Obituaries
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Alben Lewis Roark
Mar 31, 1927 - Jun 10, 2005
Mr. Alben Lewis Al Roark, 78, of Owensboro, died Friday, June 10, 2005, at home. He was born March 31, 1927 to the late Rufus C. and Ferrell Gossett Roark in Muhlenberg County. A member of Macedonia Baptist Church where he had been a member of the Mastermens Sunday School Class for several years. He…
Phyllis Ann Morgan
- Jun 9, 2005
Phyllis Huebner Morgan, 90, formerly of Owensboro, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2005, at the Plantation Manor Care Home in Plantation, Fl. She was born in Daviess Co., Ky. to the late George M. & Mary Alice Yeiser Huebner. She was a member of Third Baptist Church and had taught the Young Married Womens Sunday…
Cedric William Shelton
Sep 30, 1920 - Jun 9, 2005
Cedric William Shelton, 84, of 2917 Greenhill Dr., Owensboro, passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2005 at his home. He was born in Ohio Co., Ky. and was retired as a Crane Operator for 52 years from the Operating Engineers Union Local #181 in Henderson, Ky. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World…
Shelva Garmon Bruce
Jul 9, 1917 - Jun 7, 2005
S. Garmon Bruce, 87, of 1200 East Byers Ave passed away June 7, 2005 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Born in Muhlenburg County to the late Shelva and Mary Timmons Bruce, he retired from Chevron Oil Company after 25 years and was a member of First Baptist Church and the Chevron Oil Retirees Association, and had…
James William Sympson
Jun 7, 1918 - Jun 7, 2005
James William Jimmy Sympson, Sr., 87, of 807 East Glenn Court, Owensboro, died Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born June 7, 1918 to the late Jess Hardy and Bertha Golladay Sympson in Grayson County. He was a member of the Church of Christ and was owner of Sympson Construction…
Charles Asa Williams
Jun 7, 1902 - Jun 5, 2005
Maple Mount Sister Charles Asa Williams, 102, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died June 5, 2005, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 84th year of religious life. She will celebrate her 103rd birthday on June 7 with her Creator.A native of Owensboro, Sister Charles Asa was the daughter of the late William Asa…
Holly Kay Nicolas
Jun 6, 2003 - Jun 4, 2005
Holly Kay Nicolas, 23 month old daughter of William Blondie and Angie Newton Nicolas, died Saturday, June 4, 2005 at her home. Born June 6, 2003, Holly was full of life. She enjoyed playing with her sister; picking flowers and chasing butterflies. She was adored by her family. She is also survived by a sister,…
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…
