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Mary Kerrick
Jan 1, 1952 - Jul 1, 2017
Mary Kerrick, 65, of Owensboro, passed away July 1, 2017 at home. She was born in Owensboro on January 1, 1952 to the late Estil and Elizabeth Kerrick. Mary was loving and caring nurse and retired from Owensboro Medical Health System.She is survived by a daughter, Mandy (T.J.) Aylward; sister, Vicki (Rick) Wright; brother, Jamie…
Betty Jo Johnson
May 23, 1930 - Jul 1, 2017
Betty Jo Johnson "Mimi", 87, of Owensboro, passed away Saturday July 1, 2017 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of the late William Gilbert and Josephine Cleophus Clark Ward. Betty Jo was a retired LPN. She enjoyed playing Bingo and had been a member of Blessed Mother Catholic Church since 1960, where…
Claude Howard "Roho" Stephens
May 28, 1922 - Jul 1, 2017
Claude Howard "Roho" Stephens, 95, of Owensboro, passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at the Owensboro Center. He was born May 28, 1922 in Cincinnati, OH to the late James K. Polk Stephens and Edna Powers Stephens. Howard was retired as a pipefitter and welder with the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local #633 and…
Charles Walter Sims
Oct 16, 1921 - Jun 30, 2017
Charles W. "Dub" Sims, 95, of Heritage Place in Owensboro, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017 at his residence. He was born October 16, 1921 in Daviess Co. to the late Joseph and Jessie Beaven Sims. Mr. Sims was retired from the W. R. Grace Co. and was a U. S. Army veteran of…
Rick Nash
Feb 15, 1943 - Jun 30, 2017
Rick Clark Nash, 74, passed away June 30, 2017 at his home. He was born February 15, 1943 to Cleo and Esther Pagan Nash. Rick was a retired school teacher with the Owensboro School System.He is survived by his wife, Marsha Nash; children, Clark Nash, Travis (Ashley) Nash, Karee (Jared) Schroader; step-children, Sarah (Danny) Hagan,…
Frank Augustus Johnston
Dec 1, 1936 - Jun 29, 2017
Frank Augustus Johnston Sr., 80, passed away June 29, 2017 while in the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Frank was born December 1, 1936 in McLean County to the late Claude and Sybl Rudd Johnston. He graduated from McLean Co. High School in 1955 and earned a business degree at Kentucky Wesleyan College. While…
Thomas Leonard "Pop" Zaleski, P.E.
Jun 8, 1929 - Jun 29, 2017
Thomas "Pop" Leonard Zaleski, P.E., 88, of Utica, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Tom was born at home, June 8, 1929, in Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania to the late Alexander and Bertha Zaleski. He was of the Catholic Faith and a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War.Tom believed…
Susan Elaine Clark
Feb 2, 1955 - Jun 29, 2017
Susan Elaine Clark, 62, of Owensboro, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born February 2, 1955 in Daviess Co., KY. Susan was retired from the Academy of Learning. She loved her work and helping the children, working word search puzzles, and playing games on…
Ed Watson
Jul 18, 1943 - Jun 26, 2017
Ed Watson, 73, passed away on Monday, June 26, 2017, in Indianapolis after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Ed was born on July 18, 1943, in Casey County, Ky., the ninth of 11 children of Oral and Elsie Watson, the last family member to be born at home and the first to graduate…
Earl Emery Davis
May 20, 1920 - Jun 26, 2017
Earl Emery Davis, 97, of Owensboro, passed away on Monday, June 26, 2017, while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born May 20, 1920 in Tell City, IN to the late Emery and Minnie Foerster Davis. Earl was retired from Tennessee Valley Authority as an Engineering Aid. He was a U.…
