Merle Lee Griffith
May 29, 2023
On Monday May 29, 2023 the Lord saw fit to call home, His good and faithful servant, Merle Lee Johnson Griffith, 85 of Owensboro. Merle was born November 28, 1937 to the late Robert Norris Johnson and Mary Marie Rapier Johnson Morton.Merle retired from the former Field Packing Company as a facility operator.Merle was a former member of Mount Calvary...
Shelby Jean Husk
May 29, 2023
Shelby Jean Husk, 86, of Owensboro, went home on Monday, May 29, 2023 to celebrated her Heavenly 86th birthday with her late husband, Joseph Husk; mother, Pearl Ransom; father, James Ransom; four brothers, James, Charles, Carl and Jerry Ransom; and a grandson, Steven Calloway. She was born May 29, 1937 in Owensboro.
She will be missed by her...
Paul "Mike" Yeckering
May 23, 2023
Paul “Mike” Yeckering, 72, of Philpot, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 10, 1950, in Owensboro to the late Martin Lawrence Yeckering and Carmel Ruth (Byrne) Yeckering.
Mike worked at Winn Dixie for twenty-five years before beginning his twenty-five-year career at Moonlite Bar-b-q Inn....
Anna Ruth Yeiser Floyd Heltsley
May 23, 2023
Anna Ruth Yeiser Floyd Heltsley, 83, of Utica, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at her home. She was born August 13, 1939 in Sutherland to the late Stanley M. Yeiser and Susie Trunnell Yeiser. She was a graduate of Daviess County High School "Class of 1957". Ms. Heltsley was a lifetime member of Panther Creek Baptist Church, being...
Carroll Thomas Young
May 22, 2023
Carroll Thomas Young, 86, was welcomed home into the gates of Heaven on Monday, May 22, 2023, while surrounded by his family at home. Carroll rounded out the final hole on the back nine of life often speaking of the joyous reunions he would have, with those he dearly missed.
With a deep passion for the sport he...
Rosie Marie Jones
May 22, 2023
Rosie M. “Rose” Jones, 80, of Owensboro, passed away on Monday, May 22, 2023 at her home. She was born August 27, 1942 in Daviess County to the late Oliver and Mabel Dorothy Paris Westerfield. Rose was a homemaker, of the Baptist faith, and loved spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She enjoyed playing bunco, reading, and...
Peggy J. (Smith) Parks
May 21, 2023
Peggy J. (Smith) Parks, 91, of Masonville left this earth Sunday, May 21, 2023, under the care of Hospice of W. Kentucky. The Ohio County native was born June 9, 1931, to the late Archie and Clarice Wigginton Smith. Peggy started as an intern at Murphy-Miller chair company until she graduated from Owensboro Tech High School when she was...
Elisha Faye Wimsatt
May 14, 2023
Elisha Faye Wimsatt, 71, died Sunday, May 14, 2023, at her home. She was a graduate of Owensboro High School, Western Kentucky University, and the University of Louisville and retired from the Jefferson County Public Schools district after more than 20 years as an arts educator.
She was a member of Burnett Avenue Baptist Church in Louisville and was...
Delmar Owen Sosh
May 12, 2023
Delmar Owen Sosh, 79, of Utica, passed away, Friday, May 12, 2023, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born April 18, 1944, in Daviess County, KY to the late Woodie and Alice Margaret (Coin) Sosh. Delmar was of Pentecostal faith and a retired coal miner. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, and woodworking. He believed taking care of his...
Lorene "Sis" Sosh
May 10, 2023
Lorene “Sis” Sosh, 77, of Owensboro, Kentucky passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. She was born August 27, 1945, in Calhoun, Kentucky to the late Robert Sosh and Tildie Coin Sosh Hudson. Sis worked at Owensboro Hospital as a ward clerk for 36 years.
Sis was hard-working, very organized, and on occasion, stubborn. She loved playing games, doing...