Obituaries

May 4, 2019

Hallie Marie Embery, 86, of Owensboro, died Saturday, May 4, 2019 at her home while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born on May 30, 1932 in Portland, TN to the late H.L. & Emma Scurlock. Marie worked at G.E. after 43 years and at MPD for 2 years. She was a very loving and...

Apr 30, 2019

Anna Bollinger Haire Spencer, 94, of Owensboro, died Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at her home. She was born on July 16, 1924 in Daviess County to the late Frank and Maude Bollinger. She was a member of Ridgewood Baptist Church. Anna retired from General Electric Company, and enjoyed spending time at their lake house on Rough River. She is...

Apr 30, 2019

Chris Lyle Hart, 65, of Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at her home. She was born May 13, 1953 in Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Chris was a former director of the Safe Children Foundation and held an Associate's Degree in Medical Office Assistance. She had been very active with the Theater Workshop of Owensboro for many years...

Apr 29, 2019

James Morton "Mort" Murphy, 79, of Owensboro went home to be with Jesus on April 29, 2019 while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Born June 28, 1939 in Owensboro to the late Michael Richard Murphy and Mary Frances Riney Murphy, Mort attended Owensboro Catholic High School (class of '57) and went on to receive his degree...

Apr 29, 2019

Rita “Diane” Oliver, 75, of Owensboro, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 29th 2019 at home surrounded by her family . The daughter of the late Hubert and Eva Mae Brown. Diane was born on February 16, 1944 in Owensboro, KY. Diane retired from Ragu and was a member of Deliverance Christian Center. She was...

Apr 27, 2019

Rachel Morris, 91, of Owensboro died Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Twin Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Breckinridge County on May 15, 1927 to the late William Woods and Lelar Wilkerson Woods. She had worked at Wendell Foster and was of the Baptist faith. Rachel loved spending time with her grandchildren, working in her flowers...

Apr 27, 2019

Virginia Dawson McEuen passed away in the early morning of April 27th 2019 at 98 years old having lived a full life with relatively few health issues. She was born on Nov. 25th 1920 to the late Felix Ira Dawson and Irene Martin Dawson. She was the fifth of seven children born to Felix and Irene and the last...

Apr 25, 2019

Howard Vernon Peay, 86, of Bowling Green died April 25, 2019 at Hospice of Southern Kentucky. He was born on October 17, 1932 in Butler County to the late George Peay and Cordia Hammers Peay. He retired from UPS where he was a driver for over 30 years and was awarded numerous safe driving awards. He attended Calvary Baptist...

Apr 24, 2019

Bradley S. White, 30, of Owensboro, passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 in Henderson. He was born April 9, 1989 in Daviess Co., KY. Bradley had worked in construction and loved spending time with his family. He especially enjoyed all the caps and shoes he collected. He was preceded in death by a son, Kamren White in October...

Apr 21, 2019

Stetson Mikai Mills, 31, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2019 at home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in Daviess County on February 23, 1988 to Thomas and Joy Mills. Stetson was a graduate of Daviess County High School in 2006 and went on to graduate in Business from Western Kentucky University in 2011. He enjoyed...

Apr 14, 2019

Ina Aileen Horn, 86, of Owensboro died on April 14, 2019 surrounded by her family. She was a faithful Christian and will be dearly missed by her family and loving friends. She was born on March 31, 1933, in Graham, KY to the late Irene M. Stewart and Eugene A. Stewart. As a high schooler, she was the pianist...

Apr 12, 2019

Frederick Dennis Lawson,79, of Owensboro, passed away April 12,2019 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born June 8,1939 in Hancock County to the late Mary Louise Lott and Frederick Joseph Lawson. Dennis graduated from Technical High School in 1958.

He worked at Peak's Shoe Store four years; Interstate Clothing Store for 28 years; and Hickory Springs...

Apr 12, 2019

Herbert Morton, Jr., 79, of Owensboro, got called home to be with his Savior on Friday, April 12, 2019 at Owensboro Center. He was born January 2, 1940 in Daviess County to the late Herbert Morton Sr. and Ina Huff Morton. He had worked at Mattingly Automotive and was a US Army veteran. Herbert enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and...

Apr 12, 2019

Herbert "Glenn" Woodward, Jr., 83, of Owensboro passed away Friday, April 12, 2019 at the Hermitage Nursing Home. Born in Daviess County on February 22, 1936, he was the son of the late Herbert Woodward, Sr. and Elizabeth Rudy Woodward Kerrick. Glenn was a veteran of the US Army and retired from the L&N Railroad system where he was...

Apr 11, 2019

Joseph "Earl" Goetz, 80, of Masonville, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at his home. He was born July 26, 1938 in Daviess Co. to the late Hubert and Margaret Payne Goetz. Earl was retired from the Daramic Corp., was a member of Blessed Mother Catholic Church, and was a U. S. Navy veteran. He enjoyed bowling, U....

Apr 11, 2019

Robert Lee “Bob” Gaddis, 77, of Owensboro passed away Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Bob was born in Daviess County on March 21, 1942 to the late Ernest Gaddis and Rowena Kincaid Gaddis. He was retired from CSX Railroad where he worked as signal foreman for 35 years, and was a former member of the...

Apr 11, 2019

Denver Ray Peters, 93, of Owensboro, died on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Owensboro Center. He was born November 27, 1925 in Daviess County to the late Howard and Beualah Varble Peters. He retired after 22 years as the custodian at Yellow Creek Baptist Church and was a US Navy Veteran serving during World War II. In addition to...

Apr 10, 2019

Anna Ruth Leonard, 93, of Owensboro, passed away April 10, 2019 at her home, while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born February 17, 1926 in Tullahoma, TN to the late Walter Martin Hartman and Clara Mae Penrose. Anna loved UK basketball and the St. Louis Cardinals. Most of all, she was a loving and...

Apr 9, 2019

Shirley Dean Estes Prather, 80, of Maceo, died on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born October 3, 1938 in Daviess County, KY to the late Albert and Lillian Grace Gillim Estes. Shirley graduated from Daviess County High School and worked at American Tobacco. She was a member of Maceo Baptist Church and Maceo...

Apr 9, 2019

Thomas Joseph Dahill, 92, of Owensboro, passed away April 9, 2019 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born November 30, 1926 in Far Hills, NJ, to the late Philip and Ellen Whelan Dahill. Thomas was a member of Garden Green Baptist Church. He retired from the United States Army after 22 years of service as a neuro-psychiatric specialist....