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Frank Stepp
Aug 10, 1922 - Jan 14, 2006
Frank Stepp, Jr., 83, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, January 14, 2006 at the Owensboro Medical Health System. Born in Daviess County on August 10, 1922 to the late Frank Stepp, Sr and Leslie Nan Stretch Stepp, he was a member of the Garden Green Baptist Church; owned and operated the F.H. Stepp Manufacturing Company…
David Keith Nelson
May 1, 1934 - Jan 14, 2006
David Keith Nelson, 71, of 2217 Mill Run, Owensboro, died Saturday, January 14, 2006 at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born May 1, 1934 in Crawfordsville, Indiana. David was retired from the Nelson Agency that represented golf equipment and was currently working as a Clark Security guard at Swedish Match. He was a Kentucky…
Raymond L. Bell
Oct 6, 1909 - Jan 14, 2006
Raymond L. Bell, 96, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, January 14, 2006 at the Hillcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Wayne County on October 6, 1909, Mr. Bell was the son of the late Robert C. and Nancy Fairchild Bell; was a member of Buena Vista Baptist Church; and was a retired oil drilling…
Lucille Gatton
Jul 28, 1916 - Jan 13, 2006
Lucille Gatton, 89, of Owensboro, died January 13, 2006 at the Carmel Home. The Daviess Co. native was born on July 28, 1916 to the late Jacob and Katherine Goetz Collignon. She was a former member of St. Mary Magdalene Parish, and presently a member of Sts. Joseph and Paul Parish. She loved to quilt…

Mary Ruth Heavrin
Feb 18, 1926 - Jan 12, 2006
Mary Ruth Dolly Heavrin, 79 of the Bishop Soenneker Home died Thursday, January 12, 2006 at the Owensboro Medical Health System. Born in Ohio County on February 18, 1926 to the late marian L. and Mary Ruth Smith Heavrin, Miss. Heavrin worked at General Electric before traveling the United States 20 years as a portrait…
Flora Lee Young
Apr 21, 1928 - Jan 11, 2006
Mrs. Flora Lee Young, 77, of Hawesville, died Wednesday, January 11, 2006, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City, IN. She was born April 21, 1928 to the late Roy and Alma Ervin Canfield in Grafton, WV. She retired from the Department of Human Resources, was a member of the First Baptist Church in…
John Bradley Forgy
Sep 9, 1936 - Jan 10, 2006
John Bradley Forgy, 69, of Owensboro passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at the Owensboro Medical Health System. Born September 9, 1936 in Butler County, Mr. Forgy was the son of the late Wilson and Beulah Wooldridge Forgy; was an electrician with Zenith Electronics in Evansville; and was an Army veteran. Mr. Forgy enjoyed camping,…
Victoria L. Harley
Sep 2, 1956 - Jan 9, 2006
Victoria Vicki Harley, 49, of 2410 Bolivar St., Owensboro, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2006 at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born in Daviess Co., Ky. and was a homemaker. She was a member of Blessed Mother Catholic Church and loved playing softball and volleyball. She enjoyed traveling, canoeing, and spending time with…
Ella B. Sparks
Dec 18, 1925 - Jan 9, 2006
Ella B. Sparks, 80 of Owensboro, died Monday, January 9, 2006. She was a homemaker, and a former employee of General Electric. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Sparks.Mrs Sparks is survived by a son, David Aaron Manley of Maceo, daughters, Pat Sturgeon of Owensboro, Nancy Faye Howard, and Janet Lee Manley,…
Guelda Sue Roberts
Nov 11, 1927 - Jan 9, 2006
Guelda Sue Roberts, 78, of 2025 Wimbledon Court, Owensboro, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2006 at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born in Buena Vista, TN. to the late Clifford & Gladys Thompson. She was a homemaker and had also worked at General Electric and the Yarden Center. She was a member of…