Martin County High School Kentucky Alumni Obituaries

Clara “Neal” O’Neal Nation, 91, of Owensboro, passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born December 11, 1934 in McLean County, Kentucky to the late Leslie “Bill” Martin and Mabel Hemingway Martin. Neal graduated from Daviess County High School in 19...

Martin Douglas Marty Chesser age 61 of Glendale Kentucky formerly of Chaplin passed away at 400 p.m. Thursday January 15 2026 at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown. He was born in Shelbyville Kentucky on August 5 1964 to the late Rollin and Mary Emma Foster Chesser. He was a member of the Bloomf...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of James Norman Hughes, Jr., on December 9, 2025.James was born January 5, 1963 in Paris, Tennessee to James Norman Hughes, Sr. and Lula Belle (Hale) Hughes.James was a 1982 graduate of Henry County High School in Paris, TN. After graduation, he wa...

Michael Chester Haire, 67, of Owensboro, Kentucky, passed away on January 6, 2026. He was born on October 3, 1958, in Owensboro, Kentucky. Michael was raised in Philpot, KY, alongside his four brothers: Darrell, Keith, Steven, and Brent Haire. He was a graduate of Daviess County High School, Class o...

Martin Carter Vickers age 83, of Chickamauga, Georgia passed away Saturday, February 7, 2026 at his residence. He was born in Marshall County, Kentucky to the late Herman Carter and Mary Lorene Hurst Vickers. He graduated from North Marshall High School - Class of 1960. Martin had resided in the nor...

George M. Buddy Bowles 87 of Shelbyville died on Saturday the 31st day of January 2026 at Traditions at Beaumont in Louisville. Born on the 3rd day of March in 1938 in Finchville he was the son and youngest child of the late George Thomas and Lillie Myrtle Truax Bowles both of whom were natives of S...

Mr. David Arthur "Dave" Bell age 76 of Madison Indiana entered this life on July 11 1949 in Madison Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Raymond and Benny Francis Martin Bell. A lifelong resident of Jefferson County Dave was a 1970 graduate of Madison Consolidated High School. He was inducted ...

John Steven Cornett age 52 passed from this life on February 11 2026 in Maryville Tennessee. Known affectionately to many as "John John" or simply "The Mayor" Johns presence was as big as his heart. Born on August 8 1973 in Whitesburg Kentucky to the late Johnnie B. and Peggy Cornett Johns grew up i...

Bias Sidney Tilford Sr. of Georgetown Kentucky passed away February 12 at the age of 92 leaving behind a legacy defined by faith service storytelling mentorship and an unwavering belief that opportunity should exist for all. Bias passed at home surrounded by family in the historic Charles Steele hom...

Rhoda Jean Bryan Billings, 88, of Raleigh, North Carolina and formerly of Lewisville, North Carolina and Wilkesboro, North Carolina, passed away peacefully with her loving family at her side on December 29, 2025.Rhoda was born the fourth of six siblings on September 30, 1937, in Wilkesboro to Thomas...

Crawford Gallimore of Pawleys Island SC and Murfreesboro TN passed into the loving arms of his Savior on Sunday January 11 2026 at his home in Murfreesboro. A memorial service will be held on February 7 2026 at Martin First Methodist Church Martin Tennessee. Visitation from 11 am to 2 pm with servic...