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Franklin Joseph Neubauer
Oct 8, 1910 - Aug 4, 2004
Franklin Joseph Neubauer, 93, of Owensboro died Wednesday, August 4, 2004 at his home. Born October 8, 1910 to the late Albert Thomas and Katherine Adelmann Neubauer, he graduated from Owensboro High School and then Iowa State College in Ames, IA where he received a degree in Landscape Architecture. Franklin was active in the Reserve…
Mattie H. Jones
Jul 13, 1932 - Aug 4, 2004
Mattie H. Martha Jones, 72, of Owensboro, passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2004, at her home. She was born in Daviess Co., Ky. to the late Lester Z. and Mary E. Brown Higdon. She was a homemaker and a member of Immaculate Catholic Church and she enjoyed camping & fishing. She was preceded in…
Patsy J. Conger
Jan 16, 1936 - Jul 31, 2004
Patsy J. Conger, 68, beloved wife and mother, passed away July 31, 2004 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. A native of Crittenden County, Kentucky, she was born January 16, 1936 to the late Dalton Earl and Nettie Campbell Owen. A strong willed lady, she bravely and courageously fought her illnesses and heart disease before…
Paula J. Frailley
Mar 20, 1949 - Jul 31, 2004
Paula Frailley, 55, of 1026 N. County Road, 450 West, Rockport, IN, died Saturday, July 31, 2004, at St. Marys Medical Center in Evansville. She was born March 20, 1949 to the late Dean O. and Betty Parker James in Daviess County. She was formerly a nurse at Owensboro Medical Health System working in several…
Lucille Schweikarth
May 16, 1920 - Jul 31, 2004
Lucille Schweikarth, 84, of Owensboro went home to be with Jesus Saturday, July 31, 2004 at the Hermitage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Knottsville on May 16, 1920, Mrs. Schweikarth was the daughter of the late Francis Titus Johnson and Petronilla Speak Johnson. She was a member of the Immaculate Catholic Church and retired…
Wayne Powell Gordon
Aug 3, 1912 - Jul 28, 2004
Wayne Gordon, 91, of 736 Cottage Drive died Wednesday, July 28, 2004 at Hermitage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Gordon was born in Owensboro August 3, 1912, a son of the late Forest K. and Minnie B. Lynch. He attended the University of Louisville College of Pharmacy and worked at the former Gordons Drug Store…
Paul H. Waldroup
Nov 18, 1921 - Jul 28, 2004
Paul Henry Waldroup, 82, of 2429 Southeastern Parkway, Owensboro, died Wednesday, July 28, 2004 at Owensboro Medical Health System. Born November 18, 1921 in Williamsburg, KY to the late Charles L. and Dinah Lovitt Waldroup, Mr. Waldroup was a retired machinist for Dover Elevator Manufacturing. A devoted husband and father, he lived in Cincinnati, OH…
Roxanna Hawley
Jan 31, 1955 - Jul 27, 2004
Roxanna Rocky Hawley, 49, of 5965 Highway 60 East, Owensboro, died Tuesday, July 27, 2004. The Daviess County native was a mechanic for G&A Trucking for 10 years, and a former employee of Ragu for 22 years. She was known for her artistic drawings and paintings. She was preceded in death by her mother, Willie…
Raymond Powers
Aug 20, 1936 - Jul 24, 2004
Mr. Raymond Powers, Jr., 67, of 1727 Hughes Ave., Owensboro, died Saturday, July 24, 2004, at his home. He was born August 20, 1936, to Raymond and Mary Elizabeth Whitten Powers, Sr. in Hancock County. He was a certified mechanic, retired from Daviess County Sand and Gravel. He was a member of Mt. Eden Baptist…
Sue Reynolds
Apr 27, 1930 - Jul 23, 2004
Mrs. Sue Reynolds, 74, of 1145 Avondale Road, Owensboro, went home to be with Jesus, Friday, July 23, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born April 27, 1930, to Jewell Lee and Lila Womach McGee in Richmond, IN. She was an instructor at the Adult Learning Center as well as a homemaker. She…