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Peggy Ann Logsdon Craft
May 30, 1942 - Jun 30, 2023
Peggy Ann (Logsdon) Craft, 81, of Owensboro, passed away Friday, June 30, 2023, at Hermitage Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 30, 1942, in Owensboro to the late Sherman and Louise Logsdon. Peggy was a member of Christ Community Church. She enjoyed family gatherings, collecting things, traveling, reading, dancing and country…
Donna K. Jones Sikes
Apr 11, 1966 - Jun 30, 2023
Donna K. Jones Sikes, 57, of Owensboro, passed away June 30, 2023, at Heartford House. She was born in Owensboro, Kentucky April 11, 1966, to Donald and Jane Jones. Donna was a graduate of Owensboro Community College and retired from Owensboro Health Regional Hospital as the 2nd shift Supervisor of Radiology. She was the…
Larry B. Knott
Oct 16, 1945 - Jun 30, 2023
Larry B. Knott, 77, of Owensboro, went to his eternal home on Friday, June 30, 2023, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, while surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 16, 1945, in Owensboro, to the late Joseph and Nellie Elizabeth Dunbar Knott. Larry graduated from Owensboro Catholic High School. He retired from…
Martha Loueva Davis
Sep 29, 1941 - Jun 30, 2023
Martha Loueva Davis, 81, of Philpot, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, June 30, 2023. She was born on September 29, 1941 in McLean County to the late Troy and Martha Lucille Blandford Vowels. Loueva supported her husband in the operation of Ernie Davis and Sons Mechanical, Inc., along with the bookkeeping…
Ruth Ann Frey Elliott
Feb 1, 1949 - Jun 28, 2023
Ruth Ann Frey Elliott, 74, of Owensboro, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at her home while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born February 1, 1949, in Owensboro, to the late Miles and Mary Helen Frey. Ruth was a graduate of Owensboro Senior High and had retired from South…
Robert Wethington
Mar 17, 1938 - Jun 28, 2023
Robert “Bobby” Wethington, dedicated husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. He was so dedicated to making it to this date, as it was their 65th Wedding Anniversary. What a beautiful accomplishment to be so happily married for 65 years. Bobby was born the oldest of three children to…
Douglas Brown Webster
Feb 11, 1930 - Jun 27, 2023
Surrounded by his family, Doug Webster passed away on June 27, 2023, at the Heartford House in Owensboro, KY. Doug was born at his grandparents’ farm in McLean County, KY to John Daniel and Lorene Webster on the snowy winter day of February 11, 1930. He grew up on the farm, attended the new…
David Wayne Shaffer
May 18, 1942 - Jun 27, 2023
David Wayne Shaffer, 81, of Owensboro passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2023. He was born in Uniontown, Kentucky, May 18, 1942, to Mike and Gussie (Newman) Shaffer. Mr. Shaffer served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War era, however, he was stationed 200 miles south of the North Pole at NORAD/Thule Air…
Donald A. Tongate
Apr 20, 1938 - Jun 27, 2023
Donald A. Tongate, 85, of Lewisport, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2023 while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky with his family at his side. He was born April 20, 1938 in Daviess County to the late Gylear and Lyndal Walker Tongate. Donald was a member of Crestwood Baptist Church in Des…
Donald Kim Johnson
Mar 30, 1956 - Jun 26, 2023
Donald Kim Johnson, 67, of Owensboro passed away Monday, June 26, 2023, under the care of Hospice of W. Kentucky. The Daviess County native was born March 30, 1956, to Donald J. Johnson and the late Anna Lee Young Johnson. Kim graduated from Owensboro Catholic High School, class of 1974. He worked as a Union…
