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Agnes Pauline Baker Chapman
May 18, 1905 - Jan 29, 2005
Agnes Pauline Chapman, 99, of Lapeer , MI (formerly of Owensboro) died Saturday, January 29, 2005 in Lapeer. Born May 18, 1905 in Daviess County, Mrs. Chapman was a member of the First Baptist Church in Owensboro and as the second resident of the Roosevelt House where she helped form the Young at Hearts Club,…
William Thomas Turner
Nov 8, 1928 - Jan 28, 2005
William Thomas Turner, Jr., 76, of Roswell, GA, formerly of Owensboro, died Friday, January 28, 2005 at HRC Manor Care in Marietta, GA. A native of Bastrop, LA, Mr. Turner was a son of the late William T. and Annie Aden Turner, a graduate of Louisiana Tech with a BS in chemical engineering, and held…
Frank L. Johnson
Feb 8, 1918 - Jan 28, 2005
Frank Leroy Jiggs Johnson, 86, of Calhoun (formerly of Owenbsoro), died Friday, January 28, 2005 at the Owensboro Medical Health System. Born February 8, 1918, Mr. Johnson was a retired upholsterer and member of the Whitesville Christian Church. He was an Army veteran of World War II serving in the Pacific Theater and was a…
John W. Hayden
Nov 12, 1920 - Jan 27, 2005
John W. Hayden, 84, of 4437 Hillcrest Oaks, Owensboro, died Thursday, January 27, 2005 at his home. The Daviess County native was born to the late J. Burch Hayden and Mary Byrne Hagan Hayden and was retired from South Central Bell Telephone Company as an equipment switchman. He was a World War II veteran of…
John Harvey Bastin
Oct 30, 1949 - Jan 26, 2005
John Harvey Bastin, Jr., 55, died Wednesday, January 26, 2005, at Owensboro Medical Health System. A member of St. John United Methodist Church, Mr. Bastin graduated from Owensboro High School, where he was a letterman on the 1967 football team. He graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Arts degree and was…

Margaret Dulin Taylor
May 3, 1910 - Jan 23, 2005
Margaret Dulin Taylor, 94, passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2005. She was born in Taylorsville, Ky. She was a member of First Christian Church and the Christian Womens Fellowship. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Eugene Taylor on Dec. 14, 1996.Surviving is a daughter, Jean (Randy) Owen of Owensboro, a stepdaughter,…

Albert W. Ray
Apr 2, 1930 - Jan 22, 2005
Albert W " Bert" Ray, 74 of 3004 Waterside Way, Owensboro, passed away Saturday, January 22, 2005. He was born in Akron, Ohio and was an accountant for Cochrane Furniture in Lincolnton, North Carolina, before his retirement in 1994. He was a member of First Christian Church, Owenwboro, Kentucky.Survivors include his wife of 55 years,…
Richard Thomas Roberts
Mar 24, 1985 - Jan 22, 2005
Richard Thomas Roberts, 19, of 512 Crittenden St., Owensboro, died Saturday, January 22, 2005 at his residence. He was born May 24, 1985 to Richard W. and Belinda Foster Roberts in Daviess County. He worked at Hardees and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, video games and working on his…
Charles Melvin Rhodes
Feb 14, 1932 - Jan 22, 2005
Charles Melvin Rhodes, 72, of 4710 McIntire Crossing, Owensboro, died Saturday, January 22, 2005, at Owensboro Medical Health System. Born in Pineland, SC and raised in Whiteville, NC, a son of the late Obid D. and Elanor Martin Rhodes, he was a graduate of East Carolina University, retired as treasurer of Alcan Aluminum Corporation, which…
William Patrick Byrne
May 2, 1946 - Jan 22, 2005
William Patrick "Chico" Byrne, 58, of 6485 Cherry Lane, Masonville, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2005, at his home. He was born in Daviess Co., Ky. and had worked at Owensboro Grain Co. for 18 years and at Wal-Mart.He was a U. S. Navy veteran, was of the Catholic faith, and enjoyed bowling, playing…