Local obituaries for Caneyville and Grayson County in Kentucky
George Freeman
Jan 13, 2023
George Martin Freeman, age 83 of Caneyville, passed away Friday, January 13, 2023 at his residence. He was born on September 30, 1939, in Ishpeming, MI, the son of the late George Edwin and Elma Mackey Freeman. George was of the Lutheran faith and attended Immanuel Lutheran Church in Negaunee, MI before moving to Caneyville. He was a loving...
Evelyn Swift
Oct 31, 2022
Evelyn Birch Swift, age 91 of Caneyville, passed away Monday, October 31, 2022, at Grayson Nursing & Rehab in Leitchfield. She was born on July 4, 1931, in Caneyville the daughter of the late Russell Birch, Sr. and Agnes Rae Kiper Birch. Evelyn was a member of Caneyville Church of Christ. She was a hard worker and a prominent...
Marlee Willis
Oct 29, 2022
Marlee Jo Willis, the infant daughter of Christopher and Stephanie Probus Willis, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022 in Louisville. Aside from her parents, she is survived by her grandparents, Greg and Mary "Cookie" Willis and Dwayne and Sheila Probus; great grandparents, Wendell and Virginia "Jenny" Embry; one aunt, Rebecca Jo Newton (Sean); three uncles, Stephen Probus (Meghan), Gregory...
Nicholas Mudd
Oct 23, 2022
Engineman Master Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Shawn Mudd, age 43 of Caneyville, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2022 in Leitchfield. He was born on September 21, 1979 in Elizabethtown the son of Larry Ray Mudd and Debbie Kiper Phelps. Nick was a Master Chief in the U.S. Navy which he served from July 15, 1999 until April 30, 2022....
Jeremy Lindsey
Oct 20, 2022
Jeremy Ray Lindsey, age 39 of Caneyville, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. He was born on October 29, 1982, in Leitchfield the son of Geraldine Whitehead Lindsey and the late Faron Lindsey, Sr. Jeremy was an authentic person and was very outspoken about his beliefs. He was a very loving family...
Garland Woolen
Sep 28, 2022
Garland Gene Woolen, age 72 of Olaton, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at his residence. He was born on October 5, 1949, in Olaton, the son of the late Alfred and Junie May Payton Woolen. Garland attended Shiloh Methodist Church. He enjoyed shopping at yard sales and flea markets, as well as, fishing, coon hunting and small engine...
Barry Embry
Sep 5, 2022
Barry Lewis Embry, age 49 of Caneyville, passed away Monday, September 5, 2022, in Caneyville. He was born on July 15, 1973, in Hartford, the son of Sue Probus Embry and the late Lewis Embry. Barry was a member of Welches Creek General Baptist Church. He had a heart of gold and worked hard for his family and put...
Lloyd Mullins
Aug 28, 2022
Lloyd Mullins, age 87 of Caneyville, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022, at Grayson Nursing & Rehab in Leitchfield. He was born on April 29, 1935 in Amburgey, Kentucky the son of Carl and Sarah Fields Mullins. Mr. Mullins was a teacher at heart, he taught for 30 years, retiring from the Grayson County High School. He enjoyed his...

Doran Burgin
Aug 26, 2022
Doran Newton Burgin, age 74 of Clarkson, passed away Friday, August 26, 2022, at his residence. He was born on October 22, 1947, in Louisville the son of the late Charles Thomas and Annabelle Rogers Burgin. One of his greatest joys in life was his career as a Police and Transportation Officer for several law enforcement agencies throughout the...
Dakota "Koty" Parks
Aug 18, 2022
Koty Parks, age 31 of Eastview, formerly of Caneyville, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022, in Leitchfield. He was born on April 30, 1991, in Leitchfield the son of Danny Parks and the late Margie Austin Stone. Koty was a beloved husband, father and son that thought the world of his three daughters. He was funny and had a...
Grace Miller
Jul 17, 2022
Grace Marie Miller, age 79 of Leitchfield, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2022, at Springview Nursing and Rehab Center in Leitchfield. She was born April 6, 1943, in Caneyville the daughter of the late Frank, Sr. and Bertha Embry Crain. Grace was a member of Free Union "Old Decker" General Baptist Church. Her life's joy was playing the guitar...
Mairlyn Duncan
Jul 12, 2022
Mairlyn Sue Duncan, born on March 21, 1949, of Caneyville, Kentucky passed away on July 12, 2022 at the age of 73. She was born in Falls of Rough, Kentucky to parents, John and Eller McClellan. Mairlyn married Raymond Duncan, Sr. on January 9, 1964. She was a church member of the River of Life Worship Center. She was...
Charles Young
Jul 8, 2022
Charles W. Young, age 70 of Caneyville passed away Friday, July 8, 2022, at Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center in Leitchfield. He was born on January 26, 1952, in Yeaman, the son of the late Orville Young and Sarah Payton Johnson. Charles was a character and loved to cut-up with everyone. In his free time, he enjoyed the...
Jeremy Fegett
May 8, 2022
Jeremy Lynn Fegett, age 39 of Caneyville passed away Sunday, May 8, 2022, in Morgantown. He was born on September 11, 1982, in Elizabethtown, the son of Jerry Lynn and Teresa Renee Mingus Fegett. Jeremy was a family man. His family meant everything to him, and he enjoyed spending time with them and his two dogs, MooMoo and Midnight....

Charles Beach
Apr 29, 2022
Charles Jerome Beach, Jr., age 83 of Caneyville passed away Friday, April 29, 2022 at Springview Health & Rehab in Leitchfield. He was born on July 21, 1938 in Louisville, Kentucky the son of the late Charles Jerome, Sr. and Stella Warnell Beach. He is survived by his sister-in-law, Patricia Beach. Aside from his parents, he was preceded in...
Audrey Woodcock
Apr 26, 2022
Audrey Nell Woodcock, age 61 of Falls of Rough, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at her residence. She was born on July 31, 1960 in Clarkson, Kentucky the daughter of the late Edward Duel and Freda Nell Embry Pharris. Audrey was a mother and grandmother that her children and grandchildren could depend on. She loved her family...
Donald Brooks
Apr 9, 2022
Donald Brooks, age 76 of Caneyville, passed away Saturday night, April 9th 2022 at his residence. Donald was born November 13th 1945 in Caneyville to the late Gladys Lewis Brooks and Leander Jack Brooks. He loved the outdoors, enjoying hunting, gardening, and working on his public job with NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Services). He loved helping farmers to better...
Junie Payton
Mar 30, 2022
Junie Payton, age 101 of Hartford, passed away Wednesday, March 30th 2022 at Signature Healthcare in Hartford. She was born June 20th 1920 in Grayson County, Kentucky, the daughter of John William & Bessie Baize Payton. She was retired from General Electric and a member of the Shiloh Methodist Church. She is survived by many nieces & nephews. Other...
Roy Carter
Mar 27, 2022
Haley-McGinnis & Owensboro Funeral Home 519 Locust Street, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301 Phone: 270-684-9891 Email: haleymcginnis@att.net Fax: 270-684-9894 Roy Everett Carter, 81 of Owensboro died on April 22, 2010 at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born in McLean County, July 30, 1928 to the late Arnold Everett Carter and Maggie Myrtle Rhoades Carter. He was retired from Carpenter Union...
Phillip Pharris
Mar 16, 2022
Phillip Earl Pharris, age 57 of Caneyville, passed away March 16th 2022 at his residence. He was born May 17th 1964 in Grayson County, Kentucky, the son of Edward & Freda Embry Pharris. He is survived by his son, Earl Pharris; one brother, Gary Pharris; and three sisters, Mary Ellen Lee, Lisa Smith, & Audrey Woodcock. Other than his...
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