Obituaries
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Mary Corda Carrico
Mar 25, 1922 - Apr 20, 2001
Sister Mary Corda Carrico, 79, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, of Maple Mount, Kentucky, died April 20, 2001, at Owensboro Mercy Health System. She was in her 60th year of religious life; she entered the Ursuline community August 14, 1941.Born in Bardstown, Sister Mary Corda was the daughter of the late J. B.…
Nellie Gay Obrien
Sep 26, 1922 - Apr 19, 2001
Nellie Gay Ingram OBrien, 78, of Owensboro died Thursday, April 19, 2001, at her home. Mrs. OBrien was born September 26, 1922 in Ontario, VA. She was the daughter of the late David Thomas Ingram and Anna Belle Rogers Ingram. Her husband, Dennis H. OBrien, Jr. died on June 17, 1992.Mrs. OBrien was a former…
Leo Nicholas Collignon
Jun 5, 1915 - Apr 17, 2001
Leo N. Collignon, 85, of 4837 Kentucky 81, Owensboro, died Tuesday, April 17, 2001 at the Hermitage Manor. The Daviess County native was born on June 5, 1915. He was the son of Peter and Christina Collignon. His wife, Pauline Matilda Keller Collignon, died in October 2000.Mr. Collignon was a retired contractor, a member of…
Dr. Harry Arthur Pullen
Nov 10, 1917 - Apr 16, 2001
Rev. Dr. Harry A. Pullen, 83, of 2600 Elwood Ct, Owensboro, died Monday, April 16, 2001, at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. A native of Louisville, he was a United Methodist Minister and member of the St John United Methodist Charge Conference. A graduate of Kentucky Wesleyan College and the Louisville Presbyterian Seminary, he served…
Mary Francis Klausing
Oct 27, 1919 - Apr 15, 2001
Sister Mary Francis Klausing, 82, of Owensboro, died Sunday, April 15, 2001, at the Carmel Home Convent. The Louisville native was a retired administrator of Homes for the Aged and Nursing Homes and served the congregation in religious formation. She was a member of the Carmelite Sisters of the Devine Heart of Jesus and enjoyed…
Ezra Ray Newton
Aug 31, 1923 - Apr 14, 2001
Ezra ''Ray'' Newton, 77, of 1224 W. 1st St, died, Saturday, April 14, 2001 at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. A native of Daviess County, he retired from the L&N Railroad as an Operator and was a member of the Cross Point Baptist Church.He is survived by a brother, Morris Newton, Jr., of Chicago Heights,…
Mayzell Johnson Crawford
Nov 25, 1929 - Apr 12, 2001
Mrs. Mayzell Johnson Crawford, 71, of 122 W. 17th St, Owensboro, died Thursday, April 12, 2001 at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. A native of West Virginia, she was an United Methodist and former owner of the Kentucky Pottery Shop in Owensboro.She was preceded in death by a son, John C. Crawford, III, in 1986.She…
Sharon Chapman Wood
Nov 10, 1929 - Apr 12, 2001
Mrs. Sharon Chapman Wood, 71, of 4149 Liberty Point, died Thursday, April 12 at her home. She was a member of Sugar Grove Baptist Church and also attended Bellevue Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and volunteer at the Daviess-McLean Baptist Center. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Bill Wood, two sons,…
Frederick William Herman
Feb 2, 1932 - Apr 9, 2001
Mr. Frederick William Herman, 69, of 2930 Tanglewood Dr., Owensboro, died Monday, April 9, 2001 at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. A native of Dearborn, MI, he retired from the United States Postal Service after more than 30 years as a Letter Carrier and Business Agent for the National Association of Letter Carriers in Indiana,…
Hazel Willie Hebert
May 31, 1905 - Apr 9, 2001
Mrs. Hazel Hebert, 95, of Tuscon, AZ formerly of Owensboro, died, April 9, 2001 in Tuscon. The Henderson County, KY native was retired from Robinson May as a retail clerk.She is survived by her son, Thomas Gerald Hayden, Jr. of Tuscon, 5 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, and 7 great-great grandchildren.A memorial service will be held…
