Obituaries
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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…
Verdie Lee Shouse
Aug 2, 1921 - Mar 10, 2001
Mr. Verdie Lee ''Bill'' Shouse, 79, died Saturday, March 10, 2001 at Bon Harbor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A life long resident of Owensboro, he was retired from Medley Distillery where he was a mash cooker.He is survived by a son, Larry Lee Shouse of Owensboro, and 3 daughters, Anna Mary Allen and Judith Stewart…
Margaret Bobick Mantz
Jul 10, 1918 - Mar 10, 2001
Margaret Bobick Mantz, 82, of 1818 Tamarack Road, Owensboro, died Saturday, March 10, 2001, at Owensboro Mercy Health System. Born in Beatty, Pa. on July 10, 1918, she was the daughter of the late John & Elizabeth Babyack Bobick. Mrs. Mantz was a homemaker and a member of Immaculate Catholic Church. Her husband, Charles ''Chick''…
