Obituaries
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Mary Loretta Payne
Jun 23, 1941 - Aug 31, 2024
Mary Loretta Payne, 83, of Owensboro, passed away Saturday August 31, 2024, at Signature Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was born June 23, 1941, in Owensboro, to the late M. Leslie Payne and Mary Lou Henning Payne.Along with her parents, she was also preceded in death by a brother, William Earl Payne.Mary is survived by two…
Mary Jacqueline "Jackie" Jones
Feb 21, 1940 - Aug 30, 2024
Mary Jacqueline “Jackie” Jones, 84, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, August 30, 2024 under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. She was born in Owensboro to the late Louis and Alpha Easton Kiefer. Jackie worked as an office manager for many years. Her career included Cox Paper Company and the Barret-Fisher Company.…
Kandy Moorman
Feb 20, 1963 - Aug 29, 2024
Kandy Moorman, 61, of Owensboro, passed away August 29, 2024. She was born February 20, 1963. Kandy is survived by her husband, Bruce Moorman, children, Joshua November and Destiny Gibson and siblings, Misty Basham, Penny Parsons, and Shelby Basham, along with five grandchildren. The funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday at Glenn Funeral Home and…
Jerry L. Bradley
Dec 11, 1944 - Aug 29, 2024
Jerry L. Bradley, 79, of Owensboro, passed away August 29, 2024, at home. Born December 11, 1944, in Jenkinjones, WV to the late Graydon and Virginia Isbell Bradley, Jerry was the kindest man with a sweet personality. Affectionately known as “Poppa” to those who loved him most, he went above and beyond for his family.…
Linda Faye Decker
Feb 1, 1948 - Aug 27, 2024
Linda Decker, 76, of Evansville, Indiana formerly of Owensboro passed away Monday, August 27, 2024, at her home. The Daviess County native was born February 1, 1948, as one of six children to the late George and Tina Crowe Barker. Linda graduated from Daviess County High School, class of 1967, and attended Sullivan University in…
Jean Anne Wedding
Jan 4, 1961 - Aug 27, 2024
Jean Anne Wedding, 63, of Philpot, passed away Tuesday, August 27 at her home. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, she leaves behind a legacy of love and happiness. Born to the late Joan (Hamilton) Cecil and Joseph Johnson, Jean was a cherished member of the Hamilton and Johnson families of Knottsville and St.…
R.C. Cooney Jr.
Apr 21, 1952 - Aug 26, 2024
R.C. Cooney Jr., 72, of Owensboro, passed away August 26, 2024. He was born April 21, 1952 in Owensboro to R.C. Cooney Sr. and Mary Douglas Cooney. R.C. was a Produce Manager at Wyndall’s Foodland in Owensboro, where he retired after fifty-three years. He was a fan of U.K. basketball, the Atlanta Braves, enjoyed visiting…
Patricia Kathryn "Kathy" Hall
May 11, 1948 - Aug 25, 2024
Patricia Kathryn “Kathy” Hall, 76, of Dubois, Indiana passed away Sunday, August 25, 2024, at her home. The Tulsa, Oklahoma native was born May 11, 1948, to the late George Robert Martin and Martie Jane Woodard Martin. Kathy invested her life, time, and energy in the most honorable calling of being a devoted wife and…
Deborah "Debbie" Carter Stewart
Apr 2, 1954 - Aug 24, 2024
Deborah Carter Stewart, 70, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, August 24, 2024, at her home. Debbie was born in Jefferson County on April 2, 1954, to the late Arthur Carter Jr. and Verna Marlene Kennedy Carter. As a child, she accompanied her family to Sao Paulo, Brazil, to serve as missionaries. After graduating from high…
Richard Franklin Bailey
Mar 28, 1943 - Aug 24, 2024
Richard Franklin Bailey, 81, of Owensboro, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2024 while under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. He was born March 28, 1943 in Terre Haute, Indiana to the late Elmer Franklin and Dorothy Irene McCrocklin Bailey. Richard was retired as a welder with Inland Steel and…
