Obituaries
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Joseph Michael "Jody" Payne
May 9, 1939 - Jan 3, 2023
Joseph Michael “Jody” Payne, 83, of Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at Chautauqua Health Nursing Home. He was born May 9, 1939 in Daviess County to the late Francis and Mary Payne. Jody was a member of Immaculate Catholic Church. Together, he and his wife Barbara in their business, Jody Payne’s…
Charles Wayne Calloway "Charlie"
May 16, 1975 - Jan 2, 2023
Charles Wayne Calloway “Charlie”, 47, passed away Monday January 2, 2023, unexpectedly, at his home. He was born May 16, 1975, in Owensboro, KY to the late Michael Wayne Sutherlin and Betty Jane Calloway Morton Jewell. Charlie was a 1993 graduate of Apollo High School in Owensboro, KY. He loved working as a…
Arthur A. Harris
Feb 9, 1933 - Jan 2, 2023
Arthur A. Harris, Jr., 89, of Utica passed away Monday, January 2, 2023, under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. The Heflin, Alabama native was born February 9, 1933, to the late Arthur Harris Sr. and Toye Harris. After high school, Arthur served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. After his military…
David Lee Morris
Mar 13, 1936 - Jan 2, 2023
David Lee Morris, 86, of Owensboro, passed away Monday, January 2nd, 2023, while surrounded by family, at The Heartford House. He was born March 13, 1936 to Claude and Gladys Thompson Morris in Lone Oak, McCracken County, KY. David was a graduate of Lone Oak High School, Paducah Junior College and Murray State University, where…
Dorothy Matlock Stith
Mar 9, 1926 - Dec 31, 2022
Dorothy Matlock Stith, 96, of Owensboro, passed away December 31, 2022, at Hermitage Care and Rehab. She was born March 9, 1926, in Des Arc, Arkansas, to the late Ira and Alice Pean Matlock. Dorothy was a longtime member of Buena Vista Baptist Church, where she participated in the Fidelis Sunday School class. She was…
Joseph "Bob" Babbitt
Apr 7, 1934 - Dec 31, 2022
Joseph R. “Bob” Babbitt, 88, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, December 31, 2022, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. The Whitesville native was born April 7, 1934, to the late Hallie Leo Babbitt and Janie Wimsatt Babbitt. Bob attended Blessed Mother School (1940-1943) then graduated from Sacred Heart School in Whiting, Indiana (class of 1952). He…
Lenette Lyle
Dec 13, 1936 - Dec 31, 2022
Lenette Lyle, 86, of Owensboro, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2022, while surrounded by her loving family, at Wellington Parc. She was born December 13, 1936, in Whitesburg, KY to the late Alvin and Clara Belle Amburgey. Lenette earned her nursing degree after her youngest child graduated high school. She spent 20 plus years…
Katherine Ellen Schrecker Karn
Aug 23, 1924 - Dec 31, 2022
Katherine Ellen Schrecker Karn, 98, of Philpot, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at her home on the farm that she and her husband established in 1951. She was born in 1924 in Rome (Daviess Co.) to the late Herman A. and Lottie Paige Schrecker. Katherine was a member of Whitesville Christian Church…
Thomas E. Baker, Jr.
Sep 19, 1934 - Dec 30, 2022
Thomas E. Baker, Jr, 88, of Jupiter, Florida passed away Friday, December 30, 2022, at Jupiter Medical Center. He was born in Drakesboro, Kentucky to the late Thomas E. Baker, Sr. and Nellie Brewer Baker. Tom graduated from Drakesboro High School and served in the U.S. Marine Corp. Mr. Baker retired as a…
Gina Lee Autry
Oct 2, 1954 - Dec 29, 2022
Gina Lee “Jenny” Smith Autry, 68, of Owensboro, passed away December 29, 2022, at home. She was born October 2, 1954, in Charleston, West Virginia, to the late Lester and Doris (Autry) Smith. Jenny was a member of the Horse Branch Church of God. She was known for her kindness and was liked by everyone…
