Obituaries
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Kevin Earl Jones
Apr 4, 1970 - Apr 11, 2025
Kevin Earl Jones, 55, of Owensboro passed away Friday, April 11, 2025, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. The Daviess County native was born April 4, 1970, to the late Donald Earl Jones and Donna Jean DeMoss. From an early age Kevin’s passion was music, specifically rock music. He’d spend his early years in front of…
Norma "Gayle" McDowell
Aug 17, 1940 - Apr 10, 2025
Norma “Gayle” McDowell, 84, of Owensboro passed away Thursday, April 10, 2025, under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of W. Kentucky. Gayle was born August 17, 1940, to the late Paul and Eva Wheeler. She graduated from Hartford High School, class of 1958. Gayle enjoyed dancing and was talented on the piano, playing…
Leonard Michael "Mike" Marlowe
May 5, 1952 - Apr 9, 2025
On a small hill, at his favorite spot on his family farm in Fordsville, Kentucky, Leonard “Mike” Marlowe, age 72, of Knottsville, Kentucky, went to meet our Lord, on Wednesday evening, April 9th, 2025. He was born on May 5th, 1952, in Gary, Indiana, to William “Bill” Marlowe and Charlotte Davison Marlowe.Mike was a graduate…
Sally Kluttz Pulliam
Apr 10, 1933 - Apr 9, 2025
Sally Kluttz Pulliam, 91, of Owensboro, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2025 under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. She was born April 10, 1933 in Albemarle, North Carolina to the late James Heath and Mary Few Kluttz.Mrs. Pulliam was a 1955 graduate of the Women’s College of the University of…
Dave C. Enders
Aug 7, 1937 - Apr 9, 2025
Dave C. Enders, 87, of Owensboro, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at Signature Healthcare Hillcrest. He was born in Plymouth, Wisconsin to the late Clemens P. and Florence Staus Enders.Mr. Enders retired from the U.S. Coast Guard as a Chief Petty Officer following 24 years of service. He was last stationed in Owensboro. Dave…
Jonell Reisz Mischel
May 1, 1925 - Apr 9, 2025
Jonell Reisz Mischel, of Owensboro, went to her eternal home Wednesday, April 9, 2025, just a few weeks short of celebrating 100 years of being loved. Mom passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter, while being lovingly cared for by all seven of her daughters, who will cherish this memory forever. Jonell was…
Nancy Bassett Whitworth
May 11, 1935 - Apr 8, 2025
Nancy Bassett Whitworth, 89, of Utica, formerly of Maceo, passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at the home of her daughter, Sheila Hemingway, while under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. She was born May 11, 1935 in Daviess County to the late Orville and Jacqueline Estes Bassett. Nancy attended…
Nancy Lorenz Sexton
Jul 4, 1958 - Apr 6, 2025
Nancy Lorenz Sexton, 66, of Owensboro, passed away Sunday, April 6, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born on July 4, 1958, in Louisville, Kentucky, to the late Charles and Peggy Jo Lorenz. Nancy led a life filled with love, faith, and devotion. She was a proud mother, whose deep faith defined much of…
Capt. Hugh Bernard Ward Jr.
Oct 17, 1938 - Apr 5, 2025
Capt. Hugh Bernard Ward Jr., 86, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born October 17, 1938, in Hollywood, California to the late Colonel Hugh Bernard Ward Sr. and Louise Bostian Ward. Hugh attended Owensboro High School and graduated from Georgia Military College. He pursued his undergraduate…
Marjorie Ione Whitworth
May 19, 1923 - Apr 5, 2025
Marjorie Ione Whitworth, 101, of Owensboro, passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at the Heartland Villa Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lewisport. She was born May 19, 1923 in Hancock County to then late Lindsey and Mary Alice Harris Dill. Marjorie was also preceded in death by her husband, William L. Whitworth, a grandson,…
