Obituaries
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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…
Betty Jane Melton
May 14, 1945 - Jun 25, 2019
Betty Jane Melton, 74, of Owensboro, passed away Tuesday June 25, 2019 at the Heartford House while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Betty was born May 14, 1945 in Deanfield, KY to the late Virgil and Mabel Payne Staples. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Betty is…
Thomas E. "Tommy" Bickett
Feb 8, 1939 - Jun 24, 2019
Thomas E. "Tommy" Bickett, 80, of Knottsville, passed away Monday, June 24, 2019 at Deaconess Hospital. He was born in Knottsville to the late Thomas E. "Muck" and Mary Catherine "Red" Bickett.Tommy was a U.S. Navy veteran. He retired from Green River Steel, however Tommy had a variety of occupations through the years. He owned…
Mary "Martha" Crowe Zoglmann
Dec 18, 1933 - Jun 23, 2019
On Sunday, June 23, 2019, Heaven welcomed their newest member, Mary "Martha" Crowe Zoglmann, who passed away while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky and peacefully left this world behind. She was born December 18, 1933 in Daviess County, to the late Joseph and Martha Barr Crowe. Martha was an active member of…
Robin Lizette Morris Smith
Jul 25, 1952 - Jun 22, 2019
Robin Lizette Morris Smith, 66, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019 at Owensboro Center. Born July 25, 1952 in Rochester, Indiana to the late Jack D. and Ruth Jane Reed Morris, Robin grew up in California after her parents left Indiana and graduated from high school in 1970. She represented her city by…
Daniel "Boone" Anthony Frantz
Mar 12, 1968 - Jun 22, 2019
Daniel "Boone" Anthony Frantz, Jr., 51, of Owensboro, passed away June 22, 2019 at home, surrounded by his family. Boone was born March 12, 1968 in Somerset, KY to Daniel Anthony Frantz, Sr. and Helen Gene Bolton. Boone was an angel and loved people. He always found ways to make you smile, even if he…
Sister Marie Michael Aull
Dec 12, 1929 - Jun 19, 2019
Sister Marie Michael of the Holy Eucharist, C.P., 89, (Mildred "Millie" Louise Aull) died Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at the Passionist Nuns Monastery in Whitesville, KY due to side-effects suffered in a fall. Born December 12, 1929, in Knottsville, daughter of the late Michael Xavier Aull and Mary Pauline Mattingly Aull, Sr. Marie Michael was…
Marcia Helen Brown Hester
Nov 29, 1935 - Jun 18, 2019
Marcia Helen Brown Hester, 83, of Owensboro, passed away Tuesday June 18, 2019 at Signature HealthCARE at Hillcrest. Marcia was born November 29, 1935 in Philadelphia, to the late Joseph Marshall Brown and Helen Marie Troutman Brown. She retired from Sears and Roebuck as a salesclerk for many years. Marcia graduated from Cairn University, formally…
Malcolm Lee Gardner
Jul 9, 1948 - Jun 18, 2019
Malcolm Lee Gardner, 70, of Owensboro, passed away June 18, 2019 at home. He was born July 9, 1948 in Dixon, KY to the late William Frank and Bessie Owen Gardner. Malcolm was a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a bachelor's in science and accounting and retired as CFO from Owensboro National Bank.…
D. Glen Porter
Mar 23, 1941 - Jun 17, 2019
D. Glen Porter, of Knoxville, Tennessee, formerly of Owensboro, passed away on June 17, 2019 surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was born on March 23, 1941 in Butler Co. to the late D. L. and Ruth Porter. Glen graduated from Owensboro High School in 1959 and then enlisted and served three years…
