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Patricia Allen Dumont
Oct 19, 1928 - Oct 11, 2005
Patricia Allen Dumont, 76, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, died Tuesday, October 11, 2005. Patsy was born in Stanley, Kentucky and was a 1946 graduate of Daviess County High School. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leo and Jessie Miller. Patsy was a retired customer service/business representative with Bell South in Owensboro.She…

John K. Pleacher
May 4, 1925 - Oct 10, 2005
John K. Pleacher, 80, of Owensboro, formerly of Falls Church, Arlington and Williamsburg, Va., and Falling Waters, W.Va., died Oct. 10, 2005, at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was the son of the late Henry J, and Martha H. Pleacher. He rose to captain in the U.S. Air Force and served as a navigator, bombardier…
Eldred L. Powell
May 10, 1947 - Oct 10, 2005
Eldred Jay Powell, 58, of 1315 Ralph Road, Whitesville, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2005 at his home. He was born in Dayton, Ohio and had been attending the Christ Presbyterian Church in Owensboro. He was retired from the National Park Services as a Park Ranger and also was a United Methodist Church minister.…
Henry D. Rowe
Oct 19, 1929 - Oct 7, 2005
Henry D. Rowe, 75, of Owensboro, died October 7, 2005 at Owensboro Medical Health System. Born in Rockport, Kentucky to the late Henry T. and Verna Autry Rowe, he was a lifelong member of Eaton Memorial Baptist Church, an Air Force Veteran, a UK basketball fan, an Atlanta Braves fan, and he enjoyed fishing, and…
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…