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Elsie Foster Mattingly Kennedy
Mar 17, 1923 - Oct 31, 2016
Elsie Foster Mattingly Kennedy, 93, of Owensboro, passed away on Monday, October 31, 2016 at Hermitage Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born March 17, 1923 in Hancock Co. to the late Martin and Clara Ann Shadwick Foster. Elsie was a homemaker and had worked at General Electric during World War II. She was of…
Bernard Leslie Bumm
May 23, 1937 - Oct 30, 2016
Bernard Leslie Bumm, Sr., 79, of Owensboro, died Sunday, October 30, 2016, at his residence. He was born in Rome, KY to the late Robert and Elizabeth Wink Bumm and was a brick mason. Mr. Bumm was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Chapel, was a Kentucky Colonel, had been a realtor and the city…
Mary Ann Burns
Jan 31, 1943 - Oct 29, 2016
Mary Ann Lacefield Burns, 73, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Mrs. Burns was born January 31, 1943 in Owensboro to the late Samuel Lacefield and Sue Ella Gregson. Mary Ann's greatest love was her family. She adored her children, grandchildren and great grandson; thoroughly enjoyed cooking for…
Charles "Charlie" Evans
Dec 19, 1956 - Oct 28, 2016
Charles 'Charlie' Evans, 59, passed away of Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) Friday, October 28, 2016 at Red Banks Nursing Home. Charlie was a graduate of Henderson County High School (1975) and from Indiana State University – Evansville (now USI) (1980) receiving a bachelor degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Physical Education. He had…
Libby Ann Oller
Feb 13, 1991 - Oct 28, 2016
Libby Ann Oller, 25, of Utica passed away October 28, 2016 under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Born on February 13, 1991 in Owensboro to W.O. and Jan Bartlett Oller, Libby was a Christian cowgirl who loved animals. After graduating from Daviess County High School, she turned her love for animals into a…
Mary Raymond Dieckman
Jan 29, 1932 - Oct 27, 2016
Sister Mary Raymond Dieckman, OSUMaple Mount — Sister Mary Raymond Dieckman, 84, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Oct. 27, 2016, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 66th year of religious life. She was a native of Kansas City, Kan.Sister Raymond was an Ursuline Sister of Paola, Kan., prior to the merger of…
Estelle Coil
Oct 26, 1931 - Oct 25, 2016
Estelle Coil, 84, of Owensboro passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Mrs. Coil was born October 26, 1931 in Graves County to the late Newton D. and Katie Page Wilkins. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who loved her family. Estelle lived out her faith by being very…
William Philip "Bill" McGovern
May 3, 1940 - Oct 25, 2016
William Philip "Bill" McGovern, 76, of Owensboro, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Norton Hospital in Louisville.He was born in Hancock County to the late James B. McGovern, Sr. and Agnes McGovern. Philip was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He retired from Whirlpool in 1997 after more than 33 years of service.…
Tammy Smith
Aug 1, 1961 - Oct 23, 2016
Tammy Dell Smith, 55, of Owensboro, Kentucky, went to be with the Lord October 23, 2016, while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born August 1, 1961 in Greenville, Kentucky to James and Betty Martin Hunt. Tammy loved to cook, and made delicious family and holiday meals. She loved to garden,…
James Anthony "Poppy" Hamilton
Dec 15, 1936 - Oct 22, 2016
James Anthony "Poppy" Hamilton, 79, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016 surrounded by family and friends while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born December 15, 1936 in Daviess Co. to the late Carl and Mercedes Young Hamilton. James was a man of many talents. He was a very hard worker…
