Obituaries

Paul Riley, age 78 of Corydon, Ind., formerly of Burkesville, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. Paul was born on January 22, 1945 in Cumberland County to the late Stanley Benton Riley and Dorothy Branham Riley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Russell Riley and C.W. Riley and one sister Shirley Riley.

Survivors Include:
Three Brothers- Norman Riley(Joyce) of Genoa City, WI, James Riley(Dolly) of Columbia, and Richard Riley(Kay) of New Albany, Ind.
Three Sisters- Peggy Riley of Corydon, Ind., Mary Lawson(Gary) of Summer Shade, Ky. and Bonnie Proffitt of Shepherdsville, Ky.
Four nieces, five nephews and a host of other relatives and friends also survive.

Funeral Service:
Tuesday, March 07, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. at Ballou & Stotts Funeral Home, 304 N. Main Street, Burkesville, KY with Bro. Harold Stilts officiating. Burial was in Bow Schoolhouse Cemetery.
Pallbearers – James Riley, Richard Riley, Robert Riley, Bo Biggs, Kelly Bow and Freddie Bow
Ballou & Stotts Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Nancy Lee Hamlett, 74, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at Summit Manor Nursing Home in Columbia. She was born in Columbia on Jan. 13, 1949, to the late Simpson and Pauline Moss Reliford. She was preceded in death by her husband, Porter Hamlett.

Mrs. Hamlett was a member of the Trinity Church and enjoyed flower gardening and spending time wither her family and friends.

Survivors include her daughter, Kimberly Hamlett of Columbia; a brother, Todd Reliford (Rhonda) of Columbia; a nephew, Chris Reliford (Dawn) of Columbia; a sister-in-law, Luzena Hamlett of Columbia; special friends Greg Blair and Stephen Beck and several other nieces, nephews, friends, and other relatives.

Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 10 at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home with burial in the Columbia Cemetery. Visitation will be on Thursday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. and will continue Friday morning until time for the service at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home.

Bro. Stanley Watson will be officiating, and pallbearers will be Richard Hamlett, Mike Sullivan, Travis Kimbler, Jamie Cowan, Skylar Hare, and Timmy Gripshover.

Larry Bennett, age 80, of Jamestown, Ky. passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at his residence.He was born on Saturday, Oct. 24, 1942, in Columbus, Ind. He was the son of Raymond and Fern Cash Bennett, who both preceded him in death.

He was a retired security guard for Lake Cumberland State Park and of the Pentecostal Faith. He was also an avid hunter and fisherman.

Survivors include: his wife, Anna Bennett of Jamestown; one daughter, Kim O’Neal of Ga.; two step-daughters, Sheila Davis (Stewart) of Jamestown, and Judy Morgan (Todd) of Greensburg; one sister, Judy Fleenor of North Vernon, Ind.; three brothers, Michael Bennett of Union, Billy Bennett of Sante, Calif., and David Bennett of Columbus, Ind.; three step-granddaughters, Robyn Jett of Greensburg, Ravin Davis of Jamestown, and Raegin (Charlie) Davis of Russell Springs; two great-granddaughters, Morgan and Hannah Jett of Greensburg; special nephews, John Bennett and Mike Worrell of North Vernon, Ind. and a great-grandchild on the way.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Sherry Bennett, and a niece, Vicki Wright.

Visitation will be this Friday at 11:00 a.m. with funeral services to follow at 2:00 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home with Bro. Bobby Oaks officiating.

Interment will be in the Bethlehem Separate Baptist Church Cemetery.

Christopher Douglas Neely, 40, of Bowling Green, died on Friday, February 24, 2023 at his home. He was born on October 7, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington to Patricia Dianne Hentz Brown and the late Curtis Dale Neely. He graduated from Ohio County High School and completed fire training in Owensboro Technical School. At an early age, Chris always wanted to be a firefighter. He worked at Bowling Green Medical Center as a paramedic and EMT and was also a firefighter at Alvaton Fire Department. He previously worked for Bowling Green, Franklin and Ohio County Fire Departments.

He is survived by his wife, Alesha Dawn Neely; his mother, Patricia Hentz Brown; son, William ‘Scott’ Neely; brother, Gabriel Wade Thoms; sister, Teri Neely Goodenugh (Mick); and several nieces; nephews; aunts; uncles; and in-laws.

Funeral services were held on Sunday, March 5, 2023 at James H. Davis Funeral Home and Crematory in Owensboro. A private family burial will be in Green Brier Baptist Church Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Chris Neely Memorial Fund, c/o Davis Funeral Home, 3009 Frederica St., Owenboro, Ky., 42301.

This obituary information is courtesy of Grissom-Martin Funeral Home.

Kenyatta ‘K.D’ Duncan, 48, of Columbia, died Monday, February 27, 2023 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset.

He was born December 17, 1974 in Burkesville. He was preceded in death by his father, Phillip Owen Carey; and his step-father, Jim Henry Smith.

Kenyatta was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, a graduate of Adair County High School where he excelled in all sports, was an accomplished welder and an excellent cook, most recently working at Betty’s OK Country Cooking.

Survivors include his mother, Irene Duncan of Columbia; his wife, Jenny Duncan of Liberty; four children, Avery Duncan (Tabitha) of Liberty, Noah Duncan of Liberty, Darby Duncan-Fuqua (Nick) of Smiths Grove and Kaylin Duncan of Columbia; one brother, James D. Smith of Columbia; two grandchildren, Owen Isaiah and Nicholas Fuqua and expecting his third grandchild; several uncles; aunts; nieces; nephews; cousins and friends.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, March 2, 2023 at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home with burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Casket bearers were Clint Maggard, Ed Colon, Davey Green, Jason Green, Aidan Smith, Cameron Thomas, Logan Thomas and Doug Dudley.

Grissom-Martin Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.