Obituaries
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Doris Jean Smith
Oct 18, 1939 - Nov 5, 2022
Doris Smith, 83 years old of Owensboro, KY united with her husband, Melvin J. Smith, Sr. on November 5th, 2022. She was born October 18, 1939, to the late Gertrude Douglas and Stephen Hayden. She was the oldest sister to the late Bertram Riley, Thelma Acton, and William “Bubba” Douglas. Her siblings here to morn…
Jane Latimer Stevenson
Mar 20, 1931 - Nov 4, 2022
Jane Latimer Stevenson, 91, died on Friday, November 4, 2022. She was born in Owensboro on March 20, 1931 to William and Dora Lee Birk Stevenson. Jane attended Owensboro High School where she was a member of Rose Curtain Players, the Science Club, International Relations Club, and Girl Scouts. She was voted Most Popular…
Vonda Lee Ball
Oct 5, 1947 - Nov 4, 2022
Vonda Ball was born on October 5, 1947, in Bowling Green, Kentucky to parents Lydia and Cedric Hatcher. She passed away on November 4, 2022. Vonda lived on a farm near Morgantown in Butler County, Kentucky until she was eight years old, and then moved with her family to Bowling Green, Kentucky. She attended…
Norma Jean Chapman
Feb 5, 1949 - Nov 4, 2022
Norma Jean Chapman, 73, of Philpot, passed away on Friday, November 4, 2022, while under the care of Hospice of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green. She was born February 5, 1949 in Daviess County to the late Oda and Maud Ambrose Chapman. Jean was retired from the Owensboro Independent School System after 30 years…
Sarah Dean Johnson
Apr 18, 1930 - Nov 4, 2022
Sarah Dean Johnson, 92, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, November 4, 2022, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born April 18, 1930, in Spa, Kentucky to the late Lloyd Lester Johns and Eula Blanche Hall Johns. Sarah and her husband, Lloyd raised 4 boys and one girl in Tell City, IN and eventually…
John Thomas "Tom" Lanham
Dec 9, 1938 - Nov 4, 2022
John Thomas “Tom” Lanham passed away at the age of 83, at home in Owensboro KY, on November 4, 2022. Born in Bear Creek Montana, to Roy and Eva Lanham, Tom moved to Kentucky at an early age and worked in carpentry. Tom was a lifelong member of the Carpenters Local Union #224. From dam…
Mary Ruth "MA" Addington
Jul 8, 1937 - Nov 3, 2022
Mary Ruth “MA” Addington, 96, of Owensboro, passed away November 3, 2022, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born July 8, 1926, in Daviess County, to the late Christopher and Emma Lamm. Mary was a member of St. John United Methodist Church, where she enjoyed singing in the choir. She was a 50 year…
Bill “Bubby” Huskisson
Nov 2, 1942 - Nov 3, 2022
Bill “Bubby” Huskisson, 80, of Owensboro, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2022 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born in Daviess County to the late William D. and Rose Marsh Huskisson. Bill was a 1961 graduate of Daviess County High School, where he played football. He retired from the Hon Company in…
Luann Kirkland
Dec 1, 1937 - Nov 3, 2022
Luann Joyce Kirkland passed away November 3, 2022, in the comfort of her own home surrounded by her three daughters, their families, and her loving caretakers. Born in Daviess County, KY, the only child of the late Thomas and Dorothy Bivins Nelson (Clark), and stepdaughter to the late Jerry Clark, Luann lived a long and…
Jonathan Deke Book
Oct 13, 1968 - Nov 2, 2022
Jonathan Deke Book, 54, of Owensboro, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at the Heartford House while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born October 13, 1968, in Hopkinsville, to the late Charlie and Kay Brenton Book. Deke enlisted into the United States Navy in January of 1987 where he…
