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Denver Flener
Aug 29, 1920 - May 26, 2002
Denver Flener, 81, of Owensboro died Sunday, May 26, 2002 at the Hillcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The Baizetown (Ohio County) native was a member of First Baptist Church. He retired from Green River Steel where he worked as a bricklayer for over 20 years; he also worked as a homebuilder. He was a member…
Ola Mae Palmer
Dec 14, 1914 - May 25, 2002
Ola Mae Palmer, 87, of 1230 Woodlawn Ave, (formerly of Louisville), died Saturday, May 25, 2002 at the Hermitage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The Pleasant Ridge native retired as a pre-school teacher at the YWCA. She was a member of the Sweeney Street Baptist Church, a bridge club and enjoyed gardening and traveling. Her husband,…
Jean Bruce Tipton
May 28, 1923 - May 25, 2002
Jean Lile Tipton, 78, of 530 Yale Place, Owensboro, died Saturday, May 25, 2002 at the Owensboro Mercy Heaelth System. The Greenville native was a member of the Pleasant Memorial Baptist Church; worked for the Mercy Hospital as a nurse assistant for 11 years; and was former president of the Roosevelt Hoouse II Resident's Council.She…
Gerald Wayne Blandford
Jan 18, 1940 - May 25, 2002
Gerald ''Jerry'' Wayne Blandford, 62, of 4536 Condor Place, died Saturday, May 25, 2002 at his home. The Detroit native was retired from Texas Gas Transmission Company after 32 years of service. He was a member of Blessed Mother Catholic Church and enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren. A graduate of Owenbsoro Catholic…
Katherine Harl Hayden
Aug 12, 1911 - May 23, 2002
Katherine Harl Hayden, 90, of Owensboro, died Thursday, May 23, 2002 at the Hermitage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The Owensboro native was a homemaker and member of the SS Joseph and Paul Catholic Church and was auxiliary member of the Legion of Mary. She was preceded in death by her husband, Justin Hayden, in 1982.She…
Anna Lee Nalbach
Nov 8, 1911 - May 23, 2002
Anna Lee Swope Nalbach, 90, of Owensboro, (formerly of Bowling Green) died Thursday, May 23 at her home. The Garrard County native was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Bowling Green; was a retired Elementary School teacher having taught for over 15 years in the Warren County Schools. She was a graduate…
Russell B. Brooks
Aug 6, 1921 - May 22, 2002
Russell B. R.B. Brooks, Sr., 80, of 2578 Kentucky 1207, Owensboro died Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at Owensboro Mercy Health System. He was born in Daviess County, Kentucky on August 6, 1921 the son of Russell Oldham and Mary Benton Brooks.Mr. Brooks retired as a foreman from Green River Steel after 30 years, and was…
Bob Keller
Jan 26, 2002 - May 20, 2002
Bob Keller, 59, of 401 Wesleyan Place, Owensboro, died Monday, May 20, 2002 at Leisure Years Nursing Home. He was born in Daviess County, Kentucky on January 26, 1943 the son of Joseph and Amma Crumpton Keller.Mr. Keller was the owner of Premier Fabrication and an Army veteran of Vietnam. He was a member of…
Marvel L. McCumber
Jun 19, 1922 - May 20, 2002
Mrs. Marvel L. McCumber, 79, of 927 Dixiana Drive, Owensboro, died Monday, May 20, 2002 at Owensboro Mercy Health System. She was born in Fulton, New York on July 19, 1922 the daughter of Stanley and Hazel Bassett Austic. Her husband, Earl Mac McCumber, preceded her in death on August 27, 2001.Mrs. McCumber worked at…
William E. Gary
Dec 20, 1912 - May 20, 2002
William E. Gary, Jr., 89, of 2381 Ford Avenue, died Monday, May 20, 2002 at Hillcrest Healthcare Center.The Hopkinsville native was a retired oil producer, member of Trinity Episcopal Church having served as senior warden, the Owensboro Country Club, the Campbell Club, attended the University of Kentucky, was a member of Phi Delta Theta, was…
