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Joseph Jewell Blandford Jr.
Jun 4, 1922 - Nov 16, 2020
Joseph Jewell Blandford, Jr., 98, of Owensboro, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020 at Boonespring Nursing Home in Union, KY. He was born on June 4, 1922 to the late Joseph and Janie Raley Blandford of Waverly, KY. Joseph was a WWII and Korean War veteran. He retired from G.E. after 43 years of service.…
Mary Bryant Jarnagin Whitehouse
Apr 26, 1926 - Nov 15, 2020
Mary Bryant Jarnagin Whitehouse, born April 26, 1926, in Muhlenberg County KY, entered the kingdom of heaven in the waning hours of November 15, 2020, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital.She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Kenneth, and her eldest son John Kenneth.Mary is survived by her three children Linda Crabtree…
Georgia Lee Rowan
Apr 4, 1944 - Nov 14, 2020
Georgia Lee Rowan, 76, of Owensboro, went to be with the Lord on November 14, 2020. She was born in Owensboro on April 4, 1944, to the late Ola Mae Curry and Robert Lee Smith Sr. Georgia attended Western High School and was a member of Sweeny Street Baptist Church. She loved to go shopping,…
Anna Sue Mattingly
Nov 23, 1925 - Nov 14, 2020
Anna Sue Mattingly, 94, of Owensboro, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 14, 2020. She was born November 23, 1925, in Owensboro, to the late Victor Thomas and Bertha Marie Wade Potts. Sue was of the Baptist faith and a longtime member at Lewis Lane Baptist Church. She was known as a…
Raman Desai
Dec 5, 1933 - Nov 13, 2020
Raman Desai, 86, of Owensboro, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at his home. He was born December 5, 1933 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe to the late Vallabhai and Maniben Metha Desai. Raman was a licensed pharmacist.Surviving are his wife, Neela Desai; a son, Kiran Naik and wife Daksha of London, England; two grandsons, Vishal…
James Perry Blue
Jan 17, 1930 - Nov 13, 2020
James Perry Blue, Sr., 90, of Owensboro passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at his home with his family close by his side. Born January 17, 1930 in Louisville to the late Tom Blue, Sr. and Ruth Wallace Blue, Perry began working at the young age of 10 in the family business founded by…
Geneva Margaret Pean Moore
Jul 20, 1920 - Nov 13, 2020
Geneva Margaret Pean Moore, 100, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, November 13, 2020 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Geneva was born in Habit, Kentucky on July 20, 1920 to the late Homer and Ethel Taylor Pean, and was married to the late Theodore W. Moore, Sr. Geneva was a faithful member of Utica Baptist Church…
William "Sam" Bell
Sep 6, 1937 - Nov 12, 2020
William "Sam" Bell, 83, of Owensboro died Thursday, November 12, 2020 peacefully at his home surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer. He was born September 6, 1937 to the late Ben and Lucille Bristow Bell. Sam was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He began making furniture as a teen…
Benjamin Jacob Ashby
May 9, 1988 - Nov 11, 2020
Benjamin Jacob Ashby, 32, of Owensboro, passed away November 11, 2020. He was born May 9, 1988. Benjamin loved the outdoors, fishing, swimming, golfing, basketball, and spending time with his friends and cousins. His son, Braylin, was the love of his life. He was preceded in death by grandmother, Freda Myers Edwards and grandfather, Charles…
Margaret Ann McCarthy
Jun 27, 1931 - Nov 10, 2020
Margaret Ann McCarthy, 89, of Owensboro, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at the Carmel Home. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky to the late Alphonsus and Bernadine L. Kamuf Schadler. Mrs. McCarthy had a strong faith and was a very active member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, where her activities included Altar Society, serving…
