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Loretta "Dolly" Rather
Aug 17, 1942 - Mar 18, 2022
Loretta "Dolly" Rather, 79, of Owensboro passed away Friday, March 18, 2022, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. The Hancock County native was born August 17, 1942, to the late Casper Elmo Voyles and Maudie McDaniel Voyles. Loretta graduated from Daviess Co. High School (class of '60). She used her sewing skills to not only make…
Harry W. Walker
Dec 22, 1949 - Mar 16, 2022
Harry W. Walker, 72, of Owensboro entered this world, weighing in at barely five pounds, but left this life, a giant of a man. His last hours here were spent at the Heartford House, where he received skilled, compassionate care from Hospice of W. Kentucky. Friends and family who loved him deeply, rallied to show…
Terry Lee Mattingly
Aug 16, 1952 - Mar 16, 2022
Terry Lee Mattingly, 69, of Owensboro, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022 under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky and has been reunited with his mother once again. He was born August 16, 1952 in Owensboro to the late Kearney R. and Anna Sue Potts Mattingly. Terry was a member of Lewis Lane Baptist…
Artie Lee Goff Carrico
Jan 10, 1928 - Mar 15, 2022
Artie Lee Goff Carrico, 94, of Owensboro, passed away March 15, 2022, in Tell City, IN. She was born January 10, 1928, in Grayson County to the late Leslie and Leatta Baize Goff. Artie married McGuire Carrico on July 4, 1952. She was baptized Baptist, but was committed to raising their children in the Catholic…
Seth Andrew Shelton
Jun 11, 1991 - Mar 15, 2022
Seth Andrew Shelton, 30, passed away March 15, 2022, at his home in Rockport, IN. He was born in Owensboro, a son of Stephen and Lisa (Schmitt) Shelton. Seth graduated from South Spencer High School in 2010 and from Western Kentucky University in 2014. A real estate appraiser with the family firm Shelton Appraisal Service,…
Cherill Kay Nix
Aug 4, 1965 - Mar 13, 2022
Cherill Nix, 56, of Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born August 4, 1965 in East Chicago, Indiana to the late Elmo C. and Jennie Mae Baize. Cherill was a member of the Restoration Church in Owensboro. She had worked for 20 years as a mortgage…
Ernest F. Shock
Jan 12, 1936 - Mar 12, 2022
Ernest F. Shock, 86, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022, under the care of Hospice of W. Kentucky. The Breckinridge County native was born January 12, 1936, to the late Jake and Eula Mae Sosh Shock. Ernest was an upholsterer by trade and retired from Murphy Miller in 1997 after 42 years. He…
Chloie Dean Davis
Mar 26, 1937 - Mar 11, 2022
Chloie Dean Davis, 84, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, March 11, 2022, at her home while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Born in Warren County, a daughter of the late Argle and Susie Jeanette Murphy. She retired after 32 years of service at the HON Company where she worked as a bookkeeper.…
Carl F. Spurrier
Jun 9, 1934 - Mar 11, 2022
Carl F. Spurrier, 87, of Owensboro, passed away March 11, 2022, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born June 9, 1934, in Owensboro, to the late Frank and Lola (Hertzing) Spurrier. Carl was of the Catholic faith and had been a member of Blessed Mother Catholic Church since 2004. He retired from DuPont as…
Kenneth Wayne Harley
May 8, 1949 - Mar 9, 2022
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Kenneth Wayne Harley, 72, of Owensboro. He passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. He was born May 8, 1949, in Knottsville to the late Sam and Augustine Morris Harley. Wayne was married to Agnes Harley and together…
