Obituaries
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Eunice "Rose" Cook
Jun 25, 1932 - Mar 28, 2017
Eunice "Rose" Cook, 84, of Philpot, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Owensboro Center. She was born in Daviess County to the late Donald Kirk and Winnie Mae Hite Cook. Rose became a member of Dawson Baptist Church in 1942 and spent more than fifty years as church secretary. Church was her life! She…
Ava Clarine Schartung
Jan 24, 1936 - Mar 27, 2017
Ava Clarine Schartung, 81, of Owensboro passed away Monday at her home with her family by her side. Mrs. Schartung was born in McLean County to the late Silas and Josephine Caraway Erwin. Ava was a mischievous child who grew up on a farm around Slaughters and later moved to Owensboro. She enjoyed gardening, flowers,…
Charlie Fulkerson
Jan 12, 1959 - Mar 26, 2017
Charlie Fulkerson, 58, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, March 25 at Ephraim McDowell Ft. Logan Hospital in Stanford, Kentucky. Mr. Fulkerson was born January 12, 1959 in Marion, Illinois to the late Estel and Clara Clark Fulkerson. Charlie had attended Yellow Creek Baptist Church and was a big fan of NASCAR and UK basketball. Mr.…
David Que Nelson Harper
Oct 8, 1988 - Mar 26, 2017
David Que Nelson Harper, 28, of Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, march 26, 2017 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born October 8, 1988 in Daviess Co., KY. David was employed at Bunge Grain of North America and had been attending Owensboro Christian Church. He had served in the Army National Guard and enjoyed…
Chester Miller
Jan 15, 1921 - Mar 25, 2017
Chester Davis Miller, 96, of Owensboro passed away March 25, 2017, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was born January 15, 1921 in Daviess County to the late Chester Gordon and Mae Davis Miller. Chester graduated from Utica High School and attended Louisville Business College before being drafted into the U.S. Army's 247 Engineers, where he…
Barbara Towery
Apr 10, 1942 - Mar 25, 2017
Barbara Towery, 74, of Maceo, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017, at her home. She was born April 10, 1942 in Daviess Co., KY. Barbara had been the manager of housekeeping with Days Inn and was a homemaker. She had attended Rushing Wind Church of God and was always a friend to anyone she…
Joseph Bartley
Sep 18, 1950 - Mar 25, 2017
Joseph Daniel Bartley, 66, of Owensboro died Saturday, March 25, 2017 in the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born in Daviess County to the late John Sherman and Martine Goetz Bartley and had worked in construction as a carpenter and a welder. He loved nature and animals, enjoyed photography, and living a…
James "Jim" Thomas Lee
Sep 23, 1921 - Mar 24, 2017
James "Jim" Thomas Lee, 95, of Owensboro passed away Friday, March 24, 2017 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. James was born September 23, 1921 in Breckenridge County to the late James Elvis and Beatrice Potts Lee. He was a member of First Baptist Church and attended the Mavericks Sunday School Class, and also enjoyed baseball…
Delbert Stearsman
Jul 6, 1926 - Mar 24, 2017
Delbert (Deb) Norris Stearsman, 90, passed away peacefully into heaven on Friday, March 24, 2017, at the Western Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson, Kentucky where he had been a resident for the past eight years. Deb was born July 6, 1926 to the late Wallace and Wessie Maxwell Stearsman in Hopkins County, Kentucky. He was…
Rebecca Jane Stockton Kinsey
Jan 24, 1943 - Mar 24, 2017
Rebecca Jane Stockton Kinsey, 74, of Owensboro, passed away March 24, 2017 at home. She was born in Evansville, IN on January 24, 1943 to the late John E. and Louise Stockton. Rebecca graduated from Central High School and then earned a two-year degree from Austin Peay State University. She worked at United Refrigeration (formerly…
