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Joyce Howard Murphy
Jan 27, 1952 - Sep 26, 2026
Joyce Howard Murphy, 74, of Owensboro, passed away Saturday, September 27, 2026, at her home. She was born January 27, 1952, in Daviess County, to the late John Coy and Mary Ellen Wedding Howard. She graduated from Trinity High School in Whitesville in 1970 and went on to obtain a degree from Owensboro Business College.Joyce…
Alice Hawes Levine
Jan 20, 1943 - Sep 26, 2026
Alice Hawes Levine, 83, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, September 26, 2026, under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of W. Kentucky. The Daviess County native was born January 20, 1943, to the late Holloway and Lora Hawes. Alice received a degree in Elementary Education from Peabody Teacher’s College and began a teaching career…
Marthadene "Marty" Howe
Apr 23, 1951 - Sep 25, 2026
Marthadene Howe (Marty), of Owensboro, passed away on September 25, 2026 at The Heartford House in Owensboro, Kentucky, with the presence of her loving family and friends around her. She was Born on April 23, 1951, in Whitesville Kentucky to the late Joseph Herman and Bertha Mae McPherson Howe. Marthadene grew up as number 13…
Larry "Squirrel" Stephen Wirth
Jun 24, 1952 - Sep 27, 2026
Larry “Squirrel” Stephen Wirth, 74, of Owensboro, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2026, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Larry was born June 24, 1952, to the late Joseph and Shirley Hendrix Wirth. Larry was a hardworking man dedicating more than 45 years of his life to the trucking industry. He took great pride in his…
James Randall "Randy" Martin
Jul 28, 1940 - Sep 24, 2026
James Randall “Randy” Martin, 86, of Owensboro passed away Thursday, September 24, 2026, under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of W. Kentucky with his family by his side. The Daviess County native was born July 28, 1940, as one of nine children to the late Thomas Eugene Martin and Laura Lee Lyons Martin.…
James "Earl" Peercy
Mar 20, 1937 - Sep 23, 2026
James “Earl” Peercy, also known as Daddy, Uncle, Brother, Red, Earl the Pearl, Ned, and sometimes Killer, depending on who he was with. Earl was born March 20, 1937, to Ted and Eva Peercy in Peckinpaugh Holler (Ohio County, KY), weighing in at a whopping 14 pounds.Earl started his entrepreneurial journey at a ripe young…
Sharon Lou Pruden
Jun 25, 1942 - Sep 23, 2026
Sharon Lou Pruden, 84, of Newburgh passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2026. The Evansville native was born June 25, 1942, to the late Lawrence Kenneth Hall and Catherine Helen Mayer Hall. Sharon attended Christ the King elementary and Memorial high schools. She worked at Honey Fluff Donut Shop for thirteen years. After that she was…
Tommy Joseph Greenwell
May 15, 1944 - Sep 22, 2026
Tommy Joseph Greenwell, 82, of Owensboro, KY, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2026. He was born May 15, 1944, in Daviess County, to the late Emmett and Mary Bender Greenwell. Tommy spent many years in the family business, Greenwell-Chisolm Printing Co. He started as a young boy making deliveries for the company on his bicycle.…
Arline Koss
Sep 21, 1952 - Sep 19, 2026
Arline Koss, 73, of Owensboro, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2026 at the Heartford House. She was born in Logan, West Virginia to the late Fred and Lucille Knipp Ball. Arline was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with family especially her grandchildren. She also like to stay in contact with family through facebook and…
Herbert Gene "Wormie" Wermling Sr.
Jan 17, 1946 - Sep 18, 2026
Herbert Gene “Wormie” Wermling Sr., 80, of Owensboro, passed away on Friday September 18, 2026, at his home while under the care of Hospice of western Kentucky. He was born January 17, 1946, in Daviess County, to the late Madoline Lampkin Wermling Frost. Gene started working as a painter for JR Shown here in Owensboro…
