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Joseannah "Soni" Brown
Jan 15, 1944 - Apr 30, 2022
Joseannah "Soni" Brown, 78, passed away peacefully at her home Saturday, April 30th. She was born January 15th, 1944 to the late J. Less and Ida Jewell Foster Hoover.Born and blessed with a keen sense of humor, no one could tell an embarrassingly funny story, on herself, better than Soni. She was a mom, wife,…
Sylvester Robert Fischer
Jul 9, 1944 - Apr 29, 2022
Sylvester Robert Fischer, 77, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, April 29, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.Sylvester was born in Daviess County, the fifth of ten children born to Robert John Fischer and Helena Audrey Fischer. He graduated from Owensboro Catholic High School in 1962. Sylvester developed a love of the land…
Mary Young Aull
Dec 6, 1929 - Apr 26, 2022
Mary Young Aull, 92, of Owensboro passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. The Daviess County native was born December 6, 1929, as one of nine children to the late William Edward Young and Mary M. Payne Young. Mary grew up in Lewisport and worked from the time she was young…
Betty Hall
- Apr 26, 2022
Betty Frances Hall, 70, of Owensboro, passed away April 26, 2022, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born in Daviess County to the late Arvin and Lilly Mae Early. She loved crafts and cooking, going to thrift stores, garage sales and spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents…
Curtis J. Howard
Dec 29, 1959 - Apr 25, 2022
Curtis J. Howard, 62, of Utica, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2022, at his home. He was born December 29, 1959 in Daviess County to the late John C. and Mary Wedding Howard. Curtis had been the owner-operator of Howard Post Frame Co. and was a 1978 graduate of Trinity High School in Whitesville.…
Terry Wayne Calhoun
Jan 20, 1956 - Apr 24, 2022
Terry Wayne Calhoun, 66, of Mt. Vernon, formerly of Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at the Rockcastle Regional Hospital in Mt. Vernon. He was born January 20, 1956 in Daviess County to the late Richard Calhoun and Coreen Rutledge Talbot. Terry had worked for Dahl and Groezinger, Inc. and was a member…
Dave Baker
Nov 23, 1940 - Apr 23, 2022
Dave Baker, 81, died at home on April 22, 2022, from renal cancer. He was born in Louisville, KY, on November 23, 1940, to David L. Baker and Evelyn Beville Baker Woods. Dave returned to Kentucky in 2001 after retiring from the University of Wyoming and the University of Louisville, where he served as legal…
Debbie Long Bellwood
Oct 14, 1955 - Apr 23, 2022
Debbie Long Bellwood, 66, of Owensboro, passed away April 23, 2022, while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born October 14, 1955, in Owensboro, to Harmon and Martha Long. Debbie was of the Catholic faith and a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles. She worked in human resources for…
Gregory Rudolph "Rudy" Strahan, Jr.
Apr 10, 1978 - Apr 23, 2022
Gregory Rudolph "Rudy" Strahan, Jr. passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Plano, TX. Born in Bogalusa, LA, son of Gregory "Greg" Strahan and Susie Strahan, and the late JoAnn Starkey Strahan, Rudy grew up in Hattiesburg, MS thru his junior year in high school and graduated from Tupelo High School in Tupelo, MS. Following…
James Richard "Jim" Powers
Apr 11, 1942 - Apr 22, 2022
James Richard "Jim" Powers, 80, of Owensboro, passed away April 22, 2022, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born April 11, 1942, in Owensboro, to the late Maxwell Powers and Carmel Wathen Powers. Jim was of the Catholic faith, graduated from Owensboro Catholic High School and attended Brescia University. He retired from G.E. and…
