Grayson County News Gazette Obituaries

Leitchfield, Kentucky

Eleanor Doris Lee-Kinser, age 100, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017. She was born January 24, 1917 in Leitchfield, Kentucky, the daughter of Jesse and Ella Rossdeutscher-Lee. She is survived by her son, George Kinser (his wife Debby). Other than her parents, she...

Leitchfield, Kentucky

Louie Alvey, age 77, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017 at his residence in Leitchfield. He was born on September 1, 1939 in Grayson County, KY, the son of the late Arnold and Eunice Higdon Alvey. He was a retired linesman/supervisor for WRECC where he...

Anneta, Kentucky

McClee VanMeter, age 74, of Anneta, KY, passed away Tuesday, August 01, 2017 at the Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, KY. He was born on January 10, 1943, in Grayson County, KY, the son of Tommy and Adlee Dowell VanMeter. He was president of the VanMeter Masonry...

Leitchfield, Kentucky

Joseph Scott "Hopper" Basham, age 37, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Friday, July 28, 2017. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at the Dermitt Funeral Home in Leitchfield. Bro. Wayne Clemons will be officiating. Burial will be in the Broadway...

Falls of Rough, Kentucky

Arthur Raymond Armstrong, Jr., age 73, of Falls of Rough, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, 2017 at the Watson & Hunt Funeral Chapel in Leitchfield. Burial will be in the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery in...

Leitchfield, Kentucky

Diane R. Calloway, age 68, of Leitchfield, passed away Monday, July 24, 2017. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 28, 2017 at the Watson & Hunt Funeral Chapel in Leitchfield with Bro. Ron Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Walnut Hill Cemetery....

Welchs Creek, Kentucky

Alma (Hack) Embry, 93, of Welchs Creek, passed away Monday, July 24, 2017. Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 26 at 11:00 a.m. at the Dermitt-Joyce Funeral Home in Caneyville. Sister Lyresa Ashley will be officiating. Burial will be in the Wilson Home Cemetery. ...

Leitchfield, Kentucky

Edith Laverne Downs, age 91, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 21, 2017 at the Dermitt Funeral Home in Leitchfield. Rev. Tony Bickett and Dr. Nathan Lowe will be officiating. Burial will be in the...

Leitchfield, Kentucky

Evelyn J. (Coss) Odom, 78, of Big Clifty, KY, formerly of Indianapolis, passed away July 13, 2017. She was born June 11, 1939 to Joseph and Lillian (Austin) Coss. Evelyn was a homemaker who enjoyed caring for her family. She moved to Arizona in 1977 and lived there until...

Leitchfield, Kentucky

Phyllis Gay Brooks, age 74, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 17, 2017 at the Dermitt Funeral Home in Leitchfield. Bro. Tim Lucas and Bro. Jeremy Atwood will be officiating. Burial will be in the...

Caneyville, Kentucky

Anthony Phillips, age 25, of Caneyville, KY, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 8, 2017 at the Dermitt Funeral Home in Leitchfield. Bro. Roger Allen will be officiating. Burial will be in the Layman Memorial Cemetery. ...

Owensboro, Kentucky

Sister Joan Walz, 86, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died July 5, 2017, in Owensboro, in her 67th year of religious life. She was a native of Hawesville. Her former religious name was Sister Joan of Arc. She was a teacher at St. Paul School, Leitchfield,...