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23 recent deaths · updated November 13, 2026
Died in the past week
Merdis Mae Jones
Age 90 · Owensboro, KY
Died November 10, 2026Merdis Jones spent her life in the Owensboro area, where she was a longtime member of Fourth Street Baptist Church and served as its bereavement coordinator. She was a devoted mother, sister, grandmother and friend, and she retired from Glenmore Distillery. Her family describes her as a woman of faith who gave love generously to her community.
McFarland Funeral Home, Inc.
Sharon M. Jessee
Age 86
Died November 9, 2026Boultinghouse Funeral Home
Sharon Kay West
Age 81
Died November 8, 2026Boultinghouse Funeral Home
Martha Diane Wright
Age 88
Died November 7, 2026Boultinghouse Funeral Home
Delanie Rose Brey
Age 23
Died November 6, 2026Haley-McGinnis Funeral Home & Crematory
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Wendell J. Sandefur
Age 87
Died November 5, 2026Cecil Funeral Home
Darrin Ray Carter
Age 59
Died November 4, 2026Haley-McGinnis Funeral Home & Crematory
Sherale Meshelle Greer
Age 52
Died November 3, 2026McFarland Funeral Home, Inc.
William "Bill" Lon "Poppa" Meredith
Age 96
Died November 3, 2026Haley-McGinnis Funeral Home & Crematory
Hal Laffon Turner
Age 94
Died November 1, 2026Boultinghouse Funeral Home
William Allan Stewart
Age 73
Died November 1, 2026Boultinghouse Funeral Home
Rodney Carl McIntosh
Age 84
Died October 31, 2026Boultinghouse Funeral Home
Wanneta Mae Payton
Age 83
Died October 31, 2026Boultinghouse Funeral Home
Sheila Rhea Phelps Abney
Age 73
Died October 30, 2026Haley-McGinnis Funeral Home & Crematory
Janet Marie Aud
Age 64
Died October 30, 2026Cecil Funeral Home
Larry Houston Griffith
Age 86
Died October 28, 2026Haley-McGinnis Funeral Home & Crematory
James Melvin Merrill
Died October 25, 2026
Boultinghouse Funeral Home
Karen Sue Fassnacht
Age 74
Died October 23, 2026Boultinghouse Funeral Home
Melonie Sue Velotta
Died October 23, 2026
Boultinghouse Funeral Home
Melody Ann Devine
Died October 20, 2026
Haley-McGinnis Funeral Home & Crematory
Joe "Slim" Knowles
Died October 20, 2026
Haley-McGinnis Funeral Home & Crematory
Thomas Elsworth Crowder
Age 67 · Owensboro, KY
Died October 16, 2026Born in Daviess County, Kentucky, he graduated from the Kentucky School of the Deaf. He is survived by his brother, his sister, and several nephews and nieces. Arrangements were handled by McFarland Funeral Home in Owensboro.
McFarland Funeral Home, Inc.
Terry Kessinger
Died October 16, 2026
Haley-McGinnis Funeral Home & Crematory
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