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Zelda Vaenita Stringer
Aug 19, 1917 - Dec 20, 2014
Zelda V. Stringer, 97, of Owensboro, passed from this world to a better place Saturday, December 20, 2014 at the Hermitage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born August 19, 1917 to the late Arch and Dora Lee Morgan Bivens. She was a life-long member of the former Mt. Zion United Methodist Church and was…
Donna Kay Nave
- Dec 20, 2014
Donna Kay Nave of Owensboro passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Born in Daviess County, the daughter of the late Earl and Mary Crouch, Donna graduated from Daviess County High School. She worked at Field Packing Company and for many years with the Owensboro Board of Education. She was an…
Mark Anthony Pierce
Oct 23, 1971 - Dec 19, 2014
Mark Anthony Pierce, 43, of Owensboro, passed away December 19, 2014 at his home. He was born October 23, 1971 in Owensboro to the late Lawrence and Mary Bullington Pierce. Mark was employed most of his life as a landscaper and gardener (growing things and building landscapes were his passion). He enjoyed riding with his…
Lillian P. Jackson Horton
Nov 28, 1930 - Dec 19, 2014
Lillian P. Jackson Horton, 84, of Utica, passed away Friday, December 19, 2014 at the Owensboro Center. She was born November 28, 1930 in Ohio Co., to the late Charles and Dora Tucker Jackson. She was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing, quilting, flower gardening, and working in the yard. She was also preceded in death…
Baylee K. Shaw
Aug 19, 2014 - Dec 16, 2014
Baylee K Shaw, 3 months, passed away December 16, 2014 at her home. She was born on August 19, 2014 to James Shaw and Crystal Kramer. Baylee had a beautiful laugh and smile. She also loved cooing and bath time. Baylee was preceded in death by her great-grandfathers, Melvin Woodruff and Grandpa Bob; great-grandmother, Georgia…
Albert G. Rauscher
Nov 26, 1952 - Dec 16, 2014
Albert G. Rauscher, Jr. (Al) peacefully lost his battle with cancer on December 16, 2014. Al was born on November 26, 1952 to the late Albert G. Rauscher, Sr. and the late Eleanor (Zillner) Rauscher in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.Al attended and graduated from Sheboygan North High School in 1971. He also enlisted in the United States…
Mabel Simmons Amos
Jan 20, 1919 - Dec 13, 2014
Mabel Simmons Amos, 95, of Owensboro, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2014 in Owensboro. She was born January 20, 1919 in Breckenridge Co., KY to the late William Allen and May Watlington Simmons. She retired from the General Electric Co. after 30 years of service. She was a long-time member of Third Baptist Church…
Anita A. Newman
Aug 5, 1941 - Dec 12, 2014
Anita Ann Newman, 73, of Owensboro, died Friday, December 12, 2014 at her home. She was born in Madisonville, Kentucky to the late Jesse and Juanita Harmon.Anita graduated from Central High School and in 1975 she graduated from Owensboro School for Practical Nursing. Following her work in nursing she spent twenty years in child care…
Philip Riney
Nov 5, 1924 - Dec 10, 2014
Rev. Philip Riney, 90, of Owensboro passed away December 10, 2014 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Born in Owensboro, a son of the late Len and Ermine Mulligan Riney, he attended St. Joseph Grade School and St. Francis High School. He entered seminary at St. Mary's College in Kentucky from which he graduated, and was…
Annalita Lancaster
- Dec 9, 2014
Maple Mount Sister Annalita Lancaster, 91, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Dec. 9, 2014, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 71st year of religious life. She was a native of Vine Grove.Sister Annalita was a tireless and cheerful leader in whatever she attempted, always keeping the spirit of Saint Angela Merici and…
