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Nancy Lorenz Sexton
Jul 4, 1958 - Apr 6, 2025
Nancy Lorenz Sexton, 66, of Owensboro, passed away Sunday, April 6, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born on July 4, 1958, in Louisville, Kentucky, to the late Charles and Peggy Jo Lorenz. Nancy led a life filled with love, faith, and devotion. She was a proud mother, whose deep faith defined much of…
Capt. Hugh Bernard Ward Jr.
Oct 17, 1938 - Apr 5, 2025
Capt. Hugh Bernard Ward Jr., 86, of Owensboro passed away Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born October 17, 1938, in Hollywood, California to the late Colonel Hugh Bernard Ward Sr. and Louise Bostian Ward. Hugh attended Owensboro High School and graduated from Georgia Military College. He pursued his undergraduate…
Marjorie Ione Whitworth
May 19, 1923 - Apr 5, 2025
Marjorie Ione Whitworth, 101, of Owensboro, passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at the Heartland Villa Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lewisport. She was born May 19, 1923 in Hancock County to then late Lindsey and Mary Alice Harris Dill. Marjorie was also preceded in death by her husband, William L. Whitworth, a grandson,…
Lois English
Mar 13, 1932 - Apr 5, 2025
Lois English, 93, of Owensboro, passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at Cedarhurst of Owensboro while under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. She was born March 13, 1932 in Daviess County to the late Joseph Winford and Anna Lee Pate Vance. Lois was a member of First Baptist Church…
Shirley Fay Whistle
Jan 28, 1936 - Apr 3, 2025
Our mother, Shirley Fay Whistle, 89, of Owensboro, has gone to be with the Lord. She left this earth on Thursday April 3, 2025, while at the Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born January 28, 1936, in Henderson, KY, to the late Silas Pitman and Lula Mae Wathen Yancey. Shirley loved to read books…
Camiryia "Cami" Louise Edwards
Jul 27, 2010 - Apr 2, 2025
Camiryia "Cami" Louise Edwards, a bright light in the lives of those who knew her, passed away on April 2, 2025, at the tender age of 14. Born on July 27, 2010, in Paducah, Kentucky, Cami grew up surrounded by love and exhibited a spirit that was both kind and uplifting. Cami made her way…
Gerald W. "Jerry" Saunders
Mar 15, 1942 - Apr 2, 2025
Gerald W. (Jerry) Saunders,83, of Owensboro, passed away on April 2nd, 2025, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital.Jerry is survived by his wife Olivia; three children, Son, Gerald Jr. (Gerry), Daughter, Kendra J., and Son, Kevin B. Saunders; his four grandchildren, Madison, Gerald III (Trey), Ava, and Noah; and two daughters-in-law, Rebecca and Jennifer Saunders.Jerry and…
Judge Robert E. Hawley
Nov 17, 1944 - Mar 31, 2025
Judge Robert E. Hawley, 80, of Madisonville, passed away Monday, March 31, 2025, at his home while under the care of Hosparus Health of Western Kentucky. He was born on November 17, 1944, in Troy, NY, to the late Jack and Anne Rose Fogarty Hawley. Robert proudly served in the United States Army. He went…
Richard "Dick" Rickard
Jan 17, 1949 - Mar 30, 2025
Richard “Dick” Rickard, 76, of Lexington passed away Sunday, March 30, 2025, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. The Terre Haute, Indiana native was born January 17, 1949, to the late Myron and Norma Jean Scott Rickard. Dick’s family moved to Owensboro when his father began working at the local steel mill. He grew…
Garrett Rodman Johnson
Jan 27, 1944 - Mar 29, 2025
Garrett Rodman “Rod” Johnson, 81, of Philpot, passed away Saturday March 29, 2025, at Ascension St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville. He was born on January 27, 1944, in Lawrenceburg, KY, to the late John Bud Johnson and Ivy Mae Johnson.Rod wore many hats over the course of his life in addition to being son,…
