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Doyle Lee Pate
Mar 9, 1966 - Aug 9, 2010
Doyle Lee Pate, 44, of Owensboro passed away Monday, August 9, 2010 at his home. Born March 9, 1966, he was the son of Forrest Lee Pate and the late Martha Elizabeth Wilcox Pate; and had worked at Pinkerton. He enjoyed spending time with his nieces and nephews, especially playing cards with them.He is survived…
Theresa Elizabeth Brown
Oct 1, 1931 - Aug 8, 2010
Theresa Elizabeth Baptiste Brown, 78, of Lexington, Ky. passed away on Sunday, August 8, 2010 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Lexington. She was born on October 1, 1931 in Bermuda to the late Joseph E. and Jessie Moura Baptiste. She was of the Catholic faith, enjoyed knitting for her grandchildren, flower gardening, traveling, and…
Katherine Irene Fulkerson
Jan 5, 1934 - Aug 8, 2010
Katherine "Irene" Strobel Fulkerson, 76, of Fordsville, formerly of Stanley, was lifted up to Heaven on Sunday August 8, 2010, peacefully at home surrounded by her family. Irene was born on January 5, 1934 in Stanley to the late Lawrence Strobel and Nellie Sapp Strobel Gumbel. She was retired from King's Department Store and was…
Milby Harmon
Sep 13, 1927 - Aug 7, 2010
Milby Harmon, Jr., 82, of Maceo, Kentucky died Saturday, August 7, 2010 in the La Porte Regional Hospital. Mr. Harmon was born on September 13, 1927 in Evansville, Indiana to the late Milby Harmon, Sr. and Mary Della Livers Harmon. He served in the United States Army, was a sheet metal worker and co-owner of…
Lorena Elizabeth Ebelhar Stephen
Dec 31, 1921 - Aug 7, 2010
Lorena Elizabeth Stephen, 88, formerly of 405 East 23rd. St. Owensboro passed away August 7, 2010 at her home. Born in Daviess County on December 31, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Peter Jacob Ebelhar and Clara Catherine Weber Ebelhar. Following graduation from Daviess County High School, she attended and graduated from St.…
Mary Francis Batsel Green
May 9, 1918 - Aug 7, 2010
Mary Francis Batsel Green passed away on Sat. August 7, 2010. Mary was born on May 9, 1918, the daughter of the late Edmund Eli Batsel and Mabel Annie Carlisle Batsel. Mary received a Bachelor's degree from Kentucky Western Teachers' College and a Master's degree from Kentucky Western University. Mary retired after teaching high school…
Wanda Louise Baker
Dec 28, 1938 - Aug 6, 2010
Wanda Louise Baker, 71, of Old Kentucky Highway 54, Philpot, died Friday, August 6, 2010 at her home. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Her father, James W. McCarthy preceded her in death. Surviving is her husband of 54 years, Jay W. Baker, a son, Victor (Sandy) Baker of Philpot, a daughter…
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…