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Allan Dewaine Hendricks
May 16, 1953 - May 16, 2026
Allan Dewaine Hendricks, 73, of Owensboro, passed away Saturday May 16, 2026. He was born May 16, 1953 in Whitesville to the late Clifford and Dorothy Young Hendricks. Allan retired after 37 years as a boiler engineer with Fields Packing Company. He had served on the board of the Owensboro-Daviess Co. Youth Football League for…
Larry Brent Magan
Aug 25, 1946 - May 18, 2026
Larry B. Magan, 79, of Owensboro passed away Monday, May 18, 2026, under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of W. Kentucky. The Daviess County native was born August 25, 1946, to the late Charlie Wallace Magan and Mary Bell Gordon Magan. Larry graduated from Daviess County High School with the class of 1964.…
Joyce Gail Martin
Feb 5, 1938 - May 18, 2026
Joyce Gail Martin, 88, of Owensboro, passed away Monday, May 18, 2026, at home surrounded by her family. She was born February 5, 1938, to the late Ernest and Rowena Gaddis. Gail had a deep faith and was a founding member of Owensboro Christian Church. She was a loving mother and grandmother, an avid reader,…
Sharon L. Lafond
Sep 22, 1940 - May 16, 2026
Sharon L. Lafond, 85, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Morning Pointe Senior Living. The Daviess County native was born September 22, 1940, to the late Parvin L. Ellis and Ruth Duggins. Sharon graduated from Owensboro High School. She was employed full time for 27 years with the City of Owensboro as…
Vickey Jean Courtney Payne
Nov 2, 1958 - May 19, 2026
Vickey Jean Courtney Payne, 67, of Maceo, passed on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at her home. She was born on November 2, 1958, in Kenton County, KY, to James and Kathleen James Courtney.Vickey earned her associates degree from Midway College and was retired from the Human Resource Department at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital after 40+…
Sally Ann Hester
Dec 24, 1937 - May 14, 2026
Sally Ann Hester, 88, of Owensboro, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born December 24, 1937 in Daviess County to the late Samuel Walter and Fannie Jackson Evans. She had worked as a caregiver.Surviving are four children, Terry Hester, Timothy Louis Hester, Tina Diane Howard, and Tammy…
Byron L. King
Aug 3, 1942 - May 12, 2026
Byron Lee King, 83, of Utica, KY passed away Tuesday, May 12, under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. He was born August 3, 1942, to the late Zybra D. and Mary Johnnie King.Byron attended Sugar Grove Baptist Church and was a faithful supporter for many years. He was a hardworking…
Lanny W. Tyler
Oct 4, 1956 - May 7, 2026
Lanny W. Tyler, 69, of Owensboro, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2026 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born in Daviess County to the late Rollie A. and Virginia R. Hinton Tyler.Mr. Tyler was most recently employed by First Class Trucking where he took pride in maintaining trucks for more than 15 years. He…
Brenda Lou Ferguson
Sep 11, 1947 - May 6, 2026
Brenda Lou Ferguson, 78, of Owensboro passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at the Heartford House under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of W. Kentucky. The Fordsville native was born September 11, 1947, as one of eight children to the late Chester Talmadge Huff and Louellen Clark Huff. Brenda raised her four children…
Worley Edward Gentry, Jr.
Nov 17, 1956 - May 6, 2026
Worley Edward “Ed” Gentry, Jr, 69, of Utica, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at his home. He was born November 17, 1956, in Owensboro, to the late Worley Edward Gentry Sr. and Alice Westerfield Gentry Ward. Ed graduated from Daviess County High School in 1974. He went on to become a licensed land surveyor,…
