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Bill G. Clark
May 29, 1962 - Jul 2, 2019
Bill G. Clark, 57, of Utica, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Patrick G. Clark and Betty Finch Boyd. Bill was a U.S. Air Force veteran, having served during the Grenada Crisis. He was a fireman for many years. His career began with…
W. Scott Ford
Nov 10, 1954 - Jul 2, 2019
Rev. W. Scott Ford, 64, went to be with his Lord and Savior July 2, 2019 from Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, while in the presence of his loving family. Born in Owensboro, he attended Lincoln Elementary School, Eastern Junior High School, and graduated from Owensboro High School in 1972. Called to the ministry at the…
Philip H. Jenkins
Feb 11, 1939 - Jul 2, 2019
Philip H. Jenkins, 80, of Lewisport, passed away July 2, 2019 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born February 11, 1939, in Owensboro, to the late Lawrence and Naomi Jenkins. He served in the Marine Corps. Reserves for 5 years, and as a manager at Sherwin Williams. Philip retired from Commonwealth Aluminum and farmed…
Dorothy "Dot" Smithson
Mar 21, 1927 - Jul 1, 2019
Dorothy "Dot" Smithson, 92, of Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2019 at her home. She was born March 21, 1927 in Daviess Co. to the late Russell S. and Ruey Ethel Swift Shifley. Dot was a member of Settle Memorial United Methodist Church and was retired as a librarian with the Owensboro Independent…
James L. "Jim" Jeffries
Sep 15, 1932 - Jul 1, 2019
James L. "Jim" Jeffries, 86, passed away Monday, July 1, 2019, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital after complications from a heart attack he suffered on June 21. He was born in Glen Dean, Kentucky to the late Lee Paul and Flora Clark Jeffries. Mr. Jeffries was drafted in 1952 and served in the U.S. Air…
Ida Mae Eans Crafton
Jun 18, 1929 - Jun 30, 2019
Mrs. Ida Mae Eans Crafton, 90 of Lewisburg, Kentucky, formerly of Owensboro, passed away on June 30, 2019 at home surrounded by those that meant the most to her: her family. Ida will be greatly missed as a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was born on June 18, 1929, in Pueblo, Colorado to the…
Julia Marie Paceley Storm
Jun 8, 1924 - Jun 30, 2019
Julia Marie Paceley Storm, 95, of Owensboro, passed away Sunday June 30, 2019 at Hermitage Care and Rehabilitation Center. Julia was born June 8, 1924 in Illinois, to the late Clyde and Elsie May Bunch Paceley. She was a loving and caring lady who took care of and lived with her mother for 27 years…
Eric T. Rumage
Jun 27, 1970 - Jun 27, 2019
Eric T Rumage, 49, of Owensboro passed away Thursday, June 27, 2019 at his residence. Born June 27, 1970 in Owensboro to Dennis and Gloria Romans Rumage, Eric graduated from Owensboro Catholic High School ('89) and entered the U.S Navy. It was during his service that he met his future wife, Karen Greenawalt. After being…
Joseph Franklin Welsh
Jun 22, 1949 - Jun 26, 2019
Joseph Franklin Welsh Jr., 70, of Owensboro, passed away June 26, 2019. He was born in Daviess County June 22, 1949 to the late Joseph Sr., and Eva Welsh. Joseph was a Vietnam Veteran, serving two years in the Army, then two years in the Navy. He graduated from Kentucky Wesleyan in 1981 with an…
Ira Reathel Embry, Sr.
Jul 22, 1928 - Jun 26, 2019
Ira Reathel Embry, Sr., 90, of Stanley, passed away on Wednesday June 26, 2019 at his home. He was born July 22, 1928 in Butler Co. to the late Calvin and Luvina Casey Embry. Ira was retired from Owensboro Brick and Tile after 45 years as a fork lift operator and foreman. He was a…
