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Sarah Justine Willis, 79 of Morgantown, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012 at her residence. Sarah was born March 30, 1933 in Butler County to the late McClellon and Viola Forbes Lawrence and wife of the late Ardith Ray Willis. She is a member of Mt. Lebenon Church of Christ and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by one daughter Shelby Jean Willis; 2 brothers Allen and Raymond Lawrence; sister Francis Basham; grandson Travis Flener and 2 great grandsons Dakota Lynn Bryant and Jeremy Michael Smith.

Evellein Payton, 69, of Caneyville passed away Friday, November 9, 2012 in Leitchfield, KY.

She was born on February 11, 1943 in Grayson County, the daughter of the late Cecil and Dorothy (Woosley) Parks. She was a homemaker and housekeeper for several in the community. She was a member of First Apostolic Church of Millwood.  

Fiona Sue Taylor, 63 of Morgantown, Kentucky passed away Friday, November 9, 2012, at the Greenview Hospital in Bowling Green, Ky. Fiona Sue was born June 10, 1949 in Butler County to the late Clarence and Falsom Evans Mitchell. She was a retired RN.

Oval “Ollie” Dotson, age 80, of Louisville, KY passed away Monday, November 5, 2012 at the Hosparus Center in Louisville, KY. 

He was born on March 29, 1932 in Butler County, the son of the late Ernest and Victoria Lacefield Dotson. “Ollie” was of the Baptist Faith and was retired from the Ford Motor Company in Louisville.

Magdaline Webster, 71 of Beechmont, Kentucky died on Sunday, November 4, 2012, at her residence in Beechmont, Kentucky.

She was born Friday, June 20, 1941 in Grayson County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Ellis Goodman and the late Ethal Whitehead Goodman. She was the wife of Wilbur "Dean" Webster who survives.

She was employed by Red Kap.

Tom Brosnan, 75 of Morgantown, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2012, at the Morgantown Care and Rehab in Morgantown, Ky. Tom was born March 11, 1937 in Lowell Massachusetts to the late Charles Thomas Brosnan and Agnes Hill Murphy who survives. He was a U.S. Marine Corps Vetern serving from 1954 - 1957 and U.S. Army Veteran serving from 1958 - 1966 101st airborne and 82nd airborne, retired supervisor from Morgantown Plastics and was of the Christian faith. He was preceded in death by one sister Shelagh Murphy and grandmother Josephine Hill.

Mary Talmage "Toppie" Evans,72, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2012, surrounded by her family at Hospice of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green, Ky. Topppie was born October 1, 1940 to the late William Talmage "Doc" Hampton and Eunice Flowers Hampton. She married Hugh Carroll Evans May 18, 1958 and had five children- Linda Carol, Lisa Anne, Robert Wayne "Bobby", William Gregory "Greg" and Shannon Kay. Toppie worked until she retired from the United States Postal Service in Morgantown, Kentucky.

Gillis D. Meredith, 65 of Morgantown, Kentucky, passed away Friday, October 26, 2012, at his residence. Gillis was born March 3, 1947, in Butler County, Kentucky to the late Noatley and Erdine Kinkade Meredith who survives. He was a self employed businessman.

Steven Thomas Daugherty, 46 of Morgantown, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Ky. He was born November 10, 1965 in Omaha, Nebraska he was the beloved son of Ralph and the late Joan Perry Daugherty and Shirley Allen Daugherty who survives. Steve was a retired Navy Veteran and served 20 years on different ships and Naval Stations. Italy was his favorite overseas location. He loved to cook and brought back the taste of Italy. His latest interest was his job with Black Hawk Composites in Morgantown, Ky.

Margarett Lucille McKinney Miller, 88 of Morgantown, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at her residence. Margarett was born July 31, 1924 in Muhlenberg County to the late Arie and Nancy Jane "Nan" Phelps Morphew and wife of the late Lonzo McKinney and Charles E. Miller. She was preceded in death by one son Jimmy Dale McKinney; grandson Ross Shane Phelps; sisters Gustie Piper and Myrl Harrison.