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Joyce Reese, 70, Russell County, KY (1950-2020)

Joyce D. Reese, of Russell Springs, Kentucky, passed from this life on Thursday, December 17, 2020, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. She was 70 years of age.

Born on September 15, 1950, in Russell County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Oda Franklin and Velna Chumbley Oakes. Joyce was a homemaker and long-time member of Free Union Separate Baptist Church. She loved her family. Joyce enjoyed playing the piano and sewing.


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Birds of Kentucky: Fishing



2020-12-19 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
The Great Blue Heron flew into Brush Creek for some lunchtime fishing this week.

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Home invasion/burglary results in two arrests

By Larry J. Smith, Big Dawg Radio, 99.9 FM

Campbellsville Police responded to 106 Wethington Court in reference to a burglary/home invasion on December 15, 2020 at 1:30amET.

Officer Elliott Taylor responded and after an investigation determined that 23 year old Fabian Echols and 19 year old Christina Barrera both of Campbellsville, had kicked in the door to a residence at 106 Wethington Court and held the occupant at gunpoint while ransacking the residence.

During the crime, Echols accidentally shot himself in the leg.


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Giving ourselves, others grace during the pandemic

From the Adair County Cooperative Extension Service

For many of us, 2020 has been a year unlike any other. We have had to change our routines, our plans, and our lifestyles. We have felt angry and scared. We have felt uncertain or even numb. Some days we have not even been sure how to feel or what to do.

All of this is OK. You are not alone. However, this year has certainly made us feel alone at times. None of us saw this crisis coming, and none of us could have properly prepared for it. When the first headlines came to us, it still seemed far away.

We had no idea it would soon affect us all so personally in such a short time. There is not a single person in our country who has not been changed by all of this. However, we are all still trying to process it.


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COVID-19 update: 8 die in 10 counties Friday

Amy Tomlinson, Lake Cumberland District Health Department

As of Friday evening, December 18, 2020, Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 8.59%. We are sad to report 8 new deaths today. Our hearts and prayers go out to all the families and friends who have lost loved ones.

The 10-county Lake Cumberland District Health District has experienced a total of 207 deaths resulting in a 1.73% mortality rate (about 1 in 58) among known cases. This compares with a 0.99% mortality rate at the state level, and a 1.8% mortality rate at the national level.


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Haiku by Robert Stone for December 19, 2020

Though others ignored,
one’s own bad self opinion
cannot be ignored.
--Robert Stone, Saturday, 19 December 2020.
-1000 haiku thrice now, more days coming up, Day 3385


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Hallie Elizabeth Reeder, 96, Russell County, KY

Hallie Elizabeth Reeder, of Russell Springs, Kentucky, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020. She was 96 years of age.

Born on August 30, 1924, in Clinton County, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Chester and Allie Elizabeth Morgan Bledsoe. Hallie was a loving mother and grandmother. She was a member of Bethlehem Separate Baptist Church.


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Larry Joe Murray, 70, Russell County, KY (1950-2020)

Larry Joe Murray, 70, of Jamestown, KY passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020.

Larry Joe was born in Jamestown, KY on September 25, 1950, a son of the late Ruby (Malone) and Joe Henry Murray. He was a Service Repairman for many years.


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for December 19
Happy Anniversary, Charlotte Jessee Young and Tommy Young | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Laura and Daniel Marcum | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Max and Carolyn Hancock (1965) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday Tammy Huff | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Betty Coomer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cindy Wheeler (1975) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Clinton Grider | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Colton Feese (2003) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Donald Brown | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Karen Dalton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kelsey Wiley, (2002) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy birthday, Lonnie Page | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Marshall Shelley (1995) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Robin Smith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ruth Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Skylar Hare | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tammy Kelsay | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Wes Jenkins | (Updates/Corrections)
In Member Birthday, Brenda Gail Davis, 60, member Sulphur Well Mormon Church (1957-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Elwood Roberts, Taylor County, KY (1928-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Keith Junior Bell, Russell Springs, KY (1958-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vivian Eastham, Russell Springs, KY (1942-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Lee Burress, Taylor County, KY (1940-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert V. Collins, Adair Co., KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John D. Wilson, Russell Co., KY (1955) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, George F. Allen, Casey Co., KY (1943) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leon Coomer, Adair Co., KY (1926-2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Junior Crawhorn, Adair Co., KY (1949) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Willard Brown, Taylor Co., KY (1934) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Billy Joe Holt, Adair Co., KY (1938) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clara Margaret Kallman, Taylor Co., KY (1934) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gene McQueary, Casey County (1946) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leona Davis, Campbellsville, KY (1925) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald E. Campbell, Adair Co., KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Will R. (Sonny) Robert Fights, Casey Co., KY (1922) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John S. Hatter, Casey Co., KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ayden Xzavier Jackson, Taylor Co., KY (2012-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Emma Bardin Childress, Adair County, KY (1928-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Holly Denise Franklin, Dunnville, KY (1974-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Larry Duane Workman, Green County, KY (1960-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Richard - R.D. - Johnson, Taylor Co., KY (1928-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Scott Alan Alsager, Taylor Co., KY/Iowa native (1955-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edward A. Farris, 96, Frankfort, KY/Adair native (1920-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Norma Lee Ervin Chaney, 82, Cave City, KY (1925-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Laura Ruth Kirby, Nancy, KY (1934-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edna Drucella Gilley, Metcalfe County, KY (1930-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Julia Marie White Pierce, Green Co., KY (1936-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Don C. Hale, Sr., Adair County, KY (1937-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joedene "Joe" Simpson, Green County, KY (1932-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Debbie Smith Fleming, Taylor Co., KY (1955-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geneva 'Jean' Newton, Taylor County, KY (1928-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Debbie E. Wilson, 65, Russell Springs, KY (1955-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eugene Pelston, 45, Sparksville, KY native (1975-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gary Dean Blakey, 70, Elizabethtown, KY (1950-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janeice Melson Corbin, 61, Columbia, KY (1959-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Junior Spoon (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lester Burris (1918) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lois Jean Thompson, 77, Knifley, KY native (1946-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nina P. Day, 81, Columbia, KY (1940-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry Lee Goodin, 65, Columbia, KY (1955-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Saturday, December 19, 2020
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
11:00amCTServices for Virginia (Sue) Bailey, 75, Columbia, KY (1945-2020) | (ID:61226, Comment)
Services for Joyce Dean Rodgers Lee, 81, Adair Co., KY native (1939-2020) | (ID:61239, Comment)
5:00pmCTBloomington Chapel live nativity at Christmas in the Park | (ID:61244, Comment)

 
































 
 
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