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Leslie Kay Wink
Oct 29, 1965 - Oct 10, 2010
Leslie Wink, 44, of Utica, passed away Sunday, October 10, 2010 at Owensboro Medical Health System following a very brief illness. Leslie was born in Livermore, a daughter of Douglas Wells and Billie June Fitts Wells. She was a graduate of McLean County High School. Leslie was a nurturer whose care was focused on her…
Marion Joseph Roberts
May 19, 1954 - Oct 7, 2010
Marion Joseph Roberts, 56, of Owensboro passed away Thursday, October 7, 2010 at his sister's home in Hartford. Born in Daviess County on May 19, 1954, he was the son of the late Joseph L. Roberts and Mary Dorothy Millay Roberts; was an equipment operator at McElroy's Metals; and was a catholic attending St. Pius…
Loryene E. Litton
Dec 21, 1938 - Oct 5, 2010
Loryene Litton, 71, of Philpot, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at her home. She was born on December 21, 1938 in West Virginia. She and her husband co-owned Keystone Renting and Leasing and she also had been involved in dairy farming back in Pennsylvania. She enjoyed buying, remodeling, and reselling homes with her…
Emily Thomas
Dec 16, 1930 - Oct 5, 2010
After a two-year struggle with liver cancer, Emily Mayhall Thomas, 79, of Owensboro died on October 6, surrounded by her beloved family: her husband of 54 years, Joe Thomas, and her daughters, Sharon Thomas Lowe of Owensboro and Karen Thomas Smith of Ifrane, Morocco. Other survivors include a brother, David Mayhall of Magee, Mississippi, her…
Jason C. Terry
Aug 16, 1971 - Oct 5, 2010
Jason C. Terry, 39, of Owensboro, passed away suddenly on October 5, 2010 at Owensboro Medical Health System. Born in Owensboro, he was a 1990 graduate of Owensboro Catholic High School where he excelled in basketball and baseball. Known affectionately as both Dog and Smiley, he holds the record for the most steals by an…
Ruth T. Ruth
May 11, 1916 - Oct 5, 2010
Mrs. Ruth T. Ruth, 94, of Owensboro, passed away here Tuesday, October 5, 2010. Born May 11, 1916 in Obion County, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Julius Tucker and Maude Caldwell Tucker, she retired as the vault custodian of the former Owensboro National Bank and was a member of Settle Memorial United Methodist Church…
Chester H. Kruger
Feb 8, 1918 - Oct 5, 2010
Chester H. Kruger, 92, of Newman, died Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at Hermitage Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was born February 8, 1918 to the late C.W. and Margaret Miller Kruger in Daviess County. He was an Army Veteran of WW II, and was present at D-Day, and served under General Patton during the Battle…
Doris Marie Foster
May 3, 1925 - Oct 4, 2010
Doris Goode Foster, 85, of 1205 Leitchfield Rd., Owensboro, passed away on Monday, October 4, 2010 at Owensboro Place Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Reed, Ky. to the late Dennie L. and Nellie Bast Goode. She was of the Baptist faith and retired from the Hon Co. In her earlier years, she…
Cliffie Mae Rock Lee
Jul 1, 1927 - Oct 3, 2010
Cliffie Mae Rock Lee, 83, of Owensboro died Sunday, October 3, 2010 at the Ohio County Hospital. Cliffie was a native of Ohio County, born July 1, 1927 to the late, Rowan and Margaret Ruth (Stalsworth) Rock. She was a longtime secretary for Daviess County High School, and retired from Daviess County High as a…
Nancy Jo Bickett
Jul 10, 1937 - Oct 2, 2010
Nancy Jo Bickett, 73, of Knottsville, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born on July 10, 1937 in Jefferson Co., Ky. to the late Hoover and Margaret Sublett Hester. She was a member of St. Williams and St. Lawrence Catholic Churches and was a homemaker. She loved…
