Joel Ray Sprowls, 93, owner and operator of The Lincoln Jamboree and Joel Ray's Lincoln Village Restaurant of Hodgenville, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Signature Healthcare in Bowling Green, KY. Joel Ray was born 2 miles east of Buffalo, KY to the late Will & Sarah Houston Sprowls on October 18, 1927. Joel Ray attended Mt. Tabor School then later Buffalo High School and was an avid basketball player. Joel Ray graduated high school in 1946. In high school, Sprowls was a regular toastmaster for all the banquets and festivals. After graduation, Sprowls worked several different jobs, including working for E.S. Ferrill wholesale grocery as a business salesman and as a radio...

Joyce Boyd, age 55, of Wayne, WV, formerly of Hodgenville, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Newnan, GA. She was preceded in death by her mother, Patty Meade Penix. She is survived by her husband, Joe Boyd of WV; a daughter, Lisa Coleman of Hodgenville; a son, Nathan (Jennifer) Carter, currently stationed in Hawaii; her father, Charles Penix of Ashland; five siblings, Larry (Diana) Penix, Terry (Sandra) Penix, Barry Penix, Pam (Ricky) Shelton and E. J. (Jennifer) Penix and four grandchildren, Isaiah Scott, Payton Carter, Hailey Carter and Kynlee Carter. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM, Thursday, July 25, 2019, at Bennett-Bertram Funeral...

Michael Lane Shelton, age 46, of Hodgenville, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019. He was the son of Gary and Mona Shelton and Pattie and Harold Cundiff and the proud father of Tucker and Tom Shelton. He is also survived by a brother, Abe (Jamie) Shelton of Glasgow; a sister, Katie (Greg) Cooper of Hodgenville; his paternal grandmother, Ruby Shelton; a step-brother, Randy (Carmen) Gaskins of Bowling Green; three nephews, Tad and Bo Shelton and Griffin Gaskins; and two nieces Shelby Cooper and Ragan Gaskins. He was preceded in death by his mother, Pattie O'Dell Cundiff; his stepfather, Harold Cundiff; maternal grandparents, Tom and Helen O'Dell and his paternal grandfather Pete...