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William Herman Brenner
Aug 8, 1941 - Feb 21, 2003
Billy Brenner, 61, of Calhoun, died Friday, February 21, at Nortons Hospital, Louisville. The Hopkins County native was the owner of Brenners Carpets, was a board member of BB&T Bank in Calhoun, a former Calhoun city councilman, a member of Owensboro Homebuilders, and attended Columbia Military Academy and Kentucky Wesleyan College.He is survived by his…
Kyndall Paige Ard
Oct 5, 1995 - Feb 20, 2003
Kyndall Paige Ard, 7, of 4800 Carlsbad Lane, Owensboro, died Thursday, February 20, 2003 at the Owensboro Mercy Health System. The Owensboro native was a first grade student at Foust Elementary School and had recently transferred from Audubon Elementary. She attended Berean Baptist Church in Tell City and loved coloring, ponies, dogs, and Barbie Dolls.…
Mary Beverly Reynolds Mattingly
Dec 30, 1908 - Feb 20, 2003
Mary Beverly Reynolds Mattingly, 94, of 1205 Leitchfield Rd, Owensboro, died Thursday, February 20, 2003 at the Leisure Years Nursing Home. The Daviess County native was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse at Owensboro Daviess County Hospital and in private practice and member of the Saints Joseph and Paul Catholic Church. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, and…
Sherman Lee Miller
Jan 3, 1934 - Feb 20, 2003
Sherman Lee Miller, 69, of 4239 Hawthorne Drive, Owensboro, died Thursday, February 20, 2003 at Owensboro Mercy Health System. He was born in Daviess County, Kentucky on January 2, 1934 the son of Charles and Fannie Hayden Miller.Mr. Miller was retired from Whirlpool Corporation. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, and was a…
Minnie Cooper Horn
Dec 23, 1910 - Feb 19, 2003
Minnie Cooper Horn, 92, of Owensboro, died Wednesday, February 19, 2003 at Owensboro Mercy Health System. She was born in Daviess County, Kentucky on December 23, 1910 the daughter of John and Henrietta Yancy Cooper. Her husband, Charles Hillary Horn, preceded her in death in 1982. An infant son also preceded her in death in…
J. R. Miller
Mar 31, 1916 - Feb 18, 2003
J.R. Miller, 86, of 256 Wesleyan Place, died Tuesday, February 18, at Owensboro Mercy Health System. The Vicksburg, Mississippi native was retired Chief Executive Officer of Green River Electric, former Mayor of Owensboro, former Chairman of the Kentucky Democratic Party, past President of the former Audubon Boy Scout Council, a member of Settle Memorial United…
Joseph Howard
May 18, 1919 - Feb 17, 2003
Joseph Howard, 83, of 3814 Jefferson St., Owensboro, died Monday, February 17, 2003 at his residence. The Montgomery, AL native was retired from the Jackson Hospital in Montgomery where he was the Supervisor of Housekeeping for 30 years. A member of Zion Baptist Church, he enjoyed gardening, fishing and spending time with his grandchildren.He is…
Gusta Rhodes Johnston
Mar 21, 1922 - Feb 17, 2003
Gusta Rhodes Johnston, 80, of 1309 Coventry Lane, Owensboro, died Monday, February 17, 2003 at Owensboro Mercy Health System. She was born in Linn City, KY on March 21, 1922 the daughter of James and Gordia Felty Rhodes. She was preceded in death by her first husband, James William Stewart, in 1966; and her second…
Nellie Rose Ward Payne
Dec 21, 1919 - Feb 16, 2003
Nellie Rose Ward Payne, 83, of 1522 West Fourth Street, died Sunday, February 16, 2003 at Leisure Years. The Daviess County native was a member of St. Stephen Cathedral. She was preceded in death by a son, Franklin Eugene Payne, who died in 2001.Survivors include he husband of 61 years, Raymond S. Payne; three sons,…
Mary Jewell Mitchell
Oct 26, 1909 - Feb 15, 2003
Mary Jewell Mitchell, of 2026 Frederica Street, Owensboro, Kentucky, died Saturday, February 15, 2003 at the age of 93. A native of Daviess County, she was the daughter of George and Dona Fulkerson Myles.She was a retired school teacher for the Owensboro Public School System after 30 years.She was a member and former choir director…
