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Margaret "Peggy" Laidlaw
Oct 27, 1940 - Mar 6, 2025
Margaret “Peggy” Laidlaw, 84, of Dallas, peacefully passed away at home on March 6, 2025, surrounded by her loving family, holding their hands as she journeyed to Heaven.Born on Oct. 27, 1940, in Owensboro, Ky., Peggy was the second of three children born to Margaret and Sidney Wright. She had an older sister, Ann Wright…
Barbara Carpenter Parsley
Feb 5, 1935 - Mar 6, 2025
Barbara Carpenter Parsley, 90, of Lewisport, passed away Thursday, March 6, at The Waters of Rockport nursing home. She was born February 5, 1935, in McClean County to the late William Carpenter and Helen Purcell. Barbara was a member of First Baptist Church of Lewisport. She dedicated nearly 30 years of her professional life to…
Deborah Faye Lambert
Jan 11, 1959 - Mar 6, 2025
Deborah Faye Lambert, 66, of Philpot, passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2025 while under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. She was born January 11, 1959 in Daviess County to the late John and Wanda Fulkerson Jones. Deborah was retired from Owensboro-Daviess Co. Hospital as a ward clerk after 18…
Kenneth "Papa" "Gene" Conder
Nov 26, 1934 - Mar 6, 2025
Kenneth "Papa" “Gene” Conder, 90, of Owensboro, passed away on March 6, 2025, at the Heartford House while under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. He was born November 26, 1934, in Breckenridge County to the late Herbert and Helen Dooley Conder. Gene proudly served in the United States Army, earning…
Henry Francis "Frank" Green
May 7, 1938 - Mar 4, 2025
Henry Francis (Frank) Green and his twin sister, Elizabeth Ann, were born on May 7, 1938, in Louisville, Kentucky to the late John M. Green and Ruth Rowland Green of Spencer County, Kentucky. Frank Green passed away peacefully on Tuesday March 4, 2025, in Owensboro, Kentucky.Frank made the Dean’s List at Western Kentucky University for…
Linda Nalbach Bushong
Jan 28, 1939 - Mar 4, 2025
Linda Nalbach Bushong, 86, of Owensboro, passed away on March 4, 2025. Linda was born on January 28, 1939, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, to the late Anna Lee Swope Nalbach and Walter Bernard Nalbach.Linda was a graduate of College High School in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She attended Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA. She graduated from…
James "Jim" Francis Kaelin
Dec 20, 1945 - Mar 3, 2025
James Francis “Jim” Kaelin, 79, of Owensboro, passed away Monday March 3, 2025, at the University of Louisville Hospital. He was born December 20, 1945, in Owensboro, to the late Albert J. Kaelin and Mary Bernard Smith. Jim proudly served in the United States Air Force as a jet mechanic, forming a passion for watching…
Leona Burton Snowden
Oct 23, 1935 - Mar 3, 2025
Leona Burton Snowden, 89, of Owensboro, passed away Monday, March 3, 2025, surrounded by her family while at the Heartford House under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. Born October 23, 1935, in Beattyville, Kentucky, she was one of twelve children born to the late Thomas Henry and Stella Caroline Burton.…
Carol Kunkel Howard
Oct 23, 1939 - Mar 2, 2025
Carol Kunkel Howard, 85, of Owensboro, passed away March 2, 2025. She was born October 23, 1939, in West Frankfort, IL to the late Carl Robert and Velma Eubanks Kunkel. Carol retired from Independence Bank in 2012 as a Trust Administrator. Throughout her life, Carol embodied an unwavering devotion to her family. As a loving…
Mollie Grimsley Stephen
Aug 12, 1946 - Mar 2, 2025
Mollie Grimsley Stephen,78, a beautiful beacon of love and joy, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2025, in Owensboro, KY, with her family at her side. She was born on August 12, 1946, to the late Helen and James W. (Buster) Grimsley. Mollie graduated from Daviess County High School and enjoyed a long and fulfilling…
