Obituaries
Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Franklin, & Simpson County, KY

Nina Dean Herrington
Dec 1, 2014
Mrs. Nina Dean Herrington, age 76 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Monday, December 1, 2014 at 6:00 A. M. at the Medical Center in Franklin, KY. A native of Fountain Run, KY., she was the daughter of the late Ralph Rigdon and the late Catherine Taylor Rigdon. She is survived by her husband of 60 years Jimmie Herrington, 2...
Raymond A. Perdue
Nov 29, 2014
Mr. Raymond A. Perdue, age 70 of Franklin, Ky., entered into rest Saturday, November 29, 2014 at 12:50 P.M. at his residence. A native of Franklin, Ky. he was the son of the late James Perdue and Martha Clark Perdue Walker who survives of Franklin, KY. He is survived by longtime companion Faye Abbott of Franklin, KY., 3 children Doug...

Teresa Ann Boyd Cox
Nov 23, 2014
Mrs. Teresa Ann Boyd Cox, age 55 of Franklin, Ky., entered into rest Sunday, November 23, 2014 at 7:42 P.M. at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Ky. A native of Simpson Co., Ky. she was the daughter of the late Willie Boyd and Pauline Cantrell Spellman who survives of Franklin, KY. She was preceded in death by a sister...

Alice Marie Owens
Nov 20, 2014
Mrs. Alice Marie Owens, age 78 of Franklin, Ky., entered into rest Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 4:09 P.M. at her residence. A native of Allen Co., Ky. she was the daughter of the late Willie Leo Hanner and the late Levia Beattress Graves Hanner. She was the wife of the late Finis E. Owens, Jr. She was preceded in...

Beatrice Jane West
Nov 13, 2014
Mrs. Beatrice Jane West, age 89 of Franklin, Ky., entered into rest Thursday, November 13, 2014 at the Greenview Regional Hospital in Bowling Green, Ky. A native of Logan Co., Ky. she was the daughter of the late Albert Belcher and the late Thelma Scarborough Belcher. She was the wife of the late Willie Edmon West and preceded in death...
Kenneth William Perry
Nov 9, 2014
Mr. Kenneth Perry, age 90 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Sunday, November 9, 2014 at 6:20 P. M. at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, KY. A native of Allen Co., KY. he was the son of the late Arling McKinley Perry and the late Ollie Hunt Perry. He was the husband of the late Mildred "Millie" Perry and...
Jessie Edward "Red" Jent
Nov 9, 2014
Mr. Jessie Edward "Red" Jent, age 82 of Franklin, Ky., entered into rest Sunday, November 9, 2014 at his residence. A native of Allen Co., Ky. he was the son of the late Jessie Wilson Jent and the late Ollie Knight Jent. He was preceded in death by 2 sisters and a brother. He is survived by his wife Arzella...
Henry David Stone
Nov 6, 2014
The "voice" of Franklin, Kentucky for more than 40 years -- the voice on the radio, in the newspaper, at city hall -- the voice of a good man, has been stilled. Henry D. Stone, age 77, died Friday, November 6, in Lexington, Kentucky, surrounded by his daughters and family. With him in spirit was a far larger family. For...

Elizabeth Logan
Nov 6, 2014
A former Franklin residence Mrs. Elizabeth Logan, age 90 of Gallatin, TN., entered into rest Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 2:25 P. M. at the Hendersonville Medical Center in Hendersonville, TN. A native of Franklin, Ky. she was the daughter of the late Ramey Procter and the late Mary Allene Wells Procter. She was preceded in death by a brother...

Richard Lee Cotton
Nov 6, 2014
Mr. Richard Lee Cotton, age 75 of Franklin, KY., died Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 8:58 A.M. at his residence. A native of Simpson Co., KY., he was the son of the late Lee Andrew Cotton and the late Hallie Frances Hopkins Cotton. He is survived by his wife of 55 years Lorene Cotton of Franklin, KY.; 3 daughters: Leisa...

John Franklin Rimmel, IV
Oct 31, 2014
Mr. John Franklin Rimmel, IV, age 13 of Woodburn, KY., died Friday, October 31, 2014 at 4:53 P. M. in an automobile accident in Simpson Co., Ky. A native of Warren Co. Ky. he is the son of John Franklin Rimmel, III of Vandergrift, PA. and Terra Rimmel (Randy Barnes) of Woodburn, Ky. He is survived by 7 brothers and...
Mattie Lou Grow Riggins
Oct 27, 2014
Mrs. Mattie Lou Grow Riggins, age 92 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Monday, October 27, 2014 at 3:50 A. M. at the Oak Hill Nursing Facility in Portland, TN. A native of Logan Co. Ky. she was the daughter of the late Audley K. Grow and the late Edna Earle Talley Grow. She was the wife of the late...

Maylon Gordon Meek
Oct 19, 2014
Mr. Maylon Gordon Meek, age 67 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 1:46 A.. M. at his residence. A native of Montgomery Co., Arkansas., he was the son of the late Weldon Meek and the late Gladys Velma Haney Meek. He was preceded in death by a daughter Annette Ina Meek. He is survived by...

Sarah Frances Potts Ferguson
Oct 19, 2014
Sarah Frances Potts Ferguson, 88, died , October 19 , 2014 in Corpus Christi, Texas. A native of Simpson County, she was the daughter of the late Desford Chapman and Etta Boyd Potts, and was married for 56 years to the late Jack Harrison Ferguson before his death in 2002. She graduated from Simpson County High School in 1942 and...

Virginia Mae Roach
Oct 18, 2014
Mrs. Virginia Mae Roach, age 91 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 5:55 P. M. at the Hopkins Nursing Facility in Woodburn, Ky. A native of Simpson Co., KY. she was the daughter of the late Lucian Earl Rutherford and Laura Barrett Rutherford. She was the wife of the late William Lewis Roach. She is...

Mary Lou Green
Oct 14, 2014
Mrs. Mary Lou Green, age 88 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Tuessday, October 14, 2014 at 8:00 P. M. at her residence. A native of Warren Co., KY., She was the daughter of the late Felix Ezra Wakefield and the late Ina Stella Lewis Wakefield. She was the wife of the late William Shady Green was preceded in death...
Shirley Cash Morse
Oct 8, 2014
Mr. Shirley Cash Morse, age 75 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 7:20 P. M. at his residence. A native of Caldwell Co., KY., he was the son of the late Jesse Lee Morse and the late Mary Isabelle Roberts Morse. He was preceded in death by his wife Betty Joyce Lacy Morse. He is...

Elizabeth Gregory
Sep 30, 2014
Mrs. Elizabeth Gregory, age 70 of Franklin, Ky., entered into rest Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at 4:20 A.M. at the Greenwood Nursing and Rehab Center in Bowling Green, Ky. A native of Butler Co., Ky. she was the daughter of the late Audie Wilber Washer and the late Lela Pearl Oliver Washer. She was the wife of the late Jerry...

Walter Edward Graves
Sep 26, 2014
Mr. Walter Edward Graves, age 85 of Franklin, Ky., entered into rest Friday, September 26, 2014 at 9:00 A.M. at the Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, TN. A native of Simpson Co., KY. he was the son of the late Sam Bergan Graves and the late Mary Alice Phillips Graves. He is survived by 3 sisters Nancy Redferin of...
Willis London Yokley
Sep 22, 2014
Willis London Yokley, retired businessman, farmer, and church leader, died Monday, September 22, 2014 at the White House Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, White House, Tennessee. Mr. Yokley, a Simpson County native, was born August 21, 1917, the youngest of five children born to his parents, Jonah F. and Estelle Butt Yokley. His siblings were infant Pauline Yokley, Eva Yokley...
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