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Joseph Marion McCarty
Jan 29, 1947 - Dec 26, 2007
Joseph Marion McCarty, 60, of Junction City, KS (formerly of Owensboro) passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka, KS. Born January 29, 1947 in Owensboro, Mr. McCarty was an Army veteran of the Vietnam Era; was retired from the DoD School System in Ft Riley, KS; and was…
Albert W. Reader
Dec 17, 1914 - Dec 26, 2007
Albert Wesley Reader, 93, died Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at Owensboro Medical Health System. Born December 17, 1914 in East Aurora, NY, the son of the late Robert W. and Hellen Nieman Reader, he was a flight test engineer for the former Curtis Wright Aircraft Company prior to World War II. During the war, he…
Jessie Lee Riley
May 4, 1941 - Dec 25, 2007
Jessie Lee Riley, 66, of Maceo, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007, at the Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born May 4, 1941 to the late Jessie and Ruby Clark Coleman in Daviess County. She was owner and operator of the Maceo Market for 25 years, and she enjoyed horse racing and playing cards.She was…
Ida OBryan
Dec 2, 1918 - Dec 25, 2007
Ida Jo Shouse Burg O'Bryan, 89, of 1405 First Street, Fern Terra, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007. The Sturgis, Kentucky native was born to the late Daniel and Glena (Johns) Shouse. A U.K. graduate, she was the Daviess County Extention agent for many years. A woman of Achievement, she was the first woman chosen by…
Kathleen Hendricks
Aug 23, 1924 - Dec 23, 2007
Kathleen Hendricks, 83, of 11105 Hwy 60 East, Maceo, died Sunday, December 23, 2007, at her home. She was born August 23, 1924 to the late William and Willa Mae Daugherty Connor in Daviess County. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, and cooking for, and being with her family.She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence…
Roy Jasper Fox
Aug 25, 1937 - Dec 23, 2007
Roy Jasper Fox, 70, of 4924 Meadowland Drive, Owensboro, died Sunday, December 23, 2007 at Owensboro Medical Health System. Mr. Fox was born in Crittendon County, Kentucky on August 25, 1937 to the late Jasper and Edna Fox. He retired from Alcan Aluminum in 1995 after 22 years as a supervisor. He was a big…
Herbert Lee Stowers
Jun 24, 1908 - Dec 22, 2007
Stowers, Herbert Lee, age 99, a long time Owensboro resident, passed away on 12/22/07 in Knoxville, TN. Mr. Stowers was born in Oklahoma and graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1933. He joined the newly formed Texas Gas Transmission in 1949 as Chief Engineer and was instrumental in the construction of their original pipeline…
Martha Jean Jones
Jul 1, 1928 - Dec 21, 2007
Martha Jean Jones, 79, of 156 Hummingbird Loop, East, formerly of 4938 Honeysuckle Ln., passed away on Friday, December 21, 2007 at Owensboro medical Health System. She was born on July 1, 1928 in Daviess Co., Ky. to the late Richard Thomas and Catherine Johnson Hays. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with…
Jeffrey Scott Cecil
Dec 13, 1983 - Dec 20, 2007
Jeffrey Scott Cecil, 24, of Owensboro, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 20, 2007 at Owensboro Medical Health System from injuries he suffered in an auto accident. He was born in Daviess Co., Ky. on December 13, 1983 and was employed as a Team Leader at the Dana Corp. He was a…
Zella Mae King
Nov 5, 1925 - Dec 20, 2007
Zella Mae King, 82, of Bon Harbor Nursing Home, Owensboro, went home for Christmas on Thursday, December 20, 2007. Zella was born November 5, 1925 to the late Price James and Ora Ryan King in Owensboro. She was a life long resident of Owensboro and retired from the Opportunity Center Workshop where she spent many…
