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Daniel G. Spalding
Apr 27, 1950 - Mar 5, 2022
Daniel G. Spalding of Owensboro passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital at the age of 71. Born in Owensboro, the son of the late John and Dorothy Duvall Gillim Spalding, he was a 1968 graduate of Owensboro Catholic High School and attended Western Kentucky University. He had been a laboratory…
Shirley Jane Coppick
Aug 23, 1931 - Mar 5, 2022
Shirley J. Coppick, 90, of Owensboro, passed away peacefully March 5, 2022 surrounded by her family, at the Heartford House in Owensboro, KY. She was born August 23, 1931, in Garden City, Kansas, to Ernest, a newspaper publisher and entrepreneur, and Lorene, a teacher and musician. From them she took her love of music and…
Theresa Helen Wedding
Oct 3, 1931 - Mar 4, 2022
Theresa H. Wedding, 90, of Whitesville, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 4, 2022 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born October 3, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late William Virgil and Dessa Helen Wimsatt Hardesty. She married the love of her life, Charles William Wedding on September 16, 1950 and started their…
Lester "Les" Beller
Jun 6, 1932 - Mar 4, 2022
Lester "Les" E. Beller, 89, of Owensboro went to see his Lord Friday, March 4, 2022, with his wife, Mary Lois at his side. The McLean County native was born June 6, 1932, to the late Lester E. Beller Sr. and Augusta Atherton Beller. Lester married Mary Lois O'Flynn on October 1, 2016. He was…
Katie L. Shelton
Dec 5, 1936 - Mar 3, 2022
Katie L. Shelton, 85, of Utica, passed away March 3, 2022. She was born in Danville on December 15, 1936, to the late Egbert and Agnes Vanhook. Katie worked at Kroger as a butcher for thirty-six years. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, U.K. basketball and watching the Dallas Cowboys. A faithful member of Blessed Mother Catholic…
Nancy H. Smith
Nov 3, 1923 - Mar 3, 2022
Nancy H. Smith, 98, of Utica peacefully passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022, at her home with her family by her side. The Daviess County native was born November 3, 1923 to the late Thomas McCreary "Max" Howard and Emma Marksberry Howard. Nancy graduated from Utica High School in 1942 then from the Owensboro Business…
Joseph Glover Glenn
May 11, 1945 - Mar 2, 2022
Joseph Glover Glenn II, 76, of Owensboro, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his parents Joseph Glover Glenn and Mildred Bidwell Glenn of Owensboro and his beloved aunt Margaret Bidwell Cecil Mercer and uncle Edward Cecil.Throughout his life, Joe was always physically active including…
Allan Askins
Apr 14, 1951 - Mar 1, 2022
Allan Askins, 70, of Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at his home. He was born April 14, 1951 in Daviess County to the late George and Clarice Patton Askins. Allan was retired from PVF Supply Co. and was a U. S. Navy veteran. He enjoyed fishing and camping at Patoka Lake, watching…
Frank Calhoun Taylor
Dec 9, 1957 - Feb 28, 2022
Frank Calhoun Taylor, formerly of Owensboro, passed away February 28, 2022, at his home in Lexington following a 3-year battle with cancer. He was 64. Frank was born in Owensboro December 9, 1957, a son of the late C. Waitman and Margaret Brannon Taylor. A 1975 graduate of Owensboro High School, Frank played on the…
Joyce Ann Horton Westerfield
Jan 1, 1943 - Feb 27, 2022
Joyce Ann Horton Westerfield, 79, of Utica, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born in Daviess County to the late James and Myrl Jackson Horton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Margie Jean Ward; and brothers, Rondal "Bub" Horton and Roger…
