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Billy Joe Robertson
Aug 24, 1938 - Apr 26, 2001
Billy Joe Robertson, Sr., 62, of Owensboro, died Thursday, April 26, 2001 at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. The Daviess County native retired as a machine operator from George S. Carrington, Inc. in Henderson. He was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed UK basketball and fishing and was a Marine Corps veteran.He is survived by…
Gilbert Raymond Brown
May 13, 1912 - Apr 26, 2001
Gilbert R. Pete Brown, 88, of 4411 Wayne Bridge Rd, Owensboro, died Thursday, April 26, 2001 at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. The Muhlenberg County native was retired from Chrysler Corporation in St Louis, Mo. And had also worked as a coal miner for 20 years. He enjoyed hunting American Indian relics, visiting his friends…

Mary Boulware Wilson
Oct 25, 1922 - Apr 21, 2001
Mary Boulware Wilson, 78, of 2501 Old Hartford Rd (Carmel Home), Owensboro, died Saturday, April 21, 2001 at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. She was a graduate of Daviess County High School and later received a degree in Dietetics from the University of Kentucky, and internship at Duke University where she became a Registered Dietician…
Wilma Cansler Shannon
Aug 26, 1935 - Apr 21, 2001
Mrs. Wilma Cansler Shannon, 65, of 5025 Sturbridge Dr., Owensboro, died Saturday, April 21, 2001 at her home. The Muhlenberg County native was a member of the Thruston United Methodist Church and had worked for the Senior Employment Services in Owensboro.She was preceded in death by her husband, P.F. ''Red'' Shannon on November 18, 1997.She…

Mary Mabel Slaven
Jul 27, 1912 - Apr 21, 2001
Mrs. Mary Mabel Slaven, 88, of 2001 Sunset Dr., Owensboro, died Saturday, April 21, 2001 at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. The West Louisville native was a homemaker and member of the Immaculate Catholic Church. She enjoyed working with flowers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Slaven in 1977 and a son,…
Marian Ray Moore
May 16, 1931 - Apr 21, 2001
Marian Ray Stinnett Moore, 69, of 1833 West 7th Street, Owensboro, died Saturday, April 21, 2001 at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. The Daviess County native was retired from Vogue Cleaners in Owensboro and had pastored the Free Trinity Church in Tell City. She was a member of the Deliverance Tabernacle in Owensboro.She is survived…
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…