Obituaries

Nov 10, 2019

Lester E. Lewis, 88, of Owensboro, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 25, 2019 in Owensboro while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born on March 9, 1931 in Paducah to the late James and Vada Wilson Lewis. Lester was retired from W.R. Grace and Daramic and also retired from the...

Nov 9, 2019

Nan L. Heisler Davis, 101, passed away peacefully at her home in Owensboro on Saturday afternoon, November 9, 2019 with her family at her side. She was born in Daviess County on July 25, 1918, to the late Henry and Stella Heisler and was the oldest of six children. Nan devoted herself to being a fulltime wife, mother and...

Nov 8, 2019

Dr. Don F. Likens, 76, of Naples, Florida, formerly of Owensboro, passed away November 8, 2019. He was born in Ohio County on October 3, 1943, to the late Arnold Franklin and Anna Westerfield Likens. Dr. Likens was a periodontist and practiced in Owensboro for 23 years. He graduated from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry with a...

Nov 7, 2019

Shirley Spainhoward Saunders, 82, of Owensboro passed away Thursday, November 7, 2019 at the Owensboro Center. She was born in Evansville, Indiana on August 6, 1937 to the late Jesse and Velma Isbell Veazy. Shirley was retired from Miles Farm Supply where she was employed as the secretary office manager. She was a member of Fairmont Baptist Church in...

Nov 6, 2019

Hettie Rosa Cole, 98, of Owensboro, passed away Wednesday November 6, 2019 at Signature HealthCARE at Hillcrest. She was born December 28, 1920 in Daviess County, to the late Ollie and Irene House Stites. Hettie was a charter member of Wing Avenue Baptist Church. She also had worked at several retail locations here in Owensboro before retiring from the...

Nov 3, 2019

R. Scott Plain, Sr., 82, of Owensboro passed away Sunday, November 3, at Owensboro Health, surrounded by family. He was born in Sacramento, Kentucky to the late Scott and Lila Plain. After graduating in 1955 from Owensboro High School, Scotty attended Indiana University in Bloomington, earning a degree in business. He married his high school sweetheart Sally Wilson in...

Nov 3, 2019

Arvin Tilman Ferguson, 66, of Owensboro, passed away Sunday November 3, 2019 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born January 31, 1953 in Daviess County to the late Jesse and Ollie Mae Ferguson. Arvin was a graduate of Daviess County High School and was retired from the HON Company where he worked for over 30 years. He was...

Nov 1, 2019

Barbara Craig Austin, 94, of Owensboro passed away Friday, November 1, 2019 at Signature Healthcare at Hillcrest. Born June 11, 1925 in Daviess County to the late Clinton McDonald and Minnie Rhoades McDonald, Barbara married her first husband, Elmer Craig, and raised their two children as a devoted homemaker. Later, she was employed at of Daviess County Hospital in...

Oct 30, 2019

Charles Paten "C.P." Mallory, 94, of Owensboro, went to his Heavenly home on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born August 15, 1925 in Muhlenberg County to the late Beauchamp and Crecie Jones Mallory. C.P. retired from Ashland Oil where he worked as a station operator and was a proud U.S. Army...

Oct 30, 2019

Mary Ann Calhoun, 81, of Owensboro, passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born April 17, 1938 in Daviess County to the late Hugh and Louise Berry Calhoun. Mary Ann worked as the bookkeeper for Don Moore Automotive for over 50 years. She was a member of St....

Oct 24, 2019

Billy Merrill Tice, 85, of Owensboro, went to his heavenly home while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky on October 24, 2019. He was born on September 17, 1934 in Fort Worth, Texas to the late Merrill Charles & Bertha Tice. Bill was retired from National Linen Service after 29 years as Plant Manager working in Owensboro,...

Oct 23, 2019

Mary Helen Cook, 93 of Beaver Dam, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born on December 25, 1925 in Salina, Kansas to the late Hubert and Louise Jefferson Sanders. Mary was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Beaver Dam.

She graduated from nursing school at St. Anthony’s Hospital...

Oct 20, 2019

Shirley H. Leach, 77, of Owensboro, died on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at Owensboro Center. She was born on March 27, 1942 in Owensboro to the late Ira & Mamie Hazelrigg. She is preceded in death by her son, Robert Leach, and her sisters, Izetta Vaughn, and Judy Hazelrigg. Survived by her sister, Betty Basham; and niece, Marcha Kindred....

Oct 19, 2019

Margaret B. Anderson passed away Saturday, October 19, 2019 in the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. She was 100 years old. Mrs. Anderson was born in Rockport, KY, the daughter of the late Russell and Bea Maddox Blades. She spent her career as a legal secretary and was a member of First Baptist Church. An...

Oct 17, 2019

Billy E. Weil, age 80, passed away peacefully at his residence, surrounded by family in Palmyra, Virginia on Thursday, October 17, 2019.

He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on December 26, 1938 to August and Zora (Montgomery) Weil. He was retired from Bemis Inc., in Terre Haute, Indiana after 37 years. He also served four years...

Oct 16, 2019

Nancy J. Brown Leazenby, 73, of Owensboro passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at her home with her family by her side. Born May 31, 1946 in Livermore to the late Grover Brown and Cassie Wilson Bell Brown, Nancy graduated from Livermore High School in 1964. She attended Murray State University where she met her future husband, Ross Milton...

Oct 15, 2019

Ardell Hanley, Jr., 65, of Owensboro departed this life Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at The Heartford House Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born July 12, 1954 in Owensboro, KY. He was a previous member of First Baptist Church of Maceo, KY until the church closed and currently is a member of the Center Street Missionary Baptist Church, Owensboro,...

Oct 14, 2019

Nannie Bond Crabtree, 84, of Louisville, Kentucky passed away Monday, October 14, 2019 with her family by her side. She was a member of Christian Fellowship Church. Her husband John Crabtree preceded Nannie in death. Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Paula Flink (Nels) and Shelia Gaddie, grandchildren, Jonathan Flink (Brittney), Aaron Flink, Mark Gaddie, Sean Flink...

Oct 12, 2019

Mary Alethea Howell French, 93, formally of Owensboro and Huntsville, AL, passed away Saturday October 12, 2019 in Franklin, TN where she had lived for the last two years. She was born August 10, 1926 in Island, KY to the late Roscoe and Vessie Eliza Everly Howell. Alethea spent most of her adult life in Owensboro, was a homemaker,...

Oct 12, 2019

Everette "Woody" Martin, 86, of Owensboro, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Red Banks Skilled Nursing in Henderson. He was born in Salem, Indiana to the late Homer and Alice Hardy Martin.

Mr. Martin owned and operated Woody's Transmission for many years. He was also a member of Walnut Memorial Baptist Church.

He is...