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Jo Ann Richards Vessels
Aug 8, 1934 - Feb 13, 2025
Jo Ann Richards Vessels, 90, of Owensboro, KY, passed away on February 13, 2025. She was born on August 8, 1934, in Reed, Kentucky, to the late Sylvester and Sarah (Hagan) Richards. A devout Catholic, Jo Ann was a longtime member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic and Immaculate Catholic Church in Owensboro. She was…
Pamala "Pam" Sharp Cook
Jul 28, 1946 - Jan 24, 2025
Pamala Sharp Cook, 78, of Owensboro, KY, died quietly in her home surrounded by family on January 24, 2025. She loved her husband, her three sons, and her students with her whole heart.Pam was born in Forrest City, AR, on July 28, 1946, to Glenn and Essie Sharp. She was raised in Little Rock and…
Sister Amanda Rose Mahoney
Oct 20, 1929 - Feb 15, 2025
Sister Amanda Rose Mahoney, 95, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 75th year of religious life. She was a native of Louisville. An avid reader, she was known for being gentle of heart, deeply faithful and unfailingly kind. She taught in Owensboro at…
James Leonard "Wimpy" Wimsatt
Sep 18, 1918 - Feb 14, 2025
James “Wimpy” Leonard Wimsatt, 106, passed away Friday, February 14, 2025 at Chatauqua Health Care in Owensboro. He was born in Ohio County, Kentucky to the late Thomas and Iva Lanham Wimsatt. Mr. Wimsatt was a World War II Veteran of the Army Air Corp (U.S. Air Force). He attained the rank of staff sergeant and…
Jennie L. James
Dec 13, 1940 - Feb 17, 2025
Jennie L. James, 84, of Owensboro, passed away Monday February 17, 2025, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born on December 13, 1940, in Mclean County, one of eight children, to the late Charlie and Irene Vittitow Neel.Jennie worked for Green River Coal, prepared “Meals on Wheels” for GRADD, she and her husband owned…
Janet Mae Davis
Jan 9, 1950 - Feb 12, 2025
In Loving Memory of Janet Davis January 9, 1950 – February 12, 2025.Janet Davis, born on January 9, 1950, in Norwalk, California, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family members on the evening of Wednesday, February 12, 2025, in Owensboro, Kentucky, after a courageous battle with cancer. The daughter of Robert Gilliam and Joy Gilliam,…
Nadine M. Shock
Oct 19, 1937 - Feb 12, 2025
Nadine M. Shock, 87, of Owensboro, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born in Henderson, Kentucky to the late Charles and Magdalene Stone McCauley. Mrs. Shock was a homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother who “checked all the boxes.” She treasured time with family and especially enjoyed cooking for them.…
Betty Catherine Wilson Daugherty
Dec 10, 1944 - Feb 10, 2025
Betty Catherine Wilson Daugherty, 80, of Owensboro passed away Monday, February 10, 2025, under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of W. Kentucky. She was born in Stanley on December 10, 1944, to the late Gilbert Wilson and Martine Young Wilson. While Betty was a 1963 graduate of Daviess County High School, she loved…
Kathy M. Leonard
Dec 18, 1951 - Feb 9, 2025
Kathy M. Leonard, 73, of Owensboro, passed away on Sunday February 9, 2025 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born December 18, 1951 in Daviess County to the late Henry and Mary Boteler Carrico. Kathy was retired after 21 years from the United States Postal Service as a Postmaster. She enjoyed sewing and long…
Amy Maureen Rawdon Lawson
Jan 23, 1948 - Feb 8, 2025
Amy Maureen Rawdon Lawson, 77, of Owensboro, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2025, while under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. She was born January 23, 1948, in Union City, Tennessee to the late Charles D. Rawdon and Margaret Jones Rawdon Payne. Amy was of the Baptist faith and was…