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Nora Choate Bedwell
Dec 4, 1923 - Aug 5, 2010
Nora Choate Bedwell, 86, of Owensboro (formerly of Earlington) passed away Thursday, August 5, 2010 at the Owensboro Medical Health System. Born December 4, 1923 in Earlington, she was the daughter of the late Urnel and Eula McGregor Choate; was retired from the Hopkins County Board of Education where she was the secretary at Earlington…
Vickie Cravens
Sep 12, 1950 - Aug 5, 2010
Sister Vickie Cravens, OSUMaple Mount Sister Vickie Cravens, 59, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Aug. 5 in Owensboro, in her 13th year of religious life. She was a native of Lebanon, Mo.Sister Vickie ministered in the Ursuline archives from the time she entered the community in 1997, serving as director of the…
Hunter Emmons Clark
Sep 15, 1918 - Aug 5, 2010
Hunter Emmons Clark, 91, of Owensboro, formerly of Catlettsburg, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, August 5, 2010 at his home. Born in Pineville, Kentucky, a son of the late Oran Sharp Clark and Lillie Mae McKee Clark, his family moved to Ashland, where he grew up in the family funeral home and was a licensed funeral…
Dorotha Mae Wimsatt Austin
Jul 5, 1918 - Aug 5, 2010
Dorotha Mae Wimsatt Austin, 92, of Owensboro passed away Thursday, August 5, 2010 at the Hillcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born July 5, 1918 in Daviess County, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Nora Vance Wimsatt; was retired from Foust Junior High School where she worked in the lunchroom; and was a…
John William Hendricks
Feb 5, 1951 - Aug 4, 2010
John W. Hendricks of Owensboro passed away Wednesday, August 4 after a lengthy illness. John was born February 5, 1951 in Owensboro the son of Fred Hendricks and Mary Ruth Hendricks. He worked many years in Owensboro as a Boilermaker, worked in the construction business in Owensboro as well as Florida and was a certified…
Margaret Mary Fulkerson
Oct 6, 1916 - Aug 3, 2010
Margaret Mary Wooldridge Fulkerson, 93, (formerly of Owensboro) passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at the Park Lane Care Center in Wentzville, MO. Born October 6, 1916 in Rome, KY, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Genrose Floyd Wooldridge; was a homemaker; and was a member of Blessed Mother Catholic Church. Mrs.…
Louise Polk Falls
Jan 10, 1928 - Aug 3, 2010
Louise Polk Falls, 82, of Owensboro, KY, passed away on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 in Gallatin, TN.She was born in Tobinsport, IN to the late Carl and Vera Polk. Mrs. Falls was a devoted Christian, wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoyed gardening, traveling and cooking for her family. She was preceded in death by her…
Lucille Simon Goetz
Nov 9, 1916 - Aug 3, 2010
Lucille Simon Goetz, 93, of Owensboro, Kentucky died Tuesday, August 03, 2010, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born on November 9, 1916, in Daviess County to the late Edwin and Irene Reising Simon. Mrs. Goetz was a homemaker and a member of Blessed Mother Catholic Church. She was also preceded in death by…
David Michael Gilliland
Apr 25, 1958 - Aug 1, 2010
David Michael Gilliland, 52, of Owensboro, died Sunday, August 1, 2010 at Meadowbrook Care Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. David who was a native of Birmingham, Alabama, was a chemical engineer for Dart Polymers in Owensboro. Raised in Decatur, Georgia, he was a 1981 graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology, and loved his work. He said…
Robert Stuart
Dec 5, 1922 - Aug 1, 2010
Robert "Bobby" Stuart, Jr., 87, of Owensboro, died Sunday, August 1, 2010, at the Hermitage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born December 5, 1922 to the late Robert and Ruth Mosley Stuart in Daviess County. As a second generation dairy farmer, he helped found Stuartvale Farms, which bottled and processed milk that was delivered…
