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Virgil C. Shepard
Jan 19, 1933 - Feb 25, 2015
Virgil C. Shepard age 82 passed away February 25, 2015 at his residence in Owensboro. Virgil was born on January 19, 1933 to Robert Cecil and Susie (Clark) Shepard in Germantown, OH. Virgil was married for 58 years to Frieda S. (Huth) Shepard. Mr. Shepard graduated from Arcanum High School, in Arcanum, OH. He received…
Carolyn Knott
Jun 29, 1943 - Feb 25, 2015
Teresa Carolyn Knott, 71, of Knottsville, passed away February 25, 2015. She was born June 29, 1943 in Sorgho, to the late Rom and Rosalie Knott. Carolyn enjoyed watching sports, especially her favorite teams, UK and the Dallas Cowboys. When she was younger, she worked at Pinocchio's and The Opportunity Center. Carolyn had a great…
Sarah Martin Purdy
Feb 13, 2015 - Feb 24, 2015
Sarah Martin Purdy, 74, of Smiths Grove, formerly of Owensboro, died February 13, 2015, at the Medical Center of Bowling Green. She was born in Owensboro to the late Benjamin C. and Mary Gilmour Martin, graduated from Indiana University where she was a member of the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, and had taught French in…
Cletus Eugene Wright
Feb 3, 1948 - Feb 23, 2015
Cletus Eugene Wright passed away on February 23, 2015 at his residence in Owensboro, he was 67 years old. Cletus was born on February 3, 1948 in Daviess County to Everett and Pearl (Young) Wright.Mr. Wright worked for GE for several years also he was a substitute teacher with the Daviess County school system. He…
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…
