All Obituaries

Miranda L. Utley,66, of Providence, KY passed away on Sunday May 14, 2023, at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville, TN. Mrs. Utley was born on November 29, 1956, the daughter of the late Mr. Curtis Preston Utley and Mrs. Rose Lee Utley. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Allen Utley and Victor Utley. Mrs. Utley was a member of Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist Church, she had worked at Pyro Mines, she retired from Vulcan Stone after 23 years of service driving a Yuke, she...

James Leslie “Sonny” Alexander, 81, of Providence, KY passed away on Monday May 1, 2023, at his home with his family by his side. Mr. Alexander was born on February 23, 1942, in Webster County, KY the son of the late Mr. Preston and Mrs. Georgia Williams Alexander. He is preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Alexander. Mr. Alexander is a member of Second Baptist Church in Providence, KY; an avid golfer, he enjoyed fishing and fishing in tournaments, and travelling with his wife...

Joseph Stephen Garvan,77, of Madisonville, KY passed away on April 26, 2023 at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mr. Garvan was born on August 8, 1945, in Milwaukee, WI, the son of the late Mr. Joseph Garvan and  Mrs. Julia Doncevich Garvan. He was preceded in death by his sister, Joann Hanula. Mr. Garvan was retired from GE where he worked as a vane grinder with over 20 years of service, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing golf, and swimming, and was of the Catholic...

Floyd A. Imboden,76, of Providence, KY passed away on Monday April 24, 2023, at his home. Mr. Imbodnen was born in Providence, KY, on February 15, 1947, the son of the late Mr. Jessie Frederick Imboden and Mrs. Atlanta Gobin Imboden. He was preceded in death by his son Louis Gordon Dees, one brother, Jesse Imboden, two sisters in laws, Julie Elizabeth “Dolly” Imboden, and Betty Imboden. He was a United States Marine Corps veteran, a member of the American Legion, he enjoyed...

Betty Jean Reynolds,72, of Providence, KY passed away on February 27, 2023, at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. Mrs. Reynolds was born in Providence, KY on June 20,1950, the daughter of the late Mr. Sidney and Ida Broughton Webb. She was preceded in death by her brother in laws, Robert Williams, Donald Mobley, and Jimmy Martin. Mrs. Reynolds was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking, crocheting, and babysitting. She spent many happy years with her husband Charlie. Mrs. Reynolds is...

Wallace Howard Jones,91, of Utica, KY passed away on Monday February 20, 2023, at the Ohio County Hospital in Beaver Dam, KY. Mr. Jones was born on December 2, 1931, the son of the late Mr. Wattie Jones and Mrs. Lucy Ipock Jones. He enjoyed woodworking in his spare time. Mr. Jones is survived by his daughter, Mary (Kenney) Weaver of Madisonville, KY; two grandsons, Troy and Chris Weaver; four great-grandchildren, Jacob Weaver, Alex Weaver, Jennifer Weaver, and Stormie Weaver; one...

Linda Conn Oldham,86, of Providence, KY passed away on Thursday February 16, 2023, at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY surrounded by her family. She was born in Morganfield, KY on February 22, 1936, the daughter of the late Mr. TP and Mrs. Lorena Conn. She was preceded in death by her two sisters, Inez Johnson and Anna Chambliss, half-sisters, Lorena Clark and Olivia Thomas, her half-brothers, Leonard Rudolph and Powell Rudolph. She attended the General Baptist Church, she...

Jerry Rhyce Fritz, 88, of Providence passed away at his home on Sunday February 5, 2023, with his family by his side. He was born on April 20, 1934, in Providence, KY, the son of the late Carl Nelson Fritz, and Nevelyn Wanda Villines. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years JoAnna Fritz on October 19, 2019. Mr. Fritz was a member of the Providence First Baptist Church, Providence Masonic Lodge #148 F&AM; Lifetime member of the American Legion Post #289 in Clay; Lifetime member...

Bro. Billy Don Hearrin,78, of Providence, KY passed away on Sunday February 5, 2023, at his home with his family by his side. He was born in Providence on March 12, 1944, the son of the late Mr. Tip Hearrin and Mrs. Nancy Cowan Hearrin. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Robert Hearrin, Inez Hoggard, Jr Hearrin, Ruthie Lawson, Franklin Hearrin, Bobby Joe Hearrin, Portia Jones, Edward Hearrin, Mary Helen Burnett, Emo Hearrin. Mr. Hearrin was the Pastor of Union Grove General Baptist...

Kenneth Melton Davis, 75, of Providence went to be with the Lord on February 5th, 2023. Kenny was born on March 27th, 1947, in Providence, KY to Denver and Katherine Davis. In 1977, he met his wife, Vanessa (“Dale” as he often called her), at York where they worked together. They got married on October 27th, 1978 and raised four sons – Chris, Jesse, Casey, and Scott. Later in life Kenny worked as an electrician and deer taxidermist. He was a jack of all trades, always...