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Mary Louise Higdon Roehm
05/27/04
Mary Louise Higdon Roehm, 90, of Owensboro died Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at Leisure Years Nursing Home in Owensboro. She was born on May 31, 1913, in Daviess County to the late Bernard and Mary (Strehl) Higdon. She was self-employed as a seamstress for 43 years. She was a member of Blessed Mother Catholic Church and a member of Daughters of Isabella. She volunteered at the Help Office of Owensboro for several years. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Edward Roehm, on Jan. 27, 1975; five brothers; and a sister.
Survivors include two sons, Charles David Roehm of Owensboro and Edward Roehm of Lewisport; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three brothers, Hugh Higdon, Tommy Higdon and Gene Higdon, all of Owensboro; and a sister, Sister Mary Sheila Higdon of Missouri.
Services are at 1 p.m. Friday, May 28, at Blessed Mother Catholic Church in Owensboro. Burial is in Owensboro Memorial Gardens. Visitation is from 2 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at James H. Davis Funeral Home, where prayers will be said at 6 p.m. today. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to Help Office of Owensboro, 1316 W. Fourth St., Owensboro, KY 42301.
Myrtle Westmoreland Smith
05/26/04
LOUISVILLE - Myrtle Westmoreland Smith, 81, of Louisville passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2004, at Hospice & Palliative Care of Louisville's inpatient unit at Norton Healthcare Pavilion.
Survivors include three daughters, Marla (Dane) Schaftlein, Shirley (Ron) Lamotte and Diane Borders; three sons, James C. Smith Jr. and James and Horbert Melton; a brother, James Collins; a sister, Edder Hobbs; 11 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. EST Friday at Owen Funeral Home--Jeffersontown, 9318 Taylorsville Road, with burial in Zachary Taylor National cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Charles B. McDaniel
05/27/04
EVANSVILLE - Charles B. McDaniel, 70, of Evansville passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at Deaconess Hospital. Charles retired from Whirlpool Corp. in 1988 after 31 years of service. He enjoyed softball and played on the Whirlpool softball team. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, in which he served during the Korean War. Charles was a member of the VFW Post No. 2953 and the American Legion Eugene/Pate Post No. 265. He enjoyed bowling, hunting and fishing.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Ann (Webster) McDaniel of Evansville; sons, Charles Robert McDaniel and his wife, Judy, of Desert Hills, Ariz., and Ronald Dale McDaniel of Evansville; a daughter and son-in-law, Starla and Tony Racine of Evansville; his father-in-law, Melvin Veach of Evansville; and two grandchildren, Crystal Nicole Racine and Tiffany Marie Racine.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 29, at Browning Funeral Home, 738 Diamond Ave., Evansville. Burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 28, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Wilfred Glen Clark
05/26/04
RIDGECREST, Calif. - Wilfred Glen Clark died April 29, 2004, at his home in Ridgecrest. He was 88. Funeral services were held May 4 at St. Ann Catholic Church. The U.S. Navy Honor Guard performed military rites. Mr. Clark was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, and moved to Ridgecrest in 1947. Before his retirement in 1982, he was employed at the Naval Air Warfare Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas G. and Mary Martine Clark; and two brothers, Richard and Robert Clark.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane Murphy Clark, formerly of Owensboro; two sons, Patrick and John Clark of Ridgecrest; daughters Connie Williams of Big Pine, Marilyn Clark of Chico, Bettye Slay of Ridgecrest and Mary Therese Walter of Camarillo. Also surviving him are his brothers, George, Wayne and Paul Clark; and a sister, Marilyn Holder, all of Owensboro; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Mary M. 'Pat' Osborne
05/27/04
ELIZABETHTOWN - Mary M. "Pat" Osborne, 79, of Elizabethtown died Monday, May 24, 2004, at Hardin Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Vine Grove and spent 17 years in Destin, Fla. She was an avid golfer and UK fan. She was preceded in death by her parents, Tice and Nettie Pendleton Patterson; a brother, Lewis "Tut" Patterson; and two sisters, Lolah Ritchie and Theresa Gatrost.
She is survived by her husband of 61 years, William L. "Bill" Osborne Jr. of Elizabethtown; three sons, Randy S. (Margee) Osborne of Elizabethtown, Wayne (Cindy) Osborne of Knoxville, Tenn., and Patrick (Tish) Osborne of Owensboro; a brother, George B. Patterson of Albuquerque, N.M.; three grandchildren, Malbry Osborne, Stephen Osborne and Leslie Osborne; and two stepgrandchildren, Erin and Amy.
The funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. EST at Brown Funeral Home in Elizabethtown. Burial will follow in St. James cemetery. Visitation will be today from 3 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home, with a prayer vigil service at 7 p.m. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Emory University Eye Center, 1365 Clifton Road, NE Clinic B, Atlanta, GA 30322, or American Cancer Society.
Eunice W. Smith
05/28/04
FORDSVILLE - Eunice W. Smith, 91, of Fordsville died Thursday, May 27, 2004, at Fordsville Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Ohio County and was a homemaker and retired from General American Transportation Corp. She was a member of Narrows Baptist Church. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her husband of 62 1/2 years, Raleigh Smith, in September 1990; and two great-grandchildren, Kyle Metros and Michael Neeley.
She is survived by two sons, James William Smith and his wife, Sue, and Jewel Thomas Smith and his wife, Jovonne, all of Fordsville; a daughter, Betty Jo Bruno Harreld and her husband, Cedric, of Griffith, Ind.; 11 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Narrows Baptist Church with burial in Fordsville cemetery. Visitation will be after 2 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday at Geary Funeral Home in Fordsville and after 1 p.m. until service time Sunday at the church. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Narrows Baptist Church.
Owen H. Hinton
05/27/04
Owen H. Hinton, 82, of 821 E. 21st St., Owensboro, died Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at Hillcrest Healthcare Center. He was born June 9, 1921, in Daviess County to Walter Hinton and Essie Boone Hinton and was an oil field worker for 50 years. He retired from Morgan Oil Well Service, H.C. Farmer Oil Producer, and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of First Christian Church and enjoyed fishing and citizens band radios. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Kelley Hinton, who died June 16, 1985; and a daughter, Mona Lynn Hinton.
Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Robert and Linda Hinton and David Wayne Hinton, all of Owensboro; a daughter-in-law and grandson, Ginny Hinton and Christopher Hinton, both of Owensboro; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild; three brothers, Bill Hinton of Owensboro, Wallace Hinton of Philpot and Herman Hinton of Evansville; and several nieces and nephews.
Services are at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Haley-McGinnis & Owensboro Funeral Home chapel. Visitation is from 2 to 8 p.m. today and from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rosehill cemetery. The Rev. Niki Jorgenson will officiate. The family wishes that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to Diabetes Association.
Sudie Carrie Sapp
05/23/04
Sudie Carrie Sapp, 94, of Owensboro died Friday, May 21, 2004, at her home. The Daviess County native was a homemaker, wonderful mother and a member of Third Baptist Church. Mrs. Sapp was a Kentucky Colonel, member of Third Baptist Senior Citizens Group and enjoyed walking, cooking for her family and yardwork. She was also a special friend for anyone in need. She was preceded in death by her husband, A.O. Sapp, in 1956; and a son, Jerry Owsley Sapp, in 1979.
She is survived by six daughters, Shirley Cook, Mildred Reynolds, Marion "Jackie" Rickard and Sandra and her husband David Richardson, all of Owensboro, Jill and her husband Jim Kelly of Fairland, Okla., and Donna Ballard of Hartford; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by all those who survive her.
Funeral services are at noon Monday, May 24, 2004, at Glenn Funeral Home in Owensboro with burial in Owensboro Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 1 to 6 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Hospice or the Masonville Baptist Church Music Fund.
Peggy Sue Hester
05/26/04
REYNOLDS STATION - Peggy Sue Hester, 56, of Reynolds Station died Tuesday, May 25, 2004, at Fordsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Ronald Johnson; two daughters, Karen Fuqua and Patty Wright; and her mother, Joan Turner.
Graveside services: 1 p.m. today at Boling Chapel cemetery. Glenn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Anna W. 'Coty' Medlin
05/26/04
Anna W. "Coty" Medlin, 75, of 925 Sweeney St., died at 4:30 p.m., Monday, May 24, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born on Oct. 1, 1928, in Ohio County to Harlin B. Wigginton and Ethel Loyd Wigginton. She retired from General Electric and Hon on June 6, 1991. She was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church and her hobbies included Granny Coty's Christmas Village for Children and stamp collecting. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Larry Wigginton and Edwin "Dick" Wigginton; and two sisters, Norma Evans and Claris Smith.
Survivors include her companion of 33 years, Daniel D. Moore Sr.; a daughter, Sheila Vanover of Owensboro; a grandson and his wife, Christopher and Cindy Vanover of Owensboro; three great-grandchildren, Heather Vanover, Candice Vanover and Amber Vanover, all of Owensboro; a brother, Dan Wigginton of Long Island, N.Y.; and a sister, Hettie Thompson of Pleasant Ridge.
Services are at 11 a.m. Friday at Haley-McGinnis & Owensboro Funeral Home chapel. Visitation is from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Baptist cemetery. The Rev. Tim Roberts will officiate.
Gladys Howard Abney
05/23/04
CALHOUN - Gladys Howard Abney, 85, of Calhoun died Friday, May 21, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. Gladys Haynes Howard was born May 17, 1919, in McLean County to the late Charlie and Ruth Howard and was married
to William Roscoe Abney. Gladys was a homemaker and a member of the Calhoun Holiness Church. Her husband of 58 years, Roscoe Abney, died Aug. 31, 1994.
Survivors include six sons and their wives, Charles W. Abney of Miamitown, Ohio, Jerry and Earlene Abney of Calhoun, Darrell and Kaye Abney of Maysville, Terry and Shelia Abney of Owensboro, Russell and Charlene Abney of Winter Haven, Fla., and Norman and Candy Abney of Wake Forrest, N.C.; three daughters and their husbands, Betty and Louard Gray of Princeton, Deborah and Alan Blus of Calhoun and Judy and Johnny McCart of Conyers, Ga.; 26 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Luther Howard of Owensboro.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Muster Funeral Homes, Calhoun Chapel with the Rev. Harry Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Calhoun cemetery. Friends may visit with the Abney family from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 8 a.m. until time of services Tuesday at Musters in Calhoun.
Wilda Rogers
05/22/04
HARTFORD - Wilda Rogers, 71, of Hartford died Friday, May 21, 2004, at the Ohio County Hospital. She was born in Ohio County, worked 30 years at Montpelier Glove Factory in Hartford, also worked as an aide at Ohio County Hospital, Owensboro Mercy Health System and Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in Owensboro. She was a member of East Hartford Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles W. and Louise Neal Sheffield; and a sister, Susan Rogers McClutchon.
Survivors include a son, Charles Mark and Crystal Rogers of Chattanooga, Tenn.; two daughters, Rosilenda and Robert Farmer of Whitesville and Betty Jo Chapman of Hartford; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a sister, Barbara Sue Sheffield and Robert McClearn of Drakesboro.
There will be a memorial service at a later date at Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Ohio County for the family. Duke-Bevil Bros. Funeral Home in Hartford is in charge of arrangements.
