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Allen Brady Magan
Feb 4, 1932 - Jul 16, 2019
Allen Brady Magan, 87, of Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born February 4, 1932 in Daviess Co. to the late Charley and Mary Bell Gordon Magan. Brady was a life-long, hard working farmer and a member of Yellow Creek Baptist Church. He was also preceded…
M. Elaine Pack
Oct 8, 1948 - Jul 16, 2019
M. Elaine Pack, 70, of Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born October 8, 1948 in Spartansburg, S.C. to the late Robert James and Zealous Lucille Moon Fowler. Elaine was retired from the Swedish Match Co. and had worked for several years with the National Wild…
Mary F. Hayes Tudor
Oct 28, 1929 - Jul 15, 2019
Mary F. Hayes Tudor, 89, of Owensboro, passed away July 15, 2019. She was born October 28, 1929 in Owensboro to the late William Otha and Thelma D. Hayes. Mary was a true servant of Jesus Christ and showed this through her actions and love for her family and to others. She was a member…
John Henry Long
Sep 12, 1933 - Jul 15, 2019
John Henry Long, 85, of Owensboro passed away Monday, July 15, 2019 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN. Born in Russellville on September 12, 1933, he was the son of the late Monroe and Maggie Long. Mr. Long retired from the United States Air Force in 1971 after serving 20 years which included tours…
Virginia Louise Rhoades
Nov 27, 1940 - Jul 15, 2019
Virginia Louise Rhoades, 78, of Owensboro, went to be with the Lord on July 15, 2019. Virginia was born in Owensboro on November 27, 1940, to the late James Allen and Pearl Jones Fielden. Virginia retired from the Wendell Foster Center after 30 years. She loved working puzzles, doing word searches, and watching birds on…
Mary Margaret Craig
Sep 2, 1916 - Jul 15, 2019
Mary W. "Margaret" Craig died on July 15, 2019, in Owensboro, Kentucky in the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Margaret was born on September 2, 1916, in Camden, Indiana; worked her way through the University of Kentucky, graduating in 1938 with a B.S. in bacteriology; and married William G. Craig (Bill) shortly before World…
Katherine Mae Hester Osowicz
Apr 14, 1927 - Jul 14, 2019
Katherine Mae Hester OsowiczKatherine Mae Hester Osowicz, 92, of Owensboro, on Sunday, July 14, 2019, was welcomed into the Kingdom. She "Fought the good fight, she has kept the Faith", 2 Timothy 4:7. She was born April 14, 1927 in Daviess Co. to the late Everett and Lula Conkright Hester. Katherine lived the last nine…
Anna Dolores James VanFleet
Apr 14, 1930 - Jul 14, 2019
Anna Dolores James VanFleet, 89, of Rockport, IN, went to meet her Lord and savior on Sunday July 14, 2019 in Evansville, with her loving family at her side. Dolores, as she was best known to her many friends and family, was born April 14, 1930 in McHenry, KY to the late Ercie and Bertha…
Mary Catherine Thurman Wilde
Jul 12, 1925 - Jul 14, 2019
Mary Catherine Thurman Wilde (Kitty), 94, of Owensboro passed away Sunday July 14, 2019 while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky at Heartland Villa in Lewisport, KY. Kitty was born July 12, 1925 in Louisville, to the late George and Mary Lee Thurman. She was the last surviving of their four children. Kitty…
Margaret "Helen" Lanham
Nov 26, 1941 - Jul 12, 2019
Margaret "Helen" Lanham, 77, of Knottsville, KY went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 12, 2019, surrounded by her family. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She loved to cook, sew, play cards, and spend time with family. Helen retired after 43 years of serving the Knottsville community…