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Eddie E. Andrews, 66 of Morgantown, Ky. passed away Tuesday January 5, 2016 at the TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Eddie was born on Tuesday March29, 1949 in Butler County Kentucky to the late  Edward and Exie Givens Andrews. He attended Caney Fork Presbyterian Church, a 30 year member of the Woodbury Masonic Lodge #280 and a United States Army Veteran. Eddie loved fishing, being outdoors, arrowhead and ginseng hunting He loved talking and being around people but most of all he loved all his family.

Vicki Kinkade Hammers, 71, of Bowling Green, KY passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2016 in Bowling Green Ky. The Edmonson County, KY native was the daughter of the late Lonnie Kinkade and Elsie Lindsey Kinkade. She was a loving daughter who honored her mother and father and treated them with great respect. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Jerry Kinkade.

 Ryker Jace Outland infant son of Johnathan Outland and Brooke Geary passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Leitchfield on December 19, 2015.
Ryker Jace is survived by his Mommy and Daddy Johnathan Outland and Brooke Geary of Morgantown; big sister Madison Capps of Morgantown; grandparents Vernard and Courtney Snodgrass of Morgantown, Randall and Karen Outland of Morgantown; great-grandparents Margaret Rock of Hartford, John and Mary House of Radcliff, Jenny French of Morgantown, Gayle House of Louisville; several aunts, uncles and a cousin.

Joe Anderson Forsythe, 97 of Morgantown, Kentucky passed away Friday, January 1, 2016 at the Central Utah Veterans Home in Payson, Utah. Joe was born on Saturday, November 16, 1918 in Quality, Kentucky to the late Shelby Clay Sr. and Ersye Anderson Forsythe. He was married to the late Eva Iris Smith Forsythe. He was a World War II Navy Veteran, serving as a master carpenter's mate on the naval ship USS Uranus deployed to the south Pacific.  He was a member of Morgantown First Baptist Church.  He retired as a supervisor for WRECC.

Velmer M. Burden, 92, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, January 3rd, 2016 at the Ohio County Hospital in Hartford. 

She was born on Sunday, March 4th, 1923 in McLean County, the daughter of the late Clarence and Meshie (Bratcher) Burden.

Carolyn Faye Kelley, 70 of Morgantown passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016 at the Medical Center of Bowling Green. She was born November 8, 1945 in Butler County to the late Obie and Senora Abner Coots. She was of Baptist Faith and was a housewife.

Survivors include her husband, Bobby Kelley, three children, Bobby Denson Kelly, Carol Denise (Wayne) Brown and Senora (Jim Shaw) Fulkerson, one sister, Brenda Coots, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Mary Lou Minton Yates, 75 of McHenry, departed this life for her heavenly home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, December 30, 2015. She was born March 17, 1940 in Butler County to the late William Eli and Wavie Casey Maddox. She was of the Christian Faith and retired from Perdue Farms. She was the matriarch of her family and the thread that held them all together.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Donald Ray Minton, five brothers, J.B. Maddox, Leonard Maddox, Tommy Maddox, Wendell Maddox and Chestyne Maddox and one sister, Dorothy Maddox.

Cassie Mae Davis, 33, of Caneyville, passed away Thursday, December 31st, 2015 at her residence. 

She was born on Friday, October 8th, 1982 in Leitchfield, the daughter of Tony Lee and Tamela (Blanton) White. She attended White Ridge Church. Cassie loved to fish and spend time with her family.

Jeffrey Allen Henderson, 57, of  Morgantown,  passed away Monday, December 28, 2015 at the Medical Center in Bowling Green.  He was born in Logan Co., Ky. on Jan. 18, 1958 to the late John and Elaine Baxter Henderson.   He was a truck driver and a member of Sandy Creek Missionary Baptist Church.  Other than his parents he was preceded in death by a son, Jonathon Henderson and two brothers, Harold and Lonnie Henderson.

Lenis E. Gidcumb, 81, of  Morgantown,  passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015 at his residence.  He was born in Dunbar, Ky. on April 11, 1934 to the late Roy and Eula Kemp Gidcumb.   He was a carpenter and  a member of Sandy Creek Baptist Church.  He loved playing pool, buying, selling and trading and spending time with his family.  He never met a stranger.  Other than his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Estel and Lonnie Gidcumb and one sister Dorthy Gidcumb.