph "CJ" Cassetty and Carolyn Beach Cassetty who survives him of Franklin, KY. He is survived by his...

Julio Maurillio Revuelta

Julio Maurillio Revuelta

Jan 24, 2015

Mr. Julio Revuelta, age 75 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 6:00 A. M. at the Greenview Regional Hospital in Bowling Green, KY. A native of Santa Cruz Del Norte, Cuba, he was the son of the late Juan Frederick Revuelta and the late Maria Christina Lloveras Revuelta. He is survived by his former wife...

Lewis Jay Kirby

Lewis Jay Kirby

Jan 20, 2015

Mr. Lewis Jay Kirby, age 85 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 3:25 P. M. at the Medical Center in Franklin, KY. A native of Logan Co., KY. he was the son of the late Letcher Kirby and the late Annie Price Kirby. He was the husband of the late Darien Kirby and was preceded...

Ernest Richard Forsythe

Ernest Richard Forsythe

Jan 18, 2015

Mr. Ernest Richard Forsythe, age 61 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 9:15 P. M. at his residence. A native of Alamo, TN., he was the son of the late Clarence Forsythe and the Laquita Burns. He is survived by his guardian parents, Jimmy and Brenda Wilkerson of Franklin, Ky., 1 sister Helen Ann Busheart...

Ronald D. Henson

Ronald D. Henson

Jan 13, 2015

Mr. Ronald D. Henson, age 69 formerly of Franklin, Ky., entered into rest Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 3:43 P.M. at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Ky. A native of Simpson Co., Ky. he was the son of the late John Henson and Louise Watwood Henson. He is survived by several cousins.

Nancy June Smith

Nancy June Smith

Jan 12, 2015

Mrs. Nancy J. Smith, age 76 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Monday, January 12, 2015 at 7:00 P. M. at her residence. A native of Simpson Co., KY., she was the daughter of the late Lucian Huffines and the late Mamie Biggs Huffines. She was preceded in death by a sister Maxine Yokley and a brother Jack Huffines. She...

John Fountain Arney

John Fountain Arney

Dec 31, 2014

Mr. John Fountain Arney, age 88 of Franklin, Ky., entered into rest Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 10:42 A.M. at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Ky. A native of Lillydale, TN. he was the son of the late Clark Arney and Serephene Hunter Arney. He was the husband of the late Marie Arney. He was preceded in death by...

Mary Anne Galloway Carrier

Mary Anne Galloway Carrier

Dec 29, 2014

Mary Anne Galloway Carrier Anne, 87 passed away on December 29, 2014. She was residing at the Cal Turner Rehabilitation Center in Scottsville, Kentucky at the time of her death, but was a resident of Nashville, TN for many years. Anne was born in Bardwell, KY. on September 20, 1927. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. Robert...

Fred Thomas Bayles

Fred Thomas Bayles

Dec 29, 2014

Mr. Fred Thomas Bayles, age 90 of Adarville, KY., entered into rest Monday, December 29, 2014 at 10:00 A. M. at his residence. A native of Robertson Co., TN. he was the son of the late Luther Douglas Bayles and Lottie Mae Nichols Bayles. He was the husband of the late Willie Mae Fagg Bayles. He was preceded in death...

Margaret Elizabeth Pitt Evans

Margaret Elizabeth Pitt Evans

Dec 28, 2014

Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Pitt Evans, age 87 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Sunday, December 28, 2014 at 6:05 P. M. at the Christian Health Center in Bowling Green,, KY. A native of Simpson Co., KY., she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Pitt and the late Mary Stewart Pitt. She is survived by her husband of 67 years...

Bessie Barrett

Bessie Barrett

Dec 17, 2014

Mrs. Bessie Shanklin Barrett age 87 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Thursday, December 17, 2014 at 3:15 A. M. at the Franklin Simpson Nursing and Rehab Center in Franklin, KY. A native of Elkton, Ky. she was the daughter of the late Wilburn Shanklin and the late Mamie Lois Rudd Shanklin. She was the wife of the late Thomas...

Jackie Lee Byrd, Sr

Jackie Lee Byrd, Sr

Dec 17, 2014

Mr. Jackie Lee Byrd, Sr, age 63 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 12:00 A. M. at the Hospice House in Bowling Green, KY. A native of Decatur, ILL., he was the son of the late Bassil Byrd and the late Loraine Roberts Byrd. He was preceded in death a son Jackie Lee Byrd, Jr....

James L. Law

James L. Law

Dec 11, 2014

Mr. James Law, age 73 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 10:55 P. M. at his residence. A native of Simpson Co., KY., he was the son of the late Milford Law and the late Frankie Ruth McGee. He is survived by his wife Ruth Coleman Law, 2 sons Paul David Law of Franklin, KY.,...

Hazel Juanita Evans

Hazel Juanita Evans

Dec 9, 2014

Mrs. Hazel Juanita Evans, age 87 of St. Paul, MN., entered into rest Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 2:30 A. M. in St. Paul, MN.. A native of Sardis, OK., she was the daughter of the late Homer Hood and Evada Jones Hood. She was the wife of the late Thomas Evans. She was preceded in death by a son...

James Kenneth Moore, Jr

James Kenneth Moore, Jr

Dec 4, 2014

James Kenneth Moore, Jr., 38, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, December 4, 2014. "Ken" was born on Christmas Day, 1975 in Columbia, Maryland to Mr. and Mrs. James Kenneth Moore, Sr. He was raised in Reston, Virginia and Centreville, Virginia. He was accepted to and graduated from the Thomas Jefferson High School for...