Obituary Listing

Feb 1, 2023

Wallace Donald Smith, age 83 of Raywick, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon.  He was born October 11, 1939 in Nelson County.  He was a lifelong Dairy Farmer.  He formerly operated the old "Superior Food Mart" in Loretto.  He was a member of Saint Charles Catholic Church.

Donald was preceded in...

Jan 26, 2023

Elizabeth Louise "Betty" Newton, age 87 of Bardstown, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Landmark of Bardstown.  She was born September 30, 1935 in Holy Cross.  She worked as a seamstress and was a member of Saint Thomas Catholic Church and a former member of Holy Cross Catholic Church.  She was a faithful member of the TOPS group....

Jan 21, 2023

Naomi S. Mullins, age 86 of Louisville, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2023, at her home.  She was born March 31, 1936, in Marion County.  She was a long-time employee of Sam's Club on Brownsboro Road and formerly worked as a Registered Nurse.  She was a loving mother.  She enjoyed church picnics and playing bingo and pull tabs.

Jan 18, 2023

Lisa Ann Masterson Whitener, age 53 of Mt. Washington, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023 with her loving husband by her side.  She was born December 26, 1969 in Lebanon, graduated from Marion County High School in 1987 and worked for the last eight years at Balfour in Louisville.  She was a Catholic by faith.  She enjoyed her yearly...

Jan 15, 2023

Sheila Renee Thompson, 57 of Paris, TN, formerly of Marion County, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023 at Jackson-Madison General Hospital in Jackson, TN.  Sheila was born April 21, 1965 to Jim and Opal Thompson.

She loved God, her family and her cat, "Rascal".  She enjoyed reading, music, watching old TV shows, cooking, singing and spending time...

Jan 10, 2023

Theresa "Arletha" Miles, age 88 of Holy Cross, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at her home, surrounded by her loving family.  She was born December 30, 1934 in Nelson County.  She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church.  She enjoyed quilting.  She loved music, playing the guitar, singing, and writing songs.  She also loved her dog "Socks"....

Jan 5, 2023

Hazel Ann Brady, age 46 of Lebanon, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2023 at her home.  She was born February 4, 1976 in Marion County.  She was preceded in death by her husband, James Cyril "Boodles" Brady; her father, Herbert Lee Mattingly; two brothers, William "Bo" and Walter Henry "Hank" Mattingly.

Survivors include five children, Lee Mattingly...

Jan 3, 2023

Andrew Darrell "Andy" Greenwell, age 56 of Saint Francis, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon.  He was born October 29, 1966 in Abilene, Texas.  He formerly worked as a boilermaker with HMT Construction.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing and rooting for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Andy was preceded in death by his...

Jan 2, 2023

Amanda Nicole Elmore, 31, was born October 1, 1991, to Rick Elmore and Patty Price and passed away on January 2, 2023.  She was a daughter, a sister, niece, cousin, and friend! More importantly, she was a mother! Being the mother of Addi, Kane, and Malayah was her greatest blessing and gave her much joy! Her children were her...

Dec 30, 2022

Susan Jeanette Hughes, age 93 of Bardstown, passed away Friday, December 30, 2022 at Sanders Ridge Health Campus in Mount Washington.  She was born December 4, 1929 in Loretto.  She formerly worked as a bookkeeper at General Electric in Louisville.  She was a member of Saint Joseph Parish in Bardstown.  She was preceded in death by her husband, George...

Dec 29, 2022

Juanita Ann Morris, age 68 of Lebanon, passed away December 29, 2022 at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.  She was born February 11, 1954 in Merced, California.  She had lived in Lebanon since 2005 and worked at The Caring Place for many years.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Anna Lee...

Dec 18, 2022

Ruth Anne Burdette Keyser, age 92, died Sunday, December 18, 2022 at her home in Lebanon, Kentucky.

A native of Marion County, Kentucky, Ruth Anne was born April 24, 1930, on Miller Pike to Joseph Knott Burdette and Josephine Peterson Burdette. In February of 1963, she married Richard Joseph Keyser. A talented seamstress, homemaker, and musician, she...

Dec 17, 2022

William Joseph "Josey" Martin, age 37 of Bardstown, died Saturday, December 17, 2022 at Spring View Hospital.  He was born May 7, 1985 in Nelson County.  He was a former employee of Flatwork Commercial Concrete in Bardstown.  He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, motorcycles, music and time with family.

Josey was preceded in death by his father, William...

Dec 17, 2022

Stephen Lyle "Steve" Thomas, age 69 of Bardstown, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022 at his home, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born June 19, 1953 in Marion County.  He operated "Steve's Home Improvement" and was a former employee of the Loretto Motherhouse. He loved spending time at the Nolin Lake House with family and friends.

Dec 12, 2022

Elizabeth Mae Spalding "Betty" Miles, age 88 of Loretto, passed away Monday, December 12, 2022, at her home.  She was born April 25, 1934, in Springfield.  She worked for many years as a cook at the Loretto Motherhouse.  She was a member of Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.  She enjoyed her flowers, gardening and going to country music...

Dec 7, 2022

Mary Frances Downs, age 78 of the Greenbriar community of Nelson County, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at her home, surrounded by her loving family.  She was born May 5, 1944 in Holy Cross.  She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church.

Frances was preceded in death by...

Dec 4, 2022

Mary Lucinda "Cindy" Hobbs, age 59 of Boston, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2022 at her home.  She was born June 15, 1963 in Louisville.  She was raised in the Holy Cross community.  She worked as a cashier at Culver's Country Kwik Mart in Culvertown.  She enjoyed fishing and camping with family and friends.

Cindy was preceded...

Dec 2, 2022

Bobby "Cowboy" Keeling, age 62 of Lebanon, passed away Friday, December 2, 2022 at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville.  He was born April 11, 1960 in Adair County.  He lived life his own way.  He often walked the streets of Lebanon wearing his cowboy hat.  He was raised Baptist but attended other churches as well.

Cowboy was...

Nov 28, 2022

Laura Jean Jones, age 81 of Raywick, died Monday, November 29, 2022 at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon.  She was born September 11, 1941 in Confluence, KY.  She was a former employee of American Printing House for the Blind in Louisville.  She enjoyed fishing, puzzlebooks, shopping and thrifting.

Laura was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest...

Nov 23, 2022

Joseph Donald Cissell, age 83 of Loretto, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at his home.  He was born August 26, 1939 in Loretto.  He operated Cissell's Garage in Loretto for more than 30 years.  He served his country in the U.S. Army.  He was a loving husband and father.  In addition to being a mechanic, he enjoyed the...