Obituaries
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Mary Genrose Austin
Jan 16, 1919 - Dec 27, 2004
Mary Meredith Austin, 85, of 2020 Graham Lane East, Owensboro, died Monday, December 27, 2004, at her residence. She was born January 16, 1919 to the late William and Elizabeth Hocker Mercer in Ohio County. Mary was a housewife, a charter member of Crabtree Avenue Baptist, now a member Eaton Memorial Baptist Church. She was…
Joseph Paul Castlen
Jan 9, 1948 - Dec 25, 2004
Joseph Paul Castlen, II, 56, of Castlen's Mountain, Whitesville, KY. died Saturday, December 25, 2004 at his home following a brave fight with cancer. Born in Daviess County, the oldest of 13 children of Joseph Paul and Gertrude Calhoun Castlen, he was a 1966 graduate of Owensboro Catholic High School, a veteran of the United…
Thelma Mae Murphy
Dec 24, 1924 - Dec 24, 2004
OBITUARY NOTICEArranging Director: Glenn TaylorThelma Belcher Carter Murphy, of Reed, died on her 80th birthday, December 24, 2004, at Wellington Park of Owensboro. She was born in 1924 to the late Clifford A. and Lillie Belcher and was the owner of and operator of "Thelma's Beauty Shop" for 30 years. She was lovingly known as…
Ernest Barr Gordon
Sep 28, 1926 - Dec 23, 2004
Ernest Barr Gordon, 78, of 1908 Mohawk Drive, Owensboro, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born on Sept. 28, 1926 in Daviess Co., Ky. to the late Forrest K. & Elizabeth Riddle Gordon. He was retired from the City of Owensboro as a fireman with the Owensboro…
Paul Jake Albert Meisenhelder
Apr 15, 1924 - Dec 22, 2004
Paul Jake Meisenhelder, 80, of 304 Stewart Court, Owensboro, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, December 22, 2004, at his home. He was born April 15, 1924 to the late Edward and Ida Read Meisenhelder in New Albany, IN. He was retired from Boilermakers Union Local #40, a member of St. Stephens Cathedral…
Paul Meisenhelder
Apr 15, 1924 - Dec 22, 2004
Paul "Jake" Meisenhelder, 80, of 304 Stewart Court, Owensboro, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, December 22, 2004, at his home. He was born April 15, 1924 to the late Edward and Ida Read Meisenhelder in New Albany, IN. He was retired from Boilermakers Union Local #40, a member of St. Stephens Cathedral…
Eunice Faye Peacock Horlander
Jan 28, 1926 - Dec 21, 2004
Eunice Faye Horlander, 78, of Owensboro died Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at her home. Born in Owensboro on January 28, 1926 to Ira and Lena Stewart Peacock, Mrs. Horlander was retired from Daviess County Hospital where she served as a nurse assistant for over 25 years. She attended the Bethel Temple in Evansville and loved…
Myra Leah Gibson
Jun 2, 1915 - Dec 20, 2004
Myra Leah Cissy Hall Gibson, 89, formerly of Maceo, died Monday, December 20, 2004 at the Palms of Pasadena Hospice Center in Pasadena, FL. Born in Maceo on June 2, 1915, Mrs. Gibson worked in the lunch- room of Maceo Elementary School for many years and had also worked at General Electric. She was a…
Amy Mae Thompson Neubauer
Jan 23, 1929 - Dec 19, 2004
Amy Mae Thompson Neubauer, 75, of Owensboro died Sunday, December 19, 2004 at her home. Born January 23, 1929 to the late Emmitt and Clara Morris Thompson, Mrs. Neubauer was a homemaker and member of Third Baptist Church. She will be fondly remembered for her desire to help other people, and her love of the…
Charles Ann DeNardi
Jul 16, 1912 - Dec 17, 2004
Sister Charles Ann DeNardi, 92, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Friday, December 17, 2004, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 74th year of religious life. A native of St. Mary, she was an educator for 43 years. She taught at St. William, Knottsville (1957-59) and St. Alphonsus, St. Joseph (1959-60). She also…
