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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…
Gertrude "Pal" Fitzhugh
Aug 2, 1933 - Dec 29, 2022
Gertrude “Pal” Fitzhugh, 89, of Owensboro, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022, while surrounded by her loving family, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born August 2, 1933, in Baltimore, MD to the late Elbert Lee Mortimore and Anna Mary Broughton Mortimore. Pal graduated from the Institute of Notre Dame in Baltimore. While…
Anna Kathryn Autry
Dec 24, 1937 - Dec 28, 2022
Anna Kathryn Autry, 85, of Owensboro, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born December 24, 1937 in Jefferson County to the late Lon and Mary Evrard Whitfill. Anne was retired from the Daviess County School System as a special education teacher having…
William Taylor
Jul 13, 1975 - Dec 28, 2022
William Thomas Taylor, 47, of Owensboro, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born July 13, 1975, in Owensboro to Sandra Woolfolk. William was very well liked and a people person, he was kindhearted and giving. He dearly loved spending time with his grandkids, and enjoyed watching wrestling,…
Robert "Bob" Mattingly
Nov 6, 1937 - Dec 27, 2022
Robert “Bob” Mattingly, 85, of Owensboro, passed away December 27, 2022, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born November 6, 1937, in Daviess County, the late William and Lillian Ballard Mattingly. Bob was a devout Catholic and strong in his faith, attending St. Alphonsus where he was active in the annual picnic. He worked…
