Obituaries
Roy Hicks Sr
Apr 24, 2018
Roy M. Hicks, Sr., 87, Owensboro, Kentucky died April 24, 2018 at Signature Healthcare at Hillcrest. He was born on February 26, 1931 in Owensboro, the son of the late Dayton and Nancy Hicks. He retired from Pinkerton Tobacco Company and was previously employed by Red Spot Paint & Glass. He was a member of Breckenridge Street United Methodist Church....
Louise Vance
Apr 17, 2018
Louise G. Vance, 88, of Owensboro, died on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 in Scottsville, KY at her home. She was born on February 25, 1930 in Hancock County to the late Garland and Audrey Brown Glover. She was a member of Hall Street Baptist Church for many years. Louise loved music and could play any instrument her favorite being the...
Lucy Dawson
Apr 16, 2018
Lucy Dawson of Owensboro passed away Monday, April 16 at her home. She was 85. Lucy, a daughter of the late Jim and Lucy Green Buford, was born on July 24, 1932 in Nashville's Vanderbilt Hospital. They treated her to a sunlit and carefree childhood, allowing her to ride and roam on their working farm near Franklin, TN. Home was...
Theda Vance
Apr 15, 2018
Theda Vance, 87, of Owensboro, gained her heavenly wings to be reunited with her son, Donnie, on Sunday, April 15, 2018 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born on October 20, 1930 in Owensboro to the late Golman and Marian Fenwick. She moved to Florida in 1963 and spent many years working in the Osceola County Schools as a baker....
David Bolin
Apr 14, 2018
David Ray Bolin, 55, of Beaver Dam, KY died on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital in Bowling Green. He was born on August 9, 1962 in Detroit, MI to the late Louis Edward Bolin and Marie Francis Cooper Bolin. David was a member of Yellow Creek Baptist Church and worked at Purdue Farms. In addition to...
Matthew Fitzgerald
Apr 11, 2018
Matthew Edward Fitzgerald, 30, of Owensboro, KY died on April 11, 2018 at his residence. He was born on October 12, 1987 in Owensboro to Elton Martin and Suzanna Bartlett Fitzgerald. He was employed as a CNA at Signature Healthcare at Hillcrest. Matthew was a member of Crosspointe Church. He attended Kentucky Wesleyan College where he was a member of...
Carol Riley
Apr 7, 2018
Carol Lee Axton Riley, 80, of Owensboro, passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at her home. She was born on November 11, 1937 in Jefferson County, KY to the late Woodford Edwin Sr. and Mildred Lee Brown Axton. Carol Lee graduated from Eastern High School in 1955 then attended the University of Kentucky graduating with a Bachelor's Degree. She...
Rebecca Duncan
Apr 3, 2018
Rebecca Wells Duncan, 93, passed away April 3, 2018, while in the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born in Thruston, KY on August 12, 1924 to the late Robert and Henry Wells. Mrs. Duncan was a 1942 graduate of Daviess County High School. She attended Brescia University and later earned an art degree from Lake Sumter Community...
Ricky Dale Fenwick
Mar 31, 2018
Ricky Dale Fenwick, 60, of Owensboro, went to be with the Lord on March 31, 2018 at his home. He was born in Owensboro on May 25, 1957 to Wilfred P. Fenwick (deceased) and Kathryn Sheriff Fenwick. Ricky was a veteran of the Army National Guard and enjoyed fishing, hunting, music and playing his guitar. Along with his mother, Ricky...
Charles Ewing
Mar 31, 2018
Joe Ewing, 74, of Owensboro, went to be with Jesus on March 31, 2018. He was born in Evansville, IN on June 12, 1943 and attended Drakesboro High School. Mr. Ewing was in sales and security most of his life, over the past 25 years found his passion volunteering and serving as Head of Security for the Owensboro RiverPark Center....
Charles Wolfe Jr
Mar 26, 2018
Charles W. Wolfe Jr., 75, of Owensboro passed away Monday, March 26 under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Charles was born March 16, 1943 in Owensboro to the late Charles Sr. and Elizabeth Carrico Wolfe. He was a graduate of Owensboro Catholic High School and a U.S. Air Force Veteran. When he was honorably discharged, March 19, 1971,...
Danny Sanders
Mar 25, 2018
Danny Sanders, 68, of Daytona, FL, died on Sunday, March 25, 2018 in Daytona. He was born on January 17, 1950 in Daviess County, KY to the late Oscar and Pauline Roberts Sanders. He was an Army veteran and retired after 22 years as an Army recruiter. He was a member of Ridgewood Baptist Church. Danny loved UK basketball and...
John Riley
Mar 23, 2018
Dr. John Donald "J. Don" Riley, 83, of Owensboro passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky on November 21, 1934 to the late James Charles and Edith Riley. He graduated from Eastern High School in Louisville in 1953, received a BS from the University of Louisville...
Viola Powers
Mar 21, 2018
iola (Tootsie) Mount Powers of Owensboro, passed away at Owensboro Center nursing facility. She was born May 16, 1929 to the late Cassie Watson Napier and Jessie Andrew Napier. Viola was a member of Yellow Creek Baptist Church and attended Owensboro Christian Church. She was a devoted U.K. Basketball fan, enjoyed traveling and meeting new people. She was retired from...
Carolyn Howard
Mar 20, 2018
Carolyn Howard, 71, of Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born December 20, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan. Carolyn had worked at River Valley Behavioral Health, enjoyed reading, playing cards, and spending time with her family and friends, especially her grandchildren. Carolyn enjoyed going to the beach and her trips to Florida...
Gerald McCoy
Mar 17, 2018
Gerald D. McCoy, 74 of Philpot passed away March 17, 2018 under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Mr. McCoy was born April 10, 1943 in Brownie, KY to the late Bill and Opal McCoy. Gerald married Donna Gayle Adams on October 21, 1961. He later became the owner and operator of McCoy Exterminating which he founded in 1971....
Billy Miles
Mar 13, 2018
Billy Joe Miles, 78, of Owensboro, Kentucky passed away March 13, 2018. He was born on December 4, 1939 in Daviess County, Kentucky, the son of the late William S. and Virginia Wells Miles. He was a member of Panther Creek Baptist Church. He received a bachelor of science degree in agriculture from Western Kentucky University. He was a businessman,...
Frances Drewry
Mar 5, 2018
Frances Jeannette Drewry, 66, of Owensboro, passed away March 5, 2018, at her daughter's residence. Jeannette was born in Owensboro on January 30, 1952 to the late Lambert Daniel and Ophelia Ashby Daniel. Jeannette was a homemaker and enjoyed bingo, crafts, and spending time with her family and grandkids. Along with her parents, Jeannette was preceded in death by her...
Fred Wright
Mar 5, 2018
Fred "Pete" Wright, 78, of Livermore, passed away on Monday, March 5, 2018 while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born January 30, 1940 in Ohio Co. to the late Robert Paul Wright and Grace Ruth Johnson Coin. Pete was retired from Alcoa Aluminum and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. He loved working in...
Deborah Knight
Mar 2, 2018
Deborah Lynn Knight, 32, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018, at her residence. She was born on August 15, 1985 in Owensboro to William Alfred Knight and Lila "Sue" Reed Knight. Deborah a future member of St. Stephen Catholic Church, enjoyed using her cell phone, TV, movies and the internet. Deborah was preceded in death by her brother,...
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