All Obituaries

In Memory of Jimmy and Thelma Simmons   James Lewis Simmons, October 25, 1928 – January 18, 2021, was the son of the late James William (Sap) Simmons and Verdie Simmons Beckam and step-son of C. B. (B) Beckham. Thelma Reed Spears Simmons, August 8, 1928 – October 9, 2015, was the daughter of the late Roy W. Spears and Verlis Spears. They are survived by their son James Michael (Mike) Simmons and wife Jayne, two grandsons, James Michael Simmons II and Jonathan Marcus...

In Memory of  Mary Blanche Nichols September 16, 1926 – May 25, 2021 Mary Blanche Nichols, age 94, died Tuesday May 25, 2021 at her residence in Columbia, Tennessee surrounded by her family.  The Scottsville native was the daughter to the late Howard and Myrtle Goad Jones and is preceded in death by both her husbands William Edward Lantz and Marvin Nichols, two brothers Johnson Jones and Harry Jones and her son in law Rodney Rucker.  Mary met her husband, William...

In Memory of Jessie Lorene Stone Steenbergen June 23, 1929 – May 24, 2021   Jessie Lorene Stone Steenbergen, age 91, died Monday May 24, 2021 at the Oktibbeha County Hospital in Mississippi. The Allen County native was the wife of the late James Robert Steenbergen.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Letcher Murl Stone and Sally Ann Hurt Stone, and sisters Wilma Willoughby, Toncie Towe, and Eula Becker.   Survivors include her son Bobby Ray...

In Memory of  Jerry L. O’Neal September 17, 1946 – May 8, 2021 Jerry L. O’Neal, age 74, died Saturday May 8, 2021 at the Medical Center of Bowling Green, KY.  Jerry, a native to Allen County, Kentucky was born on September 17, 1946 to the late Walter Lendor O’Neal and Lottie Ree Meador O’Neal.  He is survived by his wife Sheila Jane Blankenship O’Neal, one daughter Karen Hunt (Larry Wayne) of Scottsville, one son Terry O’Neal...

In Memory of  Sammy Jean Lawrence August 6, 1930 – May 7, 2021   Sammy Jean Lawrence, age 90, died Friday May 7, 2021 at her residence in Madison, TN. The Allen County native was the daughter of the late Roy Andrew Law and Gertie Binnion Law and was preceded in death by her husband Travis Murl Lawrence, daughter Vickie Lynne Lawrence, sister Merle McLaughin, and brother Gerald Law. Sammy was a lifelong member of City Road Methodist Church in Madison, TN. She retired from...

In Memory of Carol Ann Heard Foulks May 26, 1942 – May 2, 2021 Carol Ann Foulks, age 78, died Sunday May 2, 2021 at the Medical Center of Scottsville, KY.  Carol, a native to Santa Ann, California was born May 26, 1942 to the late Elwood “Jerry” Clifford Heard and Olive Erletta Rowley Heard, she is preceded in death by her husband Robert Paul “Pete” Foulks.  She is survived by her daughter Julie Porter (Jeff), her sister Nancy Stuller (Tom) of...

In Memory of Deloris “Jo” Marcum Hunter November 5, 1942 – April 30, 2021 Deloris “Jo” Marcum Hunter, age 78, died Friday April 30, 2021 at the Medical Center of Bowling Green, KY. The Allen County native was the daughter to the late Erline Marcum and is preceded in death by one son Cecil Scott Hunter.  She is survived by her husband Cecil “Darrel” Hunter of Scottsville, one daughter Darlena Oliver of Scottsville, three grandchildren,...

In Memory of  Helen Clyo Edwards January 9, 1940 – April 6, 2021 Helen Clyo Edwards, age 81, died Tuesday April 6, 2021 at her residence in Evansville, IN. Born January 9, 1940 in Allen County to the late John William Hammock and Annie Turner Hammock, she is preceded in death by her husband William Robert Edwards and one great granddaughter Leslie.  She is survived by two sons, James Michael Edwards Sr. and Richard Ward Jones, three grandchildren, James Michael Edwards...

In Memory of Martha Ann Shrum Bessinger June 9, 1954 – April 1, 2021   Martha Ann Shrum Bessinger, age 66, died Thursday April 1, 2021 at the Norton’s Regional Hospice in Louisville, Ky. The Allen County native was the wife of the late Curtis Eugene Bessinger and daughter of the late Raymond Bennet Shrum and Robbie Mae Hartman Shrum, also preceding her in death is her daughter, Melissa Jean Bewley, brother Joe Shrum and two sisters Elanore Oliver and Cass...

In Memory of  Virginia Read Thompson Shockley May 25, 1924 – March 15, 2021 Virginia Read Thompson Shockley, age 96, died Monday March 15, 2021.  Virginia, a native to Allen County was born on May 25, 1924 to the late Loren Nicholas Thompson and Nannie Mills Read Thompson. She is preceded in death by her husband Dr. Frank Edward Shockley, one son Brent Edward Shockley, and a sister Jurhee Thompson Minnix. Virginia enjoyed golfing, traveling, and cooking. She was a...