J.R. Rhodes

December 8, 1939 - February 9, 2021

John Robin “JR” Rhodes, age 81 of Kuttawa formally of Between the Rivers, died at 4:32 pm Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville TN. He was preceded in death by his parents Tilford Cash Rhodes and Edna Alva Mitchson Rhodes and three brothers W. H. Rhodes, Tilford Cash Rhodes Jr, David Rhodes, two sisters Earnestine Rhodes and Shirley Lassiter. He is survived by his wife Opal Pearl Cothran Rhodes of Kuttawa, one daughter Connie Austin and husband Kevin of Princeton one son Eddie Rhodes of Kuttawa, five sisters Norma Jean Ladd of Benton, Glenda James of Grand Rivers, Brenda Rhodes of Grand Rivers, Hallie Orr of Calvert City, Elta B. Heater of Alton IL, two grandchildren Christopher Allen McGill and wife Lacinda of Bowling Green, Ashley Dawn McGill Herrell and husband Tommy of Bowling Green, three great grandchildren Conner Payton McGill, Keira Elise McGill of Eddyville and Gavin Tabor all of Bowling Green. J.R. loved fishing and spending time with his grandchildren. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m. Sunday February 14, 2021 at Dunn's Funeral Home in Eddyville. Funeral services will be at Dunn's at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday with Rev. Jeremy Short officiating with burial to follow in Rolling Hills Cemetery in Eddyville.