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Trystyn Faye Leathem
Mar 6, 1989 - Aug 12, 2020
Trystyn Faye Leathem, 31, formally of Owensboro, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020. She was born March 6, 1989, in Coon Rapids, MN. Trystyn graduated from Apollo High School in 2007 where she was involved with the Air Force ROTC and was an accomplished artist that loved to draw and paint. She was a beautiful,…
Joel High
Sep 16, 1940 - Aug 12, 2020
Joel High, 79, died August 12, 2020 in Owensboro, KY. He was born September 16, 1940 in Newark NJ to the late Edward and Rebecca "Betty" High. Joel was President of Medley Distilling Company. Later he was the owner of Mr. Tuxedo and currently business manager of First Class Services. Mr. High was also preceded…
Jo Anne Cornett
May 10, 1932 - Aug 11, 2020
Jo Anne Cornett (née Duffy), born May 10th 1932, in Midway, KY, passed away August 11th 2020 in Rockport, IN on the 64th anniversary of her wedding to the late Francis Neal Cornett, a native of Lexington, KY. Mrs. Cornett was the daughter of the late Thomas Francis Duffy and Gertrude Bernice Duffy (née Cracraft)…
Virgil Eugene McPherson
Nov 7, 1932 - Aug 11, 2020
Virgil Eugene McPherson, 87, of Owensboro, went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Tuesday, August 11, 2020 under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born in Greenville, Kentucky to the late Kermit Jackson McPherson and Ruby Jane McGehee McPherson. Mr. McPherson was a veteran of the U.S. Army and…
Ronald G. Shelton
Dec 28, 1948 - Aug 11, 2020
Ronald G. Shelton, 71, of Owensboro, passed away Monday, August 11, 2020 under the care of Hospice of W. Kentucky. He was born December 28, 1948 in Daviess County to the late M.C. Shelton and Marie Freels-Holden. Ronnie served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam war and was an active member of the VFW,…
Hunter Lane Howard
Jul 27, 2000 - Aug 10, 2020
Hunter Lane Howard, 20, of Whitesville, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020 in Owensboro. He was born July 27, 2000 in Owensboro. Hunter was self-employed owning his own logging business. He was a graduate of the Triplett High School and had attended the Bethel Outreach Ministry. Hunter loved his daughters very much. He loved…
Sharon Grace Thomas Lowe
Mar 3, 1962 - Aug 10, 2020
Sharon Grace Thomas Lowe, 58, from Owensboro, KY, died on August 10, 2020, at the Forest Hills Commons assisted living facility in Louisville where she had lived since 2019. She was born in Louisville on March 3, 1962. Sharon lived in Owenboro from 1978 until 1991 and from 2007 until 2018. She graduated from Daviess…
Jerry "Shorty" Wilson
Nov 8, 1946 - Aug 9, 2020
Jerry "Shorty" Wilson, 73, of Calhoun, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Baptist Health Madisonville Hospital. He was born November 8, 1946, in Daviess County, to the late Chalen and Geneva Mattingly Wilson. Jerry was a mechanic for many years, he worked for the City of Owensboro, several other shops, and even owned his…
Ross D. Golden
Jun 6, 1966 - Aug 8, 2020
Ross D. Golden, 54, of Owensboro, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020 after a battle with cancer. He was born in Chicago to the late Joseph and Shirley Taylor Golden. As a young man, Ross began a career in the restaurant business and worked his way up to ownership. About ten years ago, he came…
John L. Yates
Oct 25, 1944 - Aug 7, 2020
John L. Yates, 75, of Philpot, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020, at his home. He was born October 25, 1944 in Louisville to the late James Henry and Mary L. Willinghurst Yates. For the last 14 years, he has been a member of St. Williams Catholic Church in Knottsville, and was retired from…
