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Wayne H. Skipper, 85, of Jamestown

March 5, 2026 Zac Oakes
Wayne H. Skipper, 85, of Jamestown, passed away Saturday, February 28th, at Jean Waddle Care Center, Somerset, KY. Wayne was born in Clanton, AL on November 21, 1940, a son of the late Elsie (Traywick) […]
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Anna Lou Conover, age 101, of Russell Springs

March 3, 2026 Zac Oakes
Anna Lou Conover, of Russell Springs, passed away Monday, March 2, 2026, at Fair Oaks Health and Rehabilitation, in Jamestown.  She was 101 years, 2 months, and 30 days of age. Born December 3, 1924, […]
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Betty Kerr, age 81

March 3, 2026 Zac Oakes
Betty Kerr, age 81, died Monday March 2, 2026. She was born on December 8, 1944. She was a homemaker but most of all she was a Christian who professed her faith in Christ and […]
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Kermit Eugene Grider, age 91, of Columbia

March 2, 2026 Zac Oakes
Kermit Eugene Grider, age 91, of Columbia, KY, peacefully passed away on March 1, 2026, at Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville, KY. Born on December 29, 1934, in Russell County, KY, Kermit was a devoted […]
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Jeter Coffey, age 80, of Russell Springs

March 2, 2026 Zac Oakes
Jeter Coffey, age 80, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Sunday, March 01 2026 at Ephraim McDowell Hospital. He was born on Saturday, August 04 1945, in Columbia, Kentucky. He was the son of: Mother […]
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Joe Feese, age 92, of Jamestown

March 2, 2026 Zac Oakes
Joe Feese, 92, of Jamestown, passed away Saturday, February 28th, at Russell County Hospital. Joe was born in Cane Valley, KY on August 29, 1933, a son of the late Dorothy Ethel (Monroe) and Wiley […]
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Danny Leon Conner, age 79, of Jamestown

March 2, 2026 Sean Hammond
Danny Leon Conner, of Jamestown, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2026, at Fair Oaks Health and Rehabilitation. He was 79 years of age. Born on February 12, 1947, on Indian Creek in Russell County, […]
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Luca John Roberts, age 4

March 1, 2026 Zac Oakes
Luca John Roberts departed this life to enter the arms of Jesus on Thursday, February 26, 2026. His four years on this earth were spent smiling, laughing and bringing joy and light to his family and […]
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Rosa Lee Norfleet, age 80, of Russell springs

February 27, 2026 Zac Oakes
Rosa Lee Norfleet, age 80, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Friday, February 27 2026 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. She was born on Thursday, March 08 1945, in Pineville, Kentucky. She was the daughter […]
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Gary L. Meadows, age 62, of Russell Springs

February 27, 2026 Zac Oakes
Gary L. Meadows, 62, of Russell Springs, passed away Wednesday, February 25th, in Russell Springs, KY. Gary was born in Mount Sterling, KY on April 29, 1963, a son of the late Fannie (Strange) and […]
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