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Cathy Lorraine Hedrick Gillispie
Aug 10, 1954 - Apr 22, 2021
Cathy Lorraine Hedrick Gillispie, 66, of Owensboro, entered into heaven on Thursday, April 22, 2021 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Cathy was born August 10, 1954 in South Charleston, West Virginia to the late Walter Russell Hedrick and Deloris Cook. She was a member of Walnut Memorial Baptist Church. During Cathy's full time healthy…
G. Ted Smith Jr.
Sep 1, 1936 - Apr 22, 2021
G. Ted Smith, Jr., business, community, and education leader, passed away April 22, 2021 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was 84. Ted Smith was passionate about the city of Owensboro, the Owensboro school system, Indiana University, and his career at Texas Gas. Voted "Father of the Year" 43 consecutive times by his son Jay,…
Darin "Blake" Gatton
Jun 11, 1989 - Apr 20, 2021
Darin "Blake" Gatton, 31, of Maceo, passed away April 20, 2021. He was born June 11, 1989, in Owensboro, to Darin and Kimberly Payne Gatton. Blake graduated from Daviess County High School in 2007 and went on to work at Ragu. He had served as a operator for Glenmore for the last 8 years. Blake…
Jerry Joseph Weber
Jun 23, 1953 - Apr 20, 2021
Jerry Joseph Weber, 67, of Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He now resides in Heaven where everything "is fine" and he can listen to his favorite music, Southern Gospel. He was born June 23, 1953 in Daviess County to the late Miller Ray and Mary Jo Turner…
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;…
