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Buster Ray Brown
Jan 13, 1924 - Nov 21, 2006
Buster Ray Brown, 82, of Owensboro, died November 21, 2006 at Harborside Healthcare. Born to the late Jesse Ray and Oney Mae Gower Brown, the Logan Co. native was of the Baptist faith and auto mechanic for Adters Automotive in Pontiac Michigan. Those preceding him in death, besides his parents, include his wife, Mary Louise…
Anna Inez Peach Gray
Feb 7, 1913 - Nov 21, 2006
Anna Inez Peach Gray, 93, of 2726-B McFarland Ave., Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born in Ohio Co., Ky. to the late Thomas William & Ada Inez Allen Peach. She was a homemaker and loved to read, listen to music, cook, and enjoyed her cats…
Alta M. Moore
Mar 5, 1922 - Nov 21, 2006
Alta M. Moore, 84, of Philpot, died Tuesday, November 21, 2006, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born March 5, 1922 in Daviess County. After working for more than 40 years, she retired from General Electric. A member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, she played the organ for many, many years, and was…
Ralph Teis Kunze
Jan 29, 1927 - Nov 21, 2006
Ralph T. Kunze, 79, of Owensboro, died Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Born in Owensboro, the son of the late Edward R. and Martha Teis Kunze, he was a graduate of Owensboro High School and attended Vanderbilt University, leaving to serve in World War II with the U.S. Navy on…
John Alfred Maurice
Jan 21, 1942 - Nov 20, 2006
John Alfred Maurice, Sr., 64 of Owensboro passed away Monday, November 20, 2006 at the Owensboro Medical Health System. Born in Clinton, IN, Mr. Maurice was the son of the late Kenneth and Catherine Wilkey Maurice. He was the co-owner of Maurice Pools and Spas; a 32nd Degree Mason (Louisville Lodge); and loved baseball and…
Lawrence Moore
Feb 20, 1933 - Nov 20, 2006
Lawrence Moore, 73, of Hillcrest Healthcare Center, passed away there Monday, November 20, 2006. He was born in Daviess Co., Ky. to the late Lowell H. & Anna R. Moore Moore. He was cared for at home by his late sister, Flossie Moore almost all of his life.He is survived by a brother, Leslie G.…
Bennie Ray Arnold
May 19, 1947 - Nov 18, 2006
Bennie Ray Arnold, 59, of Owensboro, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2006 at the Owensboro Medical Health System. Born in Daviess County on May 19, 1947 to the late Benjamin and Elizabeth Wellman Arnold, Mr. Arnold was a member of Blessed Mother Catholic Church and retired from ALCOA Aluminum in 2001. He was a 1965…
Janice Berkeley Millay
Mar 5, 1916 - Nov 18, 2006
Mrs. Joseph (Janice) Millay, 90, of 808 Ford Avenue in Owensboro, died Saturday, November 18, 2006 at her home. Mrs. Millay was born in Owensboro, the eighth of eleven children, to the late Needham H. and Louise Bacon Cooke and grew up on the family farm in Newman. She was a graduate of Daviess County…
James O. Burns
Sep 18, 1935 - Nov 18, 2006
James O. Burns, 71, of Owensboro, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2006 at his residence. Born September 18, 1935 to the late Rev.(Pentecostal) James H. and Mary Bell Himes Burns, Mr. Burns had worked at W.T. Grants where he was the Receiving Manager, Harvey Aluminum and the American Legion. He was a Navy veteran of…
Vincent Eugene Mattingly
Jul 12, 1918 - Nov 17, 2006
Vincent Eugene Mattingly, 88, of Owensboro, died Friday, November 17, 2006 at the Western Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson, Kentucky. The Daviess Co. native was born July 12, 1918 to the late Martin Spalding and Sarah Gertrude Bowlds Mattingly. Mr. Mattingly was a member of SS Joseph and Paul Catholic Church where he served as…
