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Elizabeth M. Miller
16 March 2002
TELL CITY, Ind. - Elizabeth M. Miller, 98, of Tell City died Thursday, March 14, 2002, at Scenic Hills Care Center in Ferdinand, Ind. The Cannelton, Ind., native retired from Western State Hospital in Washington in 1970 as a registered nurse. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Tell City and enjoyed crocheting, making afghans and reading. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Horace Miller, on Jan. 6, 1977; a son, William Miller; and a daughter, Betty J. Scott.
Survivors include a grandson, four granddaughters; two great-grandchildren; and a half brother, Charles Weatherholt of Bristow, Ind.
Services are at 11 a.m. EST Monday at Zoercher-Gillick Funeral Home in Tell City. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery in Tell City. Visitation is after 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to St. Joseph's Home Health and Hospice.
James B. Eaton Jr.
28 March 2002
James B. Eaton Jr., 89, of 1103 Hermitage Drive, Owensboro, died Wednesday, March 27, 2002, at Owensboro Mercy Health System. The New Orleans native retired as chief engineer from Texas Gas after 30 years, received an engineering degree from Tulane University and was a World War II Navy veteran. He was a member of St. Stephen Cathedral, former president of Owensboro Lions Club, received its Melvin Jones Award and served on several club boards. His first wife, Marise Dillion Eaton, died Jan. 29, 1988.
Survivors include his wife of 12 years, Merle Vickers Allen Eaton; a son, James B. Eaton III of Houston; a daughter, Marise Hoffman of Auburn, N.Y.; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a brother, Sam Eaton of Holiday, Fla.; a sister, Mary Thornton of Jeanerette, La.; and several nephews and nieces.
Services are at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro. Burial will be in Resurrection cemetery in Owensboro. Visitation is from 3 to 8 p.m. today and from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. Friday at James H. Davis Funeral Home in Owensboro. Prayers will be said at 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Hospice Association, 723 Harvard Drive, Owensboro, KY 42301 or a favorite charity.
Agnes Geary Riggs
16 March 2002
ECHOLS - Agnes Geary Riggs, 88, of Vine Grove, formerly of Echols, died Thursday, March 14, 2002, at Woodland Terrace Nursing Home in Elizabethtown. The Ohio County native was a housewife and member of Church of God of Prophecy in Hodgenville. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Vollie Geary; her second husband, Leon Riggs; and two sons, Glenn Geary and John Geary.
Survivors include two sons, Vollie Lee Geary of Beaver Dam and Havert Geary of Selmer, Tenn.; four daughters, Emma Decker of Vine Grove, Edna Wester of Beaver Dam, Mildred Evans of Mt. Vernon, Fla., and Dorothy Damron of Louisville; 18 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several great-greatgrandchildren; and two sisters, Edith B. Harmon of Cynthiana and Florene Hawkins of Evansville.
Services are at 1 p.m. Monday at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam. Burial will be in Echols cemetery. Visitation is from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Judy O'Nan McDonald
30 March 2002
Judy O'Nan McDonald, 56, of Owensboro, died Friday, March 29, 2002, at Owensboro Mercy Health System. She was a member of Corydon Christian Church and enjoyed spending time with family.
Survivors include two daughters, Krista McDonald of Corydon and Jodi Rafferty of Owensboro; two grandchildren; her mother, Dorothy O'Nan of Corydon; a brother, Gary O'Nan of Shelbyville; two sisters, twin Jean Barnes and Nancy Love, both of Henderson; and nephews and nieces.
Services are pending at Benton-Glunt Funeral Home in Henderson.
Jess M. Buckner
26 March 2002
Jess M. Buckner, 88, of Philpot died Saturday, March 23, 2002, at his home. The Zalma, Mo., native retired as a rancher and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church and Quarter Horse Association. He was preceded in death by his wife, Celesta Buckner, on Sept. 10, 2000; and two sons, Ernest Lee Buckner, on Dec. 21, 1983, and Troy Lee Buckner, on Dec. 28, 1999.
Survivors include a son, John Leonard of Jay, Okla.; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services are at 1 p.m. Thursday at Glenn Funeral Home in Owensboro. Burial will be in Elmwood cemetery in Daviess County. Visitation is from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Alzheimer's Association, 836 Euclid Ave., No. 100, Lexington, KY 40502.
Gilbert B. Barnes
25 March 2002
BEAVER DAM - Gilbert B. Barnes, 85, of Beaver Dam died Sunday, March 24, 2002, at Beaver Dam Health Care Manor. The Ohio County native retired from Young Manufacturing Company in Beaver Dam. He was a carpenter and member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Hallie Cox Barnes; a daughter, Barbara Black of Beaver Dam; two brothers, W.L. "Bill" Barnes and James Barnes, both of Hartford; a sister, Lucille Daniel of Louisville; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Graveside services are at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sunnyside cemetery in Beaver Dam. William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam is in charge of arrangements.
Ardith Ruth Gross
24 March 2002
KENT CITY, Mich. - Ardith Ruth Gross, 79, of Kent City died Friday, March 22, 2002, at Metropolitan Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Clifford Gross Sr.; two sons, Clifford Gross of Owensboro and Ronald Gross of Ewen, Mich.; two daughters, Sharon Benoit of Rockford, Mich., and Judith Gotwalt of Rockford, Mich.; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Arland Frederick and Don Frederick, both of Reed City, Mich.; and several nephews and nieces.
Services are at 11 a.m. EST Tuesday at Hessel-Cheslek Funeral Home in Sparta, Mich. Burial will be in Idlewild cemetery in Kent City. Visitation is from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Hospice of Michigan.
Theresa Louise Morris
14 March 2002
LEVY COUNTY, Fla. - Theresa Louise Morris, 43, of Levy County was declared legally dead. She had been missing since August 1984. The Daviess County native was a Catholic and enjoyed sewing, gardening and canning.
Survivors include two daughters, Marty Gail Morris of Owensboro and Amanda Louise Morris of Bowling Green; her parents, James and Margaret Wootton Edge of Whitesville; a nephew and several nieces; and several uncles and aunts.
Memorial services are at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church in Whitesville. Cecil Funeral Home in Whitesville is in charge of arrangements.
Opal Velma Anderson
31 March 2002
CENTRAL CITY - Opal Velma Anderson, 82, of Central City died Friday, March 29, 2002, at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville. The Pike County, Ind., native was a homemaker and a member of Crossing Holiness Church in Central City. She enjoyed homemaking, fishing with her husband and spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Anderson; two sons, Earl Wayne Anderson and Mitchell Anderson; and a daughter, Teresa Kay Anderson.
Survivors include four sons, David Anderson of South Carrollton, Jackie Anderson and Elmer Anderson, both of Central City, and Doug Anderson of Bremen; four daughters, Retta Nofsinger, Sharon Garrett and Donna Eaves, all of Central City, and Della Garrett of Bremen; 31 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Bernard Beadles and Bob Beadles, both of Indiana; and five sisters, Dorothy Curry of Arizona and Mary Bellimey, Fern Mulleins, Virginia Kerby and Josephine Wilber, all of Indiana.
Services are at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City. Burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery in Central City. Visitation is after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Elizabeth Coomes Allen
June 04, 1921 - June 04, 2002
Birthplace: West Louisville
Resided In: Owensboro KY USA
Visitation: June 05, 2002
Service: June 06, 2002
cemetery: Mater Dolorosa cemetery
Agnes Elizabeth "Libby" Coomes Allen, 81, of Owensboro, died, Tuesday, June 4, 2002 at the Hillcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The West Louisville native was a member of Immaculate Catholic Church; was a Kentucky Colonel; served as an election judge; and was active in the Daviess County Fish and Game.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Captain Charles Brown in 1954 and her second husband, Frank Allen in 1998.
She is survived by two sons, John H. Allen and James F. Allen of Owensboro; a daughter, Donna Chapman Mayhew of Owenbsoro; 11 grandchildren; six brothers, Felix A. Coomes of Lynchburg, MO, James E. Coomes of Owensboro, Francis E. Coomes of Fort Wayne, IN, Anthony Coomes of Alpharetta, GA, and Henry L. Coomes of North Ridge, CA.; and two sisters, Pauline Sublett of Owensboro and Laura Baughn of Evansville.
Funeral services are 11 A.M., Thursday, June 6, 2002 at Immaculate Catholic Church with burial in Mater Dolorosa cemetery. Friends may call at the Glenn Funeral Home from 4-8 P.M. on Wednesday and after 8:30 A.M. Thursday. Prayers will be said at 7:30 P.M. on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Gideons International, P.O. Box 1133, Owenbsoro, KY 42302.
Raymond J. Morris
13 March 2002
Raymond J. Morris, 69, of 1835 W. 7th St., Owensboro, died Monday, March 11, 2002, at his home. The Daviess County native retired from Owensboro Brick and Tile Co. after 30 years as a truck driver, was a member of Full Gospel Tabernacle and enjoyed gardening, going to church and gospel music. A son, Wayne Morris, died in 2000.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Nellie Morris; two sons, Timmy Morris of Lewisport and Tom Morris of Owensboro; two daughters, Sheila Kelley and Mary Lucille Underwood, both of Owensboro; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Clifton Morris of Owensboro.
Services are at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Glenn Funeral Home in Owensboro. Burial will be in Owensboro Memorial Gardens. Visitation is from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Hospice Association, 723 Harvard Drive, Owensboro, KY 42301.
