Obituaries
Arthur A. Harris
Jan 2, 2023
Arthur A. Harris, Jr., 89, of Utica passed away Monday, January 2, 2023, under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. The Heflin, Alabama native was born February 9, 1933, to the late Arthur Harris Sr. and Toye Harris. After high school, Arthur served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. After his military service, he went to...
Gina Lee Autry
Dec 29, 2022
Gina Lee “Jenny” Smith Autry, 68, of Owensboro, passed away December 29, 2022, at home. She was born October 2, 1954, in Charleston, West Virginia, to the late Lester and Doris (Autry) Smith.
Jenny was a member of the Horse Branch Church of God. She was known for her kindness and was liked by everyone she met. Jenny was a...
Joseph "Rick" Richard Vanover
Dec 24, 2022
Joseph “Rick” Richard Vanover, 70, of Owensboro, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2022, at the Heartford House while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born June 30, 1952, in Daviess County to the late Worden and Marvadene Rhinerson Vanover. Rick loved his family and enjoyed spending time with his children and his many grandchildren. He...
Pansy Ione Miller Jones
Dec 23, 2022
Pansy Ione Miller Jones, 96, of Owensboro, died Friday, December 23, 2022, at her home of eighty-five years. Born in Daviess County, KY, she was the fifth child and only daughter of the late T.P. Miller and Pansy Head Miller. Ione “Onie” was dearly cherished by her four older brothers John, Bob, Tom and Hal Miller. Her creativity, intelligence, beauty and...
Drexel "Howard" Peyton
Dec 20, 2022
Drexel “Howard” Peyton, 89, of Owensboro, passed away December 20, 2022. He was born in Patesville, KY to the late Leroy and Nellie Peyton on May 4, 1933. Howard was an active member of First Baptist Church. He retired as a Printer from the Louisville Courier Journal. Howard enjoyed U.K. basketball, playing cards, and outdoor activities. He also had...
Dr. R. Glenn Greene
Dec 18, 2022
Dr. R. Glenn Greene, 93, a long-time Owensboro physician, died Sunday, December 18, 2022. He was the son of the late Albert Reams and Lois Greene of Nashville, TN and husband to the late Virginia Arnold Greene. Glenn grew up in Nashville, TN, attending Montgomery Bell Academy and later earned his undergraduate degree at Vanderbilt University. He graduated from...
Alice Westerfield Gentry Ward
Dec 14, 2022
Alice Westerfield Gentry Ward
Alice Westerfield Gentry Ward, 91, of Owensboro, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born December 1, 1931 in Daviess County to the late Rommie and Gusta Ralph Westerfield. Alice was a member of Westside Church of Christ. She was a graduate of Daviess County High School...
Janice Mae Thurman Duncan
Dec 13, 2022
Janice Mae Thurman Duncan, 69, of Owensboro left to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at Twin Rivers Nursing Home. She was born April 22, 1953 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky to the late Briskol Thurman and Ressie H. Henderson Crabtree. Janice was a 1971 Owensboro High School graduate. She was loved by many and was considered to...
Jimmy K. Hatcher
Dec 11, 2022
Jimmy K. Hatcher, 67, of Owensboro, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born November 17, 1955, the seventh child to the late James P. and Elizabeth Willoughby Hatcher. Jimmy enjoyed building mopeds and bicycles, drawing model cars, boats and birdhouses and was a very big collector of things.
In addition to his...
Helen S. Phillips
Nov 21, 2022
Helen S. Phillips
Helen S. Phillips,98, of Owensboro, passed away November 21,2022. She was born July16, 1924, the youngest of ten children to the late Jasper and Emma Ijames. Suzanne, as she was known to her friends, graduated from Daviess County High School in 1943. She went to work as a 'Rosie the riveter' at Servel in Evansville, Indiana...
Woodson "Woody" Edge McRoy
Nov 19, 2022
Woodson "Woody" Edge McRoy, 91, of Owensboro, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on November 19, 2022. Woody was born on July 7,1931 to the late Herbert and Hallie McRoy in Muhlenberg County.
He graduated from Bremen High School in 1949. He served two years in the Army during the Korean War. It was...
Barbara Ruth Smith Harris
Nov 15, 2022
Barbara Ruth Smith Harris
Barbara Ruth Smith Harris, 79, of Utica, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at Wellington Parc. She was born August 7, 1943 in Daviess County to the late Ollie Lee and Mary Ernestine Whitaker Smith. Barbara was a homemaker and beautician, and was of the Baptist faith. She was a 1961 graduate of...
Sidney Allen Probus
Nov 15, 2022
Sidney Allen Probus
Sidney Allen Probus, 81, of Owensboro, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2022. He was born November 17, 1940, in Georgetown, KY to the late Ovel G. Probus and Pansy Stone Probus. Sidney was the owner and operator of Probus Barber Shop for over 20 years, he then retired from the Owensboro School System and the...
Sally LouAnn Butler
Nov 13, 2022
Sally LouAnn Butler,
OWENSBORO, KY., Sally LouAnn Butler, 84, of Owensboro departed this life Sunday, November 13, 2022 at the Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born April 13, 1938 in Owensboro to the late Nicholas Hatchett and Idella Hanley Hatchett. Her church membership was sustained at the Zion Missionary Baptist Church where she sang in the choir and...
Julia "Judy" Davisson
Nov 12, 2022
Julia "Judy" Davisson
Julia (Judy) Davisson, 85, of Owensboro died Saturday, November 12, 2022, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was a Hopkins County native and a life long Daviess County resident.
Julia retired from Gordons/Zales Jewelry after many years. She enjoyed music, drawing, nature, caring for animals, and the preservation of all life. Judy had a heart...
Jerrie Dean Morris
Nov 10, 2022
Jerrie Dean Morris
Jerrie Dean Morris, 78, passed away November 10, 2022, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born May 5, 1944, in Owensboro to the late William Oscar Jones Jr. and Edna Gwen Porter Jones. Jerrie retired from Swedish Match after being employed for over twenty-five years. She enjoyed playing BINGO and the lottery. Her most loved...
Terry Lee Sapp
Nov 10, 2022
Terry Lee Sapp
Terry Lee Sapp, 76, of Owensboro, passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at his home. He was born September 6, 1946 in Daviess County to the late Marvin Lee Sapp and Wandaleen Sapp Sparks. Terry was a member of Sugar Grove Baptist Church and a U. S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He...
Doris Jean Smith
Nov 5, 2022
Doris Jean Smith
Doris Smith, 83 years old of Owensboro, KY united with her husband, Melvin J. Smith, Sr. on November 5th, 2022. She was born October 18, 1939, to the late Gertrude Douglas and Stephen Hayden. She was the oldest sister to the late Bertram Riley, Thelma Acton, and William “Bubba” Douglas. Her siblings here to morn for...
Jane Latimer Stevenson
Nov 4, 2022
Jane Latimer Stevenson
Jane Latimer Stevenson, 91, died on Friday, November 4, 2022. She was born in Owensboro on March 20, 1931 to William and Dora Lee Birk Stevenson. Jane attended Owensboro High School where she was a member of Rose Curtain Players, the Science Club, International Relations Club, and Girl Scouts. She was voted Most Popular in...
Norma Jean Chapman
Nov 4, 2022
Norma Jean Chapman
Norma Jean Chapman, 73, of Philpot, passed away on Friday, November 4, 2022, while under the care of Hospice of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green. She was born February 5, 1949 in Daviess County to the late Oda and Maud Ambrose Chapman. Jean was retired from the Owensboro Independent School System after 30 years having...
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