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Betsy Leibfried Guffey
Apr 25, 1925 - Jan 29, 2012
Betsy Leibfried Guffey, 86, of Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, January 29, at her home with her family. She was born on April 25, 1925 in Daviess Co., KY to the late William and Verna Mae Stewart Leibfried. She was a graduate of Daviess County High School and worked in Indianapolis in support of the…
William Leslie Eans
Jun 21, 1931 - Jan 28, 2012
William Leslie "Bill" Eans, Jr., 80, of Owensboro, passed away on January 28, 2012 at Owensboro Place. He was born in Daviess County to the late William Leslie Eans, Sr. and Delia P. (James) Eans. Bill was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. As a young man Bill owned and operated a barber…
Stephen M. Ray
May 30, 1951 - Jan 27, 2012
Stephen M. "Steve" Ray, 60, of Maceo, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2012 at his home with his family around him. He was born on May 30, 1951 in Daviess Co., KY to the late McAdoo and Margaret Hazelwood Ray. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of the Viet Nam War and received…
James L. Jollay
Jan 10, 1944 - Jan 27, 2012
James L. Jollay, 68, of Owensboro passed away peacefully at home on January 27, 2012.James was born in Daviess County, KY on January 10, 1944 the son of the late Wilford Jollay and Helen Coons Jollay.James was a member of the Pleasant Memorial Baptist Church, he loved to play baseball, having played in the Little…
Raphael Michael Ebelhar
May 20, 1930 - Jan 26, 2012
Raphael M. Ebelhar, 81, of Owensboro, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born in Rome, KY to the late Michael S. and Antoinette (Weber) Ebelhar. Raphael was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War (1950-1953).He was an owner and one of the founders of Pasture Belt…
Irma Mae Green
Sep 11, 1931 - Jan 23, 2012
Irma Mae Green, 80, of Owensboro, passed away on Monday January 23, 2012 at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born on September 11, 1931 in a farm house in West Salem, Ohio to the late Bryan Wesley and Ruth Pearl Schaad Dreiblebis. She graduated from Congress School in West Salem in 1949. She was…
Ray Curtis Peyton
Feb 4, 1945 - Jan 22, 2012
Ray Peyton, 66, of Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Daviess Co. to the late John K. and Rena M. (Pulliam) Peyton. Ray was a US Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He retired from Western Kentucky Energy (Big Rivers) and was a member of the…
John Curtis Flinn
Nov 28, 1917 - Jan 21, 2012
John C. Flinn, Jr., 94, (formerly of Owensboro) passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Hope Hospice in Cape Coral, FL. Born November 28, 1917 in Wilmington, Delaware, he was in the first class to graduate from Pierre S. DuPont High School and designed the senior class ring. As a young adventurer, he loved sailing…
Elaine Byrne
May 28, 1946 - Jan 20, 2012
Maple Mount Sister Elaine Byrne, 65, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Jan. 20 at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 47th year of religious life. She was a native of Curdsville.Sister Elaine was a creative and talented teacher and liturgy planner, and much loved by her students, friends and family. She taught at…
Joseph Richard McDaniel
May 25, 1937 - Jan 19, 2012
Joseph Richard McDaniel, Jr., 74, of Owensboro passed away Thursday, January 19, 2012 at his home. Born in Owensboro on May 25, 1937, he was a lifelong resident of Owensboro. He was the son of the late Joseph Richard McDaniel, Sr., a deputy sheriff in the 1930's and Anna Lou Smith McDaniel both of whom…
