Obituaries

Dec 28, 2018

Joseph Guy Hardy Jr., 84, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, December 28th, 2018. Joseph was born in Daviess County on June 12, 1934 to the late Joseph Guy Hardy Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth Jackson Hardy. Joseph was of the Catholic faith and a member of Saints Joseph and Paul Catholic Church. Joseph served in the United States Airforce during...

Dec 27, 2018

Elizabeth "Betty" Joan Gottman, 73, of Owensboro, died on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She was born August 30, 1945 in Daviess County, KY to the late Porter Nugent and Mary Jo Aud Nugent. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and worked over 52 years as a medical transcriptionist. Survivors...

Dec 24, 2018

Beverly Mitchell Steele, 89, of Owensboro, Kentucky, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, in Louisville, Kentucky, on December 24, 2018.

Born Beverly Ann Mitchell, in Owensboro, on October 21, 1929, to the late Harlan and Annabelle (Bellew) Mitchell, Beverly married the late Charles Carroll (Charlie) Steele on September 2, 1950 and, for nearly fifty-two years,...

Dec 23, 2018

Barbara Septer Arflack, 87, of Owensboro, died on Sunday, December 23, 2018 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital after a brief illness. She was born April 16, 1931, her life was full of love, family and friends. She worked for 30 years at Bell South and after retirement stayed busy with family, especially with her grandkids, and friends. She most...

Dec 21, 2018

Mary Doris Cox Bennett, 86, Of Owensboro passed away Friday, December 21, 2018 in the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Born in Owensboro, a daughter of the late George and Irene Hudson Cox, she was a graduate of Owensboro Technical High School and attended Murray State College. She worked in her father's grocery as a child before working...

Dec 21, 2018

Linda Irene Adams Kinison, 62, of Owensboro passed away on Dec. 21, 2018, at home. Linda was born June 29, 1956, in Owensboro to Morris Adams and Hettie Rhineburger Adams. She was a retired Housekeeper from Owensboro Health Regional Hospital where she had worked for 15 years. Linda was a gentle soul with a kind heart. She cared more...

Dec 20, 2018

John Murry Calhoun, 83 of Owensboro passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Hermitage Rehab Center. He was born June 11, 1935 to the late John C. and Aline Calhoun. John was a member of Blessed Mother Catholic Church where he served faithfully as a Eucharistic minister. He retired from St. Mary's School in Whitesville after 32 years. John...

Dec 19, 2018

Eugenia M. "Jean" Hines, 90, of Owensboro, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born July 12, 1928 in Ohio Co. to the late Orson C. and Pearl Renfro Maples. Jean was a beautician for many years having worked out of her home and was a member of...

Dec 17, 2018

Neva Westerfield, 89, of Owensboro, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital. She was born February 27, 1929 in Ohio County to the late Clarence and Mary Christene Daugherty Worley. Neva retired after 30 years from Kroger and was a member of Spencer County Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, she was also...

Dec 16, 2018

Dorothy Ferguson Stinnett, 77, of Owensboro passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018 at her home. Born June 19, 1941 in Daviess County, she was the daughter of the late Buell L. and Nola Chapman Ferguson. Mrs. Stinnett was retired from KENTRON where she worked for more than 40 years. She was a very spiritual person and loved learning and...

Dec 13, 2018

James “Buster” Carroll, 83, of Owensboro passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018 under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born June 27, 1935 in Butler County, Kentucky to the late Ever Carroll and Artie Johnson Carroll. James was a member of the Baptist faith. He was retired from the Commonwealth Aluminum Lewisport, and was a U.S....

Dec 9, 2018

Catherine Marie Beaven, 87, of Owensboro passed away peacefully Sunday, December 9, 2018 at her home. She was born May 7, 1931 in Breckinridge County to the late Ed and Margaret Henning. After graduating high school, she moved to Owensboro where she worked for General Electric (later MPD), retiring after 40 years of service. She loved travelling with her...

Dec 8, 2018

Harold T. Phillips, 93, of Owensboro, passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born April 22, 1925 in Daviess County, KY to the late Edward J. and Zulla E. Alvey Phillips. He retired from the U.S. Navy as an aircraft mechanic serving from 1942 to 1966 He served during World War II,...

Dec 7, 2018

Joan Humphrey Thompson, 87, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, December 7, 2018 at the Riverside Care and Rehabilitation Center. Born in McLean County on September 1, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Carter and Maurine Troutman Humphrey, married George W. Thompson in 1950, and moved to Owensboro when George was employed with Texas Gas Transmission Corporation. Mrs....

Dec 6, 2018

Vivien Nemitz, 88, of Owensboro entered her eternal home on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born August 4, 1930 in the Mississippi Delta to the late Daniel Edison Rickels and Alice Hester Rickels. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Vivien graduated salutatorian of the 1947 class of Tchula High School and...

Dec 2, 2018

Cora Mae Tucker, 84, of Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at the Owensboro Center. She was born June 7, 1934 in Daviess Co. to the late William Arthur and Anna Mae Clark Foster. Cora was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church. She had worked at General Electric at one time for several years. She...

Nov 30, 2018

Tina "Tiny" Mae Crask, 89, of Owensboro died November 30, 2018 at Signature Health Care at Hillcrest. She was born on August 15, 1929 in Daviess County to the late James and Loga Jollay. Tina was retired from General Electric and was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. She enjoyed mall walking with her husband Gene, collecting Beanie...

Nov 29, 2018

Stanton Leman DeHaven, 56, passed away peacefully in his home after a long illness, on Thursday, November 29, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Stan was a native of Kentucky, and was a Hampton resident for 22 years. Stan was a brilliant physicist and worked as a researcher at NASA Langley Research Center for over 27 years, where he...

Nov 27, 2018

Roxie Mae Cunningham, 87, of Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at her home. She was born February 26, 1931 in Muhlenburg Co. to the late Gus and Ada Miller. Roxie was a member of Crosspointe Baptist Church and had been an active member of the church for many years. She loved raising flowers and always had...

Nov 25, 2018

Mrs. Gloria T. Hicks went home to glory, Sunday morning, November 25, 2018. She left this world peacefully in her sleep, surrounded by family. She is survived by her brother, William L. Talbott (Hazelene) and her two sisters, Josephine T. Rowan and Sallene A. Lockett, along with a host of nieces and nephews. Services: Visitation and funeral services will...