Obituaries
Paul Sapp
Feb 27, 2018
Paul R. Sapp, 56, of Owensboro passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2018 under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Mr. Sapp was born November 26, 1961 in Louisville to the late Charles H. and Betty Wedding Sapp. Paul loved to work and could do about anything. He was a "jack of all trades", but especially enjoyed working outdoors and...
Frankie Hage
Feb 25, 2018
Frankie (Scott) "Ginger" Hager died February 25th, 2018 at the age of eighty-two. She grew up poor. She would want people to know that, because she worked hard over the course of her life to attain and maintain a happy, secure life. A great believer in accountability, she said that if you weren't happy with where you were in life,...
Carolyn Steele
Feb 23, 2018
Carolyn Ann Martin Steele, 76, of Owensboro, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2018, under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born on Aug. 28, 1941, in Owensboro to the late J.C. Martin and Elsie Tanner Martin. She retired as a seamstress after 41 years from Murphy Miller later known as HON Co. She enjoyed flowers, gardening,...
Geneva Whitmer
Feb 22, 2018
Geneva Arlene Whitmer, 90, of Owensboro, passed away February 22, 2018 at Twin Rivers Nursing Home. She was born July 20, 1927 to the late James Gus and Viola Stewart Whitmer. Geneva was an expert seamstress and of the Baptist Faith. She was also preceded in death by brother, James Albert Whitmer and twin brothers, Isaac Elvin Whitmer and Finis...
Dorothy Tucker
Feb 21, 2018
Dorothy Stevens Tucker, 83, of Mount Juliet, TN, formerly of Owensboro, passed away February 21, 2018. She was born December 5, 1934 in Garrard Co., KY to the late Logan and Mary Morgan Stevens. Dorothy was a member of 3rd Baptist Church in Owensboro. Dorothy was a homemaker. She was extraordinarily gifted as a professional level seamstress and continued that...
Charles Wightman
Feb 20, 2018
Charles Martel Wightman, 90, of Owensboro, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Martel was born September 13, 1927, in Valdosta, GA to the late William Strother and Ora Martel Wightman. He graduated from Miami Edison High School, and the Atlanta Art Institute in 1951. Martel worked many jobs at various times in his life including McNeel Marble Company as an...
Beulah Davis
Feb 19, 2018
Beulah "Boots" M. Davis, 86, of Owensboro, passed away on February 19, 2018 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born on May 7, 1931 in Daviess County, KY to the late John and Viola Perkins Saalwaechter. She was retired from EG&G Ortec. She is also preceded in death by a sister, Martha Payne. Survivors include her husband, James Davis;...
Mary Dennison
Feb 16, 2018
Mary Helen Dennison, 80, of Owensboro went home to be with her Lord on Friday, February 16, 2018 under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Ms. Dennison was born June 5, 1937 in Daviess County to the late Sylvester and Louella Whistle. She had worked at Owensboro Linen Service and then at Gabe's Restaurant as the Kitchen Manager. Mary...
David Brown
Feb 15, 2018
David G. Brown, 46, of Owensboro died suddenly on Thursday, February 15, 2018. He was born on August 7, 1971 in Owensboro to the late William G. Beemer and Cynthia Hancock Basham. He was employed by Iron Workers Local 103. David lived life to the fullest and enjoyed anything competitive. He loved NASCAR, football, volleyball, and was an avid pool...
Curtis Johnson Jr
Feb 13, 2018
Curtis "Skip" Ray Johnson, Jr., 70, of Owensboro, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018, under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky, with his boys and wife by his side. Curtis was born in Owensboro on November 28, 1947 to Curtis R. Johnson, Sr. and Joan M. (Johnson) Bernosky. Curtis was a Vietnam veteran, having proudly served as a military...
May Mallory
Feb 13, 2018
May F. Mallory, 88, of Owensboro, Kentucky went to be with her Lord on February 13, 2018 at Signature Healthcare at Hillcrest in Owensboro, with her family at her side. She was born on May 7, 1929 in Butler County, Kentucky, the daughter of the late William and Myrtle Ferrell. She was a faithful and charter member of Crosspointe Baptist...
Shirley Crowe
Feb 12, 2018
Shirley Buckley Crowe, 72, of Owensboro passed away Monday, February 12, 2018 under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Mrs. Crowe was born May 27, 1945 in Sterling, Illinois to the late Charles and Bernice Buckley. Shirley met her future husband who was in the military in 1965 and followed him to Santa Barbara, California where they married in...
Joseph Velotta
Feb 12, 2018
Joseph Wayne Velotta, 70, of Owensboro, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born on June 19, 1947 in Daviess County to the late Irvin Joseph Velotta and Elsie Louise Christian Velotta. Wayne was a Navy veteran from the Vietnam era. He retired from Southwire where he worked as a mill operator for 30...
Claudette Martin
Feb 12, 2018
Claudette Wilson Martin, 76, of Owensboro passed away Monday, February 12, 2018 at her home. Born January 1, 1942 in Owensboro, she was the daughter of the late Claudie B. and Edith Margaret Arnold Wilson, was a homemaker, and was a member of Mt. Zion UMC in Panther. Claudette Martin was an advocate for youth sports. She started slow pitch...
William Litsey
Feb 11, 2018
William Litsey, 89, of Owensboro, passed away February 11, 2018, under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born in Whitesville, March 3, 1928, to Frank and Martine Litsey. He graduated from Whitesville High School, attended Transylvania College and served in the United States Army during the Korean conflict. He married Virginia Quesnell in 1955. He was preceded...
Billy Spencer
Feb 10, 2018
Billy Spencer, 86, of Owensboro, KY, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, February 10, 2018, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born on August 9, 1931 in Hancock County, Kentucky to the late Arnold and Stella Spencer. Billy retired from Modern Welding Company where he served as a superintendent of the pipeline, and plant manager in both...
Martin Wilson
Feb 9, 2018
Martin Leslie Wilson, born on Jan. 7, 1934, in Daviess County to the late Charles Leslie Wilson and Helen Grace Falloway Wilson went to his eternal rest on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. He was a member of the Jehovah Witness Church. Including his parents, he also was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Lois Bailey; a nephew, Jerrod Wilson;...
Robert Bradley
Feb 8, 2018
Robert "Bob" Bradley, 82, of Owensboro, passed away on February 8, 2018 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born in Butler County on August 15, 1935 to the late Nathan Bradley and Ethel Adams Bradley. Bob was an Air Force veteran, and later retired from Star TV where he worked as a repairman. Bob was a member of Owensboro...
Willie Harrel
Feb 8, 2018
Willie Lee Harrel, 95, of Owensboro, passed away on February 8th, 2018 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born in Philpot, KY on September 17, 1922 to the late William A. and Jessie Potts Lancaster. Willie taught in the Owensboro City School System for 34 years at the elementary grade level, over 20 years at Longfellow School and the...
Marvadene McGehee
Feb 7, 2018
Marvadene Burdette McGehee long time resident of Owensboro, KY began her life's journey in 1934 as the middle child of Willis "Marvin" and Zelphia Boling Burdette. She grew up in the Herbert/Old Panther Creek area near Whitesville KY. She was a sister to both Doris and Obed Edward. At the age of 20, she married a young widower, the love...
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