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Vernon Clyde "Shorty" Reeves
Dec 9, 1931 - Mar 23, 2017
Vernon Clyde "Shorty "Reeves, 85, passed away Thursday March 23, 2017 at Signature Healthcare in Hartford, Kentucky. He was born in Daviess County to the late Albert Cliffton and Mattie L. Shader Reeves. Vernon grew up in Rumsey and worked on a farm before serving in the United States Army for 3 years then he…
Elvia Louise McDaniel
Jun 9, 1937 - Mar 22, 2017
Elvia Louise McDaniel, 79, of Maceo, passed away March 22, 2017 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born June 9, 1937 in Rockport, IN to the late Cecil and Lucille Smith. Louise was a long-time member of St. Pius X Catholic Church. She enjoyed all kinds of flowers and loved going to the Cracker…
Glenda Jo Adkisson
Jul 11, 1957 - Mar 21, 2017
Glenda Jo Adkisson, 59, of Owensboro, passed away March 21, 2017 while in the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born July 11, 1957 to Larry and Peggy Adkisson. Glenda was a resident of the Willis Green Group Home for many years and a member of First Baptist Church in Benton. She attended…
Phillip Glenn Johnson
Jun 21, 1951 - Mar 20, 2017
Phillip G. Johnson, 65, of Philpot, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. His journey began on June 21, 1951 in St. Lawrence, KY, born to his dearly beloved parents, Edward C. and Agnes E. Coomes Johnson. He grew up alongside his 12 brothers and sisters whom…
Barbara Miller Hudnall
Nov 21, 1933 - Mar 19, 2017
Barbara Miller Hudnall, 83, of Owensboro passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Mrs. Hudnall was born November 21, 1933 in Memphis to the late Claude and Elma Sanders Miller. Barbara had worked at General Electric and later retired from MPD. She was a devoted and faithful member…
John Jeremiah McRaith
Dec 6, 1934 - Mar 19, 2017
Owensboro, Kentucky – Most Reverend John Jeremiah McRaith, Bishop of the Diocese of Owensboro from 1982 to 2009, died the morning of Sunday, March 19, 2017 at the age of 82. John was born in Hutchinson, Minnesota on December 6, 1934 to Arthur Luke McRaith and Marie Hanley McRaith. He grew up with three siblings;…
Paula Kaye Calloway
Jan 23, 1961 - Mar 17, 2017
Paula Kaye Calloway, 56, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017 under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born in Owensboro to the late Joseph and Ruth Brown Alvey.Paula earned a degree in accounting from Owensboro Community College and most recently worked as a loan officer at First Security Bank. She…
Mary Georgetta Murphy
- Mar 17, 2017
Mary Georgetta Coomes Murphy, daughter of Theodore and Josephine Coomes, a native of Daviess Co, Kentucky, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017, at the age of 87. Georgetta attended St. Frances Academy in Owensboro, Kentucky. For 66 years, Georgetta was the devoted wife of Billy D. Murphy. As a young woman, Georgetta worked at…
David W. McCrady
Feb 4, 1967 - Mar 15, 2017
David W. McCrady, 50, of Owensboro passed away March 15, 2017 under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. McCrady was born on February 4, 1967 in Owensboro, KY to Earl and Edna Holt McCrady. After graduating from Daviess County High School, he graduated from Owensboro Community and Technical College with an associate's degree, attended…
Ruth "Helen" Greenwell
Aug 3, 1927 - Mar 13, 2017
Ruth "Helen" Greenwell, 89, of Owensboro passed away on Monday March 13, 2017 under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Mrs. Greenwell was born August 3, 1927 in Daviess County to the late William Walter Weise and Virgie Hodgkins Weise. Helen was a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker who loved and cared for her…
