Helen Holt Richards, of the Blair School House Community, passed away on June 6, 2023, at Somerset Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was 90 years of age. Born at home on April 29, 1933, in Russell County, she was a daughter of the late Estus and Rosa Selby Holt. Helen was a faithful member of Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church. Helen worked most of her life, retiring at the age of 80. Over the years, she spent 32 years as a factory worker at Russell Sportswear and then 20 years, as a...

Jimmy Clay Coffey, of Russell Springs, passed from this life Friday, June 2, 2023, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset. He was 82 years of age. Born at home on August 3, 1940, in Russell County, he was a son of the late Cassius Clay and Okle May Gosser Coffey. Jimmy Clay was the owner and operator of Coffey and Coffey Pre-Cast Concrete, in addition to being a farmer and school bus driver. He was a devoted member of Clear Springs Baptist Church and a former board member of...

Kristie Layne Wade, of Columbia, formerly of Russell Springs, passed away on Friday, June 2, 2023, at TJ Health Columbia Hospital.  She was 51 years of age. Born February 26, 1972, in Somerset, she was the daughter of the late Castle Wade and Jacqueline McGowan Bailey.  Kristie worked as a Medical Laboratory Technician and a Radiology Technician for many years, first at Edmonton Primary Care and then at Westlake Primary Care in Russell Springs and Columbia.  She enjoyed...

Wayne Hopper, of Lebanon, Tennessee, passed away Friday, June 2, 2023, at Alive Hospice Facility, in Nashville.  He was 65 years of age. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Reese Hopper; his daughter, Clancey Caroline Hopper, of Lebanon, Tennessee; his father, Donald Gleason Hopper, of Russell Springs; his sisters, Vicki (and Ronald) Wysocki, of Worthington, Ohio, Sherri Hartman, of Russell Springs, and Kimberly (and John) Francis, of Bridgeton, Missouri; his nephews, Jeffrey...

In loving memory of Mary Kathleen (Kathy) (Kris) Hopper. Born February 7th, 1943 – Passed peacefully June 1st, 2023. Kathy was born in Lakeland Florida and was adopted by Nat and Josephine Ryan of Apopka, where she grew up. After graduating from Apopka Memorial High School, she attended Lindsey Wilson College located in Columbia, Ky.  There is where she met and married Marion W. Hopper from Russell Springs. Ky. Throughout their 60 years together they had two daughters, Mary Jo...

John David Barr, Jr., of Russell Springs, passed away at Jewish Hospital, in Louisville, after a long illness.  He was 54 years of age. Born March 20, 1969, in Henderson, Kentucky, he was the son of the late John Barr, Sr. and Sharon Tripp Sullivan.  John was the former owner of B & B Underwater Logistics and Lake Cumberland Canvas.  He enjoyed turkey hunting and spending time on the lake. John attended Pleasant Hill Community Church. Survivors include a son, Colton (and...

Debbie Stephens, of Jamestown, passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023, at Baptist Health Lexington. She was 66 years of age. Born at home on October 2, 1956, in Creelsboro, she was the youngest of eleven children born to the union of the late Rollin and Irene Lawless Shearer, Sr. Debbie was a retired Health Information Systems employee at Russell County Hospital, with over 23 years of service. At an early age, Debbie accepted Jesus as her Savior and became a member of Union Chapel United...

Marie Badgley, of Russell Springs, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at her granddaughter's home.  She was 97 years of age. Marie was born February 5, 1926, in Russell County, daughter of the late Larkin and Cora George Popplewell.  Marie’s mother raised eight children on her own.  The three Popplewell girls learned to cook at an early age.  Marie would share her love of cooking through the years with her own family and any guests that she would hostess. ...

James Rollin Wilson, native to the Salem community of Russell County, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2023, at Ivy Knoll Senior Living, in Covington.  He was 89 years of age. Mr. Wilson was born September 26, 1933, at home in Salem, son of the late Herbert and Elva Meece Wilson.  He was the last surviving of the Wilson children.  A Korean War veteran, Mr. Wilson served honorably in the United States Army.  He proudly wore his Korean Veteran hat, putting all his other hats...

Carla Lea Gadberry Thomas, of Russell Springs, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, in Somerset. She was 59 years of age. Born January 12, 1964, in Decatur, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Morris and Janet Hopper Gadberry. Carla worked for over twenty years at Fruit of the Loom and had most recently worked as a cook for the Russell County Board of Education for over twelve years. She loved the Kentucky Derby and the lake. Carla’s...