Obituaries
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Margaret Mitchell Purgeason
Jun 16, 1913 - Apr 30, 2007
Margaret Mitchell Purgeason, , 93, formerly of Reed, Kentucky, passed away Monday, April 30, 2007, at the Carmel Home. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church and the Altar Society. Mrs. Purgeason was preceded in death by her husband, David Louis Purgeason, on April 1, 1989. Survivors include her sons,…
William Blake Hundley
Nov 16, 1954 - Apr 28, 2007
William Blake Hundley, 52, of 2028 Hall St., Owensboro, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2007 at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born in Daviess Co., Ky. to the late William E. & Rebecca Parker Hundley. He had worked a number of years ago as a groundskeeper at Kentucky Wesleyan College. He was a…
Lou Anna Shown
May 16, 1918 - Apr 27, 2007
Lou Anna Shown, 88, of Owensboro, died Friday, April 27, 2007. She was born May 16, 1918 to the late C.C. and Ella Mitchell King in Ohio County. She was a member of Woodlawn United Methodist Church, a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed playing bridge, couples golf and worked as a…
James Leo Stallings
Jun 9, 1953 - Apr 26, 2007
James Leo Bodine Stallings, Jr., 53, of 1714 Bluff Ave., Owensboro, passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2007 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born in Daviess Co., Ky. to the late James Leo & Edna Earl Severs Stallings. He was of the Catholic faith and had been employed with Buskill Freight…
Elisabeth Guenther Vaughan
Aug 24, 1929 - Apr 23, 2007
Elisabeth Guenther Vaughan, 77, died Monday, April 23, 2007 at her residence. The Daviess Co. native was born August 24, 1929 to the late William Jacobs and Mary Lee Mills Guenther. Mrs. Vaughan was a member of Owensboro Christian Church and she volunteered at the Help Office and Read for the Blind. She had attended…
Dorothy Marie Clem
Jun 15, 1927 - Apr 23, 2007
Dorothy Marie Clem, 79, of 4918 Grandview Drive, Owensboro, Kentucky, passed away Monday, April 23, 2007 at Owensboro Medical Health System. Ms. Clem was a member of St Pius X Catholic Church where she was a member of the Choir and the Prayer Chain. She had worked in the Cigar Factory before going back to…
Alice Ann Emerson Estes
- Apr 23, 2007
Mrs. Alice Ann Emerson Estes, age 62, of Marietta, Georgia, died Monday, April 23, 2007. Alice retired as the director of the Smyrna Playskool after thirty years. She was a member of Lifes Hope Baptist Church.Those preceding her in death include her parents, Clifford and Eva Robertson Emerson and her infant daughter, Kelly Ann Estes.Survivors…
Kenneth Dale Wilson
Jul 16, 1937 - Apr 23, 2007
Kenneth Dale Wilson, 69, of 1575 Piney Wood Road, Cadiz, formerly of Livia, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2007 at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born in Daviess Co., Ky. and was retired as a mason with the Bricklayers Union Local #4 of Indiana and Kentucky of which he has been a member…
Harry G. Berkshire
Jun 29, 1919 - Apr 23, 2007
Harry G. Berkshire, 87, of Maceo, KY, died Monday, April 23, 2007 at his home. He was born June 29, 1919 to the late Harry and Louise Green Berkshire in Breckinridge County. He was a member of Owensboro Christian Church, an Army Air Force Veteran of WW II, and retired from Plumber and Pipefitters Local…
Ethel Law Fuqua
May 30, 1907 - Apr 21, 2007
Ethel Law Fuqua, 99, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, April 21, 2007 at the Hillcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born May 30, 1907, Mrs. Fuqua was the daughter of the late John Henry and Mamie Tatum Law; was a homemaker; and member of the Central City Christian Church. Before marriage she was a telephone operator…
