Obituaries
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Gerald Riney
Sep 3, 1920 - Jun 4, 2005
Joseph Gerald Riney, 84, of 702 Griffith Avenue, Owensboro died Saturday, June 4, 2005 at his home. Born in West Louisville, KY, a son of the late William Gerald and Mary Merimee Riney, he was a graduate of West Louisville High School and attended Brescia College. During World War II, Mr. Riney served in the…
Bernard Wilbur Duckwall
Jan 28, 1921 - Jun 4, 2005
Bernard Wilbur Duckwall, 84, of 2230 Mayfair Drive, Owensboro, died Saturday, June 4, 2005 at Owensboro Medical Health System. A son of the late Rev. George W. and Myrtle Heistand Duckwall, the Greenville, Ohio native attended Otterbein College, where he studied chemistry and math, was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in…
James Albert Sweeney
Dec 7, 1931 - Jun 3, 2005
James Albert Sweeney, 73, of 1422 Hill Avenue, Owensboro, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at Leisure Years Nursing Home. He was born December 7, 1931 in Daviess County to the late John and Emma (Norris) Sweeney. He was a member of Breckenridge Street United Methodist Church. He served in the U.S. Navy and was…
James R. Daugherty
Apr 13, 1944 - Jun 2, 2005
James R. Jim Daugherty, 61, of 1542 N. Broad St., Beaver Dam, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2005, at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born in Phelps, Ky. and was of the Church of God faith. He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father,…
Linda Faye Sturgeon
Aug 3, 1939 - Jun 1, 2005
Linda Faye Sturgeon, 65, of 3501 St. Ann Street, Owensboro, died Wednesday, June 01, 2005, at Hillcrest Healthcare Center. She was born August 3, 1939 to the late Roscoe L. and Fannilee Cecil Foster, Sr. in Daviess County. She was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Hope General Baptist Church. She enjoyed fishing, and…
Nancy Lambert Jones
Mar 17, 1915 - Jun 1, 2005
Nancy Lambert Jones, 90, of the Roosevelt House, Owensboro, died Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at the Hermitage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born March 17, 1915, Mrs. Jones was the daughter of the late Ike and Frankie Graves Lambert. She was a homemaker and member of the Woodlawn United Methodist Church. She was the unofficial greeter…
Milner Shannon Brown
Sep 12, 1925 - Jun 1, 2005
Milner Shannon Brown, 79, of Owensboro, died Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at the Owensboro Medical Health System. Born September 12, 1925 in Hancock County, Mr. Brown was the son of the late John E. and Cova Young Brown. He was a member of the Wing Avenue Baptist Church and was a member of United Steel…
Anyce Maurine Baldwin Brown
Oct 12, 1917 - Jun 1, 2005
Anyce Maurine Baldwin Brown, 87, of 2501 Old Hartford Road, Owensboro, died Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at the Carmel Home. She was born in Ohio County, to the late Willie E. and Cliffie (Rock) Baldwin. Mrs. Brown was a member of Hall Street Baptist Church, and was a former teacher of the Love Sunday School…
George William Howard
Aug 19, 1926 - May 31, 2005
George Drury Howard, 98, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He long ago retired as a rural mail carrier and part-time real estate broker. During World War II he served in the Marine Corps and took part in the Battle of Okinawa. At Noumea, New Caledonia, he helped fight a fire…
Martha Elizabeth Embry
Sep 29, 1922 - May 31, 2005
Martha Embry, 82 of 117 E. 8th Street, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2005. Born August 29, 1922 in Brandenburg, to Edward and Emily Ann Roberts, when she was six years old the family moved to Cloverport, Ky. She graduated from Frederick Fraze High School and during WWII operated the family newspaper, The Breckenridge Banner…
