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Presley Andrew Bullington
Oct 16, 1941 - Sep 20, 2025
Presley Andrew Bullington, age 83, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, September 20, 2025. Born on October 16, 1941, in Henderson County. Presley was the son of the late Phillip and Edna Bullington. He was raised in Stanley and spent the remainder of his life in Owensboro.Presley was preceded in death by his wives…
Judy Faye Peak
Aug 8, 1948 - Sep 20, 2025
Judy F. Peak, 77, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, September 20, 2025, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. The Daviess County native was born August 8, 1948, as one of six children to the late Herman Joseph Durbin and Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Montgomery Durbin. Judy graduated from Owensboro Catholic High School with the class of 1966…
Justin Beam
May 13, 1972 - Sep 19, 2025
Justin Beam, 53, passed away the morning of September 19, 2025, following a brief illness. Justin was a 1990 graduate of Apollo High School and later earned two associate degrees from Owensboro Community and Technical College. His deep compassion for animals led him to work at both an animal hospital and a local shelter, where…
David Wayne Bell
Jan 17, 1961 - Sep 19, 2025
David Wayne Bell, 64, of Owensboro, passed away, Friday, September 19, 2025, under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. He was born January 17, 1961, to the late Herbert Bell and Mary Helen Gaddis. David retired from Owensboro Health Regional Hospital after 15 years in maintenance.David's love for his family was…
Roy Lee Adams, Sr.
Nov 9, 1933 - Sep 19, 2025
Roy Lee Adams Sr, 91, of Owensboro passed away peacefully Friday, September 19, 2025, at Cedarhurst Senior Living. He was born November 9, 1933, in Sharp County, Arkansas, to the late John F. Adams and Cecil Margaret Chacey Adams, and grew up as one of ten siblings. He married the late Catherine Dunlap Adams in…
Gilbert Wayne Lawrence
Jun 16, 1949 - Sep 19, 2025
Gilbert Wayne Lawrence, 76, of Owensboro, passed away on September 19, 2025. He was born in Tell City, Indiana, on June 16, 1949, to the late Gilbert and Frieda Allen Lawrence.Wayne grew up in Cairo, Kentucky, and devoted his career to the mining industry, retiring from Highwall Coal Mining.He was an avid NASCAR fan, always…
Anita Faye Travis
Feb 4, 1936 - Sep 19, 2025
Anita Faye Travis, 89, of Owensboro, passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on September 19, 2025.She was born on February 4, 1936, in Ohio County, Kentucky, to the late Jake and Thelma Brey Shelton. A graduate of Saint Anthony School in Bearhill, Anita began her career at General Electric, where she worked until…
Mary Thelma Pence Mattingly
Aug 3, 1941 - Sep 19, 2025
Mary Thelma Pence Mattingly, 84, passed away at her home on September 19, 2025, under the watchful eyes of her children, grandchildren and siblings.Thelma was born in Knottsville on August 3, 1941, to the late Bob and Charlesetta Johnson Pence. She worked for many years in the cafeteria at Mary Carrico School and at the…
Edward Van Mierlo
Nov 30, 1944 - Sep 18, 2025
Edward Van Mierlo, 80, of Owensboro, passed away on September 18, 2025, while under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky.He was born on November 30, 1944, in St. Louis, Missouri, to the late Edward and Virginia Baumgartner Van Mierlo.Edward grew up in St. Louis and graduated from Bishop DuBourg Catholic High…
Mary Ida Witter
Jun 30, 1931 - Sep 17, 2025
Mary Ida Witter, 94, of Owensboro, passed away peacefully on September 17, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 30, 1931, in Birmingham, Alabama, and was the daughter of the late Charles and Virginia Alston Cunningham.Along with her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sister, Jean Ledbetter.Mary was…
