All Obituaries

Jimmy D. Hawthorne, 80, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away May 18, 2022 in Taylorsville, Ky.  He spent his career in maintenance with the metals recycling industry and enjoyed fishing and gardening.  He was preceded in death by his parents, James Rufus and Daisy Lee Hawthorne; along with his brothers, Rufus, Jr., Dennis, and Stevie Hawthorne.  He is survived by his loving wife, Joyce Hawthorne; two sons, Richard (Bonnie) and Robert Hawthorne; one daughter, Regina Taylor;...

Sheila Mae Burton, 65, of LaGrange, returned to the Lord on Monday, May 16, 2022 at Baptist Health LaGrange.  Sheila was preceded in death by her father, Climoth Burton; and her mother and stepfather, Sarah Mae and Donald Loney.  She is survived by two brothers, Kenneth (Jill) and Jimmy Burton; and two sisters, Glenda Hedges (Michael) and Linda Strobel (William).  Funeral services will be 12 p.m. Friday at McFarland-Troutman-Proffitt Funeral Home with burial to follow in...

Linda G. Miller, 66, of Mt Washington, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2022 at Baptist Health.  She was preceded in death by her father, Gordon Conner.  Linda is survived by her husband, Joseph Michael Miller, Sr.;  two sons,  Joseph Michael Jr. (Allison) and Chris (Jill) Miller; her mother, Lorene Conner;  four brothers, Dwight, Mark, Eric, and Gary Conner; one sister, Phyllis Hickerson; a sister-in-law, Teresa McEwen; along with five grandchildren, Justin,...

Lois D. Bennett, 86, of Louisville, passed away May 16, 2022 at UofL Health, Mary and Elizabeth Hospital.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Ores and Lola Simpson Dunbar; along with her siblings, Ernest Dunbar, Lonice Richards, Jo Ann Baker, and Linda Gaskins.  She is survived by her loving husband, James Bennett; two daughters, Jean Harper (Phillip) and Donna Lieber (Tom); two brothers, Eris and Gary Dunbar; along with five grandchildren, Britney Sutherland (Josh), Travis...

Lewis Dean King, 91, of Mount Washington, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022 at Glen Ridge Health Campus. He graduated from the Mount Washington High School and the University of Louisville.  He served in the United States Air Force, where he was a meteorologist.  He retired from CSX and was a member of Salt River Masonic Lodge #180 F&AM and First Baptist Church Mount Washington, where he served as a deacon, a Sunday School teacher, and a member of the choir. He was preceded in...

MIchael Stanley Hardin, 66, passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2022 at Hillcreek Manor.  He was a retired employee of BAE, Naval Ordinance, a member of the NRA, Kentucky Square Dance Callers Association, and a Navy veteran.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Weylmer Hardin and Ruby Kilner; and a brother, Danny Hardin.  He is survived by is former wife and partner, Charlene Hardin; two children, Charles Hardin and Sarah Hardin; one brother, Kevin Kilner; a grandson,...

Kathryn Bell Cornell, 90, of Mt. Washington, returned to the Lord on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at Sanders Ridge Health Campus.  She was the former Kathryn Whitesides, a native of Fairfield, KY,  and operated Cornell Tax Service from 1955 until 2017.  She was born a farmer's daughter and later helped her husband farm.  Kathryn had a great love of horses and flowers.  She was a longtime member of Kings Baptist Church and was a current member of River View Baptist...

Carlene Marie Vowels of Shepherdsville, Kentucky, passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, May 6, 2022. She was surrounded by her four adoring children and loving husband of 60 years. Carlene was born on October 1, 1943, in Louisville, KY to Carl Frederick and Anna Marie Genewein. Carlene married her sweetheart Theodore Vowels in 1961. The two went on to successfully establish Country Corner Greenhouse and Nursery in 1981 and provided joy to Bullitt County and the surrounding community...

Sharon Kay Owen, 69, of Mt. Washington, passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Norton Audubon Hospital.  She was a member of Bethany Baptist Church.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Billy Palmer and Maudie Nation; her former husband and companion, Billy Owen; granddaughter, Natalie LeAnn Owen; a brother, Gary Palmer; and sister, Doris Smith.  Sharon is survived by three children, Nathan Lee Owen (Jennifer), Jason Matthew Owen, and Wendy Clairse Crockett (Jorge); two...

Elizabeth "Corky" Rogers, 90, of Mt. Washington, KY returned to the Lord on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at her home.  Corky was a native of Spencer County, a retired employee of General Electric, where she worked for 24 years, and a member of First Baptist Church of Mt. Washington.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Owen and Pearl Jewell Redmon; children, Darrell, Carroll, and Rita Rogers; and siblings, Charles Redmon, Paul "Buck" Redmon, Virginia McClain,...