Obituaries
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James Lee Proctor
Feb 17, 1948 - Aug 6, 2024
James Lee Proctor, 76, of Utica, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born February 17, 1948 in Daviess County to the late Mary Augustine McBride Proctor. Jim was employed as a machinist and tool and die maker at Kentucky Electronics, General Electric, and several other machine shops.…
Gary Wayne Foster
Nov 8, 1946 - Aug 5, 2024
Gary Wayne Foster, 77, of Owensboro, passed away Monday, August 5, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born November 8, 1946, to the late Arthur Sr. and Hazel Foster. Gary was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and member of the VFW. He enjoyed life, the good and the bad. Gary never met a…
Shirley Joyce Benton
Dec 20, 1929 - Aug 5, 2024
Shirley Joyce King Benton, 94, of Huntington Beach, California, passed away Monday August 5, 2024, at the Heartford House while under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. She was born December 20, 1929, in Merton, England to the late William and Gladys Irene Hatton King.She retired from General Telephone Company in…
Amelia "Elizabeth" (Hawes) Anderson
Sep 27, 1922 - Aug 3, 2024
Amelia “Elizabeth” (Hawes) Anderson passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, August 3, 2024. Elizabeth was born on September 27, 1922, in Claude, Texas, to the late Samuel Hawes and Laura Cobb. The Hawes family farmed wheat, and, as a result of the Dust Bowl, in the early 1930s, they moved to Daviess County,…
Neil C. Brigance
May 14, 1933 - Aug 3, 2024
Neil C. Brigance, 91, affectionately called “Pops”, went to be with his Lord and Savior August 3, 2024 under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky, while surrounded by family. He was born May 14, 1933 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky to the late Claude and Pearl Brigance. Neil retired from Alcoa after…
Theodore William Thompson
May 22, 1956 - Aug 2, 2024
Theodore William Thompson, 68, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, August 2, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital. He was born May 22, 1956, to George William Thompson III and Shirley Jones. Theodore served in the U.S. Navy and was a rider for the American Legion. He worked as an engineer, retiring from Douglass QuicKuts after twenty plus…
Danielle Hayden Grae
May 23, 1988 - Aug 1, 2024
Danielle Hayden Grae, 36, of Destin, Florida formerly of Owensboro passed away Thursday, August 1, 2024. She was born on May 23, 1988, to Rick and Kim Hayden of Owensboro. Danielle was a 2006 graduate of Owensboro Catholic High School and then Western Kentucky University with a BS in Marketing and Finance. Danielle loved life,…
Michael J. Butler
May 19, 1947 - Aug 1, 2024
Michael J. Butler, 77, of Utica passed away Thursday, August 1, 2024, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. The Daviess County native was born May 19, 1947, to the late Reathel Butler and Lillian Beverly Adelmann Butler. Michael (or Mike to some) graduated from Daviess County High School, class of 1965. After attending Murray State University…
Alice Mae Sacra
Mar 25, 1942 - Jul 30, 2024
Alice Mae Sacra, 82, of Owensboro, passed away July 30, 2024. She was born March 25, 1942, in Owensboro to the late Jessie Buck and Lena Katherine Allen. Alice attended Wesleyan Christian Center. She worked at General Electric and Pinkerton Tobacco before shifting her focus to working at Daviess County Schools, where she retired. Alice…
Sister Catherine Kaufman
Aug 29, 1931 - Jul 29, 2024
Sister Catherine Kaufman, 92, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Monday, July 29, 2024, in Owensboro, in her 67th year of religious life. A native Dahlgren, Illinois., Sister Catherine was an Ursuline Sister of Belleville, Illinois., before the merger with Mount Saint Joseph in October 2005. A gifted cook, she served for 45 years…
