Obituaries
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Patrick Phillip Vowels
Aug 11, 1926 - Aug 25, 2023
Patrick Phillip (Pat) Vowels, 97, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, August 25, 2023, at Hermitage Care and Rehabilitation. He was born August 11, 1926, in West Louisville, KY, to the late Virgil and Ollie Wheeler Vowels. The kindest, bravest, and hardest working man you could ever meet. Patrick achieved two careers, first as a…
Mary Carla Payne
Feb 3, 1942 - Aug 23, 2023
Mary Carla Payne, 81, of Owensboro, went to be with the Lord on August 23, 2023, surrounded by her family. Carla was born on February 3, 1942, to the late Carl and Anna Jones Vance. Carla was a proud graduate of Owensboro Catholic High School. Her faith was central to her life, and she…
Cecil Darwin Palmiter
Oct 11, 1938 - Aug 23, 2023
Cecil Darwin Palmiter, 84, of Masonville, passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born October 11, 1938 in Springerton, Illinois to the late Elwyn and Philipine Gersbacher Palmiter. Darwin was retired after 35 years as a Supervisor with Ashland Petroleum Pipeline which he…
Sterling "Bubby" Dutton, Jr.
Dec 17, 1947 - Aug 21, 2023
Sterling “Bubby” Dutton, Jr, born into a Christian home, was the middle child of three to Sterling and Mary Eugenia Dutton. Sterling Jr. met his Lord and Savior Monday, August 21, 2023 at the age of 75. An unexpected, aggressive cancer robbed him of his golden years. Raised on a 40-acre farm at Masonville,…
Kenneth "Kenny" Ray Clark
Nov 8, 1955 - Aug 20, 2023
Kenneth "Kenny" Ray Clark, 67, left his earthly body behind and went to meet Jesus on August 20, 2023, at his home. He was under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. Kenny was born on November 8, 1955, in Owensboro to the late Cosmas "Dick' and Helen Clark, and he…
Lemuel "Lem" Evans
Sep 27, 1951 - Aug 18, 2023
Lemuel “Lem” Evans, 71, of Owensboro, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023. He was born September 27, 1951 to the late B.F. and Anna Lou Evans. Lem was raised in Livermore, KY. Growing up, he worked on his family farm as well as his father’s Ford dealership, B.F. Evans Ford of Livermore. Lem graduated…
Dolores Hunter
Jan 24, 1935 - Aug 18, 2023
Dolores L. Hunter, 88, of Owensboro, passed away August 18, 2023. She was born in Daviess County on January 24, 1935, to the late Hershel and Lula Wittinghill Ashby. Dolores worked for the hospital for thirty-four years and was the rock for her family. She enjoyed and was very talented at crocheting, along with making…
Sister Marie Montgomery
Jan 27, 1923 - Aug 18, 2023
Sister Marie Montgomery, 100, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 79th year of religious life. She was a native of Saint Lawrence. Sister Marie was a teacher for 63 years, serving in Kentucky, Missouri and for 38 years in her beloved New Mexico.…
Frances Wickham
Sep 14, 1932 - Aug 15, 2023
Frances P. Wickham, 90, of Owensboro passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. The Hartford native was born September 14, 1932 to the late Roy Phalen and Maudie Alice Gray Phalen. Frances served honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War after which she worked for Rockwell International in…
Thelma Carr Matthews
Jan 30, 1934 - Aug 15, 2023
Thelma Carr Matthews, 89, of Owensboro, left for glory on Tuesday, August 15 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born in Detroit, Michigan to the late Luther Carr and Edith Myrtle Drew Carr. Mrs. Matthews worked for Daviess County School System for many years, including time as a secretary at Burns Middle School and…
