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Linda Bivens
- Mar 29, 2025
Linda D. Bivens, 81, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. The Daviess County native was born March 14, 1944, to the late Chester Levi Bowlds and Muriel May Nesmith Bowlds. Linda worked as a telephone operator and retired from a telephone answering service. She loved watching movies and…
John D. Ralph
Mar 30, 1957 - Mar 28, 2025
John D. Ralph, 67, of Owensboro, passed away March 28, 2025. He was born March 30, 1957 to the late Herman and Edith Ralph. John was an Iron Worker for Local 103. He spent years mastering the art and that carried into his hobbies later in life. He enjoyed woodworking and was an exceptional carpenter.…
Johnny Wayne Wahl
Feb 24, 1938 - Mar 28, 2025
Johnny Wayne Wahl, 87, of Owensboro, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Friday, March 28, 2025, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born in Beech Grove, Kentucky to the late Carol V. and Mabel J. Fireline Wahl. He attended West Louisville and Beech Grove Schools before graduating from Calhoun High…
Shirley H. Utley
Mar 13, 1933 - Mar 28, 2025
Shirley H. Utley, 92, of Owensboro passed away Friday, March 28, 2025, under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of W. Kentucky. The Hancock County native was born March 13, 1933, to the late Paul and Mary Jones Keown. Shirley was a gifted athlete who enjoyed tennis and excelled in golf. She was the…
Stella Louise Higdon
Oct 4, 1935 - Mar 27, 2025
Stella Louise Higdon, 89, of Knottsville, passed away Thursday, March 27, surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. She was born in Thruston to the late Thomas “Hugh” and Catherine B. Mattingly Millay.Mrs. Higdon retired from Mercy Hospital after more than 25 years of service. She also…
Dwight "Red" E. Wathen
Nov 16, 1952 - Mar 25, 2025
Dwight “Red” E. Wathen, 72, of Owensboro passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. The Henderson County native was born November 16, 1952, to the late Robert Carl Wathen and Mary Elva Thompson Wathen. Red attended Owensboro High School and then enlisted in the Army at age 17. After a brief…
Edna Carol Duvall
Feb 20, 1944 - Mar 25, 2025
Edna C. Duvall, 81, of Owensboro passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2025, under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of W. Kentucky. She passed peacefully with the same elegance that she lived her life, first making sure that everyone else was comforted and prepared. The Muhlenburg County native was born February 20, 1944, to…
Susan Kay Atherton
Nov 24, 1948 - Mar 24, 2025
Susan Kay Atherton, 76, of Owensboro, passed away on Monday, March 24, 2025 at her home. She was born November 24, 1948 to the late Chester and Nora Augenstein. Susan was retired from Swedish Match, loved spending time with her family and loved all cats. She also enjoyed the music of the Bon Jovi band,…
Mary "Alice" Weise
May 5, 1939 - Mar 24, 2025
Mary Alice Weise, 85, of Owensboro died peacefully while under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky, surrounded by her family, on Monday, March 24, 2025. Alice was born in Owensboro on May 5, 1939, to the late Lucian Arthur and Lucian Maxentia Johnson Payne.She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.…
Belinda L. Simmons
Nov 20, 1948 - Mar 23, 2025
Belinda L. Simmons, 76, of Owensboro passed away Sunday, March 23, 2025, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. The Daviess County native was born November 20, 1948, to the late Walter Kite and Hazel Garrett Kite. Although she did not graduate, Belinda later obtained the highest GED score in the state of Kentucky. She worked as…
