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Vicki K. Wahl Higdon
Aug 24, 1954 - Mar 4, 2026
Vicki K. (Wahl) Higdon 71, of Owensboro passed away on Wednesday March 4, 2026 , with loved ones under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. She was born in Owensboro on August 24, 1954 to the late Randall and Elizabeth McLevaine Wahl . Vicki worked in the floral design business for…
Jackie Watwood
Feb 27, 1941 - Mar 2, 2026
Jackie Watwood, 85, of Owensboro, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2026 at the Heartford House under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. He was born February 27, 1941 in Simpson County, KY to the late Irene Holman Watwood and Hugh Watwood. Jackie was retired as an electrician from Green River…
Nellie L. Morris
Aug 27, 1939 - Mar 2, 2026
Nellie Lanham Young Morris, 86, of Owensboro was called home by Jesus on Monday, March 2, 2026, at her residence with her family by her side. She was under the tender care of Hospice and Palliative Care of W. Kentucky. The Daviess County native was born August 27, 1939, and raised by Gracie and Oliver…
Carole Lee Warner
Sep 29, 1947 - Mar 1, 2026
Carole Lee Warner, 78, of Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born on September 29, 1947, in Detroit, MI to the late Max Goose and Madeline Marie Dujnich.Carole graduated in 1966 from Meadowdale High School in Dayton, Ohio where she grew up. She went on to…
Tha Reh
Jan 1, 1993 - Feb 28, 2026
Tha Reh, 33, of Owensboro, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2026, at his home. He was born January 1, 1993, in Mae-Hong-Son, Thailand.Tha loved the outdoors, he enjoyed playing cane ball, going camping, especially in Georgia, and spending time with his friends and family.Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Law Meh; mother,…
Tosia Maria (McElwain) Barnett
Feb 13, 1972 - Feb 28, 2026
Tosia Maria (McElwain) Barnett, 54, of Owensboro, passed away on February 28, 2026, at her home. She has made her journey home to be with Jesus and family. She was born on February 13, 1972, to the late Gary and Connie McElwain. Tosia enjoyed her flower gardens, bingo, watching her birds, thrift shopping with her…
Jane Marilyn Munday Rascoe
Apr 6, 1938 - Feb 28, 2026
Jane Marilyn Munday Rascoe, 87, of Owensboro, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at Cedarhurst Senior Living. She was born on April 6, 1938, in Daviess County, to the late Otto and Muriel Pitt Munday.Along with her parents, she was also preceded in death by a sister, Betty Robertson; brother, Jimmy Munday; and the…
Karen Ree (Garriott) Gater
Jun 10, 1939 - Feb 28, 2026
Karen Ree (Garriott) Gater passed away peacefully at Heartford House Hospice of Western Kentucky surrounded by loved ones on February 28, 2026. Karen spent her last few years at Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation in Owensboro, Kentucky. She was 86 years old.Karen was born on June 10, 1939 to Lotus Davidson and Helen Katherine (Mead) Garriott…
Mildred Cannon
May 2, 1932 - Feb 27, 2026
Mildred Cannon, 93, of Owensboro, passed away February 27, 2026. She was born in Rector, AR on May 2, 1932, to the late Jewell and Essie Glasgow Gordon. Mildred taught in the public schools for thirty-seven years in Kennett, MO and enjoyed gardening. She was preceded in death by her husband, H.C. Cannon, Sr.Mildred is survived…
Sister Mary Magdalen Wurth
Jun 28, 1945 - Feb 27, 2026
Sister Mary Magdalen of the Good Shepherd, C.P., 80, (Nancy Wurth) died Friday, February 27, 2026, with her community of Sisters gathered around her at the monastery in Whitesville KY.Born June 28, 1945, in Paducah, daughter of the late James Edward Wurth and Olean Barbara Seitz Wurth, Sister Mary Magdalen was baptized at St John…
