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Jane Kurre Elliott
Dec 7, 1955 - Aug 28, 2017
Jane Kurre Elliott, 61, of Owensboro, passed away Monday, August 28 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Ms. Elliott was born December 7, 1955 in Daviess County to the late Dr. Joseph H. Kurre and Mary Foley Kurre. Janie graduated from Owensboro Catholic High School in 1974 and graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1978.…
Kathryn Marie Thomas
Apr 29, 1935 - Aug 27, 2017
Kathryn Thomas, 82, of Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born April 29, 1935 in Daviess Co. to the late George and Agnes Taylor Morris. Kathryn was a homemaker and member of St. Martins Catholic Church. She enjoyed traveling and was a very loving wife, mother,…
William R. Estes
Dec 3, 1931 - Aug 27, 2017
William "Bill" Robert Estes, 85, of Owensboro, KY passed away on August 27, 2017 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital after a brief illness. William was born December 3, 1931 in Owensboro to the late Penn Taylor Estes and Martha Louise (Mattingly) Estes. As a young man, he farmed with his father and brother, Mallory "Judy"…
Helen E. Johnson
Feb 20, 1946 - Aug 24, 2017
Helen E. Harris Johnson, 71, of Owensboro, passed away Thursday, August 24 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Mrs. Johnson was born February 20, 1946 in Daviess County to the late Arthur and Elizabeth Riley Harris. Helen was a longtime member of Center Street Baptist Church where she was a member of the True Light Choir…
Alex Michael Lee Orr
Jan 28, 1993 - Aug 24, 2017
Alex Michael Lee Orr, 24, passed away August 24, 2017. He was born January 28, 1993. Alex was a 2011 graduate of Daviess County High School. He loved to draw, cook, and in his younger days, enjoyed skateboarding. Alex was a big fan of the Green Bay Packers. He was a quiet person with a…
Larry Thomas Ranburger
Mar 31, 1943 - Aug 24, 2017
Larry Thomas Ranburger, 74, of Owensboro, went to live with his Lord with his wife by his side, on Thursday, August 24, 2017 while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born March 31, 1943 in McLean Co. to the late Hershel and Nell Sutton Ranburger. Larry was retired from Peabody Coal…
Elizabeth "Libby" Medley
Jul 10, 1934 - Aug 23, 2017
Elizabeth "Libby" Medley, 83, of Owensboro, passed away Wednesday, August 23 surrounded by her loving family, while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Libby was born July 10, 1934 in Daviess County to the late Parker and Nanette Elizabeth Osborne Isbell. She was retired from working at Home Interiors as a Sales Representative…
James Hugh "Jim" Waltrip
Oct 20, 1930 - Aug 23, 2017
James Hugh "Jim" Waltrip passed away Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Born in Hopkinsville on Oct. 20, 1930, to the late Frank and Clara Miller Waltrip, Jim was a graduate of Russellville High School. There he was nicknamed "Hoptown" and achieved a well-known status for his ability to shine while playing football.…
Lena Catherine Bennett Gatewood
Dec 1, 1917 - Aug 23, 2017
Lena Catherine Bennett Gatewood, 99, of Maceo, Kentucky passed away August 23, 2017 at Wellington Parc of Owensboro. She was born December 1, 1917 to the late Tom and Arrie Collins Bennett.Lena was employed thirty-five years at General Electric with only a short break to raise her only child to school age. Upon retirement, she…
Margie D. Greenlee
Aug 30, 1938 - Aug 19, 2017
Margie D. Greenlee, 78, of Owensboro, passed away Saturday, August 19 under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Ms. Greenlee was born August 30, 1938 in Evansville to the late Carlyle and Elizabeth Baughn Greenlee. Margie served our country in the Navy and then served others as a nurse for 40 years. She enjoyed…
