Obituaries

Apr 25, 2019

Mrs. Suzanne Towe, age 64 of Franklin, KY, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 07:12 AM at the Hospice House in Bowling Green, KY.

Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbert Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Calvary Baptist Church in Franklin, KY. Burial will follow in...

Apr 13, 2019

Mr. Phillip Hendley Goostree, age 76, of Cross Plains, TN, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at his residence.

Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, April 17, 2019 with burial in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Orlinda, TN.

Phillip was born...

Apr 13, 2019

Mrs. Ruth Van Gann Strain, age 87 of Franklin, KY, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 6:35 am at the Medical Center in Franklin, KY.

Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, April 16, 2019 with burial to follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin,...

Apr 12, 2019

Mr. Charles Walker, age 78 of St. Paul, MN passed away Friday, April 12, 2019 at Diversicare Nursing Facility in Amory, MS.

Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbert Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM April 20, 2019 at the Franklin Community Church at 822 Blackjack Rd Franklin, KY with burial to follow...

Apr 12, 2019

Mrs. Kathryn Jane Tallent, age 74 of Franklin, KY, passed away Friday, April 12, 2019 at 10:10 AM at her residence.

Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 1:00 PM Monday April 15, 2019 with burial to follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, KY.

Kathryn was...

Apr 11, 2019

Retired Small Business Entrepreneur & Genealogist Ann Gorin Prothro dies at 12:10 PM, Thursday, April 11, 2019 at her residence in Bowling Green, KY.

Daughter of NCAA & NFL football coach, J. Thompson “Tommy” Prothro, Jr., of Memphis, TN, and Ann Murrell Gorin of Savannah, GA, ANN GORIN PROTHRO was born 27 Dec 1943 in Memphis, Shelby...

Apr 7, 2019

A former Simpson Co., KY native, Mr. Junior Hicks, age 82, of Louisville, KY, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Baptist Floyd Hospital in New Albany, IN.

Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, April 12, 2019 with burial to follow in the Sulphur Spring...

Mar 31, 2019

Mr. Terry Roberts, age 75, of Franklin, KY, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 1:09 PM at the Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital in Bowling Green, KY.

Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday, April 4, 2019 with burial to follow in the Sulphur Spring Cemetery...

Mar 25, 2019

Mr. James “Jimmy” M. Graves, age 57 of Franklin, KY passed away Monday, March 25, 2019 at 6:28 AM at his residence in Franklin, KY.

Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, March 27, 2019 with burial to follow at Buck Allen/Middlefork Cemetery in Allen Co.,...

Mar 21, 2019

Mr. Gerald Dale Carter, age 75 of Franklin, KY, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 9:32 PM at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN.

Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbert Funeral Home. Cremation was chosen and a memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Calvary Baptist...

Mar 14, 2019

Mrs. Pauline Spellman, age 79 of Franklin, KY, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 8:25 AM at her residence.

Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, March 17, 2019 with burial to follow in the Restlawn Memory Gardens in Simpson Co., KY.

Mar 12, 2019

Mrs. Dorothea Alice Taylor, age 92 of Cape Coral Florida, formally Franklin, KY, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 12:23 PM at the Hope Hospice House in Fort Myers Florida.

Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 10:30 AM Monday, March 18, 2019 with burial to follow in...

Mar 6, 2019

Mrs. Jeannie Bunch Madison, age 51 of Adolphus, KY, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 6:14 PM at her residence.

Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 2:30 PM Sunday, March 10, 2019 with burial to follow in the Sulphur Spring Cemetery in Simpson Co., KY.

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Mar 3, 2019

Sarah L. Jackson Smith, age 91, Louisville, KY, formerly of Franklin, KY passed away peacefully after a brief illness on March 3, 2019.

Born June 30, 1927, Sarah was the daughter of the late J. H. Jackson and Allie Reeder Jackson. She was raised in the Drake community of Warren Co.  After high school Sarah attended Western...

Feb 28, 2019

Mr. Larry W. Crowson, age 69 of Franklin, KY formerly of Nashville, TN, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 5:10 AM at the Hendersonville Medical Center in Hendersonville, TN.

Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, March 4, 2019.   A graveside service will be...

Feb 26, 2019

Mrs. Lorene West, age 88 of Franklin, KY, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 8:46 PM at the Medical Center in Franklin, KY.

Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 2:30 PM Sunday, March 3, 2018 with burial to follow in the Hillsdale Cemetery in Simpson Co., KY....

Feb 26, 2019

Mrs. Tiffany Barnes Gray, age 35 of Franklin, KY, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 9:56 AM at her residence.

Arrangements are under the direction at Gilbert Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the Franklin-Simpson High School Gymnasium at 400 S. College St. Franklin, KY 42134.  Burial...

Feb 20, 2019

Mrs. Sandra K. Brown, age 56 of Franklin, KY, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 11:20 AM at the Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN.

Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, February 23, 2019 with burial to follow in the Hillsdale Cemetery in Simpson Co.,...

Feb 19, 2019

Mr. Eddie Ainsworth, age 53 of Franklin, KY, passed away Tuesday February 19, 2019 at 11:11 PM at the Medical Center in Franklin.

Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, February 24, 2019 with burial to follow in the Bowman Family Cemetery in Simpson Co., KY....

Feb 18, 2019

Mr. Jessie Morgan Gregory, age 67 of Franklin, KY, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019 in Simpson Co., KY.

Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbert Funeral Home. Services are private.

Jessie was born May 16, 1951 in Simpson Co., KY to the late Homer Lee Gregory and the late Dorothy Jane Brady Gregory....