Obituaries
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James "Jimmy" Martin
Aug 28, 1947 - Feb 17, 2022
James "Jimmy" Martin, 74, passed away at his home in Falls of Rough and went to his eternal home February 17, 2022. He formerly lived in Owensboro. Jimmy was born August 28, 1947, in Daviess County to the late Ramsey and Elizabeth Martin. He worked as a millwright and was a proud member of local…
Mary Elizabeth McCormick
Aug 3, 1943 - Feb 16, 2022
Mary Elizabeth McCormick, 78, of Owensboro, passed away Wednesday, February 16 at Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation. She was born in Owensboro to the late Luther Riley and Gladys Ovear Johnson.Mary attended Brescia University and was a member of Delta Ki Sigma. She later returned to Brescia to give others instruction as key punch operators. Mary…
William "Bill" A. Meloni
Sep 6, 1970 - Feb 16, 2022
William "Bill" A. Meloni, 51, of Owensboro passed away February 16, 2022, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. The Whittier, California native was born September 6, 1970. Bill was a lover of people and a friend to all. If the family realized they hadn't seen him for hours, it was because he was off making friends.…
Tony J. Crowe
Mar 3, 1951 - Feb 16, 2022
Tony J. Crowe, 70, of Owensboro, passed away February 16, 2022, at Baptist Health in Louisville. He was born in Owensboro on March 3, 1951, to the late Myrvin and Fanny Crowe. Tony was a graduate from KWC with a degree in business. He served as Minister of Music at Sugar Grove Baptist Church, Glennville…
Pamela Sue Payne
Jul 12, 1954 - Feb 15, 2022
Pamela Sue Payne, 67, of Owensboro passed away February 15, 2022, under the care of Hospice of W. Kentucky with her family by her side. The Daviess County native was born July 12, 1954, to Robert J. Scott and the late Tyler Sue Scott. Pam was an advocate and lover of all things beautiful: the…
James W. Hazel
Apr 10, 1941 - Feb 15, 2022
James W. Hazel, 80, of Thruston, passed away, February 15, 2022, while in the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Born April 10, 1941, in Daviess County to the late Guy "G.W." Hazel Jr., and Helen Bamberger Hazel, James served as a lector and Eucharistic minister at St. Williams Catholic Church. After earning a bachelor's…
Paul Haynes
Oct 22, 1932 - Feb 14, 2022
Paul I. Haynes, 89, of Philpot, passed away Monday, February 14, 2022, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born in Daviess County to the late Newman I. and Mary Ruth Montgomery Haynes. Paul was often called "Paul I". He worked on the family farm growing up and at the age of 20 he joined…
Ernest Chacey Adams
Feb 13, 1929 - Feb 14, 2022
Ernest Chacey AdamsErnest Chacey Adams, 93, of Owensboro passed away peacefully Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, at Hermitage Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was born Feb. 13, 1929, in Lansing, Kansas, to the late John F. Adams and Cecil Margaret Chacey Adams, and grew up in Stuart, Arkansas, and Meriden, Kansas, as one of ten siblings.…
John Martin "Marty" Sweeney
Sep 25, 1964 - Feb 12, 2022
John Martin "Marty" Sweeney Jr., 57, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Chautauqua Health and Rehab. The Daviess County native was born September 25, 1964, to Wanda Woolen Sweeney and the late John Martin Sweeney Sr. Marty, AKA Slim, graduated from Daviess Co. High School (class of 1982) and attended Daviess Co.…
James E. Quisenberry
Feb 3, 1934 - Feb 12, 2022
James E. Quisenberry passed away February 12, 2022, under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Mr. Quisenberry was born in Owensboro on February 3, 1934, a son of the late Everett S. and Mary Louise Brown Quisenberry. He graduated from Owensboro High School in 1952 and from the University of Kentucky in 1956, where…
