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Rae Vivian Emrich Taylor
Jan 17, 1907 - Feb 13, 2003
Rae Vivian Emrich Taylor, 96, formerly of 6525 Kentucky 762, Philpot, died Thursday, February 13, 2003 at Hermitage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Miller Haynes Taylor in 1990, her son, Don Miller Taylor in 1936, and a granddaughter, Lee Ann Lashbrook, in 1962.The Philpot native was a partner…
Iris L. Snodgrass
Dec 19, 1924 - Feb 11, 2003
Iris L. Snodgrass, 78, of 1820 Hughes Ave., Owensboro, died Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at Owensboro Mercy Health System. She was born in Sidney, Ohio on December 19, 1924 the daughter of Claude and Callie Bruce Goshorn. Her husband, Louis G. Snodgrass, preceded her in death on August 31, 1986.Mrs. Snodgrass was a homemaker and…

Chester Levi Bowlds
May 26, 1915 - Feb 10, 2003
Chester Levi Bowlds, 87, of Owensboro died Monday, February 10, 2003 at the Hermitage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The Ohio County native was retired from the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers Local 37 of Evansville. He was the oldest member of Local 37; enjoyed gardening; and was an Army veteran…
Joseph E. Bickwermert
Aug 24, 1924 - Feb 10, 2003
Joseph E. Bickwermert, 78, of 2220 Twenty Grand Ave., Owensboro, died Monday, February 10, 2003, at his home. He was born in Daviess Co., Ky., son of the late Joseph Bernard and Lucy Schaffer Bickwermert.A retired truck driver, Mr. Bickwermert was a member of Immaculate Catholic Church. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of…
Virgie Icevene Leonard
Dec 8, 1907 - Feb 5, 2003
Virgie Icevene Pyron Leonard, 95, of 418 Reid Rd, died Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at her home. The Hamilton, AL native was a homemaker and member of The Church of God. She loved traveling, and attending church and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary.. She was preceded in death by her husband of 73 years,…
Sherman Alex Conrad
Jun 12, 1910 - Feb 4, 2003
Sherman Alex Eck Conrad, 92, of Owensboro, died Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. The McLean County native was a farmer; was retired from the Daviess County Board of Education where he was a bus driver for 24 years ; and Moonlite Bar-B-Que where he worked for 25 years retiring when…
Pauline Francis Frey Sharp
Apr 21, 1919 - Feb 2, 2003
Pauline Francis Sharp, 83, of 1205 Leitchfield Rd, died Sunday, February 2, 2003 at the Leisure Years Nursing Home. The Daviess County native was retired from Field Packing Company after 25 years in the Creamery Department. She was a member of Crabtree Avenue Baptist Church, the Ladies' Auxillary of the V.F.W. and the Moose Lodge.…
James Henry Parks
Feb 2, 1940 - Jan 31, 2003
James Henry Parks, 62, of 5801 Ware Rd, Philpot, died Friday, January 31, 2003 at his home. The Butler County native was retired from the Owensboro Board of Education where he worked in Maintenance. He was an Army National Guard veteran serving on active duty during the Cuban Missile Crisis.He is survived by his wife…
Mary Leon Riney
Feb 25, 1919 - Jan 28, 2003
Sister Mary Leon Riney, 83, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at Mount St. Joseph. She was in her 63rd year of religious life. The daughter of Thomas Leon and Mary Irmine Mulligan Riney of West Louisville, Kentucky, she taught at Mount St. Joseph Academy, St. Mary Magdalene, Sorgho,…
Carter Tate Divine
Nov 27, 2002 - Jan 28, 2003
Carter Tate Divine, 2-month-old son of Shannon and Steve Divine of Owensboro, died Tuesday, January 28, 2003 at Kosiar Childrens Hospital in Louisville.Other survivors include his sister, Hannah Kate Divine, his grandparents, Ginger Carter and Curtis Carter of Owensboro and Helen and Wayne Divine of Central City, his great-grandparents, Doris Howe and Bob Howe of…