Local obituaries for Hartford and Ohio County in Kentucky
Charles Lush
Oct 1, 2022
Charles Wayne "Scrapper" Lush, 46, of Hartford passed away Saturday, October 1, 2022. He was born in Elizabethtown, KY on July 3, 1976. Scrapper was the proud, humorous and playful father of two loving, wonderful sons, Kal and Kai Lush. He was with his wife Lori (Shocklee) Lush for 21 years and married for 14 of those years. He...
Thomas Morton
Sep 30, 2022
Thomas "Tom" Morton Jr., 85, of Hartford passed away Friday September 30, 2022. He was born in Owensboro, KY on March 12, 1937 to the late Thomas C. and Mabel Hall Morton. Tom retired as a Vice President of Glenmore Distillery. He is a member of the Catholic Faith and Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Beaver Dam. He enjoyed...
Arlene Fulkerson
Sep 21, 2022
Arlene Kirk Fulkerson, was born below Centertown in Matanzas KY to Raymond A. and Elizabeth Carolyn Bennett Kirk, on October 6, 1944 and went to her heavenly home on September 21, 2022. She was the second of five children and a graduate of Centertown High School, Owensboro Cosmetology School and studied at Eastern KY University. She was a member...
Linda Bechtel
Sep 5, 2022
Linda Kay Milligan Bechtel, age 74, of Herrin, IL, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2022. She was born on September 9, 1947, in Hartford, Kentucky, the daughter of Estill and Marjorie Turner Milligan. Kay was a member of Hartford Christian Church. She loved her grandchildren endlessly and was the best Nana to them. She was preceded in death by...
Donald Mccoy
Aug 26, 2022
Donald Lee McCoy Sr., 82, of Beaver Dam passed away Friday August 26, 2022 at his home. He was born in Jefferson County, KY on November 13, 1939 to the late Bernard and Dorothy Armstrong McCoy. Donald retired from Phillip Morris Corporation Local 16 as a case pack operator. He is a member of the Catholic Faith. Along with...
Edwin Maden
Aug 19, 2022
Edwin Walker Maden, 95, of Hartford, KY, passed away Friday, August 19,2022. He was born in Hartford, KY on August 13, 1927 to the late Earl Franklin and Goldie Burdett Maden. He was a member of Concord Baptist Church. He took his work very seriously as a farmer. When he wasn't harvesting crops he could be found hunting or...

Robert Carroll
Aug 18, 2022
Robert Ross Carroll, 73, of Hartford, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022 at his home. Robert was born August 8, 1949 in Ohio County to the late Janet Witton. Mr. Carroll was a hard worker, retiring from work as a security guard. He is survived by his dear friend, neighbor and sister, Elisabeth Hoffmeister. A private memorial will be...
Linda Tinsley
Aug 14, 2022
Linda Ann Leach Tinsley, age 81 of Beaver Dam, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2022. She was born on March 4, 1941, in Mt Pleasant, Kentucky and is the daughter of Vivian Calvin Leach and Vergie Hellen Schroader. Linda was a homemaker most of her life during that time she raised her two children. She loved her family more...
Samantha Bolin
Jul 29, 2022
Samantha Mae Bolin, age 56 of Hartford, passed away Friday, July 29, 2022, at her residence. She was born on May 26, 1966, in Greenville, Kentucky the daughter of Thomas Harris and Nada Mae Stevens Dockery. Samantha worked for Walmart for 20 years in the automotive department. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and her family. She was...
Terry Lockerby
Jul 10, 2022
Terry Lee Lockerby, 71, of Beaver dam passed away Sunday, July 10, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Waukegan, IL on January 11, 1951 to the late Lee and Monnie Alsip Lockerby. He was a ballroom dance instructor for many years. He enjoyed camping and having yard sales. Along with his parents he is...

William Ranney
Jul 8, 2022
William Rance Ranney, 74, of Owensboro, Kentucky, passed away Friday, July 8, 2022, in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born October 24, 1947, son of the late Gwendolyn and Guy Nolan Ranney, residents of Ohio County, Kentucky. Rance retired from Beaver Dam Post Office and was a member of Southside Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife Peggy Jo Madison...
Buddy Allen
Jul 6, 2022
Mr. Buddy Joe Allen, 83, formerly of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, passed away peacefully in his sleep at Greenview Hospital in Bowling Green. Born September 29, 1938 in Greenville, the son of Miller and Oma Allen, graduated from Greenville High School in 1956. He married his sweetheart of 64 years, Jimmie Lou Paxton, in December of 1957. Mr. Allen, a...
Clifton Bratcher
Jul 2, 2022
Clifton E. "Clif" Bratcher, 91, of Louisville, formerly of Cromwell, died Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Baptist East Hospital in Louisville, KY. Mr. Bratcher was born November 25, 1930, in Cromwell to the late Essie and Ruby Phelps Bratcher. He graduated from Cromwell High School. In his early years, he farmed with his father. Mr. Bratcher graduated from Western...
Samuel Duncan
Jun 25, 2022
Samuel Eugene "Gene" Duncan, 83, of McHenry, died Saturday, June 25, 2022, under the care of Ohio County Hospital in Hartford. Gene was born May 6, 1939, in Olaton to the late Samuel Lee and Rosa Mae Chancellor Duncan. Gene was a hardworking man all his life, working multiple jobs, tending to the land, and bush hogging properties for...
Brenda Hampton
May 11, 2022
Brenda Hampton, 71, of Hartford passed away May 11, 2022. She was born in New Albany, IN on June 21, 1950 to the late Victor and Mary Jones Fentress. She was a nurse's assistant for 40 plus years at the Jewish Hospital. Brenda sang in a gospel group for many years. She enjoyed going to church and was a...
Jewel Murphy
Apr 19, 2022
Jewel Faye Lawrence Murphy, 89, of Radcliff passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at her home. She was born in Ohio County on January 31, 1933 to the late Oscar and Annie Turner Lawrence. She was a member of the Ohio County Seventh Day Adventist Church. Jewel was a Kentucky Colonel and enjoyed bird watching and taking care of...
Edna Colleen Leisure
Feb 18, 2022
Edna Colleen "Burris" Hicks Leisure, 89 of the Prentiss Community of Ohio County, passed away, Friday, February 18, 2022. She was born July 26, 1932 in Cools Springs Community of Ohio County to the late Oakley and Ruby Shirl Brown Burris. She was a life time member of Slaty Creek Baptist Church, retired from Bellsouth/AT&T after 35 years; she...
Wayne Risinger
Jan 21, 2022
Wayne went peacefully to his heavenly home on January 21, 2022 at 3:50 pm after a long battle with dementia. His firm belief in God and his loving family supported him in his struggle and gave him peace. His loving foster parents, Ernest and Alma Crabtree, welcomed him into Heaven. Wayne attended Owensboro First Church of God and was...
James Howard
Dec 22, 2021
Jimmy Howard, 25, of Hartford, passed away, Wednesday, December 22, 2021. He was born June 5, 1996 in Hartford, KY to Rob Howard and Jennifer (Dowell) Kirk. Jimmy was a bright star that burned out too quickly; he touched everyone's life that he came in contact with. Jimmy was a very spiritual individual, and he was strong within his...
Betty Reynolds
Dec 8, 2021
Betty J. Reynolds, 82, of Hartford, Ky, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021. She was born in Mt. Vernon, Indiana on March 24, 1939 to the late Chaylon and Sally Anne Helm Overby. She was a member of Hartford Christian Church. She was a very talented seamstress where she would make quilts and dolls. She also played the piano,...
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