Obituaries

May 24, 2016

Ms. Sarah Jo Cardwell, age 79, of Franklin, KY, entered into rest Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at 2:00 AM at the Medical Center in Franklin, KY.

Arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, May 27, 2016 at the Franklin First United Methodist Church with...

May 20, 2016

Mrs. Nancy Lee Stamps Gosnell, age 67 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Friday, May 20, 2016 at 2:59 PM 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 Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 3:00 PM with burial to follow in the...

May 20, 2016

Mr. Paul Willard Huff, age 77, of Franklin, KY, entered into rest Thursday, May 19, 2016, at 10:51 PM at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, KY.

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

May 16, 2016

Mr. James “Jimmy” Kemble Yokley, age 71 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Monday, May 16, 2016 at 6:300 PM at the Hospice House in Bowling Green, KY.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home. Cremation was chosen, the family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM Saturday, May 21, 2016 at...

May 14, 2016

Joe M. Phillips died on May 14, 2016.  Joe was a lifelong resident of Simpson County, Kentucky.  He was born on the family farm there on February 5, 1926, the son of Ida Belle Robey Phillips and Roy E. Phillips.

Joe was a graduate of Franklin High School in 1944, and, following his military service,...

May 14, 2016

Mr. James Howard Jones, Jr, age 67 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 7:47 AM at the Commonwealth Specialty Hospital in Bowling Green, KY.

Arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home. Cremation was chosen, services will be held at a later date.

A native of Lake Co., TN....

May 3, 2016

Mr. Bobby Gene Cassity, age 77 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 3:50 PM 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, May, 2016 with burial to follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery in...

May 1, 2016

Mrs. Jodi Lynn Gann Jones age 39, of Bowling Green, KY, entered into rest Sunday, May 1, 2016, at 4:38 AM at her residence.

Arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday, May 5, 2016 with burial to follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, KY.

May 1, 2016

Mr. Rick Simmons, age 61 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 5:27 PM at his residence.

Arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, May 4, 2016 with burial to follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, KY.

A native...

Apr 19, 2016

Mary Ann Fleming Copas, age 78, of Franklin, KY, entered into rest Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at 4:35 PM at her residence.

Arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home.   A memorial service will be held Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at 11:00 AM at the Goodnight Library Auditorium in Franklin, KY.  Cremation was chosen, and a...

Apr 15, 2016

Mr. Larry Burch, age 58 of Auburn, KY., entered into rest Friday, April 15, 2016 at 3:45 AM at his residence.

Arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, April 17, 2016 with burial to follow in the Wheeler Cemetery in Simpson Co., KY.

A...

Apr 7, 2016

Mary Gayle Hendricks, age 67 of Brentwood, TN., entered into rest Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 8:00 AM at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN.

Arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home.  A Graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Restlawn Memory Gardens in Franklin, KY.

A native...

Apr 2, 2016

Mrs. Dixie J. Harris Porter, age 73 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 6:45 AM at the St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN.

Arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, April 5, 2016 with burial to follow in the Mount ...

Apr 2, 2016

Mrs. Jenene Huffines Farmer, age 77 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 1:27 AM at Hospice House in Bowling Green, KY.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, April 4, 2016 with burial to follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery in...

Apr 1, 2016

Mr. Luther Barnes, age 63 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Friday, April 1, 2016 at 8:40 PM at his residence.

Arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home.  Funeral  services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at the Lake Spring Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery in...

Apr 1, 2016

Mr. Roger Dale Cothern, age 64, of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Friday, April 1, 2016 at 8:05 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 Monday, 4, 2016 with burial to follow in the Providence Cemetery in Simpson County,...

Mar 31, 2016

Mrs. Hattie Faye Morrison, age 76 of Russellville, KY., entered into rest Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 6:45 PM at the Logan Memorial Hospital in Russellville, KY.

Arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be held at 5:00 PM Sunday, April 3, 2016 at the Post Oak Baptist Church in Russellville, Ky. ...

Mar 19, 2016

Dorothy Donnell Steers, aged 90, died peacefully at her home on March 19, 2016 after valiantly battling a series of health challenges.

Born on October 22, 1925 to Pauline and Val Donnell, Dorothy was a 1943 graduate of Simpson County High School where she led the band as drum major. She attended the University of Kentucky where...

Mar 19, 2016

Mr. Raymond Lawrence Farmer age 89 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Saturday, March 19, 2016 at the Medical Center in Franklin, KY.

Arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home where services will be held at 4:00 PM Monday, March 21, 2016 with burial to follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, KY. ...

Mar 18, 2016

Mrs. Beth Ann Beasley Chaney, age 62 of Franklin, KY., entered into rest Friday, March 18, 2016 at 4:16 PM at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN.

Arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home.  A funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, March 21, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church with...