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Klytia May Edge
Sep 26, 1915 - Dec 19, 2002
Klytia May Edge, 87, of Owensboro died Thursday, December 19, 2002 at the Bon Harbor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The Cairo, West Virginia native was retired from the Owensboro Canning Co. and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Robert Edge in 1971.She is survived by two sons,…
Neen Elaine DeArmond Peay
Mar 22, 1930 - Dec 18, 2002
Neen Elaine Peay, 72, of 5058 Backsquare Drive, died Wednesday, December 18, 2002 at her residence. Her husband, Thurmon O. Peay, preceded her in death in 1976.The Muhlenburg County native was a member of the Church of Christ. She was the Valedictorian of her graduating class from Dunmor High School. She loved caring for and…
Katherine M. Whittaker
Feb 4, 1909 - Dec 18, 2002
Mrs. Katherine M. Whittaker, 93, of Leisure Years Nursing Home, Owensboro, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002 at Leisure Years Nursing Home. Born in Daviess Co., Ky. on February 4, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Elizabeth Williams Knight. Her husband, Remous Owen Whittaker, preceded her in death in 1976.Mrs. Whittaker was…
Yvonne Leibfreid Myers
May 26, 1923 - Dec 15, 2002
Yvonne Leibfreid Myers, 79, of 224 Redbud Road, Owensboro, died Sunday, December 15, 2002 at Owensboro Mercy Health System. She was born in Owensboro, Kentucky on May 26, 1923 the daughter of William and Verna Mae Stewart Leibfreid. Her husband, Warren G. Myers, preceded her in death on November 30, 2002.She was a homemaker and…
William D. Rutter
Sep 10, 1926 - Dec 15, 2002
William D. Rutter, 76, of 2241 Yewells Landing North, died Sunday, December 15, 2002 at the home of his daughter. The Mexico, Missouri native had been the owner of the shoe department of McAtees department store and an independent insurance agent.. His interests were politics, world and local events, bridge, golf, and caring for his…
Christine Webb
Oct 12, 1922 - Dec 15, 2002
Christine Webb, 80, of 409 Catlina Drive, Owensboro, died Sunday, December 15, 2002 at Owensboro Mercy Health System. She was born in Barren County, Kentucky on October 12, 1922 the daughter of Eugen and Minnie Bostic Webb. She retired from the tube assembly department of General Electric in Owensboro in January 1984. She was a…
Donald E. Vanover
Dec 11, 1939 - Dec 14, 2002
Donald E. Donnie Vanover, 63, of Utica died Saturday, December 14, 2002 at Owensboro Mercy Health System. He was born in McLean County on December 11, 1939 the son of Pruitt and Opal Bunch Vanover.Mr. Vanover was a logger, a Methodist, a member of Daviess County Coon Club and a Kentucky Colonel.Survivors include his wife…
Virginia Mae Conway
Mar 17, 1921 - Dec 12, 2002
Virginia Mae Conway, 81, of 2815 Aldersgate Drive, Owensboro died Thursday, December 12, 2002 at her home. She was born in Ohio County on March 17, 1921 the daughter of William and Anna Wolfe Herrell. Her husband, Marvin Earl Conway, preceded her in death on December 3, 1998. A son, Charles H. Conway, also preceded…
Ethel Rae Sturgeon
Jul 26, 1914 - Dec 11, 2002
Ethel R. Gram Sturgeon, 88, of 3362 Buckland Square, died Wednesday, December 11, 2002 at Heritage Place. Her husband, Charles E. Sturgeon, Sr., died in 1981.The Daviess County native was a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church, the Willing Workers Sunday school class, Cumberland Presbyterian Women, an enthusiast of all sports, and an avid supporter of…
Mary Bridget Hinsey Bell
Mar 15, 1915 - Dec 10, 2002
Mary Bridget Hinsey Bell, 87, formerly of Rockport, IN, died Tuesday, December 10, 2002 at Bon Harbor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Cloverport, Kentucky on March 15, 1915 the daughter of Charles Bernard and Mary Rose Blincoe Hinsey. Her husband, Herschel T. Bell, preceded her in death on February 26, 1997.Mrs. Bell…
