HARTFORD — Nada Mae Dockery, 73, of Hartford, Kentucky passed away on Feb. 4, 2023, at Ohio County Healthcare with her family by her side. She was born March 3, 1949, in Ohio County, Kentucky to the late Arvin Stevens and Florence Saling Stevens. Mrs. Dockery retired after 20 years from Hard…
Jerry W. Shown, 80, of Owensboro, a devoted and loving husband, father, stepfather and grandfather, passed away on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born on Dec. 1, 1942, in Hartford to the late Kenneth Shown & Hula Rhea MacIntosh.
Greenville — Mary E. Tucker, 85 of Greenville, died on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, at The Heartford House in Owensboro. She was born on Feb. 27, 1937, in Muhlenberg County. She was a retired Special Education Teacher for Muhlenberg County School System and a member of Powderly Baptist Church.
Ayer, Joseph, 79, died Thursday. Service: 1 p.m. Monday at Boultinghouse Funeral Home, Rockport, Indiana. Visitation: 11 a.m. until the time of the service Monday at the funeral home.
Esther Midkiff Edge McCoy, 89, of Owensboro, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Esther was born Feb. 4, 1933, to the late Heber and Della Midkiff. She attended Fordsville High School and graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1951. E…
Edna M. Watts, 80, of Philpot, passed away Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born Dec. 23, 1942, in Philpot to the late John H. Crutcher and Cleo Edna Ford Crutcher. She was a member of Dawson Baptist Church. Edna enjoyed spending time with her gran…
Helen Lavena McDaniel, 81, of Owensboro, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born July 9, 1941, in Cromwell to the late Odist Dillon Henderson and Thelma White Henderson.
OWENSBORO — Delma Wray Butler Hutchins, 83, of Owensboro, passed away into the loving arms of her Heavenly father Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, at her home in Owensboro. Delma Wray Butler was born Oct. 31, 1939, in Hancock County to the late Earl and Jane Husk Butler and was married to Kenneth Ran…
Dennis Russell Kerwick, 92, of Owensboro, passed from this life to his Heavenly home Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, at Signature Healthcare at Hillcrest. He was born Apr. 12, 1930, in Vanderburgh County, Indiana to the late Russell and Norma Kerwick. Dennis was a member of Zion United Church of Chr…
LOUISVILLE — Johnnie Lynn (Westerfield) Decker, 73, of Louisville, passed away Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at home under hospice care. She retired after 30 years of service with BellSouth.
Beavers, Anna, 78, died Monday. Service: 2 p.m. Sunday at James H. Davis Funeral Home and Crematory. Visitation: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
ROCKPORT, INDIANA — Joseph L. Ayer, Sr., 79, of Rockport, Indiana died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and worked on pipelines with Teamsters Local 215.
Michael Douglas Gilmore, 77, of Owensboro, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at home. He was born in Owensboro Jan. 23, 1946, to the late Alfred and Alice Underwood Gilmore. Michael was a member of First Baptist Church and retired from Swedish Match and spent six years in the National Guard…
HARTFORD — Charles Dennis “Denny” Baxley passed away Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at Ohio County Hospital. He was born Aug. 29, 1951, in Hammond, Indiana to Wendell and Jeanette Baxley. He graduated from Whiting (IN) High School in 1969 and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He…
Tommy Henning, 78, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at his home on the farm that he loved with his wife and his beloved daughter, Michelle, by his side. He was born in Axtel Apr. 8, 1944, to the late Charles Franklin and Mary Pauline Mattingly Henning. Tommy was a farmer who lived and cared for…
DRAKESBORO — Elizabeth Jane Casebier, 73, of Drakesboro, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at 10:42 a.m. at her residence. Ms. Casebier was born July 2, 1949, in Muhlenberg County. She was a retired certified nurse assistant for Muhlenberg Community Hospital and a member of Drakesboro United Met…
Beavers, Anna, 78, died Monday. Service: 2 p.m. Sunday at James H. Davis Funeral Home and Crematory. Visitation: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI — Dr. John Hendricks, of Griffin, GA and Iuka, MS, passed away on Jan, 20, 2023. John Thornton Benedict Hendricks was born in 1939 to Dr. Herman and Helen (Hedger) Hendricks, in Knoxville, TN. He lived abroad in post World War II Europe and Japan with his father, a Marsh…
PANTHER — W.G. Worthington, 73, of the Panther Community in Daviess County, Kentucky went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at Wellington Parc of Owensboro. William Guy Worthington was born Sept. 25, 1949, in Owensboro, Kentucky to the late William Ranson and Helen Payton Wo…
David G. Jones, 53, of Utica, passed away Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. He was born May 4, 1969, in Owensboro to the late Leland and Brenda Jones. David served as an accountant at Modern Welding for 27 years and was the proud owner of the former Custom Vapors. He was an avid hunter and fisherman,…
Deborah Ann Nugent, 38, of Owensboro, went to be with the Lord Apr. 16, 2022, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born June 21, 1983.
TROY, OHIO — Brian D. Gunder, 59, of Troy, Ohio passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. He was born Mar. 8, 1963, in Troy, Ohio to Janet Louise (Burnside) Plantz of Troy and the late Darrell Dean Gunder.
Beavers, Anna, 78, died Monday. Service: 2 p.m. Sunday at James H. Davis Funeral Home and Crematory. Visitation: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Donna Pierce Morris, 64, of Owensboro, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Donna was a member of Christ Community Church in Owensboro.
Rita Marie Fleischmann Fahrendorf, 100 years and nine months, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, at the Carmel Home with family by her side. She was born Apr. 7, 1922, in Browns Valley to the late Joseph A. and Mary Anne Fischer Fleischmann.
ROCKPORT, INDIANA — Marjorie Jean Goodwin, 63, of Rockport, Indiana, died Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana.
BREMEN — Reba Ann Shaver, 87, of Bremen, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at her daughter’s house in Owensboro. Mrs. Shaver was born Sept. 12, 1935, in Buttonsberry. She owned a grocery store, and later a florist, and was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. She enjoyed shopping a…
Shirley Jean Curtis, 87, of Owensboro, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. She was born July 17, 1935, in Chandler, Indiana to the late Hardin Sapp and Dorothy Sapp Phillips. Shirley was of the Baptist faith, and a lover of flowers and all …
BEAVER DAM — Lorene (Robinson) Fulkerson, 91, of Beaver Dam, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born Mar. 24, 1931, in Ohio County. She was the daughter of Harvey and Irene (Embry) Robinson, also of Ohio County. Lorene married Thomas …
Donald Dean Garrison, 86, of Owensboro, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Twin Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation in Owensboro. He moved to Owensboro in 2017 from Hot Springs, South Dakota to be closer to his family. Mr. Garrison was born July 28, 1936, to John and Pauline Garrison in Big…
Pamela Gayle Golfinos, 67, of Owensboro, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at her home. Mrs. Golfinos worked at the Daviess County Health Department for several years.
Anna P. Beavers was welcomed into the arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. She was well-loved while under hospice care in Jacksonville, Florida. She was born Nov. 13, 1944, to William and Mary Alice Payne in Owensboro. She had an immeasurable love for her family and friend…
It is with heavy hearts, but comforted spirits, that we release our precious son, brother, uncle, brother-in-law, and friend, David Brent Price, 61, of Owensboro, back to the One from whom he was created. Our beloved Brent, fun-loving, caring, and never met a stranger, passed on into the wel…
Sue Helen Hill, 89, of Owensboro, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at her home with her family by her side and under the care of Hospice of W. Kentucky. The Daviess County native was born Nov. 26, 1933, to the late James U. Hayden and Mary Edna Fischer Hayden. She graduated from Owensboro …
KILLEN, ALABAMA — Sandra Dawn Cezeski, 60, of Killen, Alabama, formally of Owensboro, passed away Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at Ohio County Hospital. Sandra was born June 13, 1962,
Barbara Lou Mattingly Mingus, 87, of Owensboro, passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at Signature East Health in Louisville. She was born Oct. 26, 1936, in Cloverport to the late Joseph and Myrtle Beavin Mattingly. She married Merlin Mingus, who survives, in Louisville.
Blandford, Joyce, 90, died Sunday. Service: Noon Wednesday at Christ Community Church. Burial: Owensboro Memorial Gardens mausoleum. Visitation: 11 a.m. until the time of the service Wednesday at the church.
It is with heavy hearts, but comforted spirits, that we release our precious son, brother, uncle, brother-in-law, and friend, David Brent Price, 61, of Owensboro, back to the One from whom he was created. Our beloved Brent, fun-loving, caring, and never met a stranger, passed on into the wel…
Frakes, Harold, 80, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. Burial: 2 p.m. Sunday at Sunset Hill Cemetery, Rockport, Indiana. Visitation: Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Community Building at Rockport City Park.
HAWESVILLE — Barbara J. Brickey, 83, of Hawesville, passed away Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hawesville July 15, 1939, to the late Theodore and Mary Nugent Goffinet. Barbara was of the Methodist faith and was a housewife.
David Paul “Dave” Ridener, 77, of Owensboro, passed away Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born Nov. 19, 1945, in Terre Haute, Indiana to the late Paul Edward and Ladonna Maxine McCoy Ridener. Dave retired from OMYA, Inc. as an operator afte…
BREMEN — Betty Lou Shanks, 80, of Bremen, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at 9:17 a.m. at Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville. She was a member of Powderly Holiness Church.
NEWBURGH, INDIANA — Father Alan R. McIntosh, 89, of Newburgh, Indiana, passed into the loving arms of His Heavenly Father Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at Hamilton Pointe in Newburgh, Indiana. He was born in Evansville, Indiana Jan. 26, 1934, to the late Ralph W. and Lavada E. (Preis) McIntosh.
GREENVILLE — Dorothy Mae Lynn, 98, of Greenville, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at Maple Nursing and Rehabilitation in Greenville. She was a homemaker.
CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI — Dr. John Hendricks, of Griffin, Georgia and Iuka, Mississippi, passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. John Thornton Benedict Hendricks was born in 1939 to Dr. Herman and Helen (Hedger) Hendricks in Knoxville, Tennessee. He lived abroad in post-World War II Europe and Japan…
MCDANIELS — Joel Keith Hayden, 74, of McDaniels, formerly of Owensboro, passed away Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, with his family by his side. He was born Nov. 7, 1948, in West Louisville to the late Elaine and James “Jack” Hayden as the middle of seven children.
Joyce C. Blandford, 90, of Owensboro, passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, under the care of Hospice of W. Kentucky. Joyce was born June 9, 1932, to the late Dwight Carroll and Cecelia Willoughby. Joyce graduated from Owensboro High School and worked at the G.E. tube plant in sales and marketi…
Richard Dale Richey, 77, of Philpot, passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at 3:23 p.m. at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro. Richard was born Aug. 11, 1945, in Midland to Buel Richey and Era Divine Richey. Richard was a born-again Christian of the Baptist faith and a 1963 graduat…
Mary Lou Mackey Moseley, 84, of Owensboro, passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was born June 21, 1938, to the late Edward Bert and Bessie Marie Mackey in Beech Grove. Mary Lou was a Christian all her life. As a world traveler, one of her accomplishments was climb…
Ruth Richmond Harrison, 96, of Daviess County, passed away Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. Ruth was born Aug. 14, 1926, to the late Ernest and Ursa Baskett. She attended Western Kentucky University and was the chief deputy of the Daviess County Clerk’s O…
In summer 2020, The New York Times coordinated a nationwide project to document the lives of Americans out of work because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study involved collaborating with 11 other local newsrooms around the U.S. The Messenger-Inquirer was the only newspaper from Kentucky in the collaboration. The resulting collection of stories was published Oct. 23, 2020, in the New York Times print edition and at nytimes.com/outofwork. The following list is the Messenger-Inquirer's local unemployment coverage from that time period; read more by clicking the "New York Times Project" header. Click on "Out Of Work In America" to go to the full
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