Obituaries
Dixon, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Dixon and Webster County, KY area
Dioka "Oakie" Higgs
Nov 30, 2025
Dioka “Oakie” Higgs 83, of Sebree, KY passed away on November 30th, 2025 at the Lucy Smith King Care Center in Henderson, KY. She was a Homemaker and a member of the Mt. Lebanon General Baptist Church in Ortiz, KY. Oakie was a pianist, seamstress, loved music, loved her church and loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. She...
Reva Jean McGrew
Nov 29, 2025
Reva Jean McGrew 87, of Dixon, KY passed away at her home surrounded by family on Saturday November 29th, 2025. Reva was a lifelong member of Lakeview Missionary Baptist Church in Dixon, KY. She worked at Colin Todd’s Café in Dixon and the Webster County School System at Dixon Elementary. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren, she...
Billy Joe Higgs
Nov 25, 2025
Billy Joe Higgs, 82, of Sebree, KY passed away at his home on Tuesday November 25th, 2025. He was a member of the Mt. Lebanon General Baptist Church in Ortiz, KY. He retired from Big Rivers Corp. after 26 years of service. He loved hunting, fishing, and spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was also a member of...
Brenda Joyce Blake
Nov 21, 2025
Brenda Joyce Blake 71, of Dixon, KY passed away on Friday November 21st, 2025 at Brickyard Healthcare Brentwood in Evansville, IN. She was a lifelong member of the Sebree Mission Church in Sebree, KY. She worked as a Nurses Aide and also cleaned houses. She loved spending time with her family, especially her children and grandkids. Brenda enjoyed playing card...
James Henry Crowley Sr.
Nov 19, 2025
James Henry Crowley Sr., 78, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Wednesday November 19th, 2025 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. James retired after 36 years of service at GE in Madisonville, KY. James was a US Army Vietnam Veteran. He loved working on vehicles and woodworking. He also had a love for singing and playing guitar. He was...
Lewis Riley Davis
Nov 18, 2025
Lewis Riley Davis 74, of Dixon, KY passed away at his home. Lewis retired from Century Aluminum with over 40 years of service. He had served in the Army National Guard. Lewis loved spending time with his family and loved working on small engines. He enjoyed gardening, camping and fishing at Barkley Lake and also loved his dogs and cats....
Robert Wayne Smith
Nov 14, 2025
Robert Wayne Smith 68, of Madisonville, KY formerly of Dixon, KY passed away on Friday November 14th, 2025 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Robert worked in Construction most of his life. He was the son of the late Robert Smith and Carolyn Johnson Curran. He is survived by his 2 sons Greg Smith of Morganfield, KY and Jared...
Opal Leigh Dixon
Nov 10, 2025
Opal L. Dixon 93, of Sebree, KY passed away on Monday November 10th, 2025 at Lucy Smith King Care Center in Henderson, KY. She attended Shady Grove General Baptist Church in Poole, KY. Opal was a Homemaker and was a former member of the Cairo Homemakers Club. She loved being a wife, a mother, a grandmother, an Aunt and was...
Jimmy Wayne Hanor
Nov 3, 2025
Jimmy W. Hanor 85, of Dixon, KY passed away on Monday November 3, 2025 at the West KY Veterans Center in Hanson, KY. Jimmy was a member of the Harmony Baptist Church in Dixon, KY. He retired from GE in Madisonville after several years of service. Jimmy was a US Army Veteran, enjoyed fishing and loved building RC Airplanes. He...
Lewis Wayne Gant
Oct 27, 2025
Lewis Wayne Gant 59, of Morganfield, KY passed away on Monday October 27th, 2025 at his home. Wayne attended Whispering Meadows Baptist Church in Morganfield, KY. He graduated from Webster County High School in 1983, He had worked several years on the Webster Co. Ambulance Service. He was the son of the late Leonard Ray and Nancy Burke Gant. Wayne...
Mason Nathaniel Lynn
Oct 22, 2025
Mason Lynn, 24, of Henderson, KY passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2025 unexpectedly at his home due to a sudden medical event. He was born on November 7, 2000 in Henderson, KY and raised in Nebo, KY. Mason graduated from Hopkins County Central High in 2019 where he was a member of the band. He attended classes at Campbellsville University...
Shannon Michelle Bright
Oct 18, 2025
Shannon Michelle Bright, 57, of Providence, KY passed away on Saturday October 18th, 2025 at River Bend Nursing and Rehab in Evansville, IN. Shannon was a homemaker and loved taking care of her children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Bennie Bright, her mother Patricia Stowell Vance, 2 sons Shawn Michael Stipp and Darren Lewis Bright,...
Betty Sue Mitchell Moran
Oct 13, 2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Betty Sue Mitchell Moran, who departed this life on October 13, 2025, in Houston, Texas, after a valiant and courageous bout with cancer. Born on July 24, 1939, she touched the lives of many through her kindness, wisdom and unwavering spirit.Betty was born in Vanderburg, Webster County, Kentucky, the...
Gladys Turner Burklow
Oct 9, 2025
Gladys Turner Burklow 102, of Providence, KY passed away on Thursday October 9th, 2025 at her residence. She was born in Dixon, KY on September 5th, 1923 to the late Thomas and Belle Stone Turner. Gladys moved to Chicago after marriage, where she worked, was a member of the Hometown Church, and raised their daughter Vickie. After retirement in 1984,...
Max A. Dacy
Oct 8, 2025
Max A. Dacy, 85 of Providence, KY passed away Wednesday October 8, 2025. He was a member of Pleasant Valley Church in Providence, KY. Max served honorably in the US Army at Ft. Hood, Texas and the Korean War. He loved raising tobacco, where he tortured his children, nieces and nephews for years for a payoff of bologna sandwiches and...
James Thomas " Jimmy" Dorris
Oct 5, 2025
James Thomas “Jimmy” Dorris 78, of Dixon, KY passed away at home on Sunday October 5th, 2025 surrounded by his family. He was a member of the former Dixon United Methodist Church in Dixon, KY. Jimmy retired in 2001 from Dotiki Mines after more than 30 years of coal mining and after retirement he worked for the Webster County Sheriff’s...
Andrea Lynn Wilson
Sep 21, 2025
Andrea Lynn Wilson 58, of Clay, KY passed away on Sunday September 21st, 2025 at Deaconess Gateway in Newburgh, IN. She was of the Methodist Faith, loved knitting, gardening and was a past member of the Henderson Homemakers. She is survived by her husband of 15 years Kimmie Wilson of Clay, KY; 2 daughters Erica(Tom) Melton of Owensboro, KY; Jenna...
Joyce Marilyn Whitlow
Sep 17, 2025
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our one-of-a-kind mother, Joyce Marilyn Whitlow who passed away peacefully on September 17, 2025 at the age of 77. A resident of Henderson, Kentucky, she was the cornerstone of our family and a source of endless love, strength, and laughter.She was born in Carmi, Illinois on July 30, 1948...
Anthony Curtis Pryor
Aug 22, 2025
Anthony Curtis Pryor 29, of Sebree, KY passed away on Friday August 22nd, 2025. He was a self-employed contractor, enrolled at MCC in Madisonville, KY and of the Baptist Faith. Anthony loved his children, music, and the outdoors, he worked at Winghaven Lodge in the fall as a guide. He was preceded in death by grandparents, James Curtis Pryor, Patricia...


