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Roberta Schuler Schaefer
Sep 21, 1922 - Mar 17, 2011
Roberta "Bobbi" Schaefer, 88, of Owensboro passed away Thursday, March 17, 2011 at Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach, FL. Mrs. Schaefer was born in Cairo, IL and grew up in Mound City, IL. Following her graduation from Linden Wood College, she taught school in southern Illinois and at Lincoln School in Owensboro. She…
Marvon W. Spencer
Sep 24, 1931 - Mar 17, 2011
Marvon W. Spencer, 79, of Owensboro, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born on September 24, 1931 in Glendale, Ky. He was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War, having served for 20 years before retiring in Owensboro in 1968 as the U. S. Army…
Jane Talmage Hocker Anderson
Dec 25, 1940 - Mar 15, 2011
Jane Talmage Hocker Anderson, 70, of Owensboro, Kentucky died March 15, 2011, at her residence surrounded by the family she loved so much. Jane was a fighter, surviving three types of cancer for more than six years. Her determination, strength and will to endure so many treatments was amazing. Jane's spirit and optimism were an…
William C. Potts
Nov 27, 1941 - Mar 15, 2011
William C. "Bill" Potts, 69, of Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born on November 27, 1941 in Breckenridge Co., Ky. to the late William Francis and Velma Mae Basham Potts. He was a member of Sts Joseph and Paul Catholic Church and was a retired…
Margaret Lee Cox
May 1, 1935 - Mar 14, 2011
Margaret Lee Cox, 75, of Owensboro died Monday, March 14, 2011 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Margaret was born May 1, 1935 in Lewisport, Kentucky to the late George and Mayme (Patterson) Roberts. She had worked at General Electric, Owensboro Cannery and the Executive Inn. She enjoyed playing guitar and singing, being with her family and…
Donald Ray Miller
Jan 13, 1953 - Mar 13, 2011
Donald Ray Miller, 58, of Haynes Avenue, Owensboro, died Sunday, March 13, 2011 at his home. He was a native of Daviess County, born to the late Donald and Josephine (Young) Sr. He worked for Old South Barbeque on Highway 54. He enjoyed his work, and he and his wife went dancing at Ohio County…
Betty Hight Spurrier
Oct 12, 1927 - Mar 13, 2011
Betty Hight Spurrier, 83, formerly of Park Regency, Owensboro, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2011. Born in Neodesha, Kansas, a daughter of the late Clyde B. and Mary Theresa Magen Hight, Mrs. Spurrier was a member of First Baptist Church and a former member of Whitesville Baptist Church. After retiring as the receptionist for Daviess…
Linda Lou Cain Palmer
Sep 2, 1950 - Mar 12, 2011
Linda Cain Palmer, 60, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, March 12, 2011 at the Owensboro Medical Health System. Born in Owensboro on September 2, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Frances Fenwick Cain; was a member of Crosspointe Baptist Church; and had worked at the Carmel Home and Owensboro Daviess…
John D. Byrne
Aug 15, 1941 - Mar 12, 2011
John D. Byrne, Jr., 69, of Owensboro, Kentucky, died Saturday, March 12, 2011, at Owensboro Medical Health System. Mr. Byrne was retired from General Electric Co./MPD Inc and had worked at Barton Brands Ltd. He was preceded in death by his parents, John D. Byrne, Sr. and Anna Marie Coomes Byrne and by his grandson,…
Susan Wimsatt Davis
Sep 30, 1921 - Mar 12, 2011
Susan Genevieve Wimsatt Davis, 89, of Owensboro, Kentucky died Saturday, March 12, 2011, at Bon Harbor Nursing Home. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and had retired from General Electric after 44 years. Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her husband, Ivan A. Davis, her parents, Clarence E. and…
