Obituaries
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David Philip Smeathers
Jun 14, 1912 - Apr 8, 2001
Mr. David Philip Smeathers, 88, of Lewisport, died Sunday, April 8 at the Hermitage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Owensboro. The Daviess County native was a retired farmer. He was preceded in death by his wife Juanita Brown Smeathers in 2000.He is survived by a daughter, Linda Frakes of Reynolds Station , a granddaughter and…
Donald Heady
Aug 21, 1918 - Apr 7, 2001
Mr. Donald Heady, 82, of Maceo, died Saturday, April 7 at the Hillcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Owensboro. The Daviess County native was a retired farmer and member of the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church. He was a certified United Methodist Lay Speaker, active in the 4-H and Future Farmers of America, and loved…
James R. Allen
Jun 28, 1919 - Apr 7, 2001
James R. Allen, 81, of 2829 Wayside Drive West, Owensboro, died Tuesday, April 3, 2001 at his home. Born in Daviess County, Kentucky on June 28, 1919, he was the son of the Lee Allen and Nellie Barnett Allen.Mr. Allen was retired from the Kentucky Army National Guard. He was a member of Peoples Baptist…
Philip John Harrington
May 6, 1928 - Apr 6, 2001
Mr. Philip John Harrington, Jr., 72, of Owensboro, died Friday, April 6 at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. A native of Nashua, NH, he was retired from the PB&S Chemical Company and worked partime at Kuesters in Owensboro. He was a member of Precious Blood Catholic Church, a graduate of the University of New Hampshire…
Jones Madison Baber
Oct 26, 1941 - Apr 5, 2001
Jones Madison Baber, 82, of Louisville, formerly of Owensboro, died Thursday, April 5, 2001 at his home. Born in Platt County, Missouri on October 26, 1918, he was a graduate of William Jewell College in Liberty, MO with a BA degree in Economics. He married the former Dorothy Lee Holmes in Owensboro, KY on March…
William Allen Powers
Jul 10, 1947 - Apr 3, 2001
William Allen Powers, 53, of Owensboro, died Tuesday, April 3, 2001 at his home. Born in Daviess County, Kentucky on July 10, 1947, he was the son of the late Fred & Mary Ella Coomes Powers.Mr. Powers worked in Restaurant Management at Pinocchios Restaurant in Owensboro for 13 years. He was a member of Good…
Cheri Maglinger Tranjan
Oct 14, 1953 - Apr 2, 2001
Cheri Maglinger Tranjan, 47, of Concord, North Carolina died Monday, April 2, 2001. Born in Owensboro, Kentucky on October 14, 1953, she was the daughter of Ozzie and Shirley Blanchard Maglinger.Mrs. Tranjan has worked as a Gifted and Talented Teacher. She received her bachelors degree from the University of Kentucky and her masters in education…
Roscoe W. Howard
Mar 12, 1909 - Apr 2, 2001
Mr. Roscoe W. Howard, 92, of 920 Charles Scott Dr., Owensboro, died Tuesday, April 2 at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. A native of the No Creek Community in Ohio County, KY, he retired from teaching after 33 years in the Ohio County, Hancock County and Owensboro Schools. He began his teaching career in a…
Patrick Hamilton Shively
Feb 12, 1979 - Apr 2, 2001
Patrick Hamilton Shively, 22, of 445 Autumn Lake Trail, Franklin, Tennessee died Monday, April 2, 2001 at his home. The son of William E. Shively and Brenda Hardesty Shively, he was born on February 12, 1979 in Paducah, Kentucky.Mr. Shively was a student at Centennial High School in Franklin, TN and had previously attended the…
John A. Bryant
Sep 8, 1919 - Apr 1, 2001
Mr. John A. ''Bill'' Bryant, 81, of 1542 Linden Ave, Owensboro, died Sunday, April 1, 2001 at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. A native of Greenville, MS, Mr. Bryant retired from Texas Gas (Williams Gas) as a Supervisor in the Communications Department. He was a member of Third Baptist Church and the Baraca Sunday School…
