Obituaries
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Arthur L. Smith
Dec 27, 1918 - Feb 6, 2005
Arthur L. Smith, 86, of Owensboro, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2005 at Hermitage Care and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Muncie, IN, he was a son of the late Benjamin H. and Lulu Elnora Steelman Smith. Mr. Smith grew up in Southern Indiana in Hazelton and Mt. Olympus, graduating from Mt. Olympus High School in…
Gerald R. Buschkoetter
Jan 9, 1966 - Feb 5, 2005
Gerald R. ''Jerry'' Buschkoetter, 39, of 3530 Oaklane Dr., Philpot, Ky. passed away Saturday, February 5, 2005, at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born in Jasper, In. and was employed as an Electrical Supervisor at Alcoa Aluminum Co. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. He was a yellow belt under Sensei Allen…
Joseph E. Eppard
Jan 28, 1917 - Feb 5, 2005
Joseph E. Eppard, 88, of 855 Live Oak Place, Owensboro, passed away Saturday, February 5, 2005, at his home. He was born in Anderson, Mo.and was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Madisonville, Ky. He was retired from the American Cyanmide Co. in Madisonville and while with them, he received the prestigous Golden Oval…
Robert Reid
Jan 30, 1918 - Feb 4, 2005
Robert Reid, Jr. 87, of Owensboro died Friday, February 4, 2005 at his home. Born in Daviess County, KY, a son of the late Robert and Katherine Keeley Reid, Mr. Reid graduated from Daviess County High School and attended Western Kentucky University, where he played basketball. Mr. Reid retired from farming in 1982, having been…
Nick Joseph Velotta
May 13, 1931 - Feb 4, 2005
Nick J. Velotta, Jr., 73 of Owensboro, died Friday, February 4, 2005, at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born May 13, 1931 to the late Nicholas J. and Mary Alice Stallings Velotta, Sr. in Daviess County. He was retired as a construction worker and was a member of sheetmetal local #20 in Evansville, IN.…
Mary Lee Wickliffe Nicholas
Oct 27, 1925 - Feb 2, 2005
Mary Lee Wickliffe Nicholas, 79, of 4123 Mason Woods Lane, Owensboro, passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2005 at her home. She was born in Jefferson Co., Ky. and was a member of First Presbyterian Church. She had attended Christian College which is now known as Columbia College in Columbia, Mo. and later graduated from…
Anna Lillian Lambert
Feb 6, 1923 - Feb 2, 2005
Lillian Lambert, 81, of 8160 Texas Gas Road, Philpot, Ky., passed away on Wednseday, February 2, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born in Muhlenburg Co., Ky. to the late Hosie & Eula Gossett Gish. She was a homemaker and a member of the Karns Grove Baptist Church and the Senior Adult Women's…
Leon B. Brown
May 7, 1926 - Feb 1, 2005
Rev. Leon B. Brown, 78, of 2301 Carter Road, Owensboro, died Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at the Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born May 7, 1926 to the late Emmett E. and Mary Elizabeth Jones Brown in Daviess County. Mr. Brown retired from Yellow Cab Company, and Hon Company, was a member of the…
Elizabeth Jean Frederick
Sep 23, 1926 - Jan 31, 2005
Elizabeth Jean Corum Frederick, 78, of Owensboro, passed away on Monday, January 31, 2005, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born in Daviess Co., Ky. and had worked at Glenmore Distilling Co. and the DuKane Corp. in St. Charles Il. for about 20 years. She was a member of Garden Green Baptist Church and…
Juanita F. Bivens
Dec 22, 1924 - Jan 30, 2005
Juanita Frances Jean Bivens, 80, of 7670 Highway 81, Moseleyville, died Sunday, January 30, 2005 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. The Daviess County native was born to the late Lloyd and Ola Kirk Farmer. She was a homemaker, a member of Mt. Zion Methodist Church, and loved to work in her garden and cook. She was…
