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Robert Shane Fullerton
Mar 5, 1981 - Jul 25, 2021
Robert Shane Fullerton, 40, of Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2021, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born March 5, 1981 in Chicago. Shane loved cooking at his family's business, Dee's Diner, where he enjoyed seeing people. Shane was a person who never met a stranger. He loved spending time with his…
Jackson Roark
Mar 19, 2008 - Jul 24, 2021
Jackson Roark, 13, of Owensboro, passed away July 24, 2021, at home under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born March 19, 2008. Jackson's death has left a superhero sized hole in Owensboro and beyond. He was an amazing kid. Jackson had a razor-sharp wit. He loved 80s music – especially Weird…
JoNell Murphy Monarch
- Jul 21, 2021
JoNell Murphy Monarch, 82, of Tarpon Springs, FL, died of a heart attack on July 21, 2021. Born in Owensboro, KY in 1939, she was the daughter of Edward Lee Murphy and Nancy Hoffman Murphy. She was a graduate of Owensboro High School class of 1957 and Virginia Intermont College class of 1959. She married…
Roger D. Kirtley
Jan 9, 1951 - Jul 21, 2021
Roger D. Kirtley, 70, of Owensboro, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2021. The Daviess County native was born January 9, 1951 to the late William and Alberta "Bert" Neal Kirtley. Roger graduated from Daviess County High School (class of 1969) and later served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was…
Norman Earl Vaughn
Feb 22, 1938 - Jul 21, 2021
Norman Earl Vaughn, 83, of Owensboro, died Wednesday July 21, 2021, under the care of Hospice of W. Kentucky. The Ohio County native was born in Hartford on February 22, 1938, to the late Willie Henry Vaughn and Nannie Bell Brown Vaughn. Norman retired in 2000 from Dart Polymers. Over the years he worked for…
Elizabeth S. Cavin
Oct 1, 1924 - Jul 19, 2021
Elizabeth S. Cavin, 96, formerly of Owensboro, Kentucky passed away Monday, July 19, 2021, while under the care of Kindred Hospice in Mobile, AL. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky October 1, 1924, to the late John Leo Shea and Lucile Clark Shea. Betty graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville, Kentucky in 1942. She…
Frank L. Chapman
Jul 21, 1952 - Jul 19, 2021
Frank L. Chapman Sr., 68, of Newburgh, IN, passed away July 19, 2021, after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer. He was born July 21, 1952, in Chicago, IL, to the late Louis and Catherine Dumelle Chapman. Frank worked as a floor trader for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and then as a grain merchandiser for…
Hubert Franklin Sheldon, Jr.
Jul 16, 1935 - Jul 18, 2021
Hubert Franklin Sheldon, Jr.Hubert Franklin Sheldon, Jr., 86, of Gatewood, Kentucky died Sunday, July 18, 2021 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital surrounded by his family after a fall while working on the farm a month ago. He was born July 16, 1935 to the late Hubert Franklin Sheldon, Sr. and Myrl Lambert Sheldon. He was…
Fanny Paris Crowe
Mar 6, 1924 - Jul 15, 2021
Fanny Paris Crowe, 97, of Owensboro, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 15, 2021, at Carmel Home. She was born on March 6, 1924, in McLean County, KY, to John Morgan and Ermine Harris Paris. Mrs. Crowe was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband of 65…
Robert Tucker "Bob" Robinson
Mar 28, 1924 - Jul 15, 2021
Robert Tucker "Bob" Robinson, 97, of Owensboro passed away Thursday July 15, 2021 while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Mr. Robinson was born on March 28, 1924 in Wyandotte County, KS to the late Loren Dale Robinson and Helen Craig Tucker Robinson. A WWII veteran, Mr. Robinson enlisted in the US Navy…
