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Robert W. Slack
Aug 26, 1934 - Mar 11, 2025
Robert W. Slack, 90, died Tuesday, March 11, 2025 surrounded by his loving family and friends. An Owensboro native, he was born August 26, 1934, to the late J. Fleming Slack and Mildred L. Wedding. His paternal grandfather was Robert W. Slack, former Circuit Court Judge. The Slacks were a pioneer Kentucky family, having come…
Greggory David Kaelin
Oct 13, 1970 - Mar 10, 2025
Greggory David Kaelin, 54, of Owensboro, passed away Monday, March 10, 2025, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. The Daviess County native was born October 13, 1970, to Cecilia Kaelin and the late James Francis Kaelin. Gregg graduated from Daviess County High School, class of 1989, and attended Western Kentucky University, then received a bachelor’s in…
Mary Jean Payne Hodskins
May 8, 1931 - Mar 10, 2025
Mary Jean Payne Hodskins, 93, died peacefully on March 10, 2025, at the Heartford House in Owensboro. During her final journey to heaven, she was comforted by family, friends, caring nurses and staff, and her pastor.Born on May 8, 1931, to William Cornelius Payne and Flora Anna Cecil Payne, she was the youngest of four…
Charlotte Marie Sharp Rock
Feb 21, 1942 - Mar 10, 2025
Charlotte (Marie) Sharp Rock, 83, of Owensboro, passed away Monday, March 10, 2025 at the Heartford House. She was born February 21, 1942 in Ohio County to the late James Louis and Catherine Estelle Sharp. She attended Owensboro Business College for accounting, was retired from the Daviess County School System as a secretary, and was…
Jesse Rhodes
Feb 23, 1933 - Mar 8, 2025
Jesse Rhodes, 92, of Owensboro, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born February 23, 1933, to the late Frank and Ora Mae Rhodes. Jesse was a member of Third Baptist Church. He spent many years of his life farming and retired from Don Moore as a mechanic.In…
Charles Robert Thomas
Jan 31, 1935 - Mar 6, 2025
Charles Robert Thomas, 90, of Owensboro, passed away on March 6, 2025, while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. “Chuck,” as he preferred to be called, was born on January 31, 1935, in Cleveland, Ohio, to the late Roy and Iva Deal Thomas. The second child of a baker and a stay-at-home mom,…
Margaret "Peggy" Laidlaw
Oct 27, 1940 - Mar 6, 2025
Margaret “Peggy” Laidlaw, 84, of Dallas, peacefully passed away at home on March 6, 2025, surrounded by her loving family, holding their hands as she journeyed to Heaven.Born on Oct. 27, 1940, in Owensboro, Ky., Peggy was the second of three children born to Margaret and Sidney Wright. She had an older sister, Ann Wright…
Barbara Carpenter Parsley
Feb 5, 1935 - Mar 6, 2025
Barbara Carpenter Parsley, 90, of Lewisport, passed away Thursday, March 6, at The Waters of Rockport nursing home. She was born February 5, 1935, in McClean County to the late William Carpenter and Helen Purcell. Barbara was a member of First Baptist Church of Lewisport. She dedicated nearly 30 years of her professional life to…
Deborah Faye Lambert
Jan 11, 1959 - Mar 6, 2025
Deborah Faye Lambert, 66, of Philpot, passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2025 while under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. She was born January 11, 1959 in Daviess County to the late John and Wanda Fulkerson Jones. Deborah was retired from Owensboro-Daviess Co. Hospital as a ward clerk after 18…
Kenneth "Papa" "Gene" Conder
Nov 26, 1934 - Mar 6, 2025
Kenneth "Papa" “Gene” Conder, 90, of Owensboro, passed away on March 6, 2025, at the Heartford House while under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. He was born November 26, 1934, in Breckenridge County to the late Herbert and Helen Dooley Conder. Gene proudly served in the United States Army, earning…
