J. Clifford Todd (Cliff), age 93, born March 13, 1928, made his transition peacefully at home on July 13, 2021. He was born at home – a “Sears” mail-order house, on a farm near Fort Knox, Kentucky at Steels Crossroads, which was home to his parents, George W. and Rebecca Todd, his five brothers and his twin sister. As a youngster, he attended a small one-room school…
William “Bill” Earl Haynes was born on September 7, 1963, to Kay Frances White and Charles Robert Haynes. A Warren County, Kentucky, native, Bill was a student of Bowling Green City Schools. He began his music career and a lifelong love of brass instruments at the age of 12 . While in sixth grade, he…
Jessie was born on August 14, 1986 in Nuremberg, Germany to Jessie Quinn Sr. and Jennifer Walker. He was a 2004 graduate of Manatee High School, where he played on the varsity football, basketball, and track team. He continued his education at Western Kentucky University with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting. While completing his education…
Born in Cumberland Co., KY son of a Methodist minister, Dr. Randy Capps graduated from Cumberland County High School. From there he went to Kentucky Wesleyan (BA) where he became a member of Sigma Nu fraternity in which he remained actively involved throughout his life. At Kentucky Wesleyan he met Joan Gray, an active Kappa…
Family and friends of Alexander “Alex” McLain Rose enthusiastically announce the Ranger Alex Rose Memorial Scholarship at Western Kentucky University. Rose was born in Nashville, TN on May 2, 1972 and endured much adversity in his young life. With countless moves and living in many households, attending eight schools in Nashville, TN, Austin, TX, and…
Laughter is the best medicine! This was a mantra Stavon lived by every single day, on the good ones and the bad. He was born January 25, 1990, to Misha Maynard and Scott Williams Sr. in South Bend Indiana. A leader, brother, and servant of God, with tremendous taste in fashion, Stavon spent his childhood…
The Hon. Tom Emberton Sr. is a retired Chief Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals. Following a four-year tour of duty with the United States Air Force, Emberton enrolled at Western Kentucky University. While at WKU, Emberton became active in a number of University activities. He was named Business Manager of the College Heights…
Dianna Gibbs Voll passed away peacefully on November 5, 2022, at her home surrounded by the love of her family. She was 74 years old. Dianna was born in Scottsville, Kentucky, on April 12, 1948. She is survived by her husband David R. Voll, Sr. Dianna lived an exceptional life and will be deeply missed…
Orville Wick Dotson, III (Pete) died peacefully on February 12, 2023, at Hospice of Southern Kentucky. The Warren County native was born June 25, 1943, to the late Elenor Hobdy and Orville Wick Dotson, Jr. Pete graduated from Warren County High School and received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Western Kentucky University. He was…
Dero Goodman Downing was born on September 10, 1921. Downing, the fourth President of Western Kentucky University, was born in Fountain Run, Kentucky, and raised in Horse Cave, Kentucky. One of eight children of Katie Burton Goodman and A.C. Downing, Downing became a leader at an early age. He was president of his 1939 Horse…