Obituaries
Ivory Marie Chappell
May 7, 2023
Ivory Marie Chappell, 40, of Owensboro, passed away on May 7, 2023. Born in California on June 19, 1982, to the late Darick Darnell Chappell and Wandra Simmons, she resided in Owensboro, Kentucky during the later years of her life.Ivory taught herself how to cook, loved to play basketball and run track, and filled her soul with music. She consistently...
Rollie "Lue" Toomey
May 3, 2023
Rollie Luevelyn “Lue” Toomey, 81, of Owensboro, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born February 1, 1942 in the Redhill community of Daviess County to the late Rollie Arnold and Virginia Ruthe Hinton Tyler. Lue was retired from General Electric and had attended beautician and cosmetology school and worked at J....
Lucille (Embry) Goetz
May 3, 2023
Lucille (Embry) Goetz, 81, of Masonville, passed through the gates of heaven Wednesday, May 3, 2023. She was born February 28, 1942, in Butler County to the late Artie and Geneva (Lindsay) Embry. Lucille retired from General Electric. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, thrift store shopping and puzzles. Most of all, Lucille loved spending time with her family.
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Belinda Roberts
May 1, 2023
Belinda Roberts 59 of Owensboro, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023. She was born June 12, 1963, to the late William and Lula Foster. Belinda loved reading her bible, word search puzzles, watching Wheel of Fortune, Lifetime, Hallmark channel, and watching Preachers on television. She loved her grandchildren and her beloved cat Lily. Belinda also enjoyed spending time...
Mary Straney Pruden
May 1, 2023
Mary Straney Pruden, 90, of Owensboro, passed away Monday, May 1, 2023, at the Heartford House while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born January 18, 1933, in Owensboro, to the late John and Lillian Straney. Mary was an active member and enjoyed being a part of the Eastern Star Stanley Chapter #253, where she...
Kenton LeRue McCreary Jr.
Apr 29, 2023
Kenton LeRue McCreary, Jr, 37 of Owensboro, KY departed this life on Saturday April 29, 2023. He was born on April 14, 1986 in Owensboro to Sarah A Douglas and Kenton L McCreary, Sr.He graduated from Owensboro High School. He enjoyed travelling and spending time with his children. He joined Church at an early age. He was a member of...
Franklyn "Frankie" D. Westerfield
Apr 27, 2023
Franklyn D. Westerfield (Frankie), 81, passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation. He was born on April 26, 1942, in Daviess County, Kentucky to the late Clinton Franklin Westerfield and Bonnie Marie Gidcumb Westerfield. He was a member of First Baptist Church.
After graduating from Owensboro High School, he entered the family printing business...
John T. Cox
Apr 25, 2023
John T. Cox, 81, of Owensboro, passed away, April 25, 2023, while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born January 30, 1942 to the late John A. and Irene Cox. John was retired from the Hon Co. with sewing machine maintenance and was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed old cars and trucks, coin collecting,...
Larry "Bull" Bullington
Apr 21, 2023
Larry “Bull” Bullington, 78, of Owensboro, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023, at his home. He was born July 14, 1944 in Daviess County to the late Mose Nicholas and Margaret Moore Bullington. He was retired after 49 years from the Painters Union Local #156 in Evansville and was very passionate about his work. Bull raced in dirt...
Charles Leonard Bartlett
Apr 16, 2023
Charles Leonard Bartlett, 68, of Mesa, Arizona (formerly from Owensboro, Kentucky) died on April 16th, 2023 at Hospice of the Valley in Tempe, Arizona. He was born on November 2" 1954, in Owensboro, Ky. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, racing cars, playing pool, fishing, boating, camping, and playing poker. He served time in the United...
George Steven Bellmar Sr.
Apr 10, 2023
George Steven Bellmar, Sr departed this world on April 10, 2023. He was born on October 13, 1946 in Hawesville, KY to the late Mary and William Bellmar.He was a Sargent in the US Army and worked several years at Davis Trucking in Troy, NY. Later, he was employed at Hickory Springs Manufacturing in Owensboro and retired from there.His...
Loretta Williams
Mar 26, 2023
Loretta Williams, 88, of Owensboro passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023, at the Carmel Home with her family by her side. The Daviess County native was born May 9, 1934, to the late Alfred Williams and Loeva Justus Williams. Loretta worked at G.E. for many years and later became the manager of AAA insurance and travel agency. Her commitment...
Vena Joyce Morris Smith
Mar 26, 2023
Vena Joyce Moore Smith, 87, of Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born April 10, 1935 in Butler County. She was the eldest daughter of the late Bluford and Dona Alice Jenkins Moore. She married the love of her life, the late Franklin Eugene Smith in December of...
Eleanor Birk Sutton
Mar 23, 2023
Mrs. Eleanor Birk Sutton, widow of Harry Shelby Sutton, Jr., passed away March 23, 2023 at her home. She was 93. Mrs. Sutton was born in Owensboro, a daughter of the late William and Daisy Smith Birk and was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Also preceding her in death were her son, Paul Hays Sutton, her sister Ann...
Mona Hawkins Edwards
Mar 20, 2023
Mona Hawkins Edwards, 85 of Owensboro, passed away Monday, March 20, 2023 in Owensboro at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born September 11, 1937 in Clay, Kentucky to the late William and Mary Holloman. She was a bank teller at Owensboro National Bank and a cafeteria manager at the Owensboro Daviess County Hospital.
In addition to her...
Sarah Louise Harrison
Mar 19, 2023
Sarah Louise Harrison, 83 of Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at the Medical Center at Scottsville. She was born on May 17, 1939 in Knox County, Indiana to the late Paul Howard and Imogene Kirk Harrison. Sarah retired from the Owensboro Board of Education as a school teacher. She was a member of Third Baptist Church,...
Cyntitha "Taffy" Taylor
Mar 19, 2023
Cyntitha “Taffy” M. Taylor, 79, of Owensboro passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. The Daviess County native was born December 10, 1943, to the late Otto Roberts Sr. and Guyola Knight Roberts. Taffy was a graduate of Daviess County High School (class of 1961) and attended Brescia College. She drove a school bus most...
Martha Fay Snyder
Mar 18, 2023
Martha Fay Snyder, 84, also affectionally known to her family as Auntie M, of Owensboro, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Heartford House while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born March 25, 1938, in Owensboro, to the late Louis “Bud” Snyder and Marguerite Davis Snyder. Martha graduated from Kentucky Wesleyan College and was...
Samuel Gary White
Mar 17, 2023
Samuel Gary White, 75, of Owensboro passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born April 22, 1947 in Daviess County, Kentucky to the late Ward and Theda Karney White. Sam retired from Field Packing Company where he worked as a truck driver and was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church....
Robert J. Scott
Feb 27, 2023
Robert J. Scott, 92, of Owensboro was born to eternal life Monday, February 27, 2023, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. The Ohio County native was born April 12, 1930, to the late Robert Neal Scott Sr. and Lillian Hardin Scott. Robert was a man who loved his family and enjoyed making burgoo with his cousin for gatherings. He was...
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