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Carol Lee Kelley
Apr 10, 1940 - Mar 2, 2017
Carol Lee Kelley, of Owensboro, passed away Saturday, March 04, 2017. She was born April 10, 1940.Ms. Kelley is survived by a daughter, Sarah Lee Spurrier Marksberry of Owensboro; a son, James Kelley Spurrier of Evansville; grandchildren, Shelby Clark, Katie Ryan, Emmalee Ryan, Jacob Spurrier and Benjamin Spurrier; and two great-grandchildren. Private services will be…
Herbert J. Sorg
Oct 14, 1922 - Mar 1, 2017
Herbert J. Sorg, 94, of Owensboro passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at his home with his family by his side. Mr. Sorg was born October 14, 1922 in Daviess County to the late Alfred and Esther Kaze Sorg. Herb was an intelligent and compassionate man with a great sense of humor who faithfully exercised…
Lila Jean Partridge
Nov 30, 1921 - Feb 28, 2017
Lila Jean Partridge, 95, of Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at Signature Healthcare—Hillcrest. She was born in Niles, Ohio on November 30, 1921 to the late Myrle Eugene, Sr. and Anna Elizabeth Brown Partridge. She graduated from Mineral Ridge High School in Mineral Ridge, Ohio in 1939 and from Youngstown College in…
Duncan Gilmore
Jan 29, 1956 - Feb 27, 2017
Duncan Lee Gilmore, 61, of Owensboro died Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, in the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born in Knottsville to the late Arthur and Lena Dennison Gilmore, worked as a carpenter for Local 549, was a hard worker and a wonderful family man with a love for life.He was also…
Juanita Plain Reynolds
Feb 22, 1926 - Feb 26, 2017
Juanita Plain Reynolds, 91, of Paducah, formerly of Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah. She was born February 22, 1926 in Daviess Co. to the late Lester and Ida Bache. Juanita was a homemaker and had been a secretary at Ashland Oil and First Presbyterian Church. She was…
Billie Roach
Apr 6, 1932 - Feb 25, 2017
Billie Joyce Postlewaite Roach, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital after a long battle with End Stage Renal Disease. Billie was born April 6, 1932 to the late Benjamin and Gladys Postlewaite of Whitesville. Billie married the love of her life, the late Carter Roach on April 7, 1951.Billie…
Samuel Hagan Robertson
Mar 12, 1921 - Feb 22, 2017
Samuel Hagan Robertson, 95, formerly of Owensboro passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Greenwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bowling Green. Born in McLean County to the late Stirman and Anna Lee Robertson, Mr. Robertson was a graduate of Calhoun High School and Kentucky Wesleyan College.Mr. Robertson was a veteran of World War II…
Martha Sells Absher
Jan 9, 1929 - Feb 22, 2017
Martha Sells Absher, 88, of Owensboro, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017 under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born in Princeton, Kentucky to the late Luther and Mary Patterson Sells.Mrs. Absher worked as a bookkeeper for many years at her husband's business and other places in Paducah. She retired in 1999.…
Eugene "Gene" G. Boling
Aug 13, 1935 - Feb 21, 2017
Eugene "Gene" G. Boling, 81, of Owensboro died February 21, 2017 at Hermitage Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Hancock County to the late Milner "Doc" Boling and Lucy Powers Boling. Gene was a member of Christ Community Church, retired from Willamette Industries after 32 years of service, had served in the United…
Archie C. Brown
Jan 29, 1921 - Feb 20, 2017
Archie C. Brown, 96, of Owensboro, Kentucky, passed away February 20, 2017, at Hermitage Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was born January 29, 1921, in Letcher County, Kentucky to the late Arlie Lee and Virgie Craft Brown. Archie retired from Alcoa Aluminum after 20 years of service in the mechanical maintenance department. He was of…
