Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Louisville, Kentucky

Shirley Haynes

Shirley Haynes

Jan 12, 2016

HAYNES, Shirley M. (80) of LaGrange, KY was born on March 12, 1935 in Kilbourne, LA and passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at her home. Shirley was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was retired from the Kentucky Baptist Convention and a member of Ballardsville Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her father,...

Dorothy English

Dorothy English

Jan 11, 2016

ENGLISH, Dorothy Lee, 91, of Louisville, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016 at Taylor Manor Nursing Home. Born in Hardinsburg, the former Dorothy Payne was a waitress at the Executive Inn East. She belonged to Westport Road Baptist Church, Lady Auxiliary Louisville PHCC and was a Ladybug for Kosair Sandbags. She was preceded in death by daughter, Peggy English. Dorothy...

Melvin Spencer

Melvin Spencer

Jan 10, 2016

Melvin T. Spencer, age 84, of Louisville, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Compton; daughter, Sandra Elaine Lowe; son, Terry Lee Spencer; and brothers, Earl and Doug Spencer. Melvin is survived by 3 grandchildren, Trenia Spencer Upton (Dennis), Tammy and Terry Wayne; 3 great-grandchildren, Matthew, Shelby and Travis; and 1 great-great-grandchild,...

Tzung-Fu Hou

Tzung-Fu Hou

Jan 2, 2016

Tzung-Fu Hou, 57, of Louisville, Kentucky passed away on January 2, 2016. He retired recently from Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Company after 32 years of service. Tzung-Fu was born on May 25, 1958. Tzung-Fu is survived by his Wife, Hsiao-Yu Chen (Kassy); daughter, Selina Hou-Nguyen; son in-law Doi Nguyen; son, Hau-Wen Hou (Jason); and grandson, Andrew Nguyen.

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Ralph Brown

Ralph Brown

Jan 1, 2016

Ralph Donald Brown, age 80 of Corydon Ind., formerly of La Grange, passed away on January 1, 2016. He was a dairy farmer and a corrections officer. Survivors include his nieces: Carol Rilying (Karsten), Rita Green (Rick) and Barbara Casey (Ken). He was preceded in death by his parents: Leo Harry Brown Sr. and brothers: Leo Brown Jr and Kenneth...

Marie Eberhart

Marie Eberhart

Dec 22, 2015

Marie M. Eberhart, 89, of Louisville, Kentucky passed away on December 22, 2015. Marie was born on January 13, 1926, Evansville, Indiana to the late Joseph and Anna (Brenner) Gossman. She was also preceded in death by her infant son, Richard. Marie is survived by her husband of 68 years, Paul R. Eberhart; daughters, Ellen Vores and Suzanne Layman (Richard);...

Jerry King

Jerry King

Dec 19, 2015

Jerry L. King, 67, loving husband to JoAnn Roberge King, passed away at home on Saturday December 19, 2015. He was born to the late Cecil and Anna Lawson King in Louisville on November 11, 1948. He is also preceded in death by a sister, Nancy Ann Thompson. Jerry was a tooling project manager for Hancock Machine and Tool and...

Curtis Cowley Sr

Curtis Cowley Sr

Dec 18, 2015

Curtis Cowley Sr., 65, of Crestwood, husband of Brenda Cowley, who was his high school sweetheart and wife of 45 years, and the son of John S. Cowley (Phylis) & the late Joyce Cain Cowley, died Friday, December 18, 2015 at the VA Medical Center in Louisville. Curtis was born September 5, 1950 in Louisville and was a retired truck...

Lucille Matallana

Lucille Matallana

Dec 5, 2015

Lucille Fraser Matallana, age 79 of Louisville, passed away at home, Saturday, December 5, 2015 from non-hodgkins's lymphoma. Lucille was a retired R.N., active member of her church, Westport Road Christian Church and a very loving grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Dr. Jorge Enrique Matallana. Lucille is survived by her children Peter, Chris,...

Moises Gonzalez

Moises Gonzalez

Dec 5, 2015

Moises Gonzalez, 68, of Louisville, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Lorain, following a lengthy illness. Born Dec. 27, 1946, in Utuado, Puerto Rico, he came to Lorain in 1969 then moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in 1999. Moises worked as an assembler for Ford Motor Company for 32 years, retiring in 2006. While living...

Rev. George Cummins Jr

Rev. George Cummins Jr

Dec 3, 2015

Cummins, Rev. George Walton Jr., 86, died peacefully on December 3, 2015. He was born September 4, 1929 in Louisville, to Bess and George Walton Cummins, Sr. His sister, Shirley Cummins McKenzie, preceded him in death. He was a graduate of DuPont Manual High School, the University of Louisville, and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He married Jo Morgan Cummins on...

Mary Ladusaw

Mary Ladusaw

Nov 28, 2015

Mary Jean Ladusaw, 76, of Louisville, passed away Saturday, November 28 at her home. She was the former Mary Jean Klein. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend. She loved to take care of other s and always put everyone before herself. Jean and her husband, Bill, were the owners and operators of Klein's Bakery, which...

Larry Williams

Larry Williams

Nov 26, 2015

Larry D. Williams, 62, of LaGrange, died Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Baptist Health Louisville. He was born in LaGrange, Ky. May 2, 1953 the son of the late John D. & Mary L. Robertson Williams. Larry is survived by his children, Jennifer Benham, Stephanie Mobley, Crystal Ingram, Brandy Marlette, Trever Williams and Tad Ingram, sister, Tammy Shuler, brother, Charlie...

Raymond Overman

Raymond Overman

Nov 21, 2015

Raymond C.Overman, 83, of Louisville, Ky., passed away peacefully November 21, 2015 at the Episcopal Church Home in Louisville. He was born in Gas City, Indiana October 10, 1932. Ray was predeceased by his parents, Roy & Malinda Overman, son, Charles DeWayne (Debbie), daughter, Melanie Rae and two sisters, Louise Murphy (Roy) and Lorene Jacobson (John). Surviving are his wife...

Jimmy Wyatt Sr

Jimmy Wyatt Sr

Nov 11, 2015

Jimmy "Bo" Wyatt Sr., 63, of Louisville, father of Kelly Turner (Jared) and James L. Wyatt Jr. (Beth), died Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Baptist Health Louisville. He was born in Crestwood, Ky. January 12, 1952 the son of the late Millard & Norma Jean Adair Wyatt. Bo had been a construction worker with Wyatt Construction. Besides his children he...

Winnell Davis

Winnell Davis

Nov 10, 2015

Winnell "Dave" Davis, 81, of Buckner and formerly of Jeffersonville, Indiana, husband of Wilma "Tina" Davis, died Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Baptist Health LaGrange. He was born in Cookeville, TN. December 13, 1933 to the late Haskell & Minnie Dixon Davis. Dave was the former owner/operator of Dave's Recapping and had been a consultant for the NTDRA and later...

Ottie Shurig

Ottie Shurig

Nov 7, 2015

Ottie Louise Shurig went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, November 7, 2015. Louise was born July 13, 1926 to the late Cora and Blev McCollum in Waynesburg, Kentucky. Louise was preceded in death by her husband Phillip Shurig, six sisters, four brothers and a grandson, Keith Phillip Shurig Louise survived by her daughter Linda Turner; and son...

John Long

John Long

Nov 6, 2015

Long, Larry "Digger", In the early morning hours of November 6, 2015, the world lost an amazing man, Larry "Digger" Long, 80, of Louisville. Larry was born in Kansas City, Missouri where he attended Wentworth Military Academy. After his stay here, he went on to serve in the U.S. Army. Larry lived in Mississippi for a time, where he discovered...

James III

James III

Oct 31, 2015

James "J. T." Tanner Smith lll, 31, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2015. He was a member of KY Air National Guard. He is survived by his mother, Cherrice V. Smith; father, James Tanner Smith Jr.; Stepmother, Connie Smith; sister, La Toya Smith McClellan (Kacheyta); stepsister, Cherinee Donaldson, and a host of uncles, aunts, nephews, cousins other family and friends....

Frank Staples

Frank Staples

Oct 28, 2015

Frank Marion Staples, age 72 of Clarksville Ind., passed away on October 28, 2015. Survivors are his sisters: Judy Rodgers, Gloria Cash and Linda Staples. Cremation was chosen. Inurnment at Louisville Memorial Gardens East.

Interment Details

Louisville Memorial Gardens East

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