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James Russell Butler, age 76, of Russell Springs

August 18, 2020 Sean Hammond
James Russell Butler, age 76, of Russell Springs, died Sunday, August 16, 2020 at the Ephraim McDowell Hospital in Danville, Ky. He was born on November 10, 1943 in Jefferson County, Ky to the late […]
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Wanda G. Rhoten, age 79, formerly of Russell County

August 16, 2020 WJRS Staff
Wanda G. Rhoten, 79, of Greenwood, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 14, 2020 at her home while surrounded by her family. She was born April 23, 1941 in Russell Springs, KY, […]
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William Thomas Brown, age 86, of Russell Springs

August 16, 2020 WJRS Staff
William Thomas Brown, age 86, of Russell Springs died Friday, August 14, 2020 at the Russell County Hospital. He was born in Russell County to the late Lesley & Sarah Lee Hall. He was a […]
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Mary Florene Foley, age 85, of Russell Springs

August 15, 2020 WJRS Staff
Mary Florene Foley, age 85, of Russell Springs, died Friday, August 14, 2020 at her home. She was born January 25, 1924 in Russell County to the late Willie Oscar & Loma Foley Kimble. She […]
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Mary Poff, age 85, of Liberty

August 14, 2020 WJRS Staff
Mary Lois Carter Poff, age 85, died on August 12, 2020, at Ephraim McDowell Hospital in Danville. Born: June 23, 1935 to the late Everett and Eunice Carter In addition to her parents, she was […]
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Jeanette S. Wilson, 76, formerly of Russell Springs

August 13, 2020 WJRS Staff
Jeanette S. Wilson, 76, formerly of Russell County, died Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at the Norton Brownsboro Hospital in Louisville. She was a retired employee of Fruit of the Loom and a member of First […]
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Orville Wicker, age 81, of Russell Springs

August 9, 2020 WJRS Staff
Orville Wicker, age 81, of Russell Springs, died Saturday, August 8, 2020 at the Baptist Health Hospital in Lexington. He was born March 22, 1939 to the late Linville & Sheila Amburgey Wicker. He was […]
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Henry Noel, age 82, of the Glensfork Community

August 9, 2020 WJRS Staff
Henry Noel, 82, of Glens Fork, Kentucky, died Friday, August 7, 2020. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 10, 2020 at 11amCT at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home in Columbia, KY with Bro. Kenneth Rogers officiating. […]
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Albert Earl Antle, age 95, of Jamestown

August 7, 2020 WJRS Staff
Albert Earl Antle, age 95, of Jamestown, Kentucky passed away Thursday, August 06, 2020 at Russell County Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Doris Dalton Antle; his parents Virgil […]
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Ferrel Hudson, age 95, of Russell Springs

August 7, 2020 Sean Hammond
Ferrel Hudson, 95, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Wednesday, August 5th, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, Somerset. Ferrel was born in Russell Springs, KY on January 10, 1925, a daughter of the late Elsie […]
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