Obituaries

Oct 12, 2019

Flossie Chapman Walker, 66, of Utica, KY, passed away on October 12th, 2019. She was born on October 26th, 1952, in Owensboro to the late Woody and Rose Ballard Chapman.

Flossie was a woman of many hats. Her color and style changed from day to day but was always familiar. Her life was as decorative as the...

Oct 11, 2019

Samuel K. Riley, 72, of Owensboro went home to be with Jesus on October 11, 2019, at home under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Samuel was born on June 27, 1947, in Owensboro to the late Jack Riley and Laura Lynch Riley. He retired from Century Aluminum of Hawesville, KY. He was a veteran of the US...

Oct 7, 2019

Marvin Kirk Melhiser was born June 17, 1920 in Daviess County to Robert and Mayme Wimp Melhiser and passed away on October 7, 2019 at the age of 99. He had been in the care of the Western Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson. He was a veteran of WWII serving in the Air Force as a crew chief and...

Oct 7, 2019

Carolyn Lewis, 85, of Owensboro, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2019 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born December 31, 1933 at Paducah, KY to the late Sammie and Afa Mae Peyton Rudolph. Carolyn was a member of Lewis Lane Baptist Church and was a homemaker and caretaker for her sister-in-law, mother, and husband. She was a...

Oct 3, 2019

Virginia J. Moseley, 95, of Owensboro, passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born May 17, 1924 in Daviess County to the late Hugh and Ruth Atherton Johnson. Virginia retired after 25 years from S.W. Anderson Department Store and was a member of Walnut Memorial Baptist Church. In addition to her parents,...

Oct 1, 2019

Mattie Lovan, 89, passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 in Shelbyville, Kentucky surrounded by her family.  Mattie was born in Auburn, Kentucky on June 14, 1930.  She was the daughter of the late Wrennie Weaver Woodward and Amanda Marie Clay Woodward.  She was the sixth of seven children and was preceded in death by four brothers, Chester Woodward,...

Sep 28, 2019

Douglas Langdon, 63, of Owensboro died Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born in Daviess County on September 29, 1955 to the late Richard Langdon and Virginia Pearson. Doug was a musician, song writer and lead guitar player for several bands. He played every week at different nursing homes and loved going to the...

Sep 24, 2019

Brenda Elaine "Grankie" Morris, 78, of Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born July 3, 1941 in Owensboro to the late William Eugene and Ruth Blan Carman. She was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church and enjoyed babysitting everyone's kids and her beloved cat,...

Sep 23, 2019

Judith Ann "Judy" Bazemore, 81, of Owensboro, passed away Monday September 23, 2019 at Hermitage Care & Rehabilitation Center. She was born August 7, 1938 in Daviess County to the late Fred and Sue Willie McQuady White. Judy was a retired secretary and worked many years at the Executive Inn. She enjoyed reading, especially her Bible, going to church,...

Sep 22, 2019

Mary Juliette Hurter Murphy, 89, of Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2019 while under the care of Hospice. She was born May 31, 1930 in Louisville to the late Louis and Elsie Schnell Hurter. Mary was retired as a secretary with Daviess County Middle School after 29 years. She graduated from Daviess Co. High School in 1947...

Sep 19, 2019

Ronnie Duke, 64, of Owensboro, passed away Thursday, September 19 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born in Louisville to the late Leslie and Beulah Thompson.

Ronnie had a passion for classic cars and hot rods. Most of his career involved restoring cars or working in a body shop. He also did a lot of tinkering...

Sep 19, 2019

Eugene Evans, Jr., 76, of Owensboro, passed on Thursday, September, 19, 2019 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born on October 8, 1942 in Fayette County, Kentucky to the late Eugene & Eudell Evans. Gene graduated from the University of Kentucky with an Electrical Engineering degree and served as Associate Professor in the Math department at West Kentucky...

Sep 17, 2019

Hazel Maglinger Miller, 88, of Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born October 19, 1930 in Owensboro to the late James Frederick and Bertha Long Maglinger. Hazel was a member of Third Baptist Church and retired from General Electric and M.P.D. Hazel was a woman of...

Sep 15, 2019

Doil Howard Stogner, 75, of Reed passed away Sunday, September 15, 2019 at his residence. He was born in Muhlenberg County on July 18, 1944 to the late Horace and Ida Pauline Mallory Stogner. Doil was a self-employed home remodeler. He was a former member of the United States Navy and a Vietnam veteran. Doil enjoyed bowling, playing cards,...

Sep 8, 2019

Essie Cox, 85, of Owensboro, passed on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at Twin Rivers Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was born on March 17, 1934 in Butler County to the late O.D. & Lottie Cox. Essie worked for the James C. Ellis Race Horse Farm, the Farmers Elevators, Jimmy Mathis Car Lot, and he retired from Glenmore Distillery....

Sep 8, 2019

Zuetta Boyd, 72, of Owensboro, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2019 at her home. She was born in Spencer County, Indiana to the late Robert B. and Dora B. Parm Hanley.

Mrs. Boyd retired from Community Alternatives of Kentucky (CAKY-Green River). Her work also included more than twenty years of service as an OBGYN Surgical Technician at...

Sep 4, 2019

Roy E. Locher, 78, of Owensboro, Kentucky, passed away on September 4, 2019, while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born on December 25, 1940 in Owensboro to the late Emil & Nancy Locher. Roy retired from Whirlpool Corporation. He was very involved in the start up of the Kentucky Arabian Horse Association where he...

Sep 3, 2019

Alice Mildred Snyder, 92, of Owensboro passed away on September 3, 2019 at Heartland Villa in Lewisport. She was born October 20, 1926 in Daviess County to the late Lonnie and Claire Kasinger. Alice retired after 35 years from General Electric and was a member of Eaton Memorial Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded...

Aug 31, 2019

Dr. William "DOC" Elkin Pearson, Jr, 89, of Owensboro died Saturday, August 31, 2019. He was born in Madison County on June 4, 1930 to the late William Elkin Pearson and Ethel Bogie Pearson. Dr. Pearson was a Neurosurgeon in Owensboro for 28 years. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served during the Korean War....

Aug 30, 2019

Ernestine Burdette Jollay, 92, of Owensboro passed away on Friday, August 30, 2019, at the Owensboro Center. Ernestine was born on April 10, 1927, in Owensboro to the late Tilford G. Burdette and Annie Hutchason Burdette. She was a member of the Catholic Faith. She was an accomplished Seamstress, whose talents were in great demand. She enjoyed fishing, playing...