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Ovada Prindle Nalley
Oct 14, 1920 - Mar 20, 2001
Ovada Prindle Nalley, 80, of Newman, GA., died Tuesday, March 20, 2001, at Southwest Christian Hospice in Union City, Ga. Born in Livermore, Kentucky on October 14, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Walter Prindle and Ella Tucker Prindle. Her husband, Gene C. Nalley, died December 31, 1950.Mrs. Nalley was retired from bookkeeping.Survivors…
J. Frank Dearness
Oct 19, 1932 - Mar 19, 2001
J. Frank Dearness, 68, of 2701 Frederica Street, Owensboro, died Tuesday, March 19, 2001, at his home. Born October 19, 1932 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Joseph Frances Dearness and Francis Hill Dearness.A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, and the holder of a Masters of Social Work degree from…
Robert H. Payne
Jan 3, 1919 - Mar 18, 2001
Robert H. Payne, 82, of 116 E. 19th Street, Owensboro, died Sunday, March 18, 2001, at his home. Born in Daviess County, Kentucky on January 3, 1919, he was the son of the late Charles Oscar Payne and Bernice Hamilton Payne. His wife, Ruth Gomer Payne, preceded him in death in Dec. 24, 1998. He…
Willard Aloysius Clements
Oct 8, 1910 - Mar 18, 2001
Mr. Willard A. Clements, 90, of 1610 Springdale Dr, Owensboro, died Sunday, March 18 at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. The Owensboro native was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and was retired from the United States Postal Service. He was an Army Air Corps Veteran of World War II having served…
Mary Suzetta Ebelhar
Dec 6, 1916 - Mar 18, 2001
Mary Suzetta Ebelhar, 85, of 5645 Kentucky 81, Owensboro, died Sunday, March 18, 2001 at the Carmel Home. Born in Daviess County, Kentucky on December 6, 1916, she was the daughter of late Erle A. Mulligan and Corin Riney Mulligan. Her husband, Bernard F. Ebelhar, died in September 1992.Mrs. Ebelhar was a retired teacher and…
Richard Stanley Russell
Jun 14, 1933 - Mar 17, 2001
Mr. Richard Stanley Russell, Sr., 67, formerly of Owensboro, died Saturday, March 17, 2001 in the Metro General Hospital in Nashville, TN.The Indianapolis native, was a member of Apollo Heights Baptist Church in Owensboro. He was retired as a Security Guard for the Vanderbilt Hotel and had worked as a bookkeeper for Lloyd's Mechanical Erection,…
Ellen May Williams
Mar 10, 1908 - Mar 16, 2001
Ellen M. Williams, 93, of 327 W. Legion Blvd., Owensboro, died Friday, March 16, 2001, at her home. Born in Heavnor, Okla., on March 10, 1908, she was the daughter of the late David Erwin and Barbara Ferguson Erwin. Her husband, Guy L. Williams, Sr., preceded her in death in 1980. Mrs. Williams was also…
Wynema Joyce Jacobs
Nov 19, 1921 - Mar 15, 2001
Wynema Joyce Jacobs, 79, of 3600 Surrey Drive East, Owensboro, died Thursday, March 15, 2001 at Leisure Years Nursing Home. Born in Monroe Co., Kentucky on November 9, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Robert Uptigrove and Nora Lee Ferguson Uptigrove. Her husband, Steve Anthony Jacobs preceded her in death in 1972.Mrs. Jacobs…
Rachel Wells Thompson
Dec 14, 1908 - Mar 13, 2001
Rachel Wells Thompson, 92, of 5058 Backsquare Drive, Owensboro, died Tuesday, March 13, 2001 at Owensboro Mercy Health System. Born in Spice Knob, Kentucky on December 14, 1908, she was the daughter of the late James Worden Wells and Clara Estes Wells. Her husband, Dorsey Thompson Sr., preceded her in death in 1988.Mrs. Thompson was…
Loretta Jean Ashworth
Sep 29, 1956 - Mar 11, 2001
Loretta Jean Jeanie Ashworth, age 44, of 4332 Scotty Lane, Owensboro, Ky., died Sunday, March 11, 2001 at Owensboro Mercy Health System. A native of Daviess County, She was the daughter of the late Truman Ashworth.Jeanie was the former general manager of Applebees Restaurant in Owensboro. She was a member of St. Stephen Cathedral, and…
