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Robert Young Sr., 71, of Morgantown, Kentucky passed away Monday, May 27, 2019 at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, KY. Robert was born July 5, 1947 in Louisville, Kentucky to the late William A. Young and Novilla Young Dillingham. He was a member of Mt Lebanon Church of Christ and a retired carpenter. Other than his parents he is preceded in death by one son James William Thomas Young and several brothers. He was a United States Army Veteran.

Steve Vernon Paxton, Jr., 75, of Rockport, passed away Monday, January 14, 2019, at Owensboro Heath Regional Hospital. He was born October 11, 1943, to the late Steve Paxton, Sr. and Cora Belle Paxton. Steve was married to his high school sweetheart for 55 years. He was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church and was a graduate of Beaver Dam High School. Steve loved tinkering in the garage, working on the farm, hunting and fishing. He was a millwright by trade. He loved his family, for they were his pride and joy.

Eva Eyelean Phelps, 90 of Roundhill, KY passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019 at the Morgantown Care & Rehab. Eyelean was born March 9, 1929 in Edmonson County, KY to the late Robert "Pat" Dalton and Shellie Dalton Seabolt and wife of the late Kenneth T. Phelps. She was a retired teacher from the Butler County Board of Education after 36 years, started her career teaching at age 16 in a one room school house. She was a member of Temple View General Baptist Church and active member of Rebekah Lodge.

Connie High Daugherty, age 78 of Banock, KY, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2019.  Born on July 9, 1940 to the late Wallace and Martha Rexford High in a small community in North Florida, Mrs. Daugherty lived most of her life in Butler County.  She graduated from Miami High School in 1949. At that time she enrolled at Campbellsville College where she studied to become a teacher and graduated in the Spring of 1963.  In August of 1963, she married the love of her life, Chesley S.

Conda Renfrow, 70, of Roundhill passed away at 10:00 PM Tuesday May 21, 2019 at his home.
 
The Butler County native was a construction worker for Stewart Richey Se

Talon Heath Jones, 10, of Morgantown, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at the Medical Center in Bowling Green.  He was born in Warren Co., Ky. on October 29, 2008.   Talon was a 4th grader at Morgantown Elementary School. He loved to hunt, fish, ride his bicycle, eat tacos and play on the internet. He was preceded in death by his grandfather Windell Jones.
 

Mary "Louise" Hammers Clark, 90, of Morgantown, Ky. passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at the Morgantown Care and Rehab Center.  She was born in Butler Co., Ky. on March 16, 1929 to the late E. Silas and Florine Hunt Hammers.  Mary "Louise" was a member of Big Muddy Baptist Church.  She was a former manager at the Dollar General Store, retired from the Butler County Schools Food Service, was a member of the Singing Seniors and loved to do a lot of fishing.

McClellan “MC” Deweese, 91, of Morgantown, Ky. passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky.  He was born in Butler Co., Ky. on May 8, 1928 to the late Taylor and Florance Woosley Deweese.  MC was a farmer and dozer operator and a member of Cool Springs General Baptist Church.   He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Minnie Faye Frames Deweese; brothers JD and Glespie Deweese and sister Eliza Ann Cockriel.

Shirley Phelps Smith, age 72, of Morgantown, answered the call of her Lord and Savior in the early morning hours of May 12, 2019.  Mrs. Smith was born on March 21, 1947 in Morgantown, Kentucky to the late Roy Ellis and Ona Velma Tarrance Phelps.  She was preceded in death by an infant child, two infant brothers, and her siblings George Phelps, Jolene Cardwell Hunt, Viva Jean Hunt, and Adaline Johnson, as well as her in-laws Oval B.

Roxie M. Dockery, 84 of Morgantown, KY passed away Saturday, May 11, 2019 at her residence. Roxie was born February 5, 1935 in Louisville, KY to the late Granvil Thorton Brather and LouElla Bryant Cockrell and wife of the late Hester Ray Dockery. She was of the Baptist faith and a assisted living care taker. Roxie enjoyed gardening, quilting, crocheting and KY Basketball. She loved spending time with her family and watching the squirrels and birds.