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Larry Wayne Jones
Jan 14, 1959 - May 24, 2007
Larry W. Jones, 48, of 1207 W. 2nd. St., Owensboro, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2007 at his home. H e was born in Daviess Co., Ky. to the late Victor P. & Myrtle Kassinger Jones, Sr. He had worked for Kuegel Farms and also had been a heavy equipment operator. He had attended…
Jerry L. Cooper
Jul 30, 1939 - May 23, 2007
Jerry L. Cooper, 67, of 651 Danberry Street, Owensboro, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007, at Bon Harbor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born July 30, 1939 to the late Delbert and Trancy Taylor Cooper in Buffaloville, IN. He was with the Operating Engineers Local 181 for 46 years, a member of Greenbriar Baptist Church…
Leonard W. Snyder
Jun 28, 1946 - May 23, 2007
Leonard W. Snyder, 60, of 2118 Berkshire Dr., Owensboro, passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born in Jefferson Co., Ky. to the late William & Katherine Kruger Snyder. He was retired as a pipefitter after 34 years with the Pipefitters Union Local #633 and worked these years…
Martha R. Cummings Ray
Feb 11, 1927 - May 21, 2007
Martha R. Cummings Ray, 80, of 5051 Newbolt Road, Owensboro, passed away on Monday, May 21, 2007 at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born in Henderson Co., Ky. to the late Early & Gertrude Overby Cummings. She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Smith Mills, Ky. She enjoyed…
Mary Williams LaRue Obryan
Jul 21, 1926 - May 20, 2007
Mary Williams LaRue OBryan, 80, of Owensboro, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2007 at Owensboro Medical Health System. Mrs. OBryan was born in Owensboro, the daughter of the late Chester A. and Mary Washburn LaRue. Following her graduation from Owensboro High School, she entered Vanderbilt University from which she graduated with a degree in medical…
Mary Louise Birkhead
Oct 8, 1927 - May 18, 2007
Mary Louise Birkhead, 79, of Owensboro died at her home Friday, May 18, 2007. She was born in Owensboro on October 8, 1927 to the late Claude and Rena Wilson Gibbs. Mrs. Birkhead was of the Baptist faith and she retired from General Electric after forty-two years of service. In addition to her parents, she…
Dorothy Nell Carver Merritt
Jun 29, 1933 - May 18, 2007
Dorothy Nell Carver Merritt, 73, of Owensboro passed away Friday, May 18, 2007 at Wellington Parc. Born June 29, 1933 in Muhlenberg County, Mrs. Merritt was the daughter of the late Noble and Lucille Bethel Carver. She was a homemaker; member of South Hampton Baptist Church; and loved spending time with her family, traveling, going…
Mallory Logsdon
Jan 19, 1918 - May 17, 2007
Mallory Logsdon, 89, of Old Highway 54, Philpot died Thursday, May 17, 2007 in Florissant, MO at the home a daughter, Gayle Stone. Mr. Logsdon was a child of the late John Ad and Mary Magdalene Bowlds Logsdon. Born in Maceo, KY within a half mile of the new Natcher Bridge, he attended the Hawes…
Helen Louise Haywood
Mar 1, 1929 - May 17, 2007
Helen Louise Haywood, 78, (formerly of Owensboro), passed away Thursday, May 17, 2007 at the Community North Hospital in Indianapolis. Born March 1, 1929, she was the daughter of the late John Randolph and Frances Fulkerson Haywood; was a homemaker; member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles.…

Robert Delbert Ulmer
Apr 8, 1921 - May 15, 2007
Robert Delbert Ulmer, 86, of 3959 Normandy Drive, passed away on Tuesday May 15, 2007 at the V. A. Hospital in Marion, Ill. He was born in Benton, Ark. to the late Edward & Minnie Kennemer Ulmer. He was the former owner-operator of Ulmer Sheet Metal, and Portable Sheet Metal, and was a fireman in…