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Henry 'Sam' Saalwaechter
08/12/2004
HENDERSON - Henry "Sam" Saalwaechter, 83, of Henderson died at 2:40 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2004, at Methodist Hospital. He was a member of Stanley Baptist Church. He was retired from the Henderson County School System, where he worked for 50 years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and greatly loved his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry C. and Beulah Hundley Saalwaechter; and by a daughter, Cherie Willett.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Pauline Tackett Saalwaechter; a daughter, Paula Shelton of Henderson; two sons, Samuel E. Saalwaechter of Corydon and Mike Saalwaechter of Henderson; a sister, Henrietta Quinn of California; four brothers, Arthur Saalwaechter, James Saalwaechter and Kenneth Saalwaechter, all of Owensboro, and Joe Saalwaechter of Stanley; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home. The Rev. Pete Taylor will officiate. Burial will be in Fairmont cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today and until service time Friday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children.
Wyman Lee Wedding
08/08/2004
EVANSVILLE - Wyman Lee Wedding, 57, of Evansville passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004, at St. Mary's Medical Center. Wyman was a member of the Painters Local 156 where he served as business manager from 1981-90. He was the general representative of the Painters International from 1990-2002. Wyman presently served as the business manager and secretary/treasurer for the Painters District Council 91. He was the former vice president of the Indiana Building Trades and Construction Council. Wyman was a member of the Tri-State Woodcarving Club, the Eureka Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite and Hadi Shrine.
He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Jill Kathleen (Wagner) Wedding; a son, Donald Stuart Wedding and a daughter, Angela K. Wedding, all of Evansville; five grandchildren, Wyman Lee Wedding, Jeffrey Joseph Haury, Donald Eugene Wedding, Jacob Charles Maury and Stuart Lee Wedding; a brother Darrel Wedding and his wife Sue of Chandler, Ind.; two sisters, Beverly Wedding and her husband, David, of Santa Claus, Ind., and Mary Rigsby and her husband, John, of Kansas City, Kan. Wyman is preceded in death by his parents, Stuart G. and Mary E. Wedding; and two brothers, Kenneth and Wayne Wedding.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 9, at Ziemer Funeral Home East Chapel, 800 South Hebron Ave. in Evansville with the Rev. Robert Nall officiating. Visitation will be today from 1 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Park Lawn cemetery. Condolences may be made online at https://www.ziemerfuneralhome.com. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or PATCH (Painters Allied Trades Children Hope).
Phyllis Avanell 'Kitten' Newman
08/10/2004
BEECH CREEK - Phyllis Avanell "Kitten" Newman, 80, of 185 Beech Creek Road, Beech Creek, died at 5 a.m., Monday, Aug. 9, 2004, at her home. She was born July 7, 1924, in Muhlenberg County and was a member of Beech Creek Methodist Church. She was a retired restaurant manager.
Survivors include her husband, Marshell Yost Newman; two daughters and sons-in-law, Jimmie and Harold Bowers of Haubstadt, Ind., and Patricia and Jimmy Rager of Beechmont; five grandchildren, Joseph P. Bowers, Mickey R. Bowers, Benjamin Drew Bowers, Chad Rager and Chris Rager; four great-grandchildren, Chase Bowers, Justin Bowers, Faith Bowers and Leighia Bowers; and three sisters, Corrine Knight and Wanda Luckett, both of Beechmont, and Pat Kirtley of Belton.
Services are at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, at Tucker Beechmont Funeral Home, with the Rev. George Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill cemetery in Greenville. Visitation is after 5 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Hazel Marie 'Mamaw Hartford' West
08/04/2004
HARTFORD - Hazel Marie "Mamaw Hartford" West, 79, died Monday, Aug. 2, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born in Muhlenberg County, the daughter of the late Ernest and Laura Murphy. She was a homemaker and a member of Hartford Second Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Greg West of Utica and Phillip West of Philpot; five grandchildren, Jeanetta West of Ghent, Phillip Anthony West of Owensboro, Michelle Dawn West of Rockport, Ky., Joshua West of Owensboro and Aaron West of Utica; and two sisters, Violet Anderson of Madisonville and Ruth Carr of Louisville.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Duke-Bevil Bros. Funeral Home in Hartford. Burial will follow in Oakwood cemetery in Hartford. Friends may visit with the family from 3 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Theodore Thirl 'Ted' Comer
08/04/2004
LEWISBURG - Theodore Thirl "Ted" Comer, 59, of 254 Shady Cliff Road, Lewisburg, died at 8:58 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2, 2004, at Logan Memorial Hospital in Russellville. He was born March 15, 1945, in Detroit and was a member of Assembly of God in Greenville. He was a staff process engineer at Logan Aluminum in Russellville.
Survivors include his wife, Renae "Rece" Comer of Lewisburg; a son, Todd Comer of Lexington, S.C.; two daughters, Kelli Aluise of Huntington, W.Va., and Tammi Sommer of Gallipolis, Ohio; a stepson, Craig Bickers of Scottsboro, Ala.; nine grandchildren; two sisters, Connie Sayers of Glouster, Ohio, and Rita Cardwell of Vinton, Ohio; and a brother, Miker Comer of Mountain Home, Tenn.
Services are at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City. Burial will be in Vinton (Ohio) Memorial Park. Visitation for Mr. Comer will be held after 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Tucker Funeral Home and Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. at McCoy Moore Funeral Home in Vinton. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Vinton Memorial Park.
Hubert S. Wilson
08/11/2004
HARDINSBURG - Hubert S. Wilson, 92, of Hardinsburg died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, at Medco Center. He was a member of Hardinsburg Baptist Church and a World War II Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Lorene Smith Wilson; and five daughters, Ruth Gail Schickinger, Jean Meriwether, Anna Francis Stinnett, Betty McCarty and Wanda Reeves.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hardinsburg Baptist Church. Burial: Ivy Hill cemetery in Hardinsburg. Visitation: From 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday and after 8:30 a.m. Friday at Trent-Dowell Funeral Home in Hardinsburg. Memorial contributions: Hardinsburg Baptist Church Building Fund.
Samantha Reshea Reynolds
08/06/2004
FORDSVILLE - Samantha Reshea Reynolds, 9-month-old infant daughter of Steve and Becky Reynolds of Fordsville, died Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004, at her home. She was born in Evansville on Oct. 20, 2003. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Paul E. Wilson.
She is survived by her parents and a sister, Kacey Reynolds, at home; maternal grandmother, Faye Wilson of Fordsville; paternal grandparents, Paul and Joan Reynolds of Hawesville; and maternal great-grandparents, Earl "Doc" and Shirley Wilson of Owensboro and Doreen Sowders of Whitesville.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Geary Funeral Home in Fordsville, with burial in Pleasant Grove cemetery in Ohio County. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today and after 8 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Samantha Reshea Reynolds Memorial Fund. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Anna Louise Lowe
08/08/2004
Anna Louise Lowe, 87, of Leisure Years Nursing Home died there Saturday, Aug. 7, 2004. She was born Jan. 28, 1917, in McLean County to Charlie and Bretta Vance West. She was of the Baptist faith and was a foster grandparent for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rethel E. Lowe in 1982; and a grandson, Stanley William Rowland in 1987.
Survivors include three sons, Larry Lowe of Owensboro, Rethel (Jessi) Lowe of Owensboro and Rodney Lowe of Dale, Ind.; two daughters, Charlotte Rowland of Owensboro and Rebecca Embry-Elmendorf of Evansville; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary Mayfield of Russellville; and several nieces and nephews.
Services are at 10 a.m. Monday at Haley-McGinnis & Owensboro Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Utica. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today and after 8 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Mary Edith (Osborne) Allen
08/06/2004
Mary Edith (Osborne) Allen, 86, of 1411 Parrish Court, Owensboro, devoted wife and mother, went home to be with Jesus at 1:22 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born July 4, 1918, in Owensboro to the late William Charles and Mary Eva Mason Osborne. She was a Catholic and a charter member of St. Pius X Parish, a longtime member of St. Stephen Cathedral and a member of the Altar Sodality. She was preceded in death by her husband, Iven Allen Jr., on Feb. 6, 1945, who was declared missing in action, and later deceased, following the sinking of his ship, the S.S. Peter Silvester, in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Perth, Australia. She was also preceded in death by her son, William Iven Allen, on March 27, 1942; as well as by her brothers, Robert Mason Osborne, William Charles Osborne Jr., Joseph Clifton Osborne, John Elliott Osborne; and sisters, Margaret Ann Osborne and Nanette Elizabeth Isbell.
Mrs. Allen loved traveling, camping, motorcycling, sewing, gardening, pets and being with family and friends. She loved all whom she met and enjoyed their hugs and embraces. She was devoted to Mary, the mother of God, and was a regular viewer of EWTN.
Survivors include her son, Larry Joseph Allen of Owensboro; two sisters, Betty Marie Sullivan of Cincinnati and Virginia Louise Glahn of Owensboro. She had several nieces, nephews and cousins, whom she dearly loved and to whom she was known as "Mert" or "Aunt Mert."
Visitation is at Haley-McGinnis & Owensboro Funeral Home from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, with prayers at 6:30 p.m., and from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Funeral services will be conducted at Blessed Sacrament Chapel, 602 Sycamore St., on Sunday, Aug. 8, at noon with interment at Resurrection cemetery. The family requests that expressions of sympathy be made to Blessed Sacrament Chapel, 602 Sycamore St., Owensboro, KY 42301.
Marie M. Mason
08/11/2004
Marie M. Mason, 76, of 2535 W. 6th St., Owensboro, died at 6 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, at her home. She was born May 10, 1928, in Detroit and was a homemaker and member of St. Stephen Cathedral. She enjoyed bingo, TV and church activities.
Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Richard H. Mason; a son, Richard "Dickie" Mason of Owensboro; a brother, William E. McBride of Owensboro; a sister, Loriane Metallo of Orlando, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
Services are at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Stephen Cathedral. Visitation is from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at Haley-McGinnis & Owensboro Funeral Home. Prayers will be said at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Resurrection cemetery. The Rev. John Vaughan will officiate.
Donald R. 'Don' Hatton
08/13/2004
Donald R. "Don" Hatton, 65, of 4420 Rome Parkway, Owensboro, went to be with Jesus Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born on Aug. 26, 1938, in Louisville. He retired in 2001 from National Southwire Aluminum, where he was a maintenance electrician. He was a member of Family Worship Center, where he was a deacon. He was a graduate of Valley High School, attended Ahrens Trade School and graduated from Jefferson County Vocational School. He was a ham radio operator and was the owner and operator of Audiovision Televideo Productions. He was preceded in death by his father, Melvin Hatton.
He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Barbara Johnson Hatton; two daughters, Denisa Kingrea of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Lori Register of Fayetteville, N.C.; grandchildren, Zak Kingrea, Lauren Nicole Kingrea, Lyndsay Madison Kingrea, Kaylee Suzanne Register, Hadley Dawn Register and Brooklyn Thompson; his mother, Addie Price Hatton of Louisville; three brothers, Gilbert Hatton of Bardstown, Ken Hatton of Mount Washington and Dan Hatton of Denver; and two sisters, Brenda Chesser and Cheri Bailey, both of Louisville.
Services are at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, at Family Worship Center in Owensboro. Burial is in Pleasant Grove cemetery in Sorgho. Visitation is from 2 to 8 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at James H. Davis Funeral Home in Owensboro. The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to Family Worship Center, Youth/Children's Outreach, 1220 Center St., Owensboro, KY 42303.
