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Mayme Joyce Straney Hayes
Apr 14, 1935 - Jan 3, 2004
Mayme Joyce Straney Hayes, 68, of Niceville, Fl. died Saturday, January 3, 2004 at the Ft. Walton Beach Medical Center. A native of Daviess County, she was a graduate of Utica High School in 1953. She attended the North Bay Baptist Church in Niceville; was a homemaker and had previously worked as an LPN at…
Dianna Faye Wills Main
Jan 14, 1944 - Jan 3, 2004
Dianna Faye Wills Main, 59, of Lewisburg, died Saturday, January 3, 2004 at the Southern Hills Hospital in Nashville. Born on January 14, 1944, Mrs. Main was a homemaker and member of the Bowling Green Gospel of Peace Tabernacle. She was preceded in death by her father, Louis Wills.Those who knew Diane best will always…
Judith Ann Engelmeyer
Sep 21, 1943 - Jan 2, 2004
Judith Ann Judie Engelmeyer, 60, of Owensboro died Friday, January 2, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. Judie was born in Daviess County on September 9, 1943 to the late Armon and Clara Crowe Midkiff. She was retired from Swedish Match after 29 years. She was a member of the Local #196T Union, former member…
Wilma Dobson Colby
Sep 16, 1914 - Jan 2, 2004
Wilma Colby, 89, of 4101 Rudy Martin Drive, Owensboro, died Friday, January 2, 2004 at Owensboro Medical Health System. Born in Osgood, IN, a daughter of the late Harry and Mamie Newman Dobson, she retired as office manager of the former Carpet World, had owned a sewing business and was a member of Wesleyan Heights…
Cecil Heavirn Jackson
Aug 11, 1924 - Jan 1, 2004
Cecil Heavirn Jackson, 79, of Owensboro, died Thursday, January 1, 2004 at his home. Mr. Jackson was born in Hancock County, the son of the late Clarence and Ruth Montgomery Jackson. He was the owner/operator of the Jackson Pronto Cleaners and a member of the Masonville Baptist Church. He was a World War II Navy…
William Thomas Locher
Apr 16, 1943 - Dec 29, 2003
William Thomas Locher, Jr., 60, of Bowling Green, Ky., formerly of Owensboro, passed away Monday, December 29, 2003, at the Bowling Green Medical Center. He was born in St. Louis, Mo. and was a Route Carrier for Quest Diagnostics in Bowling Green. He was of the Baptist faith, enjoyed spending time with his family, and…
Flossie Mona Moore
Aug 25, 1926 - Dec 29, 2003
Flossie Mona Moore, 77, of 1508 West Fifth Street, Owensboro, died Monday, at Owensboro, Medical Health System. She was a member of Sorgho Baptist Church. She dedicated her life to taking care of her brother, Lawrence.She is survived by her lifelong companion, Roy Anderson, two brothers, Lawrence Moore and Leslie G. Buck Moore, two sisters,…
Niomia Worrell Routenberg
Jul 16, 1912 - Dec 28, 2003
Niomi Worrell Routenberg, 91, of Madisonville, KY died Sunday, December 28, 2003 at Ridgewwod Terrace of Madisonville. The Irvine, KY native was retired from retail sales at the Louisville Store in Owensboro which she manged with her late husband, Harry Routenberg who died in 1988. She was a member of the Rice Station Christian Church.…
Alice Garland Strobel
Jul 3, 1941 - Dec 27, 2003
Mrs. Alice Garland Strobel, 62, of 6621 Valley Dr., Brentwood, TN, died Saturday, December 27, 2003, at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN. She was born July 3, 1941, to Stewart and Mary Lee Heavrin Rice, in Daviess County, KY. She was owner/operator of House of Hickory in Nashville, TN, and she enjoyed being with her…
Robert Ona Cravens
Jan 8, 1940 - Dec 27, 2003
Mr. Robert O. Bob Cravens, 63, of Owensboro, died Saturday, December 27, 2003, at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born January 8, 1940, to Charles Alex and Grace Tilford Cravens in Jefferson County, KY. He worked with Southwire for 21 years, was a member of Walnut Memorial Baptist Church, an Air Force veteran, and…
