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Thomas E. Howard
May 8, 1927 - Feb 5, 2006
Thomas E. Howard, 78, of 2310 Pin Oak Dr., Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2006, at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born in McLean Co., Ky. to the late Hershel S. & Maggie Bennett Howard. He was an oil producer and owner of Tower Oil Co and a member of the Ky.…
Effie H. Culver Garrett
May 16, 1930 - Feb 5, 2006
Effie H. Culver Garrett, 75, of 2619 Hillbrooke Parkway, Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2006 at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born in Henderson Co., Ky. to the late Fagan & Idell Stanley Culver. She was retired from General Electric Co. after 39 years in Quality Control. She was preceded in death…
Ryan Steven Tucker
Mar 3, 1977 - Feb 2, 2006
Ryan Steven Tucker, 28, of Louisville, formerly of Owensboro, died suddenly Thursday, February 2, 2006, in Baton Rouge, LA. Born in Lexington, the son of Dr. Steven R. and Deborah Edmonds Tucker, Ryan was graduated from Owensboro High School, where he played baseball, football, and basketball, and from the University of Mississippi where he earned…
Dennis F. Higdon
Apr 6, 1930 - Jan 30, 2006
Dennis F. Higdon, 75, of Owensboro, died January 30, 2006 at Owensboro Medical Health System. The Daviess Co. native was born April 6, 1930 to the late Wilber and Mary Ruth Johnson Higdon. He was a member of Sts. Joseph and Paul Catholic Church, a Korean War Army veteran, and he enjoyed listening to Bluegrass…
James H. Doepp
Apr 6, 1976 - Jan 30, 2006
James Jimmy Doepp, 29, of Owensboro, formerly of Livermore, died Monday, January 30, 2006. He was born April 6, 1976 to Raymond and Kaye Trunnell Doepp in Daviess County. He worked as a custodian at Settle Memorial United Methodist Church, was a member of the Methodist faith and enjoyed reading and drawing. He considered the…
Nellie Lucille Strehl
Jan 9, 1936 - Jan 30, 2006
Nellie Lucille Lucy Strehl, 70, of 10835 U. S. Highway 231, Pleasant Ridge, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2006, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born in Huntsville, KY the daughter of Carlos and Nellie Peay Drake. Mrs. Strehl was retired after 22 years with Pinkerton Tobacco Co. She was a member of…
Carolyn Frances Blandford Medley
Jan 6, 1943 - Jan 30, 2006
Carolyn Frances Blandford Medley, 63, of Owensboro, died Monday, January 30, 2006 at her home. Born in Owensboro on January 6, 1943, she graduated from Owensboro Catholic High School, attended Brescia College, and was a member of St. Stephen Cathedral. Her father, George L. Blandford and her sister, Juliet Marie Blandford, preceded her in death.Survivors…
Lorene Carmon
Mar 8, 1911 - Jan 28, 2006
Lorene Carmon, 94, of Owensboro, died Saturday, January 28, 2006 at Owensboro Medical Health System. A native of Webster County, she was born in Sebree to the late Owen and Viola (Scott) Daugherty, and preceded in death by her husband, Edward J. Carmon in 2000, and a brother James Daugherty in 2005.Mrs. Carmon was a…
Robert Lee Cooper
Sep 28, 1937 - Jan 27, 2006
Robert Lee Cooper, 68, of Owensboro passed away, Friday, January 27, 2006 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center from injuries suffered in a fire at his apartment house on Friday. Born in Webster County on September 28, 1937, Mr. Cooper was the son of the late James M. and Margaret Herrington Cooper. He was a Navy…
Goldie Mae Knott
May 7, 1920 - Jan 23, 2006
Goldie Mae Knott, 85, of 2710 West Fifth Street, Owensboro, died Monday, January 23, 2006 at Hillcrest Healthcare Center. Born in Newburgh, IN, a daughter of the late Oscar E. and Maude Rivers Moore, Mrs. Knott had worked at General Electric, Mills Dime Store, Wyndall's Farm Store, and Big K. A member of St. Stephen…
