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Marie C. Harrison
Oct 25, 1922 - Nov 21, 2017
Marie C. Harrison, 95, of Owensboro died here Tuesday, November 21, 2017. Born in Sanford, FL on October 25, 1922, she graduated from Ketterlinus High School in St. Augustine, FL in 1940. Mrs. Harrison graduated as a registered nurse from the Riverside Hospital School of Nursing where she had received the J. Webster Merritt Scholarship.…
Jerry D. DeSpain
Feb 19, 1940 - Nov 20, 2017
Jerry D. DeSpain of Owensboro died Monday, November 20, 2017 surrounded by his family at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was 77. Jerry was born February 19, 1940 In Paducah, KY to Thomas Harry DeSpain and Alice Pauline Watson DeSpain. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, James Robert…
Judy Lynn Rutledge
Jan 20, 1955 - Nov 18, 2017
Judy Lynn Rutledge, 62, of Louisville and previously of Owensboro, passed away on November 18, 2017 at her home under the care of Hospice. Judy was born in Owensboro on January 20, 1955 to Joseph and Mary Lou Riney Mudd. Judy was a teacher for the Owensboro Public School System and a member of St.…
Mary Elsie O'Bryan
May 1, 1928 - Nov 18, 2017
Mary Elsie O'Bryan, 89, of Owensboro, a resident of the Carmel Home, died Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. A native of Daviess County, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Annie Bowlds O'Bryan. She retired from General Electric and M.P.D., Inc. after 45 years of service on April 19,…
William "Billy" Craig
Jun 15, 1936 - Nov 18, 2017
William "Billy" Craig, 81, of Henderson, formerly of Owensboro, passed away November 18, 2017 at the Henderson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Craig was born June 15, 1936 in Owensboro to the late George and Ella Bray Craig. Billy was of the Pentecostal faith and loved going to church. He was a happy man who…
Thomas N. "Tommy" Gordon
Feb 19, 1921 - Nov 18, 2017
Thomas N. "Tommy" Gordon, 96, of Philpot, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at the Western Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson. He was born February 19, 1921 in Daviess Co. to the late Harvey Thomas and Mary McKinley Gordon. Tommy was retired from General Electric after 42 ½ years as a maintenance technician and…
Larry S. Cave
Feb 10, 1971 - Nov 17, 2017
Larry S. Cave, Jr., 46, of Owensboro passed away Friday, November 17, 2017 at Owensboro Center. Larry was born February 10, 1971 in Owensboro and was preceded in death by his father, Larry Cave, Sr. and a niece, Samantha Roach.Surviving are his mother, Sue Howard Henderson (Bob) of Whitesville; children, Brooklynn Yeckering, Bradley Yeckering, and…
Jonell Blanford Richeson
Jan 6, 1940 - Nov 16, 2017
Jonell Blanford Richeson, 77, of Owensboro passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born January 6, 1940 in Owensboro to the late Joseph Leonard and Mary Ullinee Blanford. As a devout Catholic, Jonell's faith was a central part of her life, instilling those principles in her children and grandchildren.…
Walter Lee Eidson
Feb 13, 1930 - Nov 14, 2017
Walter Lee "Bud" Eidson Jr., 87, of Owensboro, passed away November 14, 2017 at home surrounded by his family. Born February 13, 1930, in Evansville, IN, to the late Walter Lee Eidson Sr. and Nancy Catherine Peck Eidson, Bud was raised in Indianapolis where he graduated from Ben Davis High School and then spent two…
Summer Michelle Brown
Nov 14, 2017 - Nov 14, 2017
Summer Michelle Brown, infant daughter of Mary and Jeff Brown, passed away November 14, 2017 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Her middle name, Michelle, has a meaning of "Gift from God". Her parents would like to say this about her, "We held an angel in our arms, a gift from God you were". She was…
