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Alma A. Hanberry
Dec 16, 1938 - Apr 22, 2026
Alma A. Hanberry, 87, of Louisville, passed away Wednesday April 22, 2026, at Baptist East Hospice in Louisville. She was born December 16, 1938, in Owensboro, KY to the late Hobart and Garnett Young Hanberry. She was longtime member of Beechwood Baptist Church, and a steadfast Southern Baptist. Alma retired from a Southern Baptist sponsored…
Raymond "Corky" Withrow
Nov 28, 1937 - Apr 22, 2026
Raymond “Corky” Withrow, 88, of Owensboro passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2026, with his family by his side. He was under the loving care of Hospice and Palliative Care of W. Kentucky. The Hico, WV native was born November 28, 1937, to the late Otis Withrow and Floeva Allison Withrow. Corky was raised in Central…
Michael Dale Wigginton
Jul 31, 1953 - Apr 21, 2026
Michael Dale Wigginton, 72, of Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. , He was born July 31, 1953 in Daviess County to the late Edwin and Nadine Lashbrook Wigginton. Michael was retired from Daramic after 44 years of service and was a member of Cornerstone Fellowship. He enjoyed…
Joseph Tin
May 10, 1982 - Apr 20, 2026
Joseph Tin, 43, of Owensboro passed away Monday, April 20, 2026, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. The Burmese native was born May 10, 1982, as one of eight children to the late Saw Sai Tin and Naw Ku Taw Paw. Joseph moved to Owensboro in 2015 and was employed at Specialty Food Group. He enjoyed…
Martha Jane (Stinnett) Quisenberry
Jan 6, 1935 - Apr 20, 2026
Martha Jane (Stinnett) Quisenberry passed peacefully in her sleep at the Heartford House under the care of Hospice at 12:29 am on Monday, April 20, 2026.Born January 6, 1935, to the late Frank and Cecil Stinnett. The youngest of four children, she was preceded in death by half-brother Earl Fletcher Stinnett, beloved sisters Helen Bennett…
Sandra "Sandy" Burden
Mar 15, 1958 - Apr 19, 2026
Sandra “Sandy” Burden, 68, of Owensboro, passed away April 19, 2026. She was born to the late Shultie Burden and Lorene Belcher Burden Hardy on March 15, 1958.Ms. Sandy worked diligently in the healthcare field at many local nursing homes where she touched the lives of those she cared for and worked for. In her…
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…
