Area Obituaries

Gay Cary, 84, of  Lafayette, Tenn., passed away Sunday, Nov. 3, surrounded by her family at her home. Gay was a daughter of the late Bina (Bartley) and Carson Chapman. Gay is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Marketta and Gary Sexton, of Lafayette; two grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Other than her parents, she…

Rebecca Ann “Becky” Shaw, 70, of Tompkinsville, Ky., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 5, surrounded by her family at her home. Becky was a daughter of Jeanette  (McPherson) Harlan and the late Eugene Thomas Harlan. Becky was married to the late Calvin Shaw. Becky is survived by a son, Jonathan Shaw; a daughter, Gina Baldridge; her…

Hilda Jeanette (Alley) Hulings, 77, of Indianapolis, Ind., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 5, at Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis. Hilda was a daughter of the late Lola (Thompson) and Bedford Alley. She was married to the late William Leon Hulings. Hilda is  survived by a daughter, Lisa Gossage, of Indianapolis;  three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.…

Leon Vincent, 78, a beloved figure in his community, passed away peacefully at his residence on October 24, 2024. Leon is survived by his wife, Patricia Elaine Mayhew and his sister, Dorothy Marie Vincent Sparks. He was preceded in death by his father, Willie Robert Vincent; his mother, Virginia Alice Warnell; his sister, Francis Ellen…

Joe Edward Keys Jr., 64, of Horse Cave, Ky., passed away Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. The Indianapolis, Ind., native was a retired employee of Scotty’s and a Nazarene. He was a son of the late Joe Edward Keys Sr. and Oleda Dugard Keys. He is survived by one…

Ron Hadley, 93, of Tompkinsville, Ky., passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at his home. Ron was a son of the late Opal and Henry Hadley. He was married to the late Margie Lee Crowe Hadley. Ron is survived by a daughter, Delinda Deckard, Greenfield, Ind.; grandchildren; two great granddaughters…

Lola Jean “Bug” Dillon Fawbush passed away Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 in Gainesboro Tenn. Lola was the daughter of Robert “Ed” and Christine Dillon. She was married to Tommy Fawbush. She is survived by her sister, Paulette (Strong) Scott of Moss, Tenn.; aunts and uncles; cousins and nieces Graveside services were at Macedonia Cemetery at…

Genece Faye Hopkins, 63, of Edmonton, Ky., passed away Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 at her residence. The Tompkinsville, Ky., native was a homemaker and a daughter of the late Wilson Dismon and Naomi Lucille Eaton Cross. She is survived by one son, Timothy Wayne Hopkins, Scottsville, Ky.; one daughter: Tonya Bailey-Long, Adairville, Ky.; two brothers:…

Frances Irene Hedgecough Ford, 87, of Bowling Green, Ky., passed away Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 at Signature Health Care in Bowling Green. The Putnam County, Tenn., was the wife of the late J.B. Ford. She is survived by two grandchildren: Scotty Ford and Kellie Fulton, all of Scottsville, Ky.;six great grandchildren. She was preceded in…