Obituaries
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James L. Edge
Feb 10, 1942 - Oct 28, 2004
James L. Jimmy Edge, 62, of 1639 Griffith Ave., Owensboro, passed away Thursday, October 28, 2004, on the 18th hole of the Owensboro Country Club. He was born in Daviess Co., Ky. and was the owner of the Innovative Filter Co. He had previously been self-employed for the past 30 years. He was a member…
Edith Mae Strehl
Aug 7, 1913 - Oct 26, 2004
Edith M. Strehl, 91, of Owensboro, died Tuesday, October 26, 2004, at Hillcrest Healthcare Center. She was born August 7, 1913, to the late Oscar and Maude Sparks Fulkerson in McLean County. She was a faithful member of First Christian Church and the Berean Sunday School Class. Edith loved working in her yard, working puzzles…
John K. Thomas
Oct 3, 1930 - Oct 25, 2004
John Kenneth Ken Thomas, 74, of Owensboro, died Monday, October 25, 2004 at the Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born October 3, 1930 in Graves County, Kentucky to the late Elisha and Elizabeth Piercall Thomas. Mr. Thomas retired from Sears after 30 years where he was the Division Manager of Home Improvement. He was…
Bessie Lee Wade
Mar 29, 1914 - Oct 24, 2004
Bessie Lee Wade, 90, of 2769 Wayside Drive East, passed away Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Owensboro.Mrs. Wade was born March 29, 1914, to William Arnold Wade and Sallie Ann Taylor Wade in Owensboro. She was a member of Parrish Avenue Church of Christ and was retired from the Owensboro city…
James D. Winfield
Nov 24, 1945 - Oct 24, 2004
James D. Donnie Winfield, 58, of 9349 Kentucky Highway 144, Philpot, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 24, 2004, at his home. A native of Daviess County, KY, he was a son of the late James Thomas and Mary Blanche McIntyre Winfield. A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, he was an active…
Joseph Albert Mattingly
Jun 25, 1926 - Oct 23, 2004
Joseph Albert Mattingly, 78, of Yelvington, KY passed away October 23, 2004 at his home. He was born in Daviess County, KY to the late Albert Murray Mattingly and Angela Flanagan Mattingly. He served in the National Guard in the 201st Engineers, Co. C. and was an army veteran serving during the Korean War. He…
Kenneth David Murphy
Aug 14, 1954 - Oct 23, 2004
Kenneth David Murphy, 50, of Owensboro died Saturday, October 23, 2004 at his home. Born August 14, 1954 to the late Lawrence and Hazel Johnson Murphy, he was a member of the Little Union Baptist Church. He enjoyed motorcycles. Mr. Murphy was preceded in death by a sister, Sharon Tinsley in 2003.Survivors include a daughter,…
Fred H. Johnson
Jan 8, 1926 - Oct 23, 2004
Fred H. Johnson, 78, of Owensboro, KY, passed away Saturday, October 23, 2004 at Wellington Parc. He was born in Louisville, KY on January 8, 1926 to the late Henry F. Johnson and Lizetta Hoffman Johnson. Mr. Johnson had been a member of the First Christian Church of Owensboro since he left the armed services…
Dolores E. Lanham
Jan 29, 1937 - Oct 20, 2004
Dolores Howard Lanham, 67, of Owensboro, KY passed away October 20, 2004, at her daughters house in Pegram, TN. She was born in Whitesville, KY to the late Patrick PM Howard and Xaveria Coomes Howard. She was a licensed X-ray technician and retired from Wal-Mart Pharmacy. She was a member of Immaculate Catholic Church. She…
Lonnie A. Sumner
May 4, 1951 - Oct 19, 2004
Lonnie A. Sumner, Jr., 53, of 755 Sturgeon Ave., Owensboro, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2004, at his home. He was born in Daviess Co., Ky. to the late Lonnie & Dorothy Edwards Sumner, Sr. He was a self-employed property maintainer and had also worked at the Hunter-Douglas Co. He was a U. K. basketball…
