​Kimberly Michelle Johnson, 38, of Ollie passed away at 5:23 PM Nov. 26, 2019 at Norton Hosparus Inpatient Care Center in Louisville.
 
The Edmonson County native was a homemaker and a member of Brownsville General Baptist Church. She was the daughter of Rodney Meredith of Anneta, who survives and the late Gayle Newton Meredith. She was preceded in death by a brother, Donnie Meredith; and her step father, Bill Meredith.
 
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday at Gravil Funeral Home with burial to follow in Cove Hollow Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-8 PM Friday and after 9:00 AM Saturday.
 
Surviving in addition to her father are two sons, Tyler Johnson and Gavin Johnson and their father, James Johnson all of Mammoth Cave; a brother, Allen Meredith of Sweeden; two step brothers, Adam Meredith and Jesse Meredith (Kim) both of Hardyville; a step sister, Ivory Flynn of Anneta; a niece, Sabrina Williams (Andy) of Livingston, TN; a nephew, Isaac Meredith of Brownsville; two great nephews, Dallas and Brayden Williams; several step nieces and nephews; and several special cousins.

​Virginia Lou McPeak, age 69 of  Brownsville, departed this life on Friday, November 22 , 2019 at her residence.  The Edmonson County native was born on October 18, 1950 to Bertie Denham Johnson of Brownsville and the late Bro. William Johnson. She was married to Kenneth Ray McPeak, who survives.

Virginia was a retired production line worker for Country Oven and was a member of Oak Grove United Baptist Church. 
Besides her husband and mother, she leaves to honor her memory--  one daughter, Melissa Grider (Billy) of Brownsville; one son, Jimmy McPeak (Lori) of Salem, IN; five grandchildren, Jeremy McPeak (Michelle), Amy Hoskison (Josh), Lindsey McPeak, Emily Grider and C.J. Grider; five great grandchildren, Tyler Hoskison, Tatum Hoskison, Lilly McPeak, Joe McPeak and Liam Lightner; two brothers, Roland Johnson (Mary) and William Earl Johnson (Sherry); three sisters, Vernice Childress (Elmo), Alpha Lindsey (Lonard) and Bertie Evelyn Deweese (Larry); one brother-in-law, Jerry Clay Vincent; several nieces and nephews.  She was also preceded in death by one son, Joey McPeak; one brother, James Leonard Johnson and one sister, Linda Kay Vincent.   
​
Interment will be in Oak Grove Church Cemetery.

VISITATION
12 Noon - 8pm, Monday, November 25, 2019
9am–11 am, Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Patton Funeral Home Brownsville Chapel

FUNERAL SERVICE
11 am, Tuesday, November 26 , 2019
Patton Funeral Home Brownsville Chapel

​Dorothy Marie Tomes Nash, 92, of Louisville passed away at 7:56 PM Wednesday Nov. 20, 2019 at her residence.
 
The Edmonson County native was a homemaker, caregiver and a member of the Church of Christ. She was a daughter of the late Jethro Tomes and Devora Cummings Tomes and the wife of the late Estill Ray Nash. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Naomi "Faye" Roberts; a son, Gary Nash; three sisters, Beulah Herald, Syble Miller and Irene Booth; two brothers, Earl Tomes and Durward Tomes; and a grandson, Justin Nash.
 
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM Friday at Gravil Funeral Home with burial to follow in Big Reedy Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11:30 AM Friday.
 
Surviving are a daughter, Wanda Morrow (Ken) of Louisville; two sons, Ronald Ray Nash of Centerville, TX and Roger Dale Nash (Tami) of Mt. Olive, AL; 11 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; and three great great grandchildren.

​Ervin Wilson, age 76 of  Brownsville, departed this life on Thursday, November 14, 2019 in  Erin, TN.  The Edmonson County native was born on October 29, 1943 to the late James Leslie Wilson and Ruth Lindsey Wilson Wells.  He was married to Zelma “Sam” Sanders Wilson, who survives.

Ervin was retired from the US Army and was a  member of Nisbet Alexander Memorial Post # 6937 and DAV, Purple Heart recipient and  Fairview United Baptist Church. 

Besides his wife, he leaves to honor his memory--  two daughters, Crystal Frederick (David) of Brownsville and Amy Bragg (Donny) of Rocky Hill; one Son, Michael Mullins (Kimberly) of Chalybeate; one grandson, Logan Hagan of Brownsville; three step grandchildren, Jacob Frederick, Hunter Frederick and Lilly Wilson; one great granddaughter, Eligna French; four brothers, L.J. Wilson, Lenny Wilson, Eddie Wilson (Kim) and Timmy Wilson; four sisters, Lou Wolf (Doug) , Teresa VanMeter (Hank), Robin Cassady and Julie Decker (Brian), Step Mother, Virginia Wilson; special cousin, Pat Cowles and several nieces and nephews.  He also was preceded in death by, two sisters, Cecil Minyard and Frances Dewitt; one brother, Larry Wells and one nephew, Ricky Minyard.   

Interment will be in Hawkins Cemetery with full military honor.

Memorial contributions may be made to: Alzheimer’s Association,6100 Dutchman’s Lane # 401, Louisville, KY 40205.

VISITATION
4-8pm, Monday, November 18, 2019
9am– 8pm, Tuesday, November 19, 2019

9am-12:30pm, Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Patton Funeral Home Brownsville Chapel

FUNERAL SERVICE
1 pm, Wednesday, November 20 , 2019
Fairview United Baptist Church

Robert Braeden Patton Combs, age 18, of Chalybeate, departed this life after a tragic accident in Butler County on Sunday, November 10, 2019.  Braeden was born in Lexington, KY on June 1, 2001 to Alison Patton Holland and Robert Shannon Combs. 

Braeden was saved at Pleasant Union United Baptist Church, and later moved his membership to Rolling Hills United Baptist Church, where he remained a member.  He was a former student of Edmonson County and Madison Central High Schools.  At the age of fifteen, he became a junior volunteer firefighter and remained an active member of the Chalybeate and Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Departments.  He was employed by the Edmonson County Road Department, a job he was extremely proud of.  Most recently, he had started training to obtain his CDL license.  For a period of time, while residing in Richmond, he was an employee of Miller Tire and Auto Care, and also an associate at the Waco Volunteer Fire Department.
Braeden had a contagious smile, endearing personality, caring heart, incredible work ethic and such a zest for life.  He never met a stranger.  If you were his friend, he always had your back.  He loved to work, and whatever project you were engaged in he was eager to help.  From an early age, he loved to work with his father and he was considered as one of the staff members at Combs, Parsons and Collins Funeral Home. 

He leaves to honor his memory-- his parents, Alison and Jay Holland of Chalybeate and Robert Shannon and Heather Combs of Richmond; siblings, Whitley Combs, Jack and Mia Cris Holland; grandparents, Jerry and Marilyn Patton of Brownsville, Danny and Joy Holland of Scottsville and Stephanie Wells of Richmond; aunts and uncles, Warren and Nancye Combs of Waco, Andrea and Robbie Brantley of Chalybeate, Rebecca Wells of Stanton, Jamie and Jeremy England and Blake Holland all of Scottsville; cousins that he loved as siblings, Sarah and Judah Short and their daughters, Sophie and Cora Short; Clay and Conner Combs; Trace, Ty and Tucker Brantley; Gracie and Kelly Wayne;  Maddie and Andie England; a host of extended family members, friends, coworkers and his firefighter family.  He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Bobby and Mabel Combs and Rick Hall. 

Interment will be in Pleasant Union Church Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial contributions be made to:  Braeden Combs Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Bank of Edmonson County, P.O. Box 99, Brownsville, KY  42210.

VISITATION
2 – 7 pm (EST), Thursday, November 14, 2019
First Baptist Church, 425 Eastern Bypass, Richmond, KY  40475

4 - 8 pm (CST), Friday, November 15, 2019 and 10 am - 8 pm (CST), Saturday, November 16, 2019 
Patton Funeral Home Brownsville Chapel

10 am - 2 pm (CST), Sunday, November 17, 2019
Pleasant Union United Baptist Church,  380 Morgantown Rd., Brownsville, KY 42210

FUNERAL SERVICES
7 pm (EST), Thursday, November 14, 2019, First Baptist Church

2 pm (CST), Sunday, November 17, 2019, Pleasant Union United Baptist Church

ARRANGEMENTS BY PATTON FUNERAL HOME AND COMBS, PARSONS AND COLLINS FUNERAL HOME
Online condolences can be made at www.pattonfuneralhome.com or www.cpcfh.com.   ​

​Erma Houchin, age 86 of  Bowling Green, departed this life on Friday, November 8, 2019  in  Horse Cave. The Edmonson County native was born on February 24, 1933 to the late Eldon and Hazel Poteet Wilson.  She was married to the late Bro. Loy Edwin Houchin.

Erma was a housewife and homemaker.  She was a member of  Holly Springs Missionary Baptist Church.

She leaves to honor her memory-- one son, Keith Houchin (Judy) and one daughter, Marketa Lane Doyle (Jeff) all of Chalybeate; three grandchildren, Chris Houchin of Bowling Green, Beth Coates (David) of Park City and Lesley Brower (Bryan) of Murphysboro, IL; eight great-  grandchildren, Rachel Houchin, Mia Reeves, Noah Houchin, Wyatt Houchin, Alex Hawkins (Charlee), Julia Hawkins, Cobain Brower and Irene Brower;  one great –great grandchild, Eleanor Rose Hawkins; one brother, Gary Wilson (Marcia) of Smiths Grove and one sister, Bonita Elmore of Bowling Green. 

Interment will be in Otter Gap Church Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to:  Lupus Foundation of America, Inc., 2000 L. Street, NW Suite 410, Washington, D.C., 20036.

VISITATION
12 - 8 pm, Monday, November 11, 2019 
Patton Funeral Home Brownsville Chapel

10 am - 1 pm, Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Holly Springs Missionary Baptist Church
​
FUNERAL SERVICE
1 pm, Tuesday, November 12 , 2019
Holly Springs Missionary Baptist Church

​Flossie Lee Logsdon, age 86 of Wingfield, passed away at her daughter’s home in Wingfield on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, after a long illness.  The Logan County native was born April 1, 1933 to the late Dennis Jordon Lee and  Clara Alice Lowery Lee. She was married to the late Rev. J.D. Logsdon, Sr. 

Flossie was a grader for Whitewood Manufacturing and was a member of Pleasant Grove (Miller Hill) Missionary Baptist Church.

She leaves to honor her memory— one son, J.D. Logsdon, Jr. of Roundhill; five daughters, Kathy Massey and Treasa Minton (Owen) of Wingfield, Sharon Elaine Meredith (Mike)
 of Bee Spring, Melissa Massey (Dale) and Laurie Mills (Mike) of Wingfield; one brother, Jimmy Lee of Bowling Green; four sisters, Shirley Barlow (Clyde) of Oregon, Patricia Capshaw (Ivan), Freda Hazel and Carolyn Wolf (Vern) all of Bowling Green; eleven grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren.  She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Clara Ellen Logsdon; three granddaughters, Bobbie Hawks, Anastacia Marie Mills and Sarah Elizabeth Mills; a daughter-in-law, Hilda Logsdon and son-in-law, Ray Massey.

Interment will be in Hawks Cemetery.

VISITATION
1 pm, Thursday, November 7, 2019 until time of service
Pleasant Grove (Miller Hill) Missionary Baptist Church

​FUNERAL SERVICE
1 pm, Saturday, November 9,  2019
Pleasant Grove (Miller Hill) Missionary Baptist Church

​Patsy Miller Stice, age 77, of Park City, departed this life on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at her residence. The Edmonson County native was born on January 7, 1942 to the late Glendon Miller and Verda Davis Miller. She was married to her devoted husband of fifty-nine years, Harlan Stice, who survives.

Patsy retired as a teacher from Barren County School System.  She was a member of Little Hope Missionary Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School and was the pianist for many years.  She was also a member of the Kentucky Retired Teacher Association. 

Besides her husband, she leaves to honor her memory— one daughter, Myra Ray (Eugene) of Smiths Grove; granddaughter, Bretta Jo Stice of Brooklyn, NY; grandsons, Ethan Ray (fiancée Jordan Engler) and Aaron Ray all of Smiths Grove; sister, Peggy Emberton (Robert) of Cave City; brother-in-law, Larry Stice (Terra) of Park City; sister-in-law, Gail Toms (Donnie) of Big Reedy and several nieces and nephews.  She was also preceded in death by her son, Brently Harlan Stice. 

Interment will be in Hawkins Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to:  Hawkins Cemetery, c/o Tim Davis, 419 Roy Davis Road, Smiths Grove, KY  42171. 

VISITATION
12 - 8 pm,  Wednesday, November 6, 2019
9 am – 1:30 pm, Thursday, November 7, 2019
Patton Funeral Home Park City Chapel

​FUNERAL SERVICE
2 pm, Thursday, November 7, 2019
Little Hope Missionary Baptist Church

​Wanda Jean Mallory Carby, 76, of Smiths Grove passed peacefully with family at her side at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky.

Wanda was a daughter of the late John Henry and Elta Wanda Geary Mallory and wife of the late Joseph Carby.

The Muhlenberg County native was a lab technician at Country Ove Bakery and a member of Smiths Grove Baptist Church.

Her survivors include her daughter, Judy Lindsey (Mike); her sister, Janet Whitaker (Mike), her brother, Greg Mallory, and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be 1-8 p.m. Monday at Hardy & Son Funeral Home, Bowling Green Chapel with a graveside service on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Wingfield Cemetery.

​Family request in lieu of flowers donations be made to Hospice of Southern Kentucky, 5872 Scottsville Rd., Bowling Green, KY 42101.