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Phillip Kenton Hayden
May 29, 2021 - Jul 6, 2022
Phillip Kenton Hayden, 13 months, passed away Wednesday July 6 at Norton Children's Hospital in Louisville. Kenton was born May 29, 2021, in Daviess County to Phillip Bradley Hayden and Jena Beth McCarty Hayden. It seemed to us that Kenton smiled from the day he was born, and his smile was an inspiration to so…
Faye Boone Kinison
Nov 16, 1940 - Jul 6, 2022
Faye Boone Kinison, 81, of Utica passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. The Daviess County native was born November 16, 1940, to the late Estil and Gurthie Robison Boone. Faye adored her grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. She retired in 2003 after 19 years working as a cook at…
Benjamin "Ben" Walker Hawes
Apr 1, 1944 - Jul 4, 2022
Benjamin "Ben" Walker Hawes, Jr. of Owensboro passed away Monday, July 4, 2022, at the age of 78. Ben was born in Georgia, the son of the late Colonel Benjamin Walker Hawes and Constance Gatewood Hawes. He was raised in Owensboro and loved the summers he spent on the family farm in Maceo. He was…
Bess Cary Snyder
Feb 14, 1942 - Jul 3, 2022
Bess Cary Snyder, 80, passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2022 in Bowling Green, from complications related to advanced dementia—no small irony for a woman possessing a ferocious mind, a lifelong love of learning, and an appetite for the written word. She was an Owensboro native , the firstborn of four daughters, and the Valentine's…
Danny Dame
Feb 17, 1958 - Jul 3, 2022
Danny Dame, 64, of Owensboro left us Sunday, July 3, 2022, to be with his Maker, Lord, and Savior. Danny was born into an Air Force family February 17, 1958, in Everett, Washington to the late Donald Orbin Dame and Betty DeWeese Dame. Danny loved life! He enjoyed life to its fullest until glioblastoma stole…
Violet Marie Higdon
Nov 12, 1948 - Jul 2, 2022
Violet Marie Higdon, 73, of Owensboro, passed away July 2, 2022, at Baptist Health Hospital in Madisonville. She was born November 12, 1948, in Trieste, Italy, to the late Charles and Wilma Mattingly.Violet was a loving mother who was also quick-witted and had an amazing sense of humor that was paired with a contagious laugh.…
John "Johnny" Brown
Dec 5, 1957 - Jul 2, 2022
John "Johnny" Brown, 64, of Maceo, passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2022 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born December 5, 1957 in Chicago to the late Joseph I. and Marion Edgerton Brown. Johnny was a retired mechanic having worked for Roberts Motors in Owensboro and ProLift in Evansville. He was…
Nora Ellen Kimmel
Mar 2, 1931 - Jul 2, 2022
Nora Ellen Kimmel, 91, of Owensboro, passed away July 2, 2022, at Riverside Care and Rehabilitation. She was born March 2, 1931, in Daviess County, to the late Stanley and Mae Greer. Nora was a member of Whitesville Christian Church where she played the piano and was the treasurer for many years. She was the…
Nancy "Linda" Ferrell Fuqua Estes
Oct 30, 1948 - Jul 1, 2022
Nancy "Linda" Ferrell Fuqua Estes, 73, of Owensboro, went to be with her Lord and savior, while peacefully in her sleep, Thursday, July 1, 2022. She was born October 30, 1948, in Owensboro, to the late Luther and Thelma Ferrell Fuqua. Linda worked for many years at Carpets Unlimited / Crandall's Home Furnishings. She loved…
Ernie L. Davis, Jr.
Jan 6, 1942 - Jun 29, 2022
Ernie Davis, Jr., 80 of Philpot, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born January 6, 1942 in Daviess County to the late Ernie Davis Sr. and Martine Purcell Davis. Ernie co-owned Ernie Davis and Sons Mechanical, Inc, with his brother Jerry, which their father started in…
