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Marion Sue Oates
08/29/2004
Marion Sue Oates, 65, of Owensboro passed away at home on Friday, Aug. 27, 2004, after a seven-year battle with breast cancer.
She was born and raised in Muhlenberg County. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Owensboro.
Sue attended Bowling Green Business College and Kentucky Wesleyan College. She retired from May Company's Famous Barr stores after more than 20 years' service. She was a volunteer in many store charities, such as Christmas Wish, Shop With Cops, United Way and Clothing for Children. She was chairperson in some programs, such as the well-liked senior citizens breakfast and other promotional events. She was educational director for Bacon's for several years, training store associates how to conduct business using training modules through developmental stages. She was loved by her peers as a compassionate and caring person, often being referenced as "lounge mother of Bacon's." She had many interests in life, but foremost loved her customers and friends.
Sue is survived by her mother, Nell Vincent of Central City; her husband, Ben Oates of Owensboro; a daughter, Lana Davis and granddaughter, Megan Davis of Owensboro; a brother, Larry Vincent, and a sister-in-law, Roberta of Central City. She has quite a number of cousins, nephews and nieces from the Muhlenberg County area.
Visitation will take place at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Funeral services will be performed at 1 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 30 at First Baptist Church in Owensboro. The auditorium will be open for visitation from 10 a.m. Burial will be private at Rose Hill cemetery in Central City.
Anna Louise Hall
08/29/2004
CLEATON - Anna Louise Hall, 83, of Cleaton died Friday, Aug. 27, 2004, at Belle Meade Nursing Home in Greenville. She was a member of Cleaton Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Alvin Hall; four sons, Alvin Wayne Hall, Bill Hall, Fred Hall and Mike Hall; and a daughter, Julia Harless.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City. Burial: Rose Hill cemetery in Central City. Visitation: After 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Charles Leslie Early
08/29/2004
STEPHENSPORT - Charles Leslie Early, 76, of Stephensport died Friday, Aug. 27, 2004, at home. He was a retired engineer from River Barge Line and a member of St. Rose Catholic Church. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Early; a son, Charles "Chuck" Early; a stepson, Gary Clark; three brothers, Gene Early, Marvin Early and William Early; and four sisters, Elsie Butler, Jane Claycomb, Christine Koester and Barbara Gibson.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Rose Catholic Church in Cloverport. Burial: Calvary cemetery. Visitation: From 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and after 8 a.m. Tuesday at Wallace Funeral Home in Cloverport.
Anna Louise Casebier
08/29/2004
CENTRAL CITY - Anna Louise Casebier, 79, of 12334 U.S. 62 E., Central City, died at 10:20 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 27, 2004, at Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville. She was born in Georgia on Dec. 27, 1924, and was a homemaker. She was a member of Graham Baptist Church.
Survivors include a companion, Guy Peters of Central City; two sons, Grady Roberts Jr. of Greenville and Alfred Roberts of Russellville; five daughters, Ellon Rolley of Graham, Martha Ann Obenchain of Dunmor, Betty Irene Kelly of Frankfort, Kathy Regina Casebier of Mayfield and Shelia Bailey of White Plains; 18 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Barbara Williams of Mapelton, Ga.
Services are at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City with the Rev. Terry Groves officiating. Burial will be in Graham Hill cemetery in Graham. Visitation is after 5 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Angela Fern Bishop
08/29/2004
CROMWELL - Angela Fern Bishop, 30, of Cromwell died Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004, at Ohio County Hospital in Hartford. She was a homemaker and a member of New Assembly Church in Hartford.
Survivors include her husband, Stephen C. Bishop; a son, James Lee Tines; a daughter, Gracie May Bishop; three brothers, L.J. Henderson, Gilbert Henderson Jr. and Don Henderson; and two sisters, Mary Nalley and Melissa Milam.
Services: 1 p.m. Monday at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam. Burial: Bald Knob cemetery near Cromwell. Visitation: From 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Betty June Whitney
08/28/2004
CENTRAL CITY - Betty June Whitney, 70, of 331 North Eighth St., Central City died at 9:35 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004, at Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville. She was a retired factory worker and a member of Luzerne General Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a son, Ronny Lynn Whitney; two brothers, Dennis McGinley and Jimmy McGinley; and two sisters, Maria Walker and Geleta Harper.
Survivors include five sons, Dale Ray Whitney of San Antonio, Michael Wayne Whitney of Illnois, Gary Keith and Kimberly Whitney of Madisonville, Richard Lee Whitney of Central City and Michael and Tammy Harper of Beechmont; two daughters, Phyllis Diane and Jete Edmisson of Greenville and Angela Michelle Whitney of Central City; grandchildren, Dale Whitney Jr., Kristin Whitney, Morgan Whitney, Trevor Whitney, Travis Warman and Jacob Edmisson; two great-grandchildren, Zachery Whitney and Lance Whitney; a brother, Luther McGinley Jr. of Nashville; and a sister, Barbara McGinley of Owensboro.
Services are at 2 p.m. Sunday at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City with the Rev. Joe Pharris officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery in Central City. Visitation after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
John S. Mooney
08/28/2004
GREENVILLE - John S. Mooney, 79, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004, at the Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville. He was born in Webster County and was a retired coal miner. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Greenville, a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, where he served as post commander four times, served as third district commander one time and state officer two times. He was a member of the Owensboro American Legion and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was preceded in death by his parents, Acra and Clara Mooney; and a daughter, Pat Flegle.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Mooney of Greenville; one daughter, Betty Jon Roll of Greenville; three grandchildren, Amy Quercelino of Newburgh, Ind., Sarah Embry of Central City and Gwen Roll of Greenville; six great-grandchildren; one brother, Ray Mooney of Madisonville; and one sister, Freda Asher of Dixon.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, Aug. 29, at 2 p.m. at the Tucker Funeral Home in Central City with burial in Evergreen cemetery in Greenville. Visitation will be today from 5 to 8 p.m. and Sunday after 8 a.m. at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy can be made to the Sarah Cannon Cancer Foundation, 250 25th Ave. North, Suite 100 the Atrium, Nashville, TN 37203.
Coleman Reynolds Jeffers
08/28/2004
Dr. Coleman Reynolds Jeffers, 77, of 2018 Stratford Drive, Owensboro, formerly of Iowa City, Iowa, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born Feb. 12, 1927 in Frankfort to the late Howard B. and Sarah (Hancock) Jeffers. He retired as an associate professor in Spanish at the University of Iowa.
Survivors include a sister, Ann Jeffers Eades of Owensboro; a niece, Sally (Steve) Ham of Owensboro; two nephews, Michael (Susan) Eades of Nashville and Kenneth Eades of Charlottesville, Va.; several great-nieces and great-nephews and also survived by many friends in Iowa City.
Services are at 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 30, 2004, at James H. Davis Funeral Home Chapel in Owensboro. Burial is in Owensboro Memorial Gardens. Visitation is from 3 to 5 p.m. today and from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. on Monday at James H. Davis Funeral Home.
Terry Gifford
08/28/2004
PADUCAH - William Terry Gifford, 45, of Paducah died at 12:07 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004, at Lourdes Hospital. He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and senior manager of vessel operations with Ingram Barge Co. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Reed and Fannie Jones and Franklin Elkins; and his paternal grandparents, William B. and Delphia Gifford.
Survivors include his wife, Marita Goatley Gifford of Paducah; a daughter, Brandy Gifford McCoy and husband Ryan of Mount Sterling; a stepdaughter, Candice Dupree of Paducah; a stepson, Brent Dupree of Lexington; two sisters, Rhonda Flynn of Princeton and Regina Simmons of Owensboro; a brother, Mark Gifford of Gilbertsville; two stepsisters, LaShell Payne of Omaha, Neb., and Tonia Nelson of Calvert City; a grandson, Ryan Chandler McCoy of Mount Sterling; his father, William "Bill" Gifford of Calvert City; his mother and stepfather, Joann Elkins Galloway and Bobby Galloway of Calhoun; and several nieces and nephews.
Services are at 2 p.m. Sunday at Milner & Orr Funeral Home in Paducah with the Rev. Jason Browning officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation is from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to American Cancer Society, 3140 Paris Drive, Paducah, KY 42303 or Seaman's Church Institute, 111 Kentucky Ave., Paducah, KY 42003.
Viola Ferrell
08/28/2004
HOPKINSVILLE - Viola Ferrell, 69, of Hopkinsville died there Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004, at 11:28 a.m. She was born March 25, 1935 in Muhlenberg County to the late Harry Duvall and Gladys (Poyner) Duvall and retired after over 28 years as office manager from International Shoe Co. in Hopkinsville. She was a member of Second Baptist Church in Hopkinsville. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan Leane Griffith in 1997.
Survivors include her husband, Wayne Ferrell of Hopkinsville; a son, Marcus Wayne Ferrell of Hopkinsville; two brothers, Doyle Duvall of Elcajon, Calif., and Eldred Duvall of Eustis, Fla.; two sisters, Elvie Hudnall of Owensboro and Lucille Carter of South West City, Mo.; and a grandchild.
Services are at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Maddux Funeral Home in Hopkinsville with the Rev. John Christian and the Rev. Bob Lawrence officiating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery in Hopkinsville. Visitation is from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Second Baptist Church in Hopkinsville.
Deanna Ada Best
08/28/2004
CONCORD, N.C. - Deanna Ada Best, formerly of Owensboro, passed away early Thursday morning, Aug. 26 at Northeast Medical Center in Concord. She was born on Feb. 14, 1944, in Canton, Ohio, the youngest of four children to Doris and George Riddle. She was a nurse at Doctor's Hospital and Mercy Hospital before she began doing physicals for insurance companies.
Survivors include one brother, Randy (Linda) Riddle of Boston; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Kenneth J. [Trey] (Kristi) Best and Jason E. Best of Concord, Steven G. (Laura) Best of Charlotte, N.C.; a daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer R. (Jeff) Pruett of Gastonia, N.C.; two grandchildren, Stephen Best and Marissa Best, both of Charlotte; friend and former husband, Kenneth J. Best Jr. of Concord; several nieces and nephews; and her special sister, Ann Zimmer of Canton.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Owensboro Daviess County Humane Society, 3101 W. Second St., Owensboro, KY 42301.
