Obituaries
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Isaac Baird
May 17, 2006 - Aug 4, 2026
Isaac Baird, 20, of Henderson, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at his home. He was born on May 17, 2006, to Talissa Baird. Isaac graduated from Central Academy in 2024 and was working as a Caster for Gibbs Diecasting in Henderson. Outside of time spent at work, he enjoyed working on cars,…
Doyle Franklin Dukes
Feb 12, 1956 - Aug 7, 2026
Doyle Dukes, 70, of Owensboro passed away Friday, August 7, 2026, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Doyle was born in Muhlenberg county on February 12, 1956, to the late Joe Franklin Dukes and Frieda Bell Dukes. When Doyle was a young child the family moved to Owensboro and then he graduated from OHS in 1974.…
Joseph Edward Ballard
Jul 30, 1941 - Aug 7, 2026
Joseph “Jody” Edward Ballard Sr, 85, of Owensboro passed away peacefully on Friday, August 7, 2026, at his home with his loving wife and family by his side. Joseph was born July 30, 1941, in St. Raphael to the late Dennis Edward Ballard and Martine Westerfield Ballard. Joseph was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather,…
Margie C. Taylor
Aug 15, 1926 - Aug 6, 2026
Margie Cochrum Taylor, 99, of Owensboro, passed away at Cedarhurst Senior Living of Owensboro on August 6, 2026, just nine days shy of her 100th birthday.Margie was born on August 15, 1926, in Farmington, KY, the oldest daughter of the late Lester B. and Carrie Sisson Cochrum. She was valedictorian of her high school class…
Mark Lynn Lewis
Dec 13, 1969 - Aug 3, 2026
Mark Lynn Lewis, 56, of Owensboro, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2026, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born on December 13, 1969, to James Robert Lewis and Vicky Cox. Mark was a 1986 graduate of Apollo High School and worked for himself as a carpenter. Outside of work he really enjoyed playing…
Allie Colleen Lipscomb
Nov 23, 1943 - Aug 6, 2026
Allie Colleen Lipscomb, 82, of Owensboro, Ky., formerly of Springfield and Gallatin, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2026 at Wellington Parc. She was born November 23, 1943 in Springfield to the late Floyd “Jack” and Allie Lillian Woodard Lipscomb. Colleen had worked at Pathfinders in Gallatin as an office manager, and Cutter’s Exchange in…
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…
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…
