All Obituaries

  James Allen Knox, Sr., 88, of Louisville, passed away March 28, 2020 at Sunrise Manor, Louisville. A native of Wilmore, Kentucky, he was a retired security supervisor for the Federal Reserve Bank, a barber, a member of Cedar Top Baptist Church, Wilmore, and a United States Air Force Veteran. He is survived by his three sons, James A. Jr. (Linda), Keith D., and Anthony M. (Martha) Knox; a daughter, Kim Bonnet (Kevin); along with three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A...

John Walter Allen, 63, of Louisville, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Jewish Hospital.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Theril "Pete" and Eunice Green Allen; a brother, Walter Allen; and a sister, Debbie Allen..  He is survived by a son, Jeremy Allen; one daughter, Jamie Hale; two brothers, Rickey and Darrell Allen; and three grandchildren, Dade and Reese Allen, Faith Hale.  Cremation was chosen.

Bobbie Jewell Johnson, 88, of Mt. Washington, returned to the Lord on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Baptist Health. She was a faithful member of First Baptist church of Mt. Washington, where she taught Sunday school for 50 years, worked in the Mother's Day Out Program, and sang in the choir.   She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Clifford E. Johnson.  Bobbie is survived by two daughters, Ramona Stout (David) and Terry Chapman (Mike);...

Ora Rebecca Markham Vande Brake, born on March 25, 1931 in Russellville, KY, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Baptist Health in Louisville.  She was a member of Plum Creek Baptist Church.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse and Joanna Cates Markham; brothers, Walter Markham, Jim Markham, sisters, Mary Crowder, Lois Withers, and Clara Forsting.  Ora is survived by her husband of 67 years, Duane Vande Brake; two children, Barry Vande Brake (Barbara) and...

Jerome Hillman Hawkins, 80, of Mt. Washington, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at Jewish Hospital.  He was a native of Elizabethtown, KY, a retired employee of Ford Motor Company, and a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus.  He was a member of the Jeffersontown Masonic Lodge # 774 and the Robinson-Plumb Lodge #266, as well as being a member of the Moose Lodge.  He also greatly enjoyed the Ham Radio-WA4SP.  He was preceded in...

Debra Harlow Hudson, 58, of Shepherdsville, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at her home.  She was an employee of Bryant Heating and Air and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her father, Walden Glenn Harlow.  Among the survivors include, her mother, Janet Harlow; two sons, Jeff and Scott Hudson; one brother, Ronald Lee Harlow (Stephanie) and her granddaughter, Alyssa Rachelle Hayes.  Funeral services will be private with closest...

Edgar Thomas "Tommy" Biven, 80, of Cox's Creek, returned to the Lord on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at his home.  He was a native of Bullitt County, a retired employee of Jeff Boat, where he worked for over 40 years, a member of Teamsters Local 89, and Riverview Baptist Church.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Roger and Thelma Pearl Satterly Biven.  Tommy is survived by his loving wife of over 55 years, Jessie Smith Biven; two daughters, Kimberly Dawn...

Carolyn Quebbeman, 81, of Mt. Washington, passed away March 13, 2020 at Baptist Health Louisville. She was a former employee of the Department of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Naval Ordinance, and finally retiring from the Internal Revenue Service.  She was also a dedicated member of First Baptist Church Mount Washington.    She was preceded in death by her parents, Lester C. and Ella Gentry Fidler; along with her husband, James Ray Quebbeman. She is survived by two...

Dolores June Boyd, 89, of Mt. Washington, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Baptist Health.  She was the former Dolores Tester, a homemaker, and a member of Lighthouse Assembly of God Church.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Boyd; a daughter, Vicky Boyd; and her parents, Cecil and Mary Tester.  Dolores is survived by two sons, Michael Boyd (Diane) and Don Campbell (Cathy); two brothers, William Thomas Tester and Ronald Tester; one sister, Joan Sparks;...

Sheila Kay Alcorn, 56, of Jeffersontown, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2020 at Norton Brownsboro Hospital.  She was a native of Madison, Indiana, a former bus driver for Oldham County Public Schools, and operated Alcorn Produce along with her husband.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Kenneth Russell and Evangeline Hazelip; a brother, Mike Russell; and a sister, Sallie Downs.  Sheila is survived by her husband of 35 years, Sherman Alcorn; one daughter, Marlena...