Paul T. Jarboe

Paul T. Jarboe, 79, of Owensboro, died Tuesday, March 4, 2007 at his home. Born in Daviess County, a son of the late Thomas Augustus Jarboe and Margaret Elizabeth Elder Jarboe, he was a devoted father, grandfather, great-grandfather, neighbor, friend, and landscaper and nursery operator. Mr. Jarboe had worked in security at Glenmore Distillery, and for many years was the owner and operator of Jarboe's Lawn Service. Fiercely independent, he worked hard all of his life and loved driving around Owensboro seeing what he had planted. The results of his work can be seen throughout Owensboro and Daviess County, including much of the private plantings on the city's famous Dogwood and Azalea Trail. For many years, Mr. Jarboe was responsible for the interior landscaping of all the Executive Inn properties. He enjoyed his garden, hunting, and being outdoors. A member of Sts. Joseph and Paul Catholic Church, he was active with its grounds and landscaping. He was preceded in death by his wives, Mary Joan Hagan Jarboe and Edna Regina Payne Jarboe, a son, Paul Michael Jarboe, and 10 brothers and sisters.

Survivors his daughters, Patricia Baker and her husband Thomas of Raymond, NH, Janice Higdon and her husband Mark of Bowling Green, and Carolyn Dornburg and her husband Paul and Amanda Henderson and her husband John, all of Owensboro; his sons, Ronnie Jarboe and his wife Connie, Michael A. Jarboe and his wife Kathy Lee, Charles Tom Jarboe, and Pete Jarboe, all of Owensboro, Donnie Jarboe and his wife Cerise of Utica, and Robert Jarboe of Henderson; his sister, Audrey Greenlee of Panama City, FL; 12 grandchildren, 8 step-grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, and 3 step-great grandchildren, and Buddy his dog.

Services are at 10:00 a.m. Friday at Sts. Joseph and Paul Catholic Church. Visitation at Glenn Funeral Home will be from 2:00 until 8:00 p.m. Thursday and from 8:30 until 9:30 Friday, where prayers will be said at 6:30 pm Thursday. Burial will be in Mater Dolorosa Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to St. Vincent DePaul or the memorial fund of Sts. Joseph and Paul Catholic Church.