Obituaries
Anna Sue Bruner Payne
Jun 22, 2023
Anna Sue Bruner Payne, 91, of Owensboro, passed away June 22, 2023 peacefully while under hospice care in Tampa, Florida. She was born March 6, 1932 in Owensboro to the late William H. and Gertrude Bruner. She would say to love God, family, and animals.
Sue is survived by son Bill Payne; grandchildren, Chris, Nick, Ethan, Elijah, and...
Irene Elizabeth Hust Simmons
Jun 22, 2023
Irene Elizabeth Hust Simmons, 96, of Owensboro, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023 at Hermitage Care and Rehabilitation. She was born March 21, 1927 in Daviess County to the late Walter and Nila Lamm Hust. Irene worked at General Electric for 15 years. She was a member of Church of God, a worldwide association, where she was very active...
Lesley Calvin Kellems Jr.
Jun 18, 2023
Lesley Calvin Kellems, Jr., 84, of Owensboro, died Sunday, June 18, 2023 at home while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born February 4, 1939 in Tell City, Indiana to the late Lesley C. and Mittie Pearl Kellems. Les was a U.S. Army veteran. He enjoyed spending time with his family, working in his garden,...
Helen M. Fleming
Jun 18, 2023
Helen M. Fleming, 88, of Owensboro, Kentucky passed away June 18, 2023, at Heartland Villa Center in Lewisport, Kentucky. She was born March 20, 1935, in McLean County, Kentucky to the late Louis Massie and Monnie Carman Massie. Helen retired from General Electric where she worked as a machine operator for 39 years.
Helen always put others ahead of...
Sheila "Stevie" Y. Sturgeon
Jun 17, 2023
Sheila “Stevie” Y. Sturgeon, 89, of Owensboro, Kentucky passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2023. She was born on April 2, 1934, in London, England to the late Hector Mallandain and Julia Craig Mallandain. Shelia was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She loved reading and spending time with her grandkids. Sheila also enjoyed the KWC Panthers basketball...
Lisa Pierce Sparks
Jun 16, 2023
Lisa Pierce Sparks, 58, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, June 16, 2023. She was born May 15, 1965, in Daviess County to Shirley Bratcher Pierce-Dukes and the late Charles Pierce. She was a very kind and giving person. Lisa enjoyed camping, boating, and spending time with her grandkids.
Along with her father, she is preceded in death by her...
Robert "Bob" Jones
Jun 15, 2023
Robert “Bob” Jones, 72, of Owensboro, KY, passed away on June 15, 2023. He was born August 11, 1950, in Owensboro to the late Bertman Jones and Sarah Jones. Bob retired from American Road Express, a trucking company, where he worked as a dispatcher. He was a member of Sorgho Baptist Church where he was also a Deacon of...
Linda Lou Wilkerson Hayden
Jun 12, 2023
Linda Lou Wilkerson Hayden, 85, of Owensboro, died Monday, June 12, 2023. She was born May 26, 1938, in Mclean County to the late James and Henrietta Galloway Wilkerson. Linda loved her children dearly and cherished the time she spent raising them. Once they grew up and the nest was empty, she smoothly shifted gears and started working as...
Betty Jean Roach
Jun 11, 2023
Betty Jean Roach, 75, of Owensboro, made her way toward heaven Sunday, June 11, 2023 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born in Chicago, Illinois to the late Arthur Lee and Frances Theresa Yeckering Sapp.
Betty was a dedicated homemaker, but she had also worked at M.P.D., Gabe’s Tower, cleaned houses and, most recently, worked at Jumpin’ Jack’s...
John Thomas Allen
Jun 11, 2023
John Thomas Allen, 89, was freed from his Earthly body on Sunday, June 11, 2023. He was born October 7, 1933 to the late John Elmer Allen and Agnes Lee Neal Allen. John had a painting business for over 60 years where he showed his true artistry. He drove a school bus for Daviess County Schools and worked at...
Merle Lee Griffith
May 29, 2023
On Monday May 29, 2023 the Lord saw fit to call home, His good and faithful servant, Merle Lee Johnson Griffith, 85 of Owensboro. Merle was born November 28, 1937 to the late Robert Norris Johnson and Mary Marie Rapier Johnson Morton.Merle retired from the former Field Packing Company as a facility operator.Merle was a former member of Mount Calvary...
Shelby Jean Husk
May 29, 2023
Shelby Jean Husk, 86, of Owensboro, went home on Monday, May 29, 2023 to celebrated her Heavenly 86th birthday with her late husband, Joseph Husk; mother, Pearl Ransom; father, James Ransom; four brothers, James, Charles, Carl and Jerry Ransom; and a grandson, Steven Calloway. She was born May 29, 1937 in Owensboro.
She will be missed by her...
Paul "Mike" Yeckering
May 23, 2023
Paul “Mike” Yeckering, 72, of Philpot, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 10, 1950, in Owensboro to the late Martin Lawrence Yeckering and Carmel Ruth (Byrne) Yeckering.
Mike worked at Winn Dixie for twenty-five years before beginning his twenty-five-year career at Moonlite Bar-b-q Inn....
Anna Ruth Yeiser Floyd Heltsley
May 23, 2023
Anna Ruth Yeiser Floyd Heltsley, 83, of Utica, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at her home. She was born August 13, 1939 in Sutherland to the late Stanley M. Yeiser and Susie Trunnell Yeiser. She was a graduate of Daviess County High School "Class of 1957". Ms. Heltsley was a lifetime member of Panther Creek Baptist Church, being...
Carroll Thomas Young
May 22, 2023
Carroll Thomas Young, 86, was welcomed home into the gates of Heaven on Monday, May 22, 2023, while surrounded by his family at home. Carroll rounded out the final hole on the back nine of life often speaking of the joyous reunions he would have, with those he dearly missed.
With a deep passion for the sport he...
Rosie Marie Jones
May 22, 2023
Rosie M. “Rose” Jones, 80, of Owensboro, passed away on Monday, May 22, 2023 at her home. She was born August 27, 1942 in Daviess County to the late Oliver and Mabel Dorothy Paris Westerfield. Rose was a homemaker, of the Baptist faith, and loved spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She enjoyed playing bunco, reading, and...
Peggy J. (Smith) Parks
May 21, 2023
Peggy J. (Smith) Parks, 91, of Masonville left this earth Sunday, May 21, 2023, under the care of Hospice of W. Kentucky. The Ohio County native was born June 9, 1931, to the late Archie and Clarice Wigginton Smith. Peggy started as an intern at Murphy-Miller chair company until she graduated from Owensboro Tech High School when she was...
Elisha Faye Wimsatt
May 14, 2023
Elisha Faye Wimsatt, 71, died Sunday, May 14, 2023, at her home. She was a graduate of Owensboro High School, Western Kentucky University, and the University of Louisville and retired from the Jefferson County Public Schools district after more than 20 years as an arts educator.
She was a member of Burnett Avenue Baptist Church in Louisville and was...
Delmar Owen Sosh
May 12, 2023
Delmar Owen Sosh, 79, of Utica, passed away, Friday, May 12, 2023, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born April 18, 1944, in Daviess County, KY to the late Woodie and Alice Margaret (Coin) Sosh. Delmar was of Pentecostal faith and a retired coal miner. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, and woodworking. He believed taking care of his...
Lorene "Sis" Sosh
May 10, 2023
Lorene “Sis” Sosh, 77, of Owensboro, Kentucky passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. She was born August 27, 1945, in Calhoun, Kentucky to the late Robert Sosh and Tildie Coin Sosh Hudson. Sis worked at Owensboro Hospital as a ward clerk for 36 years.
Sis was hard-working, very organized, and on occasion, stubborn. She loved playing games, doing...
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