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Ethel Barker
Dec 31, 1918 - Oct 5, 2005
Ethel Barker, 86, of Owensboro passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at the Hillcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born December 31, 1918 to Ivory and Zillia Corley Barker, she was a member of the Third Baptist Church; was retired from General Electric where she worked as a Tester for 36 years; and loved to travel…
Arthur Delman Cowgell
Oct 31, 1909 - Oct 5, 2005
Arthur Delman Cowgell, Jr., 95, of 2701 Frederica St., Owensboro, died Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at Harborside Nursing Facility in Owensboro. Born in Livermore, KY, a son of the late Arthur Delman and Leona Sumner Cowgell, he retired as president of Real Electric Company, was a member of First Baptist Church and the Maverick Sunday…

Fordie Mae Lindsey Payne
Jan 14, 1922 - Oct 5, 2005
Fordie Mae Lindsey Payne, 83, of Owensboro, died Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at Hillcrest Health Care Center. She was born January 14, 1922 in Owensboro, KY, was a former employee of Hillcrest Nursing Home, and was a member of the Catholic Faith. She is survived by a son, James Arlie Brown of Kingsport, TN, a…
William Thomas Moore
Jan 17, 1925 - Oct 4, 2005
William Thomas Bill Moore, 80, of 8450 Highway 815, passed away, Tuesday, October 4 at Owensboro Medical Health System. Born in Greenville, SC to Thomas Roe and Nannie Cox Moore, he graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelors degree and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Bachelor of Divinity Degree and…
Gail Ann Noffsinger
Feb 22, 1953 - Oct 3, 2005
Gail Ann Noffsinger, 52, of Owensboro, died Monday, October 3, 2005, at her home. She was born February 22, 1953 to Roy M. and Carolyn Hinger Carter in Piqua, OH. She had attended Owensboro Christian Church, was a homemaker who loved art, pottery and working with stained glass. She was preceded in death by her…
William A. Dickens
Aug 10, 1932 - Oct 1, 2005
Mr. William Dickens, 73, of 6631 Thoreau Village, Masonville, died Saturday, October 1, 2005, at his home. He was born August 10, 1932 to the late Hardin and Daisy Vanover Dickens in Daviess County. He was a member of Masonville Baptist Church, an Army Veteran of the Korean War, and was retired after 47 years…
Betty Ann Lee
Mar 10, 1939 - Sep 30, 2005
Betty Ann Lee, 66, of 3563 Bold Forbes Way, Owensboro, passed away on Friday, September 30, 2005 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. She was born in Union Co., Ky. to the late James & Sylvia Brown Lamb. She was a member of Owensboro Christian Church and had been a hairdresser. She was a…
Clarence C.M. Murphy
Feb 10, 1917 - Sep 30, 2005
Mr. C.M. Dick Murphy, 88, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, September 30, 2005, at Hillcrest Healthcare Center. He was born February 10, 1917 to the late Felix and Emma Thompson Murphy in Daviess County. He was a carpenter who had worked for many local contractors, and was a member of the Catholic Faith.He was preceded…
Donald Allen Hall
Oct 1, 1939 - Sep 29, 2005
Donald Allen Hall, 65, left us to be with his Lord & Savior on Thursday, September 29, 2005 at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born in Daviess Co., Ky. to the late John William & Josia Louise Penrod Hall. He was retired as a member of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local #633. He…
Roy C. Crowson
Dec 9, 1930 - Sep 28, 2005
Roy C. Crowson, 74, of Owensboro died Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at the Owensboro Medical Health System. Born December 9, 1930 in Chattahoochee, FL, Mr. Crowson was the son the late Ellis and Lee Audra Collins Crowson. A devoted husband and father, he was retired from Commonwealth Aluminum where he was a paint line operator…