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Larry R. Payne
Apr 23, 1944 - Apr 11, 2009
Larry R. Payne, 64, of Fern Terrace Lodge in Bowling Green, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at the Owensboro Place. He was born in Daviess Co., Ky. to the late Raymond Spalding and Nellie Rose Payne. He was of the Catholic faith. He was a very kind and generous person and loved working…
Mary Edna Payne
Mar 17, 1913 - Apr 10, 2009
Mary Edna Payne, 96, of Knottsville, died Friday, April 10, 2009, at Bon Harbor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born March 17, 1913, to the late Raphael and Julia Ann Wathen Johnson in Daviess County. She was a member of St. William Catholic Church and enjoyed quilting, sewing, crocheting, and being a homemaker for…
Faye Ann Johnson
Jul 1, 1945 - Apr 8, 2009
Faye Ann Johnson, 63, of Owensboro, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at the Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born July 1, 1945, to Roosevelt and Virginia Perkins Haygan in Henderson County. She retired from Leisure Years Nursing Home after many years of service, and she enjoyed reading and being with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.She…
John Harvey Wethington
Mar 12, 1956 - Apr 7, 2009
John Harvey Wethington, 53, of Utica Kentucky died Tuesday, April 07, 2009 at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was a professional painter and a member of Set Free Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Francis Gerald Wethington and Mary Dorothy Bartlett Wethington and also by his sister, Emma Jane Kunce.Survivors include his…
M. Cordelia Spalding
Oct 15, 1918 - Apr 5, 2009
Sister M. Cordelia Spalding, OSU Maple Mount Sister M. Cordelia Spalding, 90, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died April 5, 2009, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 73rd year of religious life. She was a native of Holy Cross. An educator for 47 years, she held her students to a high standard. She…
Charles Edward Haywood
Aug 1, 1942 - Apr 5, 2009
Charles Edward Haywood, 66, of Owensboro passed away Sunday, April 5, 2009 at his son's home in Rosine. Born in Daviess County on August 1, 1942, he was the son of the late Emogene Kennedy Shultz; was an electrical lineman; and graduate of Owensboro High School. He was also preceded in death by his step-mother,…
Madilene Lyons Smith Newman
Jul 8, 1908 - Apr 4, 2009
Madilene Lyons Smith Newman, 100, of Owensboro, passed away at her home, Saturday, April 4, 2009. She was born in Bay City, Michigan to the late Maude and Theodore Lyons on July 8, 1908. She moved to Owensboro in 1947 with her first husband, Trafton Smith to start the Pontiac Automobile dealership. She was a…
Robert Lewis Kennedy
Aug 1, 1929 - Apr 3, 2009
Robert Lewis Kennedy, 79, of Owensboro passed away Friday, April 3, 2009 at the Beaver Dam Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Daviess County on August 1, 1929, Mr. Kennedy was the son of the late John L. and Mary Emma Carrico Kennedy; was a retired painter; and was a member of Our Lady of…
Robert Franklin Holland
May 28, 1931 - Apr 3, 2009
Robert Franklin "Bob" Holland, 77, of Paducah, passed away Friday, April 3, 2009 at the Hermitage Manor in Owensboro. Born May 28, 1931 in Eddyville, KY, he was the son of the late Rev. Arthur and Thelma Patton Holland; attended the University of Kentucky; was of the Baptist faith, and was a self-employed interior decorator…
Willis Leon Manley
Feb 7, 1928 - Apr 1, 2009
Willis Leon Manley, 81, of the Roosevelt House, Owensboro, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at his home. He was born February 7, 1928 in Marion Co., Ky. to the late Willie and Mary Florence Towery Manley. He was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church and retired from Field Packing Co, as a sales…
