Obituaries
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Ben Edward Crump
Sep 28, 1921 - Feb 23, 2015
Ben Edward Crump, 93, of Owensboro, went to be with the Lord on February 23, 2015. Mr. Crump was born in Owensboro on September 28, 1921 to the late Elijah and Ida Feldman Crump. Ben served in the Army during WWII and took part in the D-Day invasion at Normandy. He then went on to…
George Drury Howard
Feb 4, 1917 - Feb 21, 2015
George Drury Howard, 98, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He long ago retired as a rural mail carrier and part-time real estate broker.During World War II, he served in the Marine Corps and took part in the Battle of Okinawa. At Noumea, New Caledonia, he helped fight a fire in…
Rebecca Sue Payne
May 10, 1920 - Feb 19, 2015
Rebecca Sue "Peggy" Mitchell Payne of McCrory, AR, formerly of Reed, Ky. passed away February 19, 2015 at White County Medical Center in Searcy, AR. She was born May 10, 1920 in Reed, KY to Brandon and Eunice Jennings Mitchell. On April 12, 1937 she was married to Oren J Payne. O.J. died July 5,…
LeRoy L. Lawrence
Apr 18, 1920 - Feb 15, 2015
LeRoy L. Lawrence, 94, of Owensboro, KY passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at the Western Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson. He was born April 18, 1920 in Butler, PA to the late Martin and Ketherine Schuler Lawrence. LeRoy was retired from Green River Steel after 31 years of service. He was a member…
Paul Majors
- Feb 14, 2015
Paul "Peewee" Majors, 62, of Powderly, died at his home February 14, 2015. He was born in Muhlenberg County in 1952 to the late Herman and Virginia Majors. Peewee was a loader driver for Barmet Aluminum for 18 years. Peewee was preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Travis Whittaker; brothers, Charles, Clifford, Bobby, William,…
Sandra Eaton Watkins
May 27, 1948 - Feb 14, 2015
Sandra Eaton Watkins, 66, of Maceo, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at her home. She was born May 27, 1948 in Daviess Co. to the late Ben W. and Shirley Taylor Eaton. She was a homemaker and had worked as an operating room technician at both Owensboro-Daviess Co. Hospital and Mercy Hospital. She…
Bert Boyd Bloomer
Mar 11, 1952 - Feb 14, 2015
Bert Boyd Bloomer, 62, of Owensboro, died February 14, 2015 at the Heartford House in Owensboro. He was born to the late Bert and Laura BloomerBert was a driven and very unique individual.He was preceded in death by his wife of 40 years, Gail Bloomer and two brothers, Bruce and Bart Bloomer.He is survived by;…
Connie Marie Nix
Mar 30, 1953 - Feb 14, 2015
Connie Nix, 61, of Owensboro, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at her home. She was born March 30, 1953 in Evansville, IN. Connie had worked for a number of years at the former Owensboro-Daviess Co. Hospital and was a member of Faith Temple Church. She was a very giving person to many and…
Roy E. Hall
Aug 26, 1955 - Feb 13, 2015
Roy E. Hall, 59, of Niles, Michigan passed away suddenly of natural causes February 13, 2015 in Michigan. He was born August 26, 1955 in Owensboro, Kentucky to the late Roy D. and Wilma Hall.Roy was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was currently employed at American Electric Power where he worked as a Nuclear Engineer.…
Charles Holder
Dec 31, 1950 - Feb 11, 2015
Mr. Charles Phillip Holder passed away on February 11, 2015 in Jackson, OH. He was born on December 31, 1950 in Owensboro, to Charles and Margaret (Maglinger) Holder. He was a Vietnam War veteran proudly serving in the US Army. He was a Seventh Day Adventist Survivors include: his brother Jan (Patsy) Holder of Island,…
