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Joesph Herman Wathen
Mar 2, 1909 - Nov 10, 2004
Joseph Herman Wathen, 95, of 1023 E. 20th. Street, Owensboro, left to be with Jesus on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2004 at Hillcrest Healthcare Center. He was born in Curdsville to the late James E. & Stella Mattingly Wathen. He was a member of Blessed Mother Catholic Church. He was a very loving father, grandfather, and…
Raymond S. Payne
Sep 21, 1914 - Nov 9, 2004
Raymond Spalding Payne, 90, of Owensboro died Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at the Leisure Years Nursing Home. Born September 21, 1914 in Knottsville, Mr. Payne was a member of St. Stephen Cathedral and was retired from Grounds Maintenance at Windridge Country Club . Mr. Payne enjoyed farming and was an Army veteran of World War…
D. Jean Evans Dukes
Jan 29, 1934 - Nov 9, 2004
Dezester Jean Evans Dukes, 70, of Owensboro, died Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at her home. Born January 29, 1934 in Butler County, Mrs. Dukes was a homemaker and member of the Owensboro Church of Christ. She was an avid reader. She was preceded in death by her parents, Marvie Evans and Beulah Henderson Evans, a…
Allen Eva Conrey
Sep 3, 1906 - Nov 8, 2004
Allen Conrey of Leisure Years Nursing Home died November 8, 2004. She was born September 3, 1906 and retired from General Electric. She was preceded in death by her husband Emer Conrey.Survivors include a daughter, Jean Strong and husband Ralph; and granddaughter, Judy Collins all of Owensboro; three great-granddaughters, Jamie Linn and husband Greg of…
Harlan Pate
Jul 13, 1909 - Nov 8, 2004
Harlan Pate, 95, of Owensboro died Monday, November 8, 2004 at the Carmel Home. Born July 13, 1909, Mr. Pate was a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church and was retired from Beloit College in Wisconsin where he worked in the Maintenance Department for many years. Mr. Pate was an avid University of Kentucky and…
Henrietta Savako Arn
Feb 4, 1918 - Nov 7, 2004
Henrietta Savako Arn died Sunday November 7, 2004 at the Hermitage Care and Rehabilitation Center in Owensboro, KY. She was born February 4, 1918 in Cleveland, OH. She served as a U.S. Army nurse during World War II and after marriage moved to Dearborn Heights, MI where she worked as a registered nurse at Garden…
Henry Carroll Smith
Oct 27, 1922 - Nov 6, 2004
Dr. Henry Carroll Smith, 82, of 3943 Highway 54, Owensboro, died Saturday on his farm in Ohio County. Dr. Smith was presently active in his dental practice of 50 plus years. He was born in Rochester, Kentucky to the late Dr. Henry N. and Marie Stevens Smith, and was preceded in death by his sister,…
Dora Elizabeth Baird Howard
Jan 6, 1933 - Nov 5, 2004
Dora Elizabeth Dodie Howard, 71, of 2406 South Stratford Drive, Owensboro, died Friday, November 5, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. Born in Daviess County, a daughter of the late W. A. and Maurine R. Baird, Mrs. Howard graduated from Utica High School in 1951. A devoted mother, grandmother, and loving friend to many, her…
John Truman Whitaker
Apr 26, 1921 - Nov 3, 2004
John Truman (J.T.) Whitaker, 83, of Owensboro, died Wednesday, November 3, 2004 at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born on April 26, 1921, in Daviess County to the late Margaret and Jay Whitaker.He was the owner of the Rolling Pin Pastry Shop for 37 years, retiring in 1983, a member of the Owensboro Cumberland…
Helen L. Gillaspie
Feb 5, 1927 - Nov 3, 2004
Helen L. (Shain) Gillaspie, 77, of Utica died Wednesday, November 3, 2004, at the home of her daughter. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Her father, Carson Shain, her mother, Mary Shain, a brother, James E. Shain, and a sister, Irene Shain, preceded her in death.Survivors include her husband of 59 years, William…
