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Redia Gail Leibee
Mar 12, 1944 - Apr 20, 2021
Redia Gail Leibee, 77, of Owensboro, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at her home. She was born in Belfry, Kentucky to the late Fayette and Marie Smith Scott.Redia retired from Wal-Mart as an assistant manager after more than twenty-years of service. She spent her younger years as a dedicated homemaker and was very involved…
Arthur Leo Schwartz
Jul 8, 1945 - Apr 19, 2021
Arthur Leo Schwartz, 75, of Owensboro, passed away Monday, April 19, 2021 at his home. He was born July 8, 1945, in Daviess County, to the late Joseph Lambert Schwartz and Rita Margaret Mackey Schwartz. Leo served his country in the United States Army, was a steel fabricator by trade, a member of the boilermakers,…
Dorothy Jean Martin Gullett
Oct 29, 1934 - Apr 18, 2021
Dorothy Jean Martin Gullett, 86, of Owensboro, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2021 with her son and daughter by her side. She was born October 29, 1934, in Owensboro, to the late Oscar and Pauline Williams Martin. Dorothy was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star where she was a past Worthy Matron…
Dorothy "Tookey" Sloan Magan
Feb 19, 1932 - Apr 18, 2021
Dorothy "Tookey" Sloan Magan, 89, of Owensboro passed away early Sunday, April 18, 2021 under the care of Hospice of W. Kentucky. Born February 19, 1932 in Daviess County to the late James and Hattie Mae Sloan, Dorothy worked for MPD, formerly G.E., and retired in 1994 after 44 years. She was a member of…
Robert "Pops" Ball
Oct 17, 1941 - Apr 17, 2021
Robert "Pops" Ball, Sr., 79, of Reynolds Station, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2021, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born October 17, 1941, to the late Nelson and Opal Morgan Ball in Breckinridge County. Bob worked for over 20 years at Century Aluminum before he retired. An outdoorsman, he loved to deer hunt,…
Norma Virginia Taylor Lashbrook
Feb 17, 1928 - Apr 17, 2021
Norma Virginia Taylor Lashbrook, 93, passed away at her home, Little Ranche Farms, Habit, Kentucky, at sunset on Saturday, April 17. She was the only daughter of Rae Vivian Emrich Taylor and Miller Haynes Taylor, who predeceased her. She is also predeceased by her husband of 61 years, Earl Donald Lashbrook, who died in 2009;…
Ruth Constance (Barnhart) Holder
- Apr 14, 2021
Ruth Constance (Barnhart) Holder "In the end, it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years." -UnknownIf life is measured in the currency of love, Ruth was a wealthy woman!A truly beloved grandmother, mother, wife, daughter, sister and friend went Home Wednesday, April 14th, 2021, just shy of her…
James Leo Powell
Mar 25, 1932 - Apr 14, 2021
James Leo Powell, 89, of Owensboro passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Born March 25, 1932 in St. Joe to the late Athanasius and Helena Powell, James was the youngest of six children. He was a member of the Teamsters and retired as a truck driver from Matlack in 1991.…
Stephen J. Smeathers
Aug 12, 1956 - Apr 13, 2021
Stephen J. Smeathers, 64, of Owensboro, passed away April 13, 2021, at his home. He was born August 12, 1956 in Daviess County to Kenneth Smeathers and Opal Powers Pruden. Steve enjoyed grilling for his family and spent many of his days on his family farm. He looked forward to his annual trips to Marco…
Delbert Lee Bittel
Oct 28, 1949 - Apr 10, 2021
Delbert Lee Bittel, 71, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021 at his home. Born October 28, 1949 in Daviess County to the late Paul Bittel and Marie Wagner Bittel, Delbert lived on the property his family owned for several generations and farmed all his life. He was a simple man who was family…
