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Sylvia Ann McCarthy Aldridge
Jul 8, 1957 - Aug 30, 2018
Sylvia Ann McCarthy Aldridge, 61 of Philpot peacefully left this life Thursday, August 30, 2018 surrounded by the love of her family. She was born July 8, 1957 to the late Jess and Willie Mae Higgs. Sylvia worked at River Valley Heath Care for over 15 years. She enjoyed gardening, especially planting flowers. Sylvia also…
Ben Harvey Ferguson
Dec 21, 1938 - Aug 29, 2018
Ben Harvey Ferguson,79 of Owensboro passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at Heartford House. He was born December 21, 1938 to the late Chester and Pauline Ferguson. Ben was a member of Blessed Mother Catholic Church. He retired from OMU as an operating supervisor after 34 years of service. Ben was a US Navy Veteran…
Ada Josephine Bigger
Dec 11, 1922 - Aug 29, 2018
Ada Josephine B. Bigger, 95, of Owensboro died August 29, 2018. She was born December 11, 1922, in Heber Springs, Arkansas to the late John and Lucille Abbott Bryeans. She was the youngest of five and had a twin sister, Christine. All her siblings preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by…
James "Jimmy" Powers
Sep 3, 1945 - Aug 28, 2018
James "Jimmy" Powers, 72, of Owensboro died Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Mr. Powers was born September 3, 1945 in Daviess County to the late James "J.C." and Ada Whitten Powers. Jimmy worked as a furnace operator at Aleris and retired from there in 2007. He was a very talented man…
Lillian "Lillie" Keiningham
Feb 14, 1936 - Aug 27, 2018
Lillian "Lillie" Keiningham, 82, of Owensboro, passed away Monday, August 27, 2018 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born in Goochland, Virginia to the late Frederick and Virginia Thurston Williamson.Mrs. Keiningham was a retired music teacher. She touched the lives of thousands of students and others through her thirty-four years of teaching in the…
Patsy Diane Hardin
Dec 11, 1942 - Aug 27, 2018
Patsy Diane Hardin, 75, of Owensboro passed away Monday, August 27, 2018 while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Mrs. Hardin was born December 11, 1942 in Daviess County to the late Alonzo and Viola Epley. Patsy was a dietician and retired from the Wendall Foster Center. She was affectionately known as "Granny"…
Keith W. Dow
Sep 20, 1929 - Aug 26, 2018
Keith W. Dow, 88, of Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at his home. He was born September 20, 1929 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late William and Mary Burdsall Dow. Keith was a retired millwright and had been attending New Life Baptist Church. He was a U. S. Army veteran an avid…
Joseph Scott Britton
Nov 7, 1956 - Aug 26, 2018
Joseph Scott Britton, 61, of Owensboro, and son of Joe S. and the late Margaret B. Britton, died Sunday August 26th at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Scott was a social worker for several years with the Kentucky Department of Social Services and later the director of the Owensboro Treatment Center. In addition to his father,…
Marie F. Miller
Jul 24, 1923 - Aug 26, 2018
Marie F. Miller, 95, of Owensboro passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. The youngest of six children of the late Archie C. and Anna Stevens Foster, she was born and raised in Ohio County. She was a graduate of Hartford High School and Bryant & Stratton Business College in Louisville.…
Donald L. Rehrig
Aug 21, 1934 - Aug 25, 2018
Donald L Rehrig, 84, of Philpot, went to be with the Lord on August 25, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 21, 1934 in Phillipsburg, NJ to the late Donald A. and Hazel Rehrig. Donald worked for Ingersoll Rand as a pump engineer and retired after 35 years…
