Obituaries
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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…
Joseph Franklin Blackham
May 23, 1940 - Jul 27, 2024
Joseph F. Blackham, III, 84, of Owensboro passed away after a prolonged illness on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at the Heartford House under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. The Flushing, New York native was born May 23, 1940, to the late Joseph F. Blackham Jr. and Dorothea Bateman Blackham. Joe…
Gregory "AJ" Allen Ferguson Jr.
Feb 7, 1998 - Jul 26, 2024
Gregory “AJ” Allen Ferguson Jr., 26, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, July 26, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born February 7, 1998, to Greg Sr. and Jana Ferguson. AJ graduated in the class of 2016 from Apollo High School and was currently employed at Drakes. He was lovingly known as “Jerome” by some…
Mignon Backstrom
Nov 5, 1958 - Jul 25, 2024
Melissa Mignon Clark Backstrom, 65, of Owensboro, passed away on July 25, 2024, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born to the late Carl Wilson Clark and Martha Goodson Clark on November 5, 1958, in Grenada, Mississippi.Mignon graduated from the University of Mississippi and then moved…
David Wayne Payne
Mar 23, 1969 - Jul 25, 2024
David W. Payne, 55, of Owensboro, passed away July 25, 2024, at his home while under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. He was born March 23, 1969 in Daviess County to the late William X. and Grace Morton Payne. David was retired from the Regional Water Resource Agency after 26…
