Obituaries
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Norma Jean Bivins
Oct 2, 1933 - Jul 31, 2026
Norma Jean Bivins, 92, of Owensboro passed away Friday, July 31, 2026, at the Carmel Home. She was born in Breckinridge County to the late Carl and Frances Mattingly Newby.Devout in her Catholic Faith, Mrs. Bivins was a current member of Saints Joseph and Paul Catholic Church and previous member of St. Pius X Catholic…
Janice Lou Eaton Manaway
Aug 13, 1943 - Jul 29, 2026
Janice Lou Eaton Manaway, 82, of Owensboro, passed away Wednesday July 29, 2026, at her home under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. She was born August 13, 1943, in Owensboro to the late Ben W. and Shirley Taylor Eaton. Janice married Jerry Manaway on March 19, 1959.Janice lived her life…
Ramonda Brown Towery
Nov 16, 1946 - Jul 31, 2026
Ramonda Brown Towery, 79, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, July 31, 2026, surrounded by family at her home. She was born on November 11, 1946, in Owensboro to the late Russell and Thelma Boling Brown. Jerry Towery and Ramonda Brown met while they were high schoolers, and he quickly told her he was going to…
Joseph A. "Buddy" Roby, Jr.
Mar 27, 1935 - Aug 4, 2026
Joseph A. “Buddy” Roby, Jr., 91, of Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at his home. He was born March 27, 1935 in Daviess County to the late Joseph A. “Ott” and Mary Josephine Barr Roby, Sr. Buddy was a member of St. Pius Tenth Catholic Church and was retired from Green River…
Joseph W. Castlen III
May 22, 1948 - Aug 3, 2026
Joseph William Castlen III, Joe to nearly everyone, and Judge to a good many people whose lives he changed, died peacefully on the evening of Monday, August 3, 2026, in Owensboro, Kentucky. He was 78.Joe was born on May 22, 1948, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Joseph W. Castlen, Jr. and Margaret Elizabeth O’Bryan Castlen. He…
Kenneth Darrell King
Aug 15, 1941 - Aug 2, 2026
Kenneth Darrell King, 84, of Owensboro and Ruskin, Florida, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2026, surrounded by his family at the Heartford House while under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. He was born on August 15, 1941, in Owensboro, Ky. To the late Oather and Marjorie King. He retired from…
Judith Ann Clary
Nov 7, 1961 - Jul 29, 2026
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the death of Judith Ann Clary, 64, of Owensboro, Kentucky, who passed away on July 29, 2026, at Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Born in Henderson, Kentucky on November 7, 1961, Judith later made her home in Owensboro with her forever partner, Mike Clary.…
Ann Bernice Adams Wilson
Mar 4, 1954 - Jul 29, 2026
Ann Bernice Adams Wilson, 72, of Owensboro, passed away Wednesday, July 29 at Norton Hospital in Louisville. She was born in Owensboro to the late Thomas L. and Mary Doudican Adams.Ann was a graduate of Murray State University, having earned a degree in social work. She devoted her professional life to helping others, spending many…
Anthony Lee "Tony" Mehlbauer
Jan 6, 1948 - Jul 27, 2026
Anthony Lee “Tony” Mehlbauer, 78, of Owensboro, passed away July 27, 2026. Born on January 6, 1948, to the late Clem and Adeline Bethel Mehlbauer, Tony proudly served his country in the United States Air Force and was a Vietnam veteran. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Brescia College and built a successful…
William "Bill" George Bach MD
Dec 29, 1936 - Jul 26, 2026
William (Bill) George Bach, MD, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, physician, and deacon, passed away on July 26, 2026. He was born on December 29, 1936, in Carmangay, Alberta, Canada, to Leonard and Josephine Bach. He grew up on a wheat farm with a hard-working father and a mother who served as a…
