Obituaries
Kentucky & Indiana Obituaries
Local obituaries for Madisonville, Henderson in KY. Along with local obituaries for Evansville, IN.
Charles Edward Jackson
Dec 4, 2019
Charles Edward Jackson was born January 27, 1919 in Henderson County. Emma Jones Turner was his mother and Edward Jackson, father. He departed this life December 4, 2019. Mr. Jackson attended Eighth Street Grade School and Elmwood Trade School of Henderson, KY. He was a veteran of World War II a member of the 593rd Field Artillery Battalion 93rd Division...
David Lee Wiley
Dec 2, 2019
David Wiley, 68, passed December 2, 2019 St. Vincent Hospital Evansville. He was born in Covington, VA to the late Chester Wiley, Sr. & Emma Wallace Wiley. He attended Earle C. Clements Job Corps. He was a loving soul and when you met him, you had a friend for life. David was always willing to do anything for anyone. In...
Charles Edward Hawkins
Nov 30, 2019
Charles Edward Hawkins, son of Lee Hawkins, Sr. and Velma Anderson Hawkins Jones was born in Fulton, Kentucky on February 16, 1942. Charles graduated from Lincoln High School in the class of 1961. He attended Evansville College until he joined the United States Air Force. After his honorable discharged, Charles relocated to San Jose, CA where he worked for Pacific...
Larry Miles
Nov 24, 2019
Larry Miles, 65, went home to be with the Lord on November 24, 2019. His parents were Lucy Miles, Cemore Dillard and stepmother, Addie Dillard. He was a native of Chicago but moved to Evansville from Michigan in early 2019 to be with his mother, Lucy. They shared a room at Golden Living Brentwood. Larry was a very hard worker...
Phyllis Carolyn Pierce
Nov 23, 2019
Phyllis Carolyn Pierce was born February 8, 1929 to the late Walter and Ada Kimbrew in Evansville, IN. With family by her side, Phyllis entered into Eternal Rest on November 23,2019 at 2:50 p.m. Left to cherish fond memories are: sons, Ronald “Jack” Pierce (Lisa) and James Pierce both of Evansville, IN; daughters, Mitzi Guillory (Ernie) of Los Angeles, CA...
William Henderson Young Jr.
Nov 21, 2019
Evansville - William Henderson Young, Jr., 71, of Evansville, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019. He was born in Ohio County, KY on August 27, 1948, to the late William, Sr. and Clara L. Baltzell-Young. William, known as "Billy Bamm", grew up in Evansville where he joined the New Hope Baptist Church. He graduated from Bosse High School in 1966...
Petunia Marie Calhoun
Nov 19, 2019
Petunia Marie Calhoun, 76, of Evansville, IN passed away Tuesday November 19, 2019. She was born August 13, 1943 to the late Herman and Rhoda Outlaw. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Evansville. Petunia was always devoted to her family and church. For more than 50 years, she was a member of Dove Chapel Baptist Church where she was...
Jimmie J. Young
Nov 18, 2019
Jimmie J. Young, 76, passed November 18, 2019 at his home in Henderson. Jimmie retired from Bristol Myers Squibb where he worked in Pharmaceutical Production. Jimmie was a veteran. He was an active member in the Sterling Men’s Club and the Otis Stone Post #354 of the American Legion. He leaves to mourn his loss, children: Demetrick Jerome Young of...
Leora Kirby
Nov 14, 2019
Leora Kirby was born, Lila Leora Virginia Curry, to the late Clarence Horton and Annie Lee Curry (Jeffries) at Gibson County Tennessee on August 7, 1941. She departed this life on November 14th 2019 in Paducah Kentucky at Parkview Regional Rehabilitation Healthcare Center. Leora worked in the Clothing Manufacturing industry for many years she also worked for the J.U. Kevil...
James A. Weathers
Nov 9, 2019
James A. Weathers, 76, fondly known as “Weather Bird”, passed away at his home on November 9, 2019. He was born to the late James Henry Weathers and Virtis Virginia Frazier in Henderson, KY on December 7, 1942. After high school, James entered the United States Marine Corps where he served for 6 years before being honorably discharged. He came...
Judith Ann Pauley
Nov 7, 2019
Judith Ann (Ashby) Pauley, 77 passed away Thursday, November 7, 2019 after a long illness. Judith was born in Princeton, Indiana on August 10, 1942 to the late Henry and Esther Ashby. She retired from the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Bus Transportation as a bus attendant. She was a kind and very thoughtful person. She will be greatly and forever...
Sharon L. Mosley Gaither
Oct 31, 2019
Sharon L. Mosley Gaither, 68, passed Thursday, October 31, 2019, at Baptist Hospital, Madisonville, KY. Born March 4, 1951 in Madisonville, KY to Thomas and Hilda Wooldridge Mosley Sr., she married Frank Gaither on December 15, 1999 in Peoria, IL. Sharon attended Peoria Manual High School graduating in 1969 and retired from Peoria County Courthouse. After moving to Madisonville, she...
Sandra Elizabeth Tidwell
Oct 28, 2019
Sandra Elizbeth Tidwell, 83, of Madisonville, KY entered into eternal rest on October 28, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Howard D. Brewer and Eunice V. Snorton Brewer. Sandra was preceded in death by her husband Eura L. Tidwell in 1977. She leaves to cherish her memory, three daughters: Tonya Tidwell, Sharon Tidwell Gant, Karen Tidwell, all of...
Ray Palmer Frazier
Oct 27, 2019
Ray Palmer Frazier, the son of Mae V. Perkins and the late Ray Frazier, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 5:00 a.m. at Ridgewood Nursing Home in Madisonville, Kentucky. He was born March 23, 1952 in Evansville, Indiana and was raised in Providence, Kentucky. He graduated from Providence High School in 1971. He was...
Russell Evans West Sr.
Oct 27, 2019
Russell Evans (R.E.) West Sr. was born on January 24, 1941 in Springfield, TN to the late Rev. Russell West and Nannie Mae Frey West Walker. Russell transitioned to his heavenly home on Sunday October 27, 2019 surrounded by his family at St. Anthony’s Hospice Lucy Smith King Care Center. He received his education from Henderson City Public Schools and...
Jameia Pettus
Oct 23, 2019
Ja’Meia Minnike Hamm Pettus, 32, sunrise on January 10, 1987 at 12:50 a.m. at Methodist Hospital in Henderson, KY and sunset on October 23, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. at Deaconess Midway Hospital in Evansville, IN after a long illness. She fought a good fight, but in the end, she was tired and had to have some rest. Ja’Meia, no matter...
Goree Thelma Smalls
Oct 22, 2019
Goree Thelma Fairrow Smalls, 62, the daughter of the late Leonard Johnson, Jr. and Verna May (Cookie) McElroy transitioned to her heavenly home on October 22, 2019 at 7:05 p.m. surrounded by her loving family. She is preceded in death by her husband, Clayton Smalls. Goree graduated from Madisonville North Hopkins and attended Western Kentucky in Bowling Green, KY. Goree...
Earnestine Spencer
Oct 21, 2019
Earnestine Merriweather Spencer, 76, affectionately known as “Nana” went home to be with the Lord on October 21, 2019. She was born May 11, 1943 to the late Sarah Marie Miller and the ate Oliver Merriweather. At an early age, the family moved to North Carolina where she met and married William Walker Spencer. Earnestine worked as secretary and school...
Mary Gladys Tapp
Oct 18, 2019
Mary Gladys Tapp, 76, of Henderson, KY passed away October 18, 2019 while a resident of Redbanks Nursing Home. She was born January 15, 1943 to the late Purtis and Sarah Cosby. She was a member of Seventh Street Baptist Church. Mary was employed with Brite Supply Cleaning Service from where she retired. She followed in the footsteps of her...
Roy Edward Hawes
Oct 18, 2019
Roy Edward Hawes, 75, of Henderson, Kentucky departed this life on Friday, October 18, 2019. He was born in Henderson County Kentucky on July 15, 1944 to the late Virgil and Mildred Banks Hawes. Roy graduated from Douglass High School in Henderson County, Kentucky and upon graduation, he proudly joined the United States Air Force, where he served for several...
