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Larry Franklin Bower 82 of Scottsville KY passed away Saturday January 24 2026 at his residence. He was born in Lafayette IN to the late Marion Eugene Bower and Mary Etta Richardson Bower. He was a retired employee of General Electric and A. O. Smith U. S. Army veteran and member of Concord Church a...

Geraldine Hammonds Simmons age 93 of Franklin passed away Wednesday January 21 2026 at her residence. Funeral service will be held Friday January 23 2026at 10am at Crafton Funeral Home with burial to follow in Sulphur Spring Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9am Friday until funeral service time at...

Rita Carol Smith 77 of Columbia KY passed away Monday January 26 2026 at her residence. She was born in Columbia KY on June 16 1948 to the late Kenneth and Eula Grant Pyles. Mrs. Smith was a member of the New Hope Separate Baptist Church and a graduate of Lindsey Wilson University. She enjoyed flea ...

Mr. Jeffery Wayne Jeff Cook of Burkesville Kentucky passed away on Monday January 19 2026 at the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington Kentucky having attained the age of 64 years 5 months and 27 days. He was born on Sunday July 23 1961 in Albany Kentucky the son of James Christine Brown Coo...

Audrey Jean Toyne Johnson 88 passed peacefully on December 8th 2025 at Sienna Meadows Memory Care in DeForest WI. A Visitation will be held at at HendersonBarker Funeral Home in West Liberty IA from 1100 a.m to 100 p.m. Friday December 12th with funeral services immediately following. Internement wi...

Lois Jane Smith Rust 97 of Jacksonville Illinois died Wednesday December 17 2025 at The Pointe in Jacksonville. She was born July 6 1928 to LeRoy Thomas and Hattie Belle Scott Smith in Jacksonville. Lois married Paul Oliver Rust on July 24 1949 at Central Christian Church in Jacksonville they were m...

Marian F. Carithers age 88 of Vermont Illinois passed away at 815 am on Saturday April 2 2022 at the Macomb Post Acute Care Center in Macomb Illinois. She was born on March 4 1934 in Schuyler County Illinois the daughter of Roscoe and Frances Kinne Derry. She was first married to George E. Johnson...

Sister Rosa Lawson age 91 of Unadilla Georgia entered into eternal rest on Saturday September 20 2025. Funeral services celebrating the life of Sister Rosa Lawson age 91 will be held on Saturday September 27 2025 at 1100 a.m. at the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Unadilla Georgia. MRS. ROSA LEE LEWIS LA...

Rev. Milford Ballenger, a beloved minister and cherished member of the West Georgia community, passed away on November 28, 2025, at the age of 92. Born on December 14, 1932, in Bowdon, Georgia, Milford dedicated his life to serving others and sharing the Gospel.Milford graduated from Bowdon High Sch...

Cindy VanBrunt May 67 passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday January 3 2026. Born on May 28 1958 in Long Branch NJ Cindy was a beacon of love humor and generosity throughout her life touching the hearts and lives of those around her with her vibrant spirit. Born in Long Branch and she was ra...

Mr. Jackie B. Myers age 93 of Mayfield KY passed away on Tuesday January 13 2026 at Spring Creek Rehabilitation Center in Murray KY. He was a member of Northside Church of Christ a lifelong song leader and a former deacon and elder of the church. He was also a retired farmer. Mr. Myers is survived b...