Obituaries
Judith Bland
Jul 17, 2019
Judith Carol Clark Bland 69, of Owensboro died Wednesday, July 17, 2019 while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born in Daviess County on October 29, 1949 to the late Vernon Thomas Clark and Margaret Newcom Clark. Judy enjoyed Facebook, watching UK Basketball, and spending time with her grandchildren & her dog Abby. She was...
Randall White
Jul 16, 2019
Randall White, 80, of Owensboro, died on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born on March 22, 1939 in Daviess County, KY to the late Ward and Theda Karney White. Randall was retired from O.M.U. where he worked as a supervisor and was a member of St. John United Methodist Church. In addition to...
John Long
Jul 15, 2019
John Henry Long, 85, of Owensboro passed away Monday, July 15, 2019 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN. Born in Russellville on September 12, 1933, he was the son of the late Monroe and Maggie Long. Mr. Long retired from the United States Air Force in 1971 after serving 20 years which included tours of duty in Vietnam,...
Evelyn Carter
Jul 15, 2019
Evelyn Newton Carter, 96, of Owensboro died Monday, July 15, 2019 at her home while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born in Livermore on March 23, 1923 to the late Crawford Newton and Mary Acker Newton. Evelyn was a member of Settle Memorial United Methodist Church and was a member of the Mary Lou...
John Keigans
Jul 14, 2019
John James Keigans, 76, of Owensboro, died Sunday, July 14, 2019, at Owensboro Regional Health Hospital. He was born in Tifton, Georgia on April 26, 1943, to the late Thomas and Juanita White Keigans. John retired after serving 22 years in the Air Force. He was also a member of the VFW, Amvets, and the American Legion. Survivors include...
Gazetta Neyra
Jul 13, 2019
Gazetta Lou Johnson Neyra, 57, of Owensboro passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2019, at her home. Gazetta was born on August 18, 1961, in Riverside, CA. to the late Louis Bushrod Woods and Eloise Gaylee Purcell Woods. She was employed as an Occupational Therapist Assistant at Fordsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses...
Ida Boone
Jul 8, 2019
Ida Marie Aldridge Boone was called to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, July 8, 2019. She was 93 years old. Ms. Ida was born June 13, 1926 to the late William Henry Aldridge and Josie Elizabeth Ward Aldridge. Ms. Ida was the youngest of eight children. Ms. Ida was a member of The House of Prayer...
Wendell Renfrow
Jul 5, 2019
Wendell C. Renfrow, 75 of Owensboro, died Friday, July 5, 2019 while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born in Daviess County on February 20, 1944 to the late Henry Lewis Renfrow and Mary Shields Renfrow. He retired from Yager Materials where he was a truck driver and was a member of Apostolic Lighthouse. Wendell...
Phillip Jenkins
Jul 2, 2019
Philip H. Jenkins, 80, of Lewisport, passed away July 2, 2019 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born February 11, 1939, in Owensboro, to the late Lawrence and Naomi Jenkins. He served in the Marine Corps. Reserves for 5 years, and as a manager at Sherwin Williams. Philip retired from Commonwealth Aluminum and farmed both before and after...
Ida Crafton
Jun 30, 2019
Mrs. Ida Mae Eans Crafton, 90 of Lewisburg, Kentucky, formerly of Owensboro, passed away on June 30, 2019 at home surrounded by those that meant the most to her: her family. Ida will be greatly missed as a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was born on June 18, 1929, in Pueblo, Colorado to the late William Leslie and...
James Evans
Jun 29, 2019
James H. Evans of West Paducah, Kentucky died Saturday, June 29, 2019 at Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care. He was born in Owensboro on March 2, 1949 to the late James R. Evans and Norma Wiggington Evans. James retired from Commonwealth Aluminum, was a member of Newton Creek Baptist Church, and loved his church family and enjoyed watching...
Ira Embry Sr
Jun 26, 2019
Ira Reathel Embry, Sr., 90, of Stanley, passed away on Wednesday June 26, 2019 at his home. He was born July 22, 1928 in Butler Co. to the late Calvin and Luvina Casey Embry. Ira was retired from Owensboro Brick and Tile after 45 years as a fork lift operator and foreman. He was a member of Garden Green...
Joseph Welsh, Jr
Jun 26, 2019
Joseph Franklin Welsh Jr., 70, of Owensboro, passed away June 26, 2019. He was born in Daviess County June 22, 1949 to the late Joseph Sr., and Eva Welsh. Joseph was a Vietnam Veteran, serving two years in the Army, then two years in the Navy. He graduated from Kentucky Wesleyan in 1981 with an Associates Degree in Criminal...
Louis Woods
Jun 24, 2019
Louis Bushrod Woods, 86, of Owensboro passed away Monday, June 24, 2019 at his residence. He was born in Owensboro on March 5, 1933 to the late Louis and Melissa F. Berry Bushrod Woods. Louis was retired from Alcoa where he worked as an Ingot attendant for 40 years. Louis was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses faith. He...
Everett 'Gene' Sapp
Jun 24, 2019
Everett E. "Gene" Sapp, 89, of Owensboro passed away Monday, June 24, 2019, at Wellington Parc. Born in Daviess County on Dec. 11, 1929, he was the son of the late Harry and Leta Carter Sapp and worked as the manager of the Woods Drug Store for many years. After the drug store closed, he was a self-proclaimed entrepreneur,...
Marcia Hester
Jun 18, 2019
arcia Helen Brown Hester, 83, of Owensboro, passed away Tuesday June 18, 2019 at Signature HealthCARE at Hillcrest. Marcia was born November 29, 1935 in Philadelphia, to the late Joseph Marshall Brown and Helen Marie Troutman Brown. She retired from Sears and Roebuck as a salesclerk for many years. Marcia graduated from Cairn University, formally Philadelphia College of Bible,...
D. Porter
Jun 17, 2019
D. Glen Porter, of Knoxville, Tennessee, formerly of Owensboro, passed away on June 17, 2019 surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was born on March 23, 1941 in Butler Co. to the late D. L. and Ruth Porter. Glen graduated from Owensboro High School in 1959 and then enlisted and served three years in the U. S....
Bennie Davisson
Jun 12, 2019
Bennie Ray Davisson, 83, of Owensboro passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at Baptist Health in Madisonville. Born March 13, 1936 in Ohio County, Mr. Davisson was the son of the late Robert and Augusta Hobbs Davisson; was retired from Southern Tank and Petroleum where he worked more than 40 years; and was a member of Masonville United Methodist...
Harlan "Al" Johnson
Jun 12, 2019
Harlan "Al" Johnson, 90, of Owensboro passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at his home. Born in Rose Creek, MN, he was the son of the late Arthur and Olga Palma Johnson, was of the Lutheran Faith and was very proud of his Norwegian heritage. Mr. Johnson was a 30-year veteran of the Owensboro Fire Department retiring in 1986...
Margaret Marshall
Jun 10, 2019
Margaret Smith Marshall, 92, of Paducah, Kentucky formerly of Owensboro and Lexington, Kentucky passed away at 5:26 a.m. Monday, June 10, 2019 at Superior Care Home. Margaret was born to Emmalene and Hugh Smith on January 6, 1927 in Owensboro, Kentucky. She married Clifton Marshall in 1959 and at that time became a wonderful mother to four-year-old daughter, Geraldine...
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