Obituaries
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Faith Velma Reed
Apr 29, 1920 - Jan 13, 2018
Faith V. Reed was always moving upward. Born on April 29, 1920, the sixth of seven children of Pleasant Plains, Arkansas to farmers, Ward and Nettie Hunt, young Faith Hunt would "rise up" early in the morning to pick cotton in the fields. Her youngest sister Mildred "Millie" Giffin, of Indianapolis, IN, is the only…
Margaret U. Kerrick
Oct 19, 1924 - Jan 12, 2018
Margaret U. Kerrick, 93, passed away Friday, January 12, 2018, while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Born October 19, 1924, to Wasson and Neva Taylor Uzzell, she grew up in Paris, TX, and graduated from Baylor University. In 1946, the city girl married a Daviess Countian, the late Fay W. Kerrick, and…
Ardis Lea Hamilton
Jul 4, 1951 - Jan 11, 2018
Ardis L. Hamilton, 66, of Owensboro passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born in Hammond, Indiana on July 4th, 1951 to the late Thomas and Virginia Hanna. Ardis came to Owensboro in order to attend Kentucky Wesleyan College where she graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Education.…
Dorothy Shaver Gray
Aug 17, 1924 - Jan 11, 2018
Dorothy Shaver Gray, 93, of Owensboro, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born August 17, 1924, in McLean Co. to the late Odis and Clara Thomas Shaver. Dorothy was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church and had been a devoted member of Hall Street Baptist Church for…
Rita E. Hill
Sep 17, 1926 - Jan 10, 2018
Rita E. Hill, 91, of Owensboro, passed away January 10, 2018 at Wellington Parc. Rita was born in Daviess Co. to the late Raymond and Ora Hagan on September 17, 1926, Rita worked at G.E and later at M.P.D., where she retired. She was a member of the Daughters of Isabella and enjoyed walking, reading…
Joyce Griffin Baxter
Jun 9, 1926 - Jan 10, 2018
Joyce Griffin Baxter, 91, previously of Owensboro, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Atria Assisted Living in Elizabethtown, KY. Mrs. Baxter was born June 9, 1926 in Mayfield, KY to the late Orvis and Ruth Nichols Griffin. She attended Murray State University and earned her Associates Degree from Nashville College of Health Sciences. Joyce…
James Haymen "Sam" Ward
Nov 26, 1930 - Jan 10, 2018
James Haymen "Sam" Ward, 87, of the Carmel Home, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born November 26, 1930 in Amarillo, Texas to the late James Ira and Mary Beatrice Peak Ward. Sam was a member of Immaculate Catholic Church and a 4th…
Teresa Montgomery Stallings
Apr 18, 1947 - Jan 10, 2018
Teresa Montgomery Stallings, 70, of Owensboro has gone to her heavenly home to rest in peace. She passed away Thursday, January 10, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Stallings was born April 18, 1947, in Owensboro, to the late James Pius and Rena V. Hendrix Montgomery. She was a member of St. Martin Catholic Church for…
Anita Jeanette Runyon Word
Sep 26, 1951 - Jan 8, 2018
Anita Jeanette Runyon Word, 66, of Owensboro died Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, at Hospice of Western Kentucky's Heartford House. Born in Chehalis, Washington, Anita was the youngest of six siblings born to her parents, the late Hervie and Ressie Runyon. She grew up loving the outdoors and seeing the views of Mt. Rainier, Mt. Saint…
Rita Marie Crowe Rice
Dec 8, 1960 - Jan 7, 2018
Rita Marie Crowe Rice, 57, of Owensboro, passed away Sunday, January 7, 2018, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Born December 8, 1960 in Owensboro, to the late Charles (C.W.) and Mary Mildred Goins Pinkston. She loved spending time with her family, and enjoyed camping and watching wrestling. Rita worked many years as a CNA.She was…
