Obituaries
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Mary Helen Gilles
Oct 4, 1918 - Jul 24, 2001
Mary Helen Gilles, 82, of 1321 Center Street, Owensboro, died Tuesday July 24, 2001 at Hermitage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born October 4, 1918 in Owensboro, Kentucky the daughter of the late Leonard Lawrence and Generose Greenwell Wedding. Mrs. Gilles was a homemaker and trained employees at Ken-Rad in Seattle and Owensboro during…
Don Auburn Cansler
Aug 13, 1929 - Jul 23, 2001
Don A. Cansler, 71, of 808 Christopher Greenup Drive, Owensboro, died, Monday July 23, 2001 at his home. He was born in Graham, Kentucky on August 13, 1929 the son of the late Clarence and Ozie Dunning Cansler.He was retired from Green River Steel and was a veteran of the US Army. He was a…
Victor M. Evans
Sep 17, 1948 - Jul 22, 2001
Victor M. Evans, Sr., 52, of 2941 Greenhill Drive, Owensboro, died, Sunday July 22, 2001 at Owensboro Mercy Health System. He was born in Daviess County, Kentucky on September 17, 1948 the son of Jordan H. and Mary Barrett Evans.He retired from sales department at Frito-Lay after 20 years and was a member of Blessed…
Mary Ellen Fulkerson Higdon
Jan 10, 1912 - Jul 21, 2001
Mary Ellen Higdon, 89, of 10 West Ninth St, Owensboro, died Saturday, July 21, 2001 at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. The Tuck native retired after 42 years as a beautician and was a member of St Stephen Cathedral.Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Joseph C. Higdon; four sons, Charles A. ''Tony'' Higdon and…
Georgia Mirl Clark
Apr 23, 1922 - Jul 18, 2001
Georgia Mirl Clark, 79, of 2953 McAlister Place, Owensboro, died Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at Owensboro Mercy Health System. The Knottsville native was a homemaker, a member of Blessed Mother Catholic Church, and enjoyed walking at the mall and spending time with friends. She was preceded in death by a son, George Mitchell Clark, in…
Zella Mae Truman
May 8, 1908 - Jul 15, 2001
Zella Mae Truman, 93, of Richmond Health and Rehabilitation Complex-Madison, formerly of Owensboro, died Sunday, July 15, 2001 afternoon there. She was a native of Daviess County, born on May 8, 1908 to the late Henry and Lou Addie Williams. She was a graduate of Daviess County High School, Class of 1924 and of the…
Orilla Hazel Holmes
Aug 21, 1923 - Jul 14, 2001
Orilla Hazel Holmes, 77, of Calhoun, formerly of Owensboro, died Saturday, July 14, 2001, at Riverside Manor Nursing Home in Calhoun. The Daviess County native was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Emmitt Holmes in 1995; and a daughter, Donna Gale Holmes in 1996.Survivors include a son, Kenneth Holmes of…
Harry Kirby
Jan 1, 1934 - Jul 13, 2001
Mr. Harry Kirby, 67, of 4486 Strickland Dr., Owensboro, died Friday, July 13, 2001 at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. The Daviess County native was a retired Chief Petty Officer from the United States Navy, serving 21 years including a tour in Vietnam. A member of the Baptist faith, he was a member of the…
Mary Bernice Uhing
Oct 23, 1916 - Jul 13, 2001
Sister Mary Bernice Uhing, 84, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, Maple Mount, KY, died Friday, July 13, 2001 at the Mount Saint Joseph Motherhouse. She was in her 65th year of religious life; she entered the Ursuline community on August 14, 1936. Sister Mary Bernice was born in Hartington, NE and was preceded…
Marcella Jane Pearl
Oct 2, 1950 - Jul 12, 2001
Marcie Pearl, 50, of 3725 Locust Hill Drive West, Owensboro, died Friday, July 12, 2001 at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. The Carbondale, Ill. native was an account executive for Willis Corporation and a member of Blessed Mother Catholic Church. She enjoyed working with computers, spending time with her grandchildren, and enjoyed cats, crafts and…
