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Gerald Lee Payne
Apr 27, 1962 - Jul 2, 2006
Gerald Lee Payne, 44, of Owensboro passed away Sunday, July 2, 2006 at the Owensboro Medical Health System. Born April 27, 1962, Mr. Payne had worked at Owensboro Grain as an Elevator Operator before he became ill. He was of the Catholic faith and loved NASCAR, spending time with his grandchildren and tinkering with cars.…

Algona Myrl Tredway
May 30, 1917 - Jul 2, 2006
Myrl Tredway, 89, of Owensboro,KY died July 2, 2006 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN. The Crawford, IL native was born May 30, 1917 to the late Ray and Algona Mushrush Smith. In her spare time she enjoyed cooking and sewing. Preceding her in death besides her parents were her husband, Dale Marion Tredway. Survivors…
Mark David Roberts
Apr 17, 1953 - Jul 1, 2006
Mark David Roberts, 53, of 8235 Sugar Grove Church Rd., Utica (Masonville) passed away on July 1, 2006 at Rough River Lake after being involved in a boating accident. He was born in Daviess Co., Ky. to the late Wallace & Frances Tooley Roberts. He was a member of Sts. Joseph & Paul Catholic Church…
James Alonzo Layson
May 31, 1941 - Jun 30, 2006
James Jimmy Layson, 65, of Owensboro passed away Friday, June 30, 2006, in his home after battling cancer. He was born in Daviess County on May 31, 1941. He was a retired HVAC foreman for Ernie Davis & Sons and a member of Freewill Baptist Church in Cannelton, IN. Jimmy was a nature lover who…
Nannie Helen Whitford
Jan 18, 1927 - Jun 28, 2006
Nannie Helen Whitford, 79, of 3362 Buckland Square, Owensboro, died Wednesday, June 28, 2006, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born January 18, 1927, to the late George William and Cora Ellis Parker in Daviess County. Her life was centered around her faith in her Lord, having been a member of Yelvington Baptist Church…
W. R. Doyal
Jun 27, 2006 - Jun 27, 2006
W.R. Doyal, 92, formerly of Owensboro, KY. , died at 4:00pm Tuesday, June 21, 2006, in Murray-Calloway County Hospital, Murray, KY.Born in Hancock County, KY, a son of the late William R. and Allie Clark Doyal, he was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service…
William Hurt Fleming
Mar 1, 1932 - Jun 26, 2006
William Hurt Fleming, Sr., 74, of 3805 Wellington Ct., Owensboro, passed away on Monday, June 26, 2006, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tn. He was born in Mayfield, Ky. to the late Clifton & Cora Elizabeth Turner Fleming. He was a member of Yellow Creek Baptist Church and was retired from the General Electric…
Roland O. Karr
Aug 6, 1931 - Jun 26, 2006
Roland Otie Karr, 74, of Owensboro, died Monday, June 26, 2006, at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born August 6, 1931 to the late Otho and Ruth Neutzling Karr in Rochelle, IL. Mr. Karr graduated from Middleport High School in Middleport, OH and Brescia University in Owensboro. He has been a member of Faith…
Thelma Viola Pate Handy
Mar 4, 1920 - Jun 26, 2006
Thelma Viola Pate Handy, passed away Monday, June 26, 2006 at 2712 Old Hartford Road, Owensboro, Kentucky. Ms. Handy was born in Cloverport, Kentucky, was a member of Third Baptist church and had retired from GE. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Matthews Handy in 1963.Survivors include a step-son Herman Handy of…
Mildred C. Kazlauskas
Mar 31, 1918 - Jun 26, 2006
Mildred C. Millie Kazlauskas, 88, of Owensboro, died Monday, June 26, 2006 at Hermitage Care and Rehabilitation Center. Born in McLean County, a daughter of the late Matthew M. and Ethel Bryant Sublett, she moved to Detroit following her graduation from high school, where she met and married her husband, John P. Kazlauskas. Returning to…