Obituaries
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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…
Charles B. Boone
Sep 27, 1942 - Aug 6, 2020
Charles B. Boone of Owensboro passed away Thursday, August 6, 2020 under the care of Hospice of W. Kentucky. Born September 27, 1942 in Daviess County to the late Bernard and Ona Davis Boone, Charles was 77. He was a member of the General Baptist Church and loved music and singing so much that his…
Walter R. Mayes
Nov 8, 1944 - Aug 4, 2020
Walter R. Mayes passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Mr. Mayes was born in Owensboro, the son of the late Walter R., Sr. and Maggie Wedding Mayes. He was a graduate of Owensboro High School, where he played football and baseball and was a member of The O Club. He…
Brenda Faye Logsdon
Mar 1, 1944 - Aug 3, 2020
Brenda Faye Logsdon, 76, of Owensboro, died peacefully on Monday, August 3, 2020, with her family by her side at the Heartford House residential facility of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born March 1, 1944 in Roberts Switch, Tennessee to the late Clavis and Frances Phillips Roberts.Brenda was a graduate of Upperman High School…
Helen Duncan Styke
Jun 7, 1928 - Aug 2, 2020
Helen Duncan Styke, 92, of Owensboro, KY (formerly of Manchester, TN) passed away August 2, 2020, at Hermitage Care and Rehabilitation Center. Born Helen Lorraine Duncan on June 7, 1928, in Reliance, TN to the late William Peter Duncan and Avor Williams Duncan, she spent a happy childhood raised in the Cherokee National Forest and…
Michael W. Payne
Jul 17, 1950 - Jul 30, 2020
Michael W. Payne, Sr., 70, of Owensboro, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Owensboro Center. He was born in Owensboro to James C. Payne, Sr. and Katherine Potter Payne.Michael retired from Whittaker Aluminum, where he was an installer, and was a member of Saints Joseph and Paul Catholic Church. He enjoyed photography and was…
Ryan Calvin Rickard
Dec 4, 1995 - Jul 28, 2020
Ryan Calvin Rickard, 24, went to be with our Heavenly Father on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, with his family at his side. He was born December 4, 1995, in Owensboro, to Gale and Frances Rickard. Ryan attended Daviess County High School and graduated in 2014.He had an old soul and a giving heart. Ryan enjoyed…
Milton Hadden
May 22, 1941 - Jul 28, 2020
Milton Hadden, 79, of Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at Hermitage Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was born May 22, 1941 in Russellville to the late Jack and Lucille Pearson Hadden. Milton was a member of Garden Green Baptist Church where he had served as their pastor for 13 years and having…
Charlene S. Callender
May 23, 1929 - Jul 28, 2020
Charlene S. Callender, devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2020 under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was 91. Mrs. Callender was born in Marion, IL, the daughter of the late Charley and Luella Garrison Smothers. Her life was marked by her enormous capacity to care for, be…
