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Sidney Jane Kelley
Apr 27, 1918 - May 2, 2004
Sidney Jane Lanier Kelley, 86, of Snellville, Ga., passed away Sunday, May 2, 2004, at the Parkwood Nursing Home in Snellville. She was born in Alliance, Oh. and was retired from sales in the cosmetic business. She was the daughter of the late John F. and Elizabeth Fitzgerald Lanier, Sr. She was also preceded in…
Charles Clayton Crowe
Mar 24, 1918 - May 2, 2004
Charles Clayton Crowe, 86, of Wellington Parc, formerly of 3445 Pleasant Valley Road, Owensboro, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2004 at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born in Hancock Co., Ky. and had been a dairy farmer all of his adult life. He was a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church. He was…
Stacey Diana Hillard
Apr 2, 1964 - May 1, 2004
Stacey Diana (Robertson) Hillard, 40, of 125 East 22nd St., Owensboro, died Saturday, May 1, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born April 2, 1964, to Robert and Wanda Bowman Robertson, in Daviess County. She was a X-ray technologist at Owensboro Medical Health System. A member of Owensboro Church of Christ, she was…
J. B. Embry
Jul 15, 1927 - Apr 30, 2004
Mr. J B Embry, 76, of Lexington, KY, formerly of Owensboro, KY, died Friday, April 30, 2004 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Lexington. He was the owner and broker of the Golden Rule Realty and had attended Murray State University. He was the son of the late William C. and Stella E. Embry.Survivors include…
Karen Sue Hudson
Mar 13, 1957 - Apr 28, 2004
Karen Sue Hudson, 47, of 2413 Middleground Drive, Owensboro, died Wednesday, April 28, 2004, at her home. She was born March 13, 1957, to Doug and Mary Frederick Miller, in Daviess County. She was a member of Dawson Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher, sang in the choir, and served on various…
Monnie Ree Small
Dec 21, 1914 - Apr 27, 2004
Monnie Ree Small, 89, of Whitesville, died Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at Hillcrest Healthcare. The Whitesville native was a lifelong member of Whitesville Baptist Church where she played the piano for the childrens nursery and taught Sunday School; a member of the Order of the Eastern Star at Whitesville; and a Kentucky Colonel. Mrs. Small…
Mary Ruth Braden
Jun 17, 1926 - Apr 26, 2004
Mary Ruth Braden, 77, of 1869 State Route, 762, Whitesville, Ky, died April 26, 2004 at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born in Ohio County to the late Walter and Lillie Mae Foster Barlow. She was retired from Ohio County Schools and was a former employee of Kenrad. She was a member of Bells…
Mary Ruth Braden
Jun 17, 1926 - Apr 26, 2004
Mary Ruth Braden, 77, of 1869 State Route, 762, Whitesville, Ky, died April 26, 2004 at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born in Ohio County to the late Walter and Lillie Mae Foster Barlow. She was retired from Ohio County Schools and was a former employee of Kenrad. She was a member of Bells…
Earl Ray Roberts
Jun 2, 1938 - Apr 25, 2004
Earl Ray Roberts, 65, of Tell City, IN, died Sunday, April 25, 2004, at Perry County Hospital. Born in Daviess Co., KY, a son of the late Thomas Edward and Pauline Jones Roberts, he retired after 23 years from Lewis Brothers Bakery. A life-long member of Providence United Methodist Church, where he served on the…
Leonard J. Arcilesi
Jul 12, 1928 - Apr 23, 2004
Rev. Leonard Arcilesi, 75, a native of Louisville,KY and priest of the Diocese of Owensboro,KY, died Friday, April 23, 2004 at the his home. His parents, Frank and Hazel Arcilesi and his only sibling, Vita Mae Schall-Miller preceded him in death. He was the pastor of St. Martin Catholic Church in Owensboro; former pastor of…