All Obituaries

   James Rudell Brown, 91, of Madisonville, KY, formerly of Providence, KY, passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021 at Deaconess Gateway in Newburgh, IN.    He was born July 2, 1930 in Providence, KY to the late Grover Cleveland Brown and Clara Curneal Brown. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Faye Ellen Johnston Brown; his recent wife, Margaret Tinsley Brown; his daughter, Pamela Faye Taylor; and siblings, Lucille, Margaret, Fanny Earl, Johnny C., Rudene,...

Katherine Elizabeth Vaughn, 95, of Providence, KY, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at Hermitage Care and Rehabilitation in Owensboro, KY. She was born February 27, 1926 in Providence to the late Denver Kelley and Ruby Gold Kelley. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Edward Vaughn; three brothers, Carrol, Bobby, and Jerry Kelley; daughter, Sandra Kaye Denton; and grandson, Joshua Woodall. Katherine enjoyed playing cards with her group at Palmer Place, gardening,...

   William “Martin” Boswell, 77, of Providence, KY passed away at Baptist Health Madisonville on Thursday, June 3, 2021.    He was born July 13, 1943 to the late Rev. John and Dodie Boswell in Providence.   He was a member of White Oak General Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon for 29 years. He served as the trial commissioner for Webster County District Court and on the Providence City Council at various times. He enjoyed his time as assistant...

   Earnest Larry “Porkchop” Ware , 74, of Providence, KY went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, IN.    He was born May 20, 1947 in Providence to the late William P. Ware III and Fannie Louise Anderson Ware. He was also preceded in death by his nephew, Jason Lee Ware.    Larry loved bowling, traveling, fishing, St. Louis Cardinals baseball, UK basketball and ordering people around. He...

   James David Mitchell, 47, of Nebo, KY passed away Monday, May 24, 2021 at his residence in Nebo.    He was born March 10, 1974 in Hopkins County, KY to Robert W. Mitchell and Lola Kautzman. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, James Shoulders, and Henry and Sue Mitchell; and his aunt, Kimberly Cunningham.    James was a member of Concord Baptist Church. He liked riding his lawn mower and enjoyed wrestling. He loved spending time with his family and...

   Pamela Faye Taylor, 64, of Madisonville, KY, formerly of Providence, KY, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at the Heartford House in Owensboro, KY.    She was born August 22, 1956 in Madisonville to James Rudell Brown and the late Faye Ellen Johnston Brown.    Pamela worked as a PTA at Bradford Heights Nursing Home. She enjoyed spending time with her family and working in the yard.    She is survived by two sons, Brian (Ashley) Hamby of Owensboro...

     Twyman Boyd, also known as Big T, was born August 18, 1940 in Earlington, KY to Bernice Frazier and Arthur Lee Boyd. He departed this Life on April 30, 2021 at his home with his family by his side.    He graduated from Rosenwald High School in Providence, KY. He worked 10 years at Westing House in St. Louis, MO. He worked in the coal mines for 19 years in Morganfield, KY. He was also a supervisor at Pioneer Plastic in Dixon, KY for 10 years. He also...

Jerry Basil McElvain, 83, of Providence, KY passed away Monday, April 19, 2021 at his residence.    He was born February 5, 1938 in Muhlenberg County to the late Basil McElvain and Evelyn Mitchell McElvain. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Basil McElvain Jr. and Ben McElvain.    Jerry worked at Speed Queen as a factory worker and was a member of Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Dixon. He was a NASCAR fan and enjoyed working in the yard and being...

Michael “Mikey” Lynn Springfield, 51 of Providence, KY passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021 at Baptist Health in Madisonville.    He was born October 2, 1969 in Madisonville to the late Alfred Springfield and Lottie Springfield.    Michael attended New Hope Independent Baptist Church. He was a truck driver for Ware Trucking.    He is survived by his companion, Tabitha Kay Gibson of Providence; one daughter, Jennifer (Dalton) Phillips of Providence;...

   Wanda Inez Sims, 91, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away February 28, 2021 at her residence.    She was born June 29, 1929, in England, AR to the late Odar Canterberry and Ethal Priest Canterberry. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James W. Sims; one brother, Odar Canterberry; two grandchildren, and one great grandchildren.    Wanda worked for AT&T Bell Labs. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Dalton. Wanda loved to bowl and go...