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Fairy Juetta Hayden Ford
Jul 8, 1939 - Nov 18, 2012
Fairy Juetta Hayden Ford, 73, of Owensboro passed away Sunday, November 18, 2012 at the Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Daviess County on July 8, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Ruben and Fairy Cox Hayden; was retired from HON; and was a member of First Baptist Church. Ms. Ford…
Penny L. Horn
Jul 2, 1970 - Nov 17, 2012
Penny L. Horn, 42, of Owensboro, passed away on November 17,2012 at her residence. She was born in Daviess County to the late Frankie L. Horn, Sr. and Alice Louise (Faught) Horn.She was a graduate of Daviess County High. Penny enjoyed cross stitching, word puzzle books, dirt track racing and playing all sorts of games.…
Cecilia Johnson Hawkins
Mar 16, 1927 - Nov 17, 2012
Cecilia Johnson Hawkins, 85, of Owensboro, died Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Kindred Nursing. She was born in Daviess County to the late, Titus and Petronilla (Speaks) Johnson. Cecilia retired from General Electric and later work for Moonlite as a cashier. She loved taking care of her family and thoroughly enjoyed taking her sons on…
Frances Omega Whitaker
Apr 27, 1922 - Nov 17, 2012
Frances Omega Whitaker, 90, of Owensboro, passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Hermitage Care and Rehab Center. She was born in Owensboro to the late Roxie and Guy Ambrose.Omega was a lifetime member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church where she had helped run the Vacation Bible School and played the piano and organ for…
B.M. Bradley
Sep 8, 1932 - Nov 16, 2012
Bennie "Don" McDonald Bradley, 80, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, November 16, 2012 at his home. Don was born September 8, 1932 in High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina to the late Bennie J. and Annie Louise (Sledge) Bradley. He married Barbara Jean Hargrove on December 4, 1954, in Hopkinsville, KY. She preceded him in…
Bette Carol Robinson Youngman
Aug 5, 1921 - Nov 14, 2012
Bette Carol Youngman, 91, of Brownsboro Park, Louisville, Kentucky, passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 in Louisville after a brief illness. She was born August 5, 1921 in Maceo, Kentucky to Clyde A. and Merl Ellis Robinson. She was preceded in death by her parents, by her husband, Dean G. Youngman, and by her…
Jerry Wayne Fortner
Mar 14, 1959 - Nov 13, 2012
Jerry Wayne Fortner, 53, of Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at the Philadelphia Cancer Treatment Center of America in Philadelphia, PA. He was born on March 14, 1959 in Daviess Co., KY to the late Bobby Joe and JoAnn Woodward Fortner. Jerry worked in maintenance for Century Aluminum Co. and had been…
John Wesley Tullis
Jan 8, 1963 - Nov 13, 2012
John Wesley Tullis, 49 of Owensboro, died Tuesday, November 13 at his home. John was a native of Geff, Illinois, graduated from Fairfield High in Illinois, then graduated from Kentucky Wesleyan College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice before going on to Northern Kentucky University Salmon B. Chase School of Law. He…
Mark Anthony Gabis
Aug 11, 1948 - Nov 12, 2012
Mark A. Gabis, 64, of Owensboro, died Monday, November 12, 2012, at his residence. Mark was born in Steubenville, Ohio, to the late Anthony and Agnes Yoka Gabis. He was President and CEO of Daymar Colleges Group, Daymar College and Daymar Institute from March 17, 1995. Prior to his association with Daymar College he served…
Thelma Sue Smith Bennett
Mar 8, 1922 - Nov 11, 2012
Thelma Sue Bennett, 90, of Owensboro, died Sunday, November 11, 2012, at Twin Rivers Nursing Home. She was born in Owensboro to the late John Allen and Viola Thelma Truman Smith. Thelma sue retired from W.R. Grace, was a Kentucky Colonel and was a member of Settle Memorial United Methodist Church since 1931 where she…
