Obituaries
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Evelyn Menser Simpson
Oct 9, 1927 - Mar 13, 2024
Evelyn Menser Simpson, 96 years old, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, peacefully at Twin Rivers Nursing Center in Owensboro, Kentucky. She was born in Hopkins County on October 9, 1927. Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband Thomas M. Simpson and her son Barton Simpson. She was the daughter of the late Marion…
Kathy Johnson
May 29, 1957 - Mar 13, 2024
Kathy Johnson, 66, of Owensboro passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born on May 29, 1957 to the late Robert and Merlene Hall. Kathy loved watching her son and nephews race cars. She also enjoyed playing cards (and winning), and hosting cookouts. Most of…
Billy Joe Smith
May 1, 1938 - Mar 13, 2024
Billy Joe Smith, 85, of Owensboro passed away March 13, 2024. After 27 years of service as a meter reader, he retired from Owensboro Municipal Utilities. He spent his life devoted to his family. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ellen, and several siblings. He is survived by his wife of almost 60…
Sister Deborah Lynn Masterman
Jun 22, 1949 - Mar 11, 2024
Sister Deborah Lynn Masterman, 74, of Owensboro passed away Monday, March 11, 2024, at Twin Rivers Nursing and Rehab. The St. Paul, Minnesota native was born June 22, 1949, as one of six children to the late Russell and Dorothy Powell Masterman. Deborah graduated from Alexander Ramsey Senior High School and attended the University of…
Bobby Gene Burgess
Jan 24, 1935 - Mar 8, 2024
Bobby Gene “Bob” Burgess, 89, of Owensboro, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2024 at Baptist Health Hospital in Lexington. He was born January 24, 1935 in Monticello, Wayne County and lived most of his life in Owensboro. Bobby was preceded in death by his 1st wife of 51 years, Mary Sue Burgess, brother Edwin…
David L. Hall
Jul 8, 1953 - Mar 6, 2024
David L. Hall, 70, of Owensboro, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2024, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center. He was born July 8, 1953, in Dubois, IN, to the late Lewis Emery Sr. and Thelma Ruth Hall. David retired from Titan Contracting after 29 years. He was a selfless, funny man, who found therapy in…
Kathryn "Kay" E. (Sanford) Meisenhelder
Aug 30, 1926 - Mar 5, 2024
Kay Sanford Meisenhelder, 97, of Owensboro, went to Cleveland Tuesday, March 5, 2024 while under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. She was born August 30, 1926 in Simpsonville, KY, to the late Harry and Miranda Perry Sanford. She married her husband of 59 years, Paul Albert “Jake” Meisenhelder in 1946…
Paul A. Payne
Jul 29, 1955 - Mar 4, 2024
Paul Adrian Payne, 68, of Knottsville, KY passed away on March 4, 2024, peacefully at home with his beloved wife, Karen, and his children by his side. Early that morning, the clouds lifted, and Paul was welcomed to his eternal life in Heaven. Paul, the youngest of three sons, was born on July 29, 1955, to…
Archie Kyle Kuykendall-Brown
- Mar 4, 2024
Archie Kyle Kuykendall-Brown was born sleeping with his angel wings on March 4, 2024, in Owensboro, Kentucky. Archie was a beautiful, precious little boy with the sweetest cheeks and the curliest strawberry-blonde hair.Archie is survived by his parents, Kaitlyn Kuykendall and Corey Brown; his siblings, Jaylen Kuykendall, Zaeden Kuykendall, and Paisley Brown; maternal grandparents, Janel…
Patsy Gaddis Bidwell
Nov 27, 1939 - Mar 4, 2024
Patsy Gaddis Bidwell, 84, of Owensboro, died March 4, 2024, while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born in Muhlenberg County on November 27, 1939, to the late Luther and Ida Vanell Carr. She spent her early childhood in Martwick, Kentucky, before moving to Owensboro, where she remained for the rest…
