Obituaries
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Nerzella Nelson Payne
Nov 12, 1910 - Sep 1, 2006
Nerzella Zezzie Nelson Payne, 95, of 3736 Mark Twain Ct., Owensboro, passed away Friday, September 1, 2006 at the home of her grandson, Stewart Payne. She was born in Daviess Co., Ky. to the late Walter W. & Mary E. Jones Nelson. She was a member of Third Baptist Church and was retired from Ken-Rad…
Sherril Lee Smith
Jul 18, 1942 - Sep 1, 2006
Sherril Lee Smitty Smith, of Masonville, died Friday, September 1, 2006, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN. He was born July 18, 1942 to the late Wesley and Ora Phegley Smith in Ohio County. He worked at Whirlpool Corporation for 40 years and was a member of Masonville Baptist Church. He was a volunteer…
Mildred Gertrude Eskridge
Mar 11, 1910 - Aug 29, 2006
Mildred Gertrude Eskridge, 96, of Owensboro, formerly of Evansville, IN, died Tuesday, August 29, 2006, at Hillcrest Healthcare Center. She was born March 11, 1910 to the late Roy and Minnie Elam Harrington in Stewardson, IL. She was a homemaker and a member of Eastminster Presbyterian Church in Evansville. She was a lifetime member of…
Shirley Warren Austin
Dec 21, 1933 - Aug 29, 2006
Shirley Warren Austin, 72, of Owensboro, died Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at Owensboro Medical Health System. Born in Owensboro, the youngest of nine children of the late William Edgar and Mary Louise Tucker Warren, she became the matriarch of the family and was the last of her brothers and sisters to pass away. Following her…
Charles W. Dawson
Aug 30, 1921 - Aug 28, 2006
Charles W. Dawson, Sr., 84, of 8234 Short Station Road, Philpot, died Monday, August 28, 2006 at his home. Born in Owensboro, a son of the late Ryland and Cordelia OFlynn Dawson, he was a graduate of Whitesville High School and attended the University of Kentucky. Mr. Dawson had been a farmer all of his…
Lonnie R. Rager
Mar 19, 1933 - Aug 28, 2006
Lonnie Rager, 73, of 2523 E. 9th. St., Owensboro, passed away on Monday, August 28, 2006 at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born in Muhlenburg Co., Ky. to the late Claude & Etta Rager. He was the owner of Rager Fence Co., a member of Walnut Memorial Baptist Church, and was a U. S.…
Elizabeth Rummage Penrod
May 24, 1921 - Aug 28, 2006
Elizabeth Rummage Penrod, 85, of Benton, formerly of Owensboro, passed away Monday, August 28, 2006 at the Marshall County Hospital. Born in Daviess County, Mrs. Penrod was the daughter of the late Ila Guy and Mary Hazelrigg Rummage. She was a member of the Maple Spring United Methodist Church; had worked at General Electric and…
Ethel Mae Estep Vanover
Aug 25, 1942 - Aug 26, 2006
Ethel Mae Estep Vanover, 64, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, August 26, 2006 at the Owensboro Medical Health System. Born August 25, 1942, Mrs. Vanover was the daughter of the late Oral and Mae Bloomfield Estep; was a homemaker and member of the Church of God. She is survived by her husband of 30 years,…
Gary Dean Sosh
Jan 19, 1961 - Aug 26, 2006
Gary Dean Sosh, 45, of Whitesville, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Sosh worked for the State Highway Department as a Heavy Equipment Operator 3, was a graduate of Apollo High School and a believer in the Christian Faith. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping…
Clifford Samuel Rhoads
May 14, 1913 - Aug 26, 2006
Clifford Samuel Sam Rhoads, Sr., 93, of 1432 Brentwood Drive in Owensboro, formerly of 6721 Oakford Road in Stanley died at his home on August 26th, 2006. He was born May 14, 1913 in Ohio County to the late Samuel Coleman and Maggie Baine Rhoads. He was a member and Deacon at Century Christian Church,…
