Obituaries
Dixon, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Dixon and Webster County, KY area
Mark Shoulders
May 21, 2021
Mark Shoulders 66, of Providence, KY passed away Friday May 21, 2021. He was a member of Dixon First Baptist Church. He was a retired coal miner and factory worker. Survivors include his 3 daughters Kelli (Jonas) Hunziker of Morganfield, KY, Chrissie (Chris) Cates of Onton, KY and Samantha Shoulders of Madisonville, KY; 1 son Dusty (Sierra) Shoulders of...
Riley Crowley
May 14, 2021
Riley C. Crowley 75, of Providence, KY passed away on Friday May 14, 2021 in Providence, KY. He was of the pentecostal faith and was a US Airforce Veteran, having served during the Vietnam Era. He retired from Whirlpool after 34 years. He was preceded in death by a son Eric Scott Crowley, 2 sisters Beulah Pirtle and Amy...
Powell Rakestraw Jr.
May 5, 2021
Powell Davis Rakestraw Jr., 71, loving husband and father of two children passed away at his home on Wednesday May 5, 2021. Powell Jr. was born on April 12, 1950 to Powell and Mary Frank Rakestraw. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant Methodist Chuch. He was a third generation farmer for 51 years. On June 6, 1970, he...
Vernese Wilson
May 4, 2021
Vernese L. Wilson 90, of Providence, KY passed away on Tuesday May 4th, 2021 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. She was a retired Social Worker and had worked at the KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Providence, KY. She was a member of the Zion Apostolic Church in Providence, KY. She loved her sons, grandchildren and...
Thomas Robertson
Apr 11, 2021
Thomas Olan Robertson 93, of Cairo, KY passed away on Sunday April 11, 2021 at the Western KY VA Center in Hanson, KY. He was of the Baptist Faith and was a lifelong Farmer and Carpenter. He was a US Army Veteran having served during the Korean War Era. He was preceded in death by a sister Olean Hatfield....
Velvee Tapp
Mar 30, 2021
Velvee B. Tapp 105, of Glasgow KY, formerly of Poole, KY, went to her heavenly home on Tuesday March 30, 2021. She was born on October 29, 1915 in Webster County, KY. She was a member of the Shady Grove General Baptist Church in Poole, KY. She worked as a bank teller for many years, and was an...
George Floyd
Mar 12, 2021
George Edward Floyd 76, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away at his home on Friday March 12, 2021. He was a Truck Driver for many years. He was a member of the Beulah Masonic Lodge #609. He was the son of the late Finis and Lorene Floyd. He was preceded in death by his wife Beverly Floyd, 3 sisters...
James Holmes
Mar 5, 2021
James Lee Holmes 81, of Dixon, KY passed away on Friday March 5th, 2021 at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, IN. He was a farm hand for several years having worked for several farmers in Webster and Union County. He attended Lakeview Missionary Baptist Church in Dixon, KY. He was the son of the late Christy Lee Holmes and...
Barry Ogilby
Mar 3, 2021
Barry Ray Ogilby, husband to Patricia Schimbor, father of two sons, good friend to many, avid University of Kentucky basketball fan, lifelong San Francisco Giants fan, accomplished attorney, and afficionado of good Scotch and fine cigars died on March 3, 2021.
Barry was born in Evansville, IN on January 19, 1947 to Ann and Jesse B. Ogilby. ...
Joseph Lewis
Mar 2, 2021
Joseph Michael Lewis 48, of Henderson, KY passed away at his home on Tuesday March 2, 2021. He was a Painter his whole life. He was a member of the First Assembly of God in Henderson, KY. He loved any form of live music, but especially Bluegrass music. He was preceded in death by his father Larry Lewis and...
Elsie Childers
Feb 18, 2021
Elsie Trusty Childers left this earth on February 18, 2021. She brightened lives for 96 years with her smile, her music, and her love. She was born on September 26, 1924 in Henderson, KY to Enoch Bradshaw and Lola Pearl( Trusty) Arbuckle. She was preceded in death by her husband J.M (Bud) Childers.
She is survived by...
Eddie Blake
Feb 18, 2021
Eddie D. Blake 64, of Cairo, KY passed away on Thursday February 18, 2021 at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, IN. He was of the Baptist Faith, he was in Car Sales for over 30 years, owned/operated a car repair shop, he owned/operated Blake’s Country Store in Cairo, KY since 1996. Eddie loved to cook Barbeque...
Ann Griffin
Feb 12, 2021
Ann C. Griffin 87, of Dixon, KY passed away on Friday February 12, 2021 at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY. She was retired from Kenergy as an Account Specialist. She was a member of the Slover Missionary Baptist Church in Dixon, KY. She was an avid gardener. She was the daughter of the late Fred Hill and Opal Travis...
Goldie Langston Brown
Feb 1, 2021
Goldie Mae Langston Brown 86, of Urbana, OH formerly of Dixon, KY passed away on Monday February 1, 2021 at Vancrest of Urbana Assisted Living Facility in Urbana, OH. She was retired from Big Rivers Maintenance department after 15 years of service. She was the daughter of the late Arthur McDonald and Lorene Edwards. She was preceded in death...
Soren Creamer
Jan 26, 2021
Soren Cole Felix Creamer two month old of Corydon, KY passed away at Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville, KY on Tuesday January 26, 2021. Survived by his parents Nickolas Creamer and Brittany Jones of Corydon, KY. 3 brothers Leo, Niklaus and Ceazar Creamer of Corydon, KY; Grandparents Cristi Detalente of Corydon, KY, Shawn Creamer of Evansville, IN, Curtis and...
Betty (Dills) Watson
Jan 24, 2021
Betty Jane (Dills) Watson 83 of Dixon, KY passed away on Sunday January 24, 2021. She was a homemaker, who enjoyed genealogy and was a proficient reader. She attended Christ Temple Church in Providence, KY. Preceded in death by her husband Wes Duncan Watson and a son Wes Dale Watson, and four siblings; Sonny Dills,...
Georgia "Jojo" Oakley
Jan 22, 2021
Georgia Christine ”Jojo” Love Oakley 71 of Dixon, KY passed away at home on Friday January 22. 2021. She was a retired Hair Stylist and Cosmetology Instructor. She was of the Missionary Baptist Faith, she loved her children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister Sarah McEntee. Survivors include her husband of 53 years Perry Oakley...
Rickey Reasor
Jan 21, 2021
Rickey Lee Reasor 63, of Dixon, KY passed away at Baptist Health in Madisonville, KY on Thursday January 21, 2021. He was a Coal Miner for 42 years, having worked several years at Dotiki Mines in Webster Co. where he retired. He was the son of the late Leland Dennis and Anita Reasor. He was preceded in death by...
John Clayton Jr.
Jan 16, 2021
John A. Clayton Jr. 89, of Providence, KY passed away on Saturday January 16, 2021 at Shemwell Healthcare in Providence, KY. He was a US Army veteran having served during the Korean War. He was a retired truck driver, he drove for McLean Trucking for 22 years and ABF Trucking for 11 years. He was a member of the...
Sarah Melton
Jan 11, 2021
Sarah J. Melton 87, of Providence, KY passed away on Monday January 11, 2021 at Shemwell Healthcare in Providence, KY. She was a homemaker and a member of Star Hope General Baptist Church in Liberty, KY. She is the daughter of the late Herbert and Mary Clayton. She was preceded in death by her husband Red Melton, a daughter...
