Obituaries
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Chester Raymond Elliott
Jul 5, 1915 - Mar 19, 2003
Chester Raymond Elliott, 87, of Knottsville, died Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. The Daviess County native was a farmer and former security guard. He was a member of the St. William Catholic Church and enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann Sis Lanham Elliott…
Joseph Cecelia Muller
Mar 2, 1923 - Mar 17, 2003
Sr. Joseph Cecelia Muller, 80, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Monday, March 17, 2003 at Mount Saint Joseph in her 58th year of religious life.She taught at St. Mary Magdalene, Sorgho from 1950-51, in other Kentucky schools, and in New Mexico. A registered Nurse, she served as infirmarian at Mount Saint Joseph…
Nathaniel Joshua Colin Aitken
Dec 18, 2002 - Mar 16, 2003
Nathaniel Joshua Colin Aitkin, 2 month old infant son of Evelyn Aitkin and Leon Johnson of Owensboro, died Sunday, March 16, 2003, at Owensboro Mercy Health System.He is survived by a brother, Devin Lee Davis of Scottsboro, Alabama, a sister, Hannah Johnson of Owensboro,maternal grandparents, Cindy Scott and Ricky Filback of Ohio County, Ky.,paternal grandparents,…
Reba Edna Edwards Bartlett
Mar 16, 1920 - Mar 15, 2003
Reba Edna Edwards Bartlett, 82, of 2303 Chateaugay Loop, Owensboro, died Saturday, March 15, 2003 at the Hillcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The Waynesville, OH native was a homemaker and member of the Wesleyan Heights United Methodist Church. She enjoyed music, theatre, church activities, card playing, and UK and KWC basketball. She was former member…
Charles Wesley Bartlett
Jul 28, 1924 - Mar 15, 2003
Charles Wesley Bart Bartlett, 78, of 2303 Chateaugay Loop, Owensboro, died Saturday, March 15, 2003 at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. The Hartford native was a Texas Gas retiree; member of the Wesleyan Heights United Methodist Church; past president of the Methodist Men, KWC All-American Club,and Texas Gas Retirees; a former Big Eight High School…
Albert Mitchell Pearl
Jul 11, 1927 - Mar 14, 2003
Albert Mitchell Pearl, 75, of 2171 Baker Dr., Owensboro, died Friday, March 14, 2003 at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. The Breckinridge County native was a retired over the road truck driver and was a member of the Hall Street Baptist Church.He enjoyed NASCAR racing.He is survived by a son, Mitchell Wayne Pearl of Raleigh,…
Ignatius Roy Payne
Oct 24, 1932 - Mar 13, 2003
Ignatius Roy Payne, Jr., 70, of Owensboro, died Thursday, March 13, 2003 at the Sunny Acres Nursing Home in Calhoun. The Daviess County native was a farmer, member of the St. Stephen Cathedral, and enjoyed collecting antiques and old coins..He is survived by two brothers, Joseph R. Payne and James B. Payne both of Owensboro;…
Mary Lydia Greenwell
Apr 22, 1910 - Mar 13, 2003
Mary Lydia Greenwell, 92, of 2541 Griffith Avenue, Owensboro, Died Thursday, March 13, 2003 at Leisure Years Nursing Home. Miss Greenwell was a retired bookkeeper for Tapscott Inc. in Owensboro.She was a member of Immaculate Catholic Church, American Business Women, National Secretary Association, After 5 Homemakers, Kentucky Ornithology Society, Alter Society of Immaculate, she was…
Joseph Wright Heady
Feb 7, 1914 - Mar 12, 2003
Joseph W. Heady, 89, Yelvington, died Wednesday, March 12, 2003 at University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, KY from burns suffered in a fire Tuesday, March 11. His wife, Katie Bell Heady died in 1993. The Maceo native was a retired farmer and well known breeder of draft horses. He was a member of Thruston…
Catherine Helsley Lyons
Jul 5, 1909 - Mar 11, 2003
Catherine Helsley Lyons, 93, of the Episcopal Church Home in Louisville, Ky., died March 11, 2003 at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville. She was born in Muhlenburg Co., Ky. She was retired as a school teacher and principal where she had been principal at the former Emerson Elementary School and principal at Seven Hills Elementary…

