Obituaries
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Mary Virginia "Jenny" Lewis
Jan 26, 1943 - Mar 19, 2023
Mary Virginia “Jenny” Lewis, 80, of Owensboro passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023, at her home with her family by her side. The Cincinnati, Ohio native was born January 26, 1943, to the late Henry Byron Collins Sr. and Dorothy Green Collins. Jenny received her BA degree in History from Morehead State University and her…
Ruth "Mimi" Philpot
Aug 13, 1924 - Mar 19, 2023
Ruth “Mimi” Philpot, 98, of Owensboro, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023, at her home. She was born August 13, 1924, in Corbin, KY to the late Roy and Nancy Farris. Ruth was a member of Woodlawn United Methodist Church and a lifetime member of Civitan. After staying home to raise her children, she…
Cyntitha "Taffy" Taylor
Dec 10, 1943 - Mar 19, 2023
Cyntitha “Taffy” M. Taylor, 79, of Owensboro passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. The Daviess County native was born December 10, 1943, to the late Otto Roberts Sr. and Guyola Knight Roberts. Taffy was a graduate of Daviess County High School (class of 1961) and attended Brescia College. She drove…
Janie Sue McClellan
Feb 5, 1950 - Mar 18, 2023
Janie Sue McClellan, 73, of Owensboro, passed away March 18, 2023. She was born February 5, 1950, in Daviess County to the late George and Ella Marie Craig. Janie had a big heart, was loving, kind, and would do anything for anyone. She was beautiful both inside and out. She had a knack for being…
Nina Shrull Smith Murphy
Jul 16, 1928 - Mar 18, 2023
Nina Shrull Smith Murphy, 94, formerly of Owensboro, Kentucky, passed from this life peacefully on March 18, 2023, at The Home Place Memory Care, Henderson, Kentucky. Nina was born on July 16, 1928, in Logan County, Kentucky, and moved with her family to the Matanzas community in Ohio County when she was a little girl.…
Martha Fay Snyder
Mar 25, 1938 - Mar 18, 2023
Martha Fay Snyder, 84, also affectionally known to her family as Auntie M, of Owensboro, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Heartford House while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born March 25, 1938, in Owensboro, to the late Louis “Bud” Snyder and Marguerite Davis Snyder. Martha graduated…
Morris "Morrie" Frank Virnig
Jul 4, 1924 - Mar 15, 2023
Morris “Morrie” Frank Virnig, DDS, 98, of Sartell, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 15, 2023. The Pierz, Minnesota native was born July 4, 1924, to the late Leo Virnig and Ida Sauer Virnig. Morrie graduated from Little Falls High School in 1941. He was accepted to Marquette University Dental School and finished his degree…
Jacquelyn Miles
Jan 3, 1929 - Mar 15, 2023
Jacquelyn Miles, 94, of Owensboro, passed away March 15, 2023, at home. She was born January 3, 1929, at Owensboro Daviess County Hospital to the late Jack Beam Miles and Edith Elizabeth (Gordon) Miles. She was preceded in death by her former husband William R. Walling and second husband, Frank Rubel; daughter, Lynn R.…
Sonia Simy Marksberry
Dec 20, 1971 - Mar 15, 2023
Sonia Simy Marksberry, 51, of Utica, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at her home. She was born in Camp LeJeune, North Carolina to the late Darrell Gene Goodwin and Mathilde Mae Ezerzer. Most recently, Sonia owned and operated Integrity Homes and R.V.’s. Prior to that she spent many years working in the…
Joseph P. Rhinerson
Jul 11, 1931 - Mar 14, 2023
Joseph P. Rhinerson, 91, of Owensboro, passed away March 14, 2023. He was born in Daviess Co., KY on July 11, 1931, to the late James and Rose Rhinerson. A graduate of St. Francis High School, Joe retired as a supervisor from W.R. Grace after twenty-nine years in 1988. He was a farmer, Kentucky Colonel,…
