Obituaries

Sep 22, 2016

Mr. Bobby C. Phillips, age 79 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 4:20 AM at the Medical Center in Franklin, KY.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, September 24, 2016 at the Franklin First United Methodist Church with burial...

Sep 21, 2016

Mr. James Donald “Don” Kessler, age 76 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 9:51 AM at his residence.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home where a Memorial service will be held at 6:00 PM, Saturday, September 24, 2016.  Mr. Kessler’s wishes were to be cremated.

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Sep 21, 2016

Mr. Gaylon Stradtner, age 66 of Bowling Green, KY., entered into rest Wednesday,

September 21, 2016 at 11:28 AM at his residence.

Arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, September 24, 2016 with burial to follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, KY.

Sep 20, 2016

Mr. Ray Dean Bayles, age 75 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 7:59 AM at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, KY.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, September 23, 2016 with burial to follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery...

Sep 19, 2016

Mr. Gregory “Greg” Edward Prater, age 49 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Monday, September 19, 2016 at 7:40 PM at his residence.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home.  Cremation was chosen and a private family and friends service will be held at a later date.

A native of Bitburg, Germany he...

Sep 17, 2016

Mr. Paul Douglas Suiter, age 59 of Scottsville, KY., entered into rest Saturday,

September 17, 2016 at 12:20 AM at the TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center in Hendersonville, TN.

Arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday, September 20, 2016 with burial to follow in the...

Sep 11, 2016

Mr. James Kenneth Alford, age 72 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Sunday, September 11, 2016 at 11:20 PM at Auburn Health Care in Auburn, KY.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, September 14, 2016 with burial to follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery in...

Sep 6, 2016

Mrs. Georgia Troutt, age 70 of Franklin, KY., died Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 6:06 PM at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, KY.

Arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home.  A Graveside service will be held at 4:00 PM Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, KY.

A native of...

Sep 5, 2016

Mr. Mark LeRoy Perdue, age 61, son of Frances Deweese Perdue of Franklin, KY. and the late Oscar L. Perdue died Monday, September 5, 2016 at Quality Health Care Center in Fernandina Beach, FL. after lengthy illness. A native of Franklin, KY., Mark was a member of the First Baptist Church.

Graveside services will be held at...

Sep 5, 2016

Mrs. Glenda Joy Barger, age 69 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Monday, September 5, 2016 at 11:15 AM at the Hospice House in Bowling Green, KY.

Arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday, September 8, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church...

Sep 3, 2016

Mr. Howard Spears, age 95 of Auburn, KY., entered into rest Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 12:18 PM at the Franklin-Simpson Nursing and Rehab Center in Franklin, KY.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, September 7, 2016 with burial to follow in the Hillsdale...

Sep 3, 2016

Mr. Bobby Wayne Mayes, age 77, of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Saturday, September 3, 2016 at the Medical Center in Franklin, KY.

Funeral arrangements are under the Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, September 6, 2016 with burial to follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery.  Masonic rites will be held at...

Sep 1, 2016

Mr. Edward “Eddie” Lowell Portmann, age 51 of Franklin, KY., died Thursday, September 1, 2016 at his residence.

Arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home where a Memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, September 6, 2016. Cremation was chosen.

A native of Simpson Co., KY., he was the son of...

Aug 25, 2016

Mr. Robert A. Byrum age 88 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 4:35 PM at the Medical Center in Franklin, KY.

Arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, August 28, 2016 with burial to follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin,...

Aug 21, 2016

Mr. William Kitchens, age 80 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 8:59 AM at the Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital in Bowling Green, KY.

Arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 4:00 PM Wednesday, August 24, 2016 with burial to follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery...

Aug 21, 2016

Mr. Jackie Lee Gregory, age 77 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 4:34 PM at his residence.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, August 23, 2016 with burial to follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, KY. ...

Aug 20, 2016

A former Franklin, KY., resident Mrs. Frances Pennington Deasy, age 90 of Springfield, IL., entered into rest Saturday, August 20, 2016 at the Oak Terrace Nursing Facility in Springfield, IL.

Arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, August 24, 2016 with burial to follow in the...

Aug 19, 2016

Mrs. Jo Ann Gass West, age 74, of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Friday, August 19, 2016 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN.

Funeral arrangements are under the Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home where services at 2:00 PM Tuesday, August 23, 2016 with burial to follow in the Hillsdale Cemetery in Simpson Co., KY....

Aug 15, 2016

Mr. Robert Wayne Heath, age 50, of Franklin, KY., died Monday, August 15, 2016 at the Horizon Medical Center.

Funeral arrangements are under the Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home. A Memorial services was held at 2:00 PM Saturday, August 20, 2016.  His wishes were to be cremated.

He was preceded in death by 2 brothers Bobby Ray...

Aug 13, 2016

Mr. Eugene Swindle age 85, of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Saturday, August 13, 2016, at 2:35 PM at the Medical Center in Franklin, KY.

Funeral arrangements are under the Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, August 16, 2016 with burial to follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, KY.