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William J. Hamilton
Sep 24, 1920 - Oct 13, 2013
William J. Hamilton, 93, of Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2013, at his home. He was born on September 24, 1920, in Ohio Co., KY to the late J. W. and Mattie Stevens Hamilton. He was of the Baptist faith and was retired from the former Murphy-Miller Co. and the Hon Co. William…
Yoshua E. Phillips
Oct 28, 1985 - Oct 13, 2013
Yoshua E. Phillips, 27, of Owensboro, Kentucky, died October 13, 2013. He was born in Bellevue, Washington and was a passionate artist. Yosh was a musical prodigy, there was not an instrument that he could not play, he was very smart and creative which showed through his talent of writing and drawing. Very funny and…
Jean Gertrude Mudd
Aug 21, 1921 - Oct 13, 2013
Sister Jean Gertrude Mudd, 92, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died October 13, 2013, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 72nd year of religious life. She was a native of Fredericktown. An educator for 49 years, Sister Jean Gertrude was "little but mighty" and always encouraged her young students to learn. She began…
Neal Branch
Jan 23, 1953 - Oct 12, 2013
Neal Branch, 60, of Owensboro died Saturday, October 12, 2013 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born in Evansville, IN to Alfred and Marcille Kirsteen Branch. Neal graduated from South Spencer High School, was an auto-body technician at Cambron's Body Shop, and he loved fixing up old cars and playing with his dog. Neal…
Rhonda Kaye Roberts
Mar 20, 1960 - Oct 11, 2013
Rhonda Kaye Roberts, 53, died October 11, 2013 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Rhonda was born in Henderson, KY on March 20th, 1960 to Ronald and Louise Denton. She was a devoted, loving housewife, Mother and Nana and was of the Methodist Faith. She also enjoyed gardening, holidays, her dogs and spending time with her…
William Russell Jones
Jan 28, 1959 - Oct 10, 2013
William Russell "Russ" Jones, 54, of Woodstock, Georgia died on October 10, 2013 at his home. He was born in Owensboro, Kentucky. Russ attended the University of Kentucky before becoming employed by IBM where he worked as a marketing specialist. He retired from IBM after 32 years of dedicated service. Russ was affectionately known to…
Bradley Emil Anderson
Feb 14, 1953 - Oct 9, 2013
Bradley ''Boo Boo'' Emil Anderson, 60, of Owensboro died Wednesday, October 9, 2013 in Dalton, GA. He was born in Jamestown, NY to Martin Anderson, a Silver Star-honored veteran of WWII, and Dorothy Gerber Anderson, an educator. A bright student and avid tennis player, Brad left Jamestown to study Communications at Lindenwood College and later…
W. F. Eyster
Jul 23, 1944 - Oct 9, 2013
W. F. "Jason" Eyster, 69 of Utica, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born on July 23, 1944 in Torrence, CA to the late Richard C. and Elsie Margaret Clayton Eyster. Jason had worked as a welder for Pilot Steel and was a member of Sorgho Baptist…

Benita A. Eaton Brown
Jun 21, 1936 - Oct 8, 2013
Benita A. Eaton Brown, 77, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born on June 21, 1936 in Livermore to the late Ben W. and Shirley Taylor Eaton. Benita was retired as a secretary for the Daviess Co. Extension Office. She was a member of Owensboro Christian Church…
Mary Helen Bove
Nov 24, 1923 - Oct 8, 2013
Mary Helen Bove, 89, of Kissimmee, FL, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2013. She was born on November 24, 1923, in Owensboro, KY, to the late Herbert and Ada Frances Cissel Wathen. She was a kind and loving person, and had a special zest for life. She loved to garden, dance, socialize with friends in…