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Mary Jo Smith
Oct 29, 1936 - Mar 11, 2017
Mary Jo Smith, 80, of Philpot, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017 while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky and in the presence of her beloved family. She was born October 29, 1936 in Daviess Co. to the late Joseph and Catherine Tierney Conkright. Mary Jo had worked at the American Tobacco…
Helen Doris Wathen McCarty
Apr 28, 1936 - Mar 11, 2017
Helen Doris Wathen McCarty, 80, passed peacefully at her home on March 11, 2017, surrounded by loved ones after a lengthy illness.Helen was born on April 28, 1936 in Daviess County, KY to the late Joseph Herman and Mary Ethel Payne Wathen. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, Thomas Gerald…
Mary Jane Blandford
Nov 27, 1940 - Mar 10, 2017
Mary Jane Blandford, 76, of Philpot, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2017 at her home. She was born November 27, 1940 in Daviess Co. to the late William Wallace and Sophia Kaelin O'Bryan. She graduated from Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Mary Jane was a member of SS. Joseph and Paul Catholic Church for over…
Larry Glenn Billings
Oct 13, 1949 - Mar 10, 2017
Larry Billings, 67, of Owensboro passed away Friday, March 10, 2017 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Mr. Billings was born October 13, 1949 in Louisville to the late Ellis and Mary Hamilton Billings. He is survived by his sister, Donna Ebelhar and husband Grady of Owensboro along with several nieces and nephews. Private arrangements are…
Edward Gotzy
Sep 26, 1936 - Mar 9, 2017
Edward Gotzy, 80, of Owensboro, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2017 while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born September 26, 1936 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia to the late Albert and Terezia Reisenauer Gotzy. After the German invasion and takeover of Czechoslovakia in 1939, Edward's father was drafted into the German…
Eddie Fulkerson
Sep 28, 1936 - Mar 9, 2017
Eddie Fulkerson, 80, went to be with the Lord Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Owensboro Center, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Daviess County to the late Joseph Henry and Ella Oglesby Fulkerson.Mr. Fulkerson was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.Eddie was a coal miner for more than twenty-five years…
Philamena Cox
Mar 9, 1926 - Mar 9, 2017
Maple Mount — Sister Philomena Cox, 91, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died on her birthday, March 9, 2017, at Mount Saint Joseph. She was a native of Owensboro, serving in her 72nd year of religious life."Sister Phil" loved a challenge and was handy with tools like her patron, Saint Joseph the Worker.…
Mary Ruth "Sue" Onstott King
Aug 14, 1928 - Mar 9, 2017
Mary Ruth "Sue" Onstott King passed away peacefully in her home under the care of Hospice ofWestern Kentucky and her children on March 9, 2017, surrounded by her children.Mrs. King was born August 14, 1928, to Roberta Cook and James Herman Onstott in Daviess County,Kentucky and was first a member of Friendship Baptist Church where…
Wanda Ray
Feb 11, 1938 - Mar 9, 2017
On Thursday, March 9, 2017 Wanda Simmons Ray, 79, flew to heaven to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus and we are pretty sure she dropped off another jar of blackberry jam to Conway Twitty when she arrived. She was born in Breckenridge County to the late Earl Ray and Geneva Smith Simmons, had…
Jane Hancock
Mar 8, 2017 - Mar 8, 2017
Maple Mount — Sister Jane Irvin Hancock, 89, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died March 8, 2017, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 69th year of religious life. She was a native of Waverly.Caring for others was Sister Jane Irvin's specialty. First it was the students she taught at St. Martin School, Rome…
