J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Chapels - Broadway Chapel

Sylvia Charlene Alford Tooley, age 72 of Bowling Green, passed away Wednesday at the Medical Center in Bowling Green. The Bowling Green native was the widow of LeRoy Tooley. She was retired from the State of Kentucky as the Caseworker Supervisor from the Cabinet of Health and Family Services. She is survived by her children, Tiger, Candice and Brandice. Grandmother to Brandon, Chazz and Nala. Two great grandchildren, Seige and Amara Visitation will be from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Tuesday of the J.C. Kirby and Son Broadway Chapel. Funeral service will start at 1:00 pm Tuesday at the J.C. Kirby and Son Broadway. Cremation to follow after the service.

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Audrey Neely, a cherished wife, mother, grandmother, and a ray of sunshine for all who knew her. Audrey, 67 passed away peacefully on March 16, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. A Bowling Green resident for over 20 years, Audrey was known for her loving, caring and generous personality, and her deep love for her family and community. Audrey was a passionate baker, learning the skill of cake decorating while employed in the bakery of Fort Eustis commissary. She continued baking for Western Kentucky University thru Aramark dining services. She enjoyed baking and decorating birthday cakes for friends and family. She had a...

Anna Maude "Mimi" Dowell Rice, age 92, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at home in Bowling Green, Kentucky, with her family by her side. Anna was born to the late Richard Lee Dowell and Mary Elizabeth Dowell on October 31, 1932. Her mother, Mary Elizabeth, passed away during childbirth. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Jesse and Annie (Anderson) Dowell whom helped raise her as a child. Her husband, Herman John (H.J.) Rice, Jr., died in 1989 after 36 years of marriage. Survivors include her three children; John Theodore Rice of Waverly, Tennessee; William David Rice Sr., of Stephensport, Kentucky; and Bobbi JoHanna...

Bowling Green, KY . . . Helen "Frances" Farris Williams, 90, passed away peacefully March 9, 2025 at Hospice House of Southern Kentucky. She was born on December 7, 1934 in Glasgow, KY to Clyde and Ruby Lee Gillenwater Farris, formerly of Scottsville, KY. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of seventy years, Cletus E. Williams, along with his parents Arnold and Vertie Buchanon Williams of the Halifax Community of Allen County. Frances attended Scottsville High School and was a longtime member of Faith Missionary Baptist Church in Bowling Green, KY where she served as the pianist for many years. She worked briefly at Cutler Hammer but spent most of her life...

Linda Lee Arnold, 75, of Bowling Green passed away on Mar 8, 2025 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be on Weds, Mar 12, at 10am at the J.C. Kirby & Son Broadway Chapel with burial in Bowling Green Gardens. Visitation will begin on Tues at 4pm until 8pm and again on Weds from 9am until service time.

Joseph Newton Stites, age 69, died on Saturday, March 1, 2025, after suffering from dementia for several years. He was a loving husband, father, friend, brother, musician, joke-teller, auto mechanic, and?most importantly?a teacher. Born on July 14, 1955, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, to the late Robert Hunt Stites and Theresa Ann Barnett Stites, he was a devout Roman Catholic who participated in Mass every Sunday. He attended elementary school and was an alter boy at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Joe was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Christopher Grau Stites. Joe is survived by his spouse Pamela Eileen Napier; his sons James (Jim) Napier...