Dianna Duke, 73, of Owensboro, passed away Monday, August 2, 2021, under the care of Hospice of W. Kentucky. The Daviess County native was born May 6, 1948, to the late Virgil O. and Elsie Stinnett Duke. Dianna had worked for N.A. Phillips and G.E. before retiring from M.P.D. in 2004. Although being a private person, she enjoyed her family,...

Elaine Pulliam Laughrey, of Owensboro, went to be with the Lord on May 30, 2014. She was born in Georgetown Ohio to the late George and Josephine Britton Pulliam. She was of the Christian faith and a member of Owensboro Christian Church. Elaine was an educator in the truest sense. She taught for many years in Cleveland TN and then...

Esther Matilde Puram Jansing passed away peacefully at Norton Brownsboro Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky early on Saturday, January 16, 2021. She was 83 years old. Esther was born in New Rochelle, New York, on February 13, 1937, to the late Freda Luise Staiger Puram and the late Krisjan Puram. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from...

Cordelia K. "Corky" Jackson was taken home to be with the Lord on January 6, 2008. Born February 15, 1931, in Calhoun, Kentucky, she was preceded in death by her mother, Lillian Warren King and her father, Edgar Williams King. A 1949 graduate of Owensboro High School, Corky completed her Bachelor of Science degree in education at Western Kentucky State...

Darrell Gene Bratcher, 59, of Louisville, died Sunday, March 16, 2003 at the Norton Hospital in Louisville. The Philpot native was Chief of the Appraisal Branch with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was a member of the Fern Creek Christian Church where he was an Elder and Chairman of the Building Committee. He was also a member of...

Eva Christine Herron Welsh, 88, of Owensboro passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at Wellington Parc. Born in Hopkins County on September 16, 1920, Mrs. Welsh was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Lola Barnes Herron and worked many years as a school crossing guard and at the Ken-Rad and Mr. Wiggs. She was a 60-year member of...

George E. Smith, 70, of Kingsport, TN, formerly of Owensboro, died, Sunday, September 9, 2012, at Vanderbilt Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Davenport, Iowa to the late Fred H. and Marie Bowker Smith. He was a retired financial advisor for Northwestern Mutual Life specializing in insurance and estate planning, was a founding board member...

Betty Lou Cooper Howard, 61, of Owensboro passed away Sunday, February 10, 2008 at the Owensboro Medical Health System. Born November 6, 1946 in Hancock County, she was a homemaker; member of Eaton Memorial Baptist Church; and loved shopping and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was preceded in death son, Charles Vincent Howard and a sister,...

Alice Margaret Regan Bagot, of Owensboro passed away in Tallahassee, FL. She was born in Jacksonville, FL to the late John Wesley and Ida Estelle Regan. Alice was a member of St. Stephen Cathedral and of the Serra Club. She was one of the founders of Hospice, Inc. in Owensboro. Alice was preceded in death by her first husband, Chester...

Ann Birk Stavis passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at her home. Born in Owensboro, a daughter of the late William and Daisy Smith Birk, Mrs. Stavis was a graduate of Owensboro High School and attended Centre College and the University of Kentucky. A member of First Presbyterian Church, she had been active in The Women's Guild, the former Cotillion...