Obituaries
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Mary Louise Knott
Sep 22, 1929 - May 3, 2014
Sister Mary Louise Knott, 84, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 53rd year of religious life. She was a native of Browns Valley.Sister Mary Louise was a teacher and a parish minister, but was best known in recent years for her wonderful sewing…
Lawrence Edward Pierce
Mar 6, 1943 - May 3, 2014
Lawrence Edward Pierce, Jr. 71 of Owensboro passed away May 2, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Owensboro on Mar. 6, 1943 to Lawrence and Lena Pierce. He served in the United States Air Force during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was employed at a China Factory in the 60's, The Chicago Tribune…
Bobby Y. Newton
May 28, 1934 - Apr 30, 2014
Bobby Y. "Peewee" Newton, 79, of Owensboro, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Riverside Manor in Calhoun, Kentucky. He was born in Daviess County to the late Ernest Y. and Anna M. Newton.After his retirement from Whitehall Furniture in 1994 Bobby very much enjoyed his part time work as a custodian at the…
Norma Kathryn Bowen
Jul 6, 1919 - Apr 28, 2014
Norma Kathryn Bowen, 94, of Owensboro passed away Monday, April 28, 2014 at her home following a brief illness. Born in Kansas, a daughter of the late Robert and Louise Wohloeb Vogel, she was raised in Spencer County, Indiana. She attended the one room school at Elm Corner and there scored 13 points for the…
Donnie Joe McMahan
Jul 12, 1938 - Apr 26, 2014
Donnie Joe "Stalker" McMahan passed away April 26, 2014 at his home in Utica, KY. He was born on July 12, 1938 to the late George and Mary McMahan. Donnie Joe retired from UPS after working 35 years as a truck driver. He was one that enjoyed spending time on the road with his motorcycle.…
Charles William Crafton
Mar 3, 1927 - Apr 23, 2014
Colonel (Ret) Charles William "Bill" Crafton, 87, of Owensboro, passed away on April 23, 2014 at home surrounded by those that meant the most to him, his family. Bill will be greatly missed as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and civil servant for us all. He was born on March 3, 1927 in…
John M. Hamilton
Feb 1, 1946 - Apr 23, 2014
John M. Hamilton, 68, of Owensboro, was called home to be with the Lord on April, 23, 2014, at his residence. He was born February 1, 1946 to the late Paul and Pauline Hines Hamilton, was of the Catholic faith, and a parishioner of St. Joseph and Paul Catholic Church. John grew up on a…
Crocia K. Eldridge
Jun 26, 1946 - Apr 19, 2014
Crocia K. Eldridge, 67, of Owensboro went to be with the Lord April 18, 2014 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born in Owensboro on June 26, 1946 to Paris and Connie Davis Kessinger. Crocia loved to travel and spent a lot on time on the road with her husband, Gernie, while he worked…
Hal Coleman Miller
Sep 26, 1923 - Apr 18, 2014
Hal Coleman Miller, 90, of Owensboro died peacefully in his sleep on Friday, April 18, 2014. Miller was born Sept. 26, 1923 in Owensboro to Thomas Palmer Miller Sr. and Pansy Head Miller. Hal Miller was a veteran of World War II, where he served with the 297th Engineer Combat Battalion throughout the European theater…
Mary Pheobe Riney Ebelhar
Mar 28, 1921 - Apr 17, 2014
Mary Pheobe Riney Ebelhar, 93, of Owensboro, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Daviess County to the late Guerdon and Mabel Riney.Mary Pheobe was a loving and dedicated homemaker and a devoted member of St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church. Through the years,…
