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Lucille Schweikarth
May 16, 1920 - Jul 31, 2004
Lucille Schweikarth, 84, of Owensboro went home to be with Jesus Saturday, July 31, 2004 at the Hermitage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Knottsville on May 16, 1920, Mrs. Schweikarth was the daughter of the late Francis Titus Johnson and Petronilla Speak Johnson. She was a member of the Immaculate Catholic Church and retired…
Wayne Powell Gordon
Aug 3, 1912 - Jul 28, 2004
Wayne Gordon, 91, of 736 Cottage Drive died Wednesday, July 28, 2004 at Hermitage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Gordon was born in Owensboro August 3, 1912, a son of the late Forest K. and Minnie B. Lynch. He attended the University of Louisville College of Pharmacy and worked at the former Gordons Drug Store…
Paul H. Waldroup
Nov 18, 1921 - Jul 28, 2004
Paul Henry Waldroup, 82, of 2429 Southeastern Parkway, Owensboro, died Wednesday, July 28, 2004 at Owensboro Medical Health System. Born November 18, 1921 in Williamsburg, KY to the late Charles L. and Dinah Lovitt Waldroup, Mr. Waldroup was a retired machinist for Dover Elevator Manufacturing. A devoted husband and father, he lived in Cincinnati, OH…
Roxanna Hawley
Jan 31, 1955 - Jul 27, 2004
Roxanna Rocky Hawley, 49, of 5965 Highway 60 East, Owensboro, died Tuesday, July 27, 2004. The Daviess County native was a mechanic for G&A Trucking for 10 years, and a former employee of Ragu for 22 years. She was known for her artistic drawings and paintings. She was preceded in death by her mother, Willie…
Raymond Powers
Aug 20, 1936 - Jul 24, 2004
Mr. Raymond Powers, Jr., 67, of 1727 Hughes Ave., Owensboro, died Saturday, July 24, 2004, at his home. He was born August 20, 1936, to Raymond and Mary Elizabeth Whitten Powers, Sr. in Hancock County. He was a certified mechanic, retired from Daviess County Sand and Gravel. He was a member of Mt. Eden Baptist…
Sue Reynolds
Apr 27, 1930 - Jul 23, 2004
Mrs. Sue Reynolds, 74, of 1145 Avondale Road, Owensboro, went home to be with Jesus, Friday, July 23, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born April 27, 1930, to Jewell Lee and Lila Womach McGee in Richmond, IN. She was an instructor at the Adult Learning Center as well as a homemaker. She…
Charles R. Smith
Jul 21, 1930 - Jul 22, 2004
Charles R. Smith, 74, of 213 Stockton Dr., Owensboro, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2004, at the Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born in Greenville, Ky. and was retired from Green River Steel Corp. as a pipefitter. He also had been a real estate agent for Home Realty Co., he was the former president…
Sherrie Denise Estes Lott
Jan 5, 1961 - Jul 20, 2004
Sherrie Estes Lott, 43, of Philpot, died Tuesday, July 20, 2004 at the Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born in Daviess County on January 5, 1961 the daughter of the late Albert L. Estes, Jr. and Dorothy L. Simmons Estes. Mrs. Lott was an LPN at the Owensboro Medical Health System and enjoyed camping,…
Robert P. Obryan
Nov 2, 1913 - Jul 20, 2004
Robert P. OBryan, Sr.,90, of 1009 Booth Avenue, Owensboro, passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2004 at his home. He was born November 2, 1913 in Daviess County and was retired from General Electric after 27 years. He was a member of Immaculate Catholic Church, served in many different capacities at St. Joseph & Paul Catholic…
William Hargis
Jul 15, 2004 - Jul 15, 2004
William Lawton Hargis, 96, of 2024 Griffith Place East, died Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at his home. He was born in Pulaski County, Kentucky, the eldest of five children born to Etta and James Hargis.Mr. Hargis received his early education in Somerset, Kentucky. He later studied at the University of Akron and the University of…
