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Tina Marie Brooks
Oct 3, 1991 - Apr 18, 2026
Tina Marie Brooks, 34, of Owensboro, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2026. She was born on October 3, 1991, in Owensboro, to Sam and Shelly Wright Scalf. Tina will be membered as a loving wife, a mother whose kids were her world, and as an excellent homemaker. She also enjoyed reading books, listening to her…
Rita Mae Payne Stiff
Apr 20, 1938 - Apr 17, 2026
Rita Mae Payne Stiff went to heaven on Friday, April 17, 2026, 3 days shy of her 88th birthday. She was born April 20, 1938, to the late Herbert Xavier and David Marie Roby Payne.She grew up in Knottsville and Owensboro. After her mother's death when Rita was 9, she took care of her father…
Barbara Ann Hendricks Madewell
Apr 7, 1948 - Apr 17, 2026
Barbara Ann Hendricks Madewell, 78, of Owensboro, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2026 at the Heartford House. She was born April 7, 1948 in Daviess County to the late Mary Ruth Noe and Fred Hendricks, Sr. Barbara was of the Baptist faith and trusted Jesus to be her Lord and Savior. She had managed…
Norbert Jean Smith Sr.
Aug 29, 1931 - Apr 17, 2026
Norbert Jean Smith Sr. of Owensboro and Utica, died on Friday April 17th, at the Carmel Home in Owensboro surrounded by family. He was born August 29, 1931, to Jean Bristow Smith and Mary Rose Collignon Smith of Owensboro, KY. He graduated from St. Francis Academy in June 1949, and served in the US Air…
Virginia Harpe
Aug 22, 1931 - Apr 17, 2026
Virginia “Sissy” Harpe, 94, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, April 17, 2026, under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. She was born August 22, 1931, to the late James and Francis Tucker.Known affectionately as Mamaw, Virginia embraced her role with great pride and affection, creating a loving environment for her family.…
Janice Louise Young
Dec 31, 1951 - Apr 15, 2026
Janice Louise Young, 74, of Owensboro, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born December 31, 1951 in Daviess County to the late Oliver and Grace Aldridge Young. Janice was retired from Kentucky Wesleyan College as a cook and was of the Pentecostal faith. She enjoyed going out with…
Preston Robert Fulkerson
Jan 18, 1936 - Apr 15, 2026
Preston Robert Fulkerson, 90, of Utica passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2026, under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of W. Kentucky. The Daviess County native was born January 18, 1936, to the late Francis Kendrick “F.K.” Fulkerson and Elnora Kaufield Fulkerson. Preston graduated from Owensboro Catholic High School with the class of 1954.He…
Ellen Hayden
Nov 17, 1926 - Apr 14, 2026
Ellen Hayden, 99, of Owensboro, went to be with the Lord while surrounded by her loving family on April 14, 2026. She was born in McLean County on November 17, 1926, to the late Leverett and Roxanna Williams Jones.Ellen loved her family, her faith, and the life she built through hard work. She was the…
Freddie J. Craig
Oct 3, 1944 - Apr 13, 2026
Freddie Joe Craig, 81, of Maceo, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2026. He was born on October 3, 1944, in Daviess County, to the late Otis and Margaret Roberts Craig.Though Freddie was a cowboy at heart, he spent his life devoted to his true passion—farming. He recently returned to his love of horses, even…
Carl W. Saalwaechter
Jun 5, 1957 - Apr 13, 2026
Carl W. Saalwaechter, 68, of Owensboro, went to be with the Lord on April 13, 2026, at Ohio County Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was born in Owensboro on June 5, 1957, to the late James and Catherine Kincaid Saalwaechter.Carl dedicated 35 years of hard work to Southwire, beginning in the rod mill and…
