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Jenny Bell Laslie Burden
Oct 13, 1920 - Feb 12, 2009
Jenny Bell Laslie Burden, 88, of Lewisport, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2009 in Owensboro. She was born on Oct. 13, 1920 in Breckenridge Co., Ky. to the late Arthur and Mary Carmen Laslie. She was of the Baptist faith, enjoyed spending time with her family, flower gardening, and going to yard sales. She…
Marvin C. Eans
Mar 16, 1924 - Feb 12, 2009
Marvin C. Eans, Jr., 84, of 1222 Avondale Rd, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born in Owensboro on March 16, 1924 to the late Marvin C. and Jessie Mae Wells Eans. He was retired from the General Electric Co. as a Production Control Specialist in 1986…
Nancy Lou Brunner Hurley
Feb 25, 1933 - Feb 11, 2009
Nancy Lou Brunner Hurley died on Wednesday in Owensboro. After a months-long decline, the cause was complications due to emphysema. She was 75.Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 25, 1933, Nancy was descended from, as she described, "good German, English, and Italian stock." Harry Brunner, her father, worked at Westinghouse on radar used in World…
William H. Parrish
Dec 29, 1929 - Feb 11, 2009
William (Bill) H. Parrish, Jr., 79, of 2736 Claiborne Run, Owensboro, Kentucky, formerly of Chesapeake, Virginia and Edenton, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at his home. He was born on December 29, 1929 in Edenton, NC, to the late William H. and Grace Parrish. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist…
Margaret Louise Simpson
Oct 6, 1922 - Feb 11, 2009
Margaret Louise Simpson, 86, of Owensboro, died Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at Owensboro Place Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was born October 6, 1922, to the late Jeff and Ivey Hope Hendrix in Logan County. She retired from General Electric after 48 years of service, and was a member of First Baptist Church. She enjoyed…
Ettie Rose Hardy Head
Nov 12, 1926 - Feb 10, 2009
Ettie Rose Hardy Head, 82, of Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at her home. She was born in Daviess Co., Ky. to the late Joseph Guy Hardy, Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth Jackson Hardy. She was a homemaker and a charter member of St. Pius X Catholic Church. She was also a member…
Sarah Elizabeth Whitworth
Apr 20, 1931 - Feb 10, 2009
Sarah Elizabeth Whitworth, 77 of Bon Harbor Nursing Facility, died Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was a home maker and a member of Buena Vista Baptist Church. She loved the nursing home staff, enjoyed watching U.K. Basketball, working crossword puzzles and listening to Christian Music.She was preceded in death by…
Billie Jo Pierman McDaniel
Feb 14, 1949 - Feb 9, 2009
Billie Jo McDaniel, 59, of Owensboro, died February 9, 2009, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was a member of the Family Worship Center, enjoyed scrapbooking, spending time with her family especially her two grandchildren and was a very gentle and kind person. Mrs. McDaniel was preceded in death by her parents William and Ruth…
Henry E. Phillips
Feb 14, 1920 - Feb 9, 2009
Henry E. "Ed" Phillips, 88, of 258 Riverside Dr., Owensboro, passed away on Monday February 9, 2009 at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born on February 14, 1920 in Daviess Co. to the late Robert L. and Anna Alvey Phillips. He was a member of Sts. Joseph and Paul Catholic Church and was retired…
Martha Berry Clark
Apr 4, 1930 - Feb 7, 2009
Martha "Marnette" Berry Clark,78, of 1701 Maple Avenue, Owensboro, died about dawn on Saturday, February 7, 2009 while busy with her early morning tasks. She passed in the home that she loved and that she and her husband built in 1951. Martha was born April 4, 1930 in Owensboro to the late John C. Grant…
