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Virginia Jane White Murray
Dec 19, 1924 - Dec 9, 2010
Virginia Jane White Murray, 85, of Owensboro passed away Thursday, December 9, 2010 at the Newburgh Health Care Center. Born in Daviess County on December 19, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Sue McQuady White; was the former owner operator of the Little Red Hen Dress Shop in Owensboro; and was…
Ann OBryan Bresler
Jan 21, 1928 - Dec 9, 2010
Ann George O'Bryan Bresler, 82, died Dec. 9, 2010, at her home in Owensboro. She was born Jan. 21, 1928, in Owensboro, the daughter of Henry Elmore and Louise Medley O'Bryan and sister of Henry E. O'Bryan, of Owensboro, and the late Parker O'Bryan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Martin Bresler.…
Judith Ann Rollberg Goodman
Sep 21, 1941 - Dec 9, 2010
Judith Ann Rollberg Goodman, 69, of Owensboro, died Thursday, December 9, 2010, at her home. She was born September 21, 1941 to the late Edward M. and Janet R. Lees Rollberg in Chicago, IL. She was co-owner of Serendipidy Shop, and also worked at the Owensboro-Daviess County Library. She enjoyed arts and crafts of all…
Clarence Tucker
Mar 23, 1943 - Dec 9, 2010
Clarence Tucker, 67, of Livermore, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2010 at the Maple Manor Nursing Home in Greenville. Born in Perry County, KY, he was the son of the late Milton and Minnie Shepherd Tucker; worked as a heavy euipment operator in construction; and enjoyed fishing and hunting. Surviving are his children, Katherine Tucker,…
Dorothy Mae Troutman
May 6, 1940 - Dec 8, 2010
Dorothy Mae Troutman, 70, of Owensboro, was taken in to God's loving arms on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born on May 6, 1940 in Daviess Co., Ky. to the late Otis and Golda Devine Sparks. She was a homemaker and member of First Free Will Baptist Church. She…
Josephine Renfrow Helwig
Jan 25, 1925 - Dec 7, 2010
Josephine Renfrow Helwig, 85, of Owensboro, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at her home. Born in Butler County, a daughter of the late William Ethel Renfrow and Rebecca Ann Justice Renfrow, she retired from Sears following more than 23 years of employment. Mrs. Helwig was a member of Breckenridge Street United Methodist Church, its…
Joseph Vernon Rhodes
Mar 11, 1915 - Dec 6, 2010
The Reverend Joseph Rhodes . Age 95 passed away at the Carmel Home on December 6. He was born in Knottsville, Kentucky, the son of the late Edwin Joseph and Alma Aull Rhodes. He was a graduate of St. Francis Academy and attended St. Mary College in St. Mary, Kentucky. He received his philosophy and…
Beverly Ann Wood
Feb 26, 1949 - Dec 6, 2010
Beverly Ann Wood, 61, of Owensboro, passed away of lymphoma Monday December 6, 2010 at her home. Born in Hardinsburg, Kentucky, a daughter of Anna Elizabeth Robbins Hobbs and the late Denver Elijah Hobbs, she graduated from Breckenridge County High School in 1967 and married James Barry Wood on September 21, 1968. She and her…
Joyce Heltsley Johnson
Mar 19, 1922 - Dec 6, 2010
Joyce Heltsley Johnson, 88, of Windsor Avenue, Owensboro, died Monday, December 6, 2010 at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born in Muhlenberg County to the late George and Edna Heltsley. Joyce was a longtime member of Drakesboro Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School, and was a teacher at Drakesboro Elementary School before retiring…
Douglas Lee Thompson
Jan 18, 1939 - Dec 5, 2010
Douglas Lee Thompson, 71, of Owensboro passed away Sunday, December 5, 2010 at the Owensboro Medical Health System. Born in Miami, Fl on January 18, 1939, he was the son of the late Virgil and Marguerite Thompson; was retired from the Jackson County, GA Sheriff's Department; was a bi-vocational Baptist Minister; and was a 12-year…
