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Mary Leona Lane Wathen
Dec 26, 1957 - Nov 2, 2026
Mary Leona Lane Wathen, 68, of Owensboro, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 2, 2026, at Twin Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on December 26, 1957, in Daviess County, Mary was the beloved daughter of the late William and Odessa Powers Lane. Dedicated to caring for others, she spent many years serving as a…
Angela Gail Shock
Oct 2, 1946 - Nov 5, 2026
Angela Gail Shock, 80, of Owensboro, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2026, at her home surrounded by family. She was born in Daviess County on October 2, 1946, to the late Woodrow and Laura Wells Ball. As a lifelong Pentecostal, “Sister Gail” was heavily active in the Little Flock Holiness Church. She was often lovingly…
David Earl McBride
Dec 19, 1931 - Nov 5, 2026
David Earl McBride died Thursday November 5, 2026, at Heartford House while under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. David was born on December 19, 1931, to Robert and Vera McBride in a house on Hamilton Ave. in Owensboro, KY. He attended St. Francis Academy and served in the US Navy…
Robert Jean Hamilton
Oct 15, 1938 - Nov 3, 2026
Robert Jean Hamilton, 88, of Philpot, passed away November 3, 2026, at Welington Parc under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. Born October 15, 1938, to the late Morris and Ada Winkler Hamilton, Robert was a member of St. Williams Catholic Church since 1966, where he worked the church picnics every…
Rebekah Ann 'Becky' Spurrier
Jul 12, 1953 - Nov 4, 2026
Rebekah Ann Spurrier, 73, of Beaver Dam, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at her home. She was born in Hardinsburg, Kentucky to the late Ray C. and Mary W. Moseley Brown.Becky was a graduate of Campbellsville High School, attended Kentucky Baptist School of Nursing, and Lindsey Wilson College where she earned a degree…
Barbara D. Phillips
Feb 15, 1948 - Nov 3, 2026
Barbara D. Phillips, 78, of Owensboro, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at her home surrounded by family. She was born February 15, 1948, in Clinton, Indiana.Barbara worked most of her life at and retired from the Daviess County Hospital kitchen doing food prep. She married Grover Phillips on June 4, 1986, and he preceded…
Evadine Cowan Masterson Render
Apr 7, 1938 - Nov 4, 2026
Evadine Cowan Masterson Render, 88, of Owensboro, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at the Carmel Home. She was born April 7, 1938 in Union County to the late Perry B. and Mildred Woodring Cowan. Evadine was retired from General Electric Motors and had been a member of the former Hall Street Baptist Church…
Allen "Kirby" Chelgren
Mar 2, 1943 - Oct 29, 2026
Allen Kirby Chelgren, 83, of Owensboro, KY passed away on Thursday October 29, 2026, at the Heartford House while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born March 2, 1943, in Logan, WV, to the late Allen and Kathaleen Carlton Chelgren.Kirby was a man of science, as such, he taught math at…
Joan Marie Payne
Jan 5, 1941 - Oct 25, 2026
Joan Marie Payne, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister, lived a life filled with kindness, generosity, and love for her family. Born January 5, 1941, in Owensboro, Kentucky, Joan was the daughter of Robert Hamilton Payne and Ruth Gomer Payne. She grew up with her sisters, Patsy Payne Graf and Marilyn Payne Rose. She…
Franklin W. Jackson
Dec 18, 1949 - Nov 6, 2026
Franklin W. Jackson, 76, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, November 6, 2026 at his home. He was born in Winchester, Kentucky to the late James J. and Leola Howard Jackson.Franklin had most recently worked in housekeeping at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Prior to that he worked for more than 15 years at Audubon Metals. Franklin…
