Obituaries in Owensboro, KY

Billy Joe Oost, 83, of Owensboro, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at The Heartford House while under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born on January 12, 1945 in Owensboro, KY to the late Veachie and Oma Dean Rhoades Oost. He was a hard worker and retired from Commonwealth A...

Clyde Cannon Grider, 83, of Hartford, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2026 in Evansville, Indiana. He was born on December 13, 1942 in Jefferson County, Kentucky to the late Clyde and Thelma Fleming Grider. Clyde was a U.S. Navy veteran serving during Vietnam. He worked at General Electric and...

William J. “Bill” Bishop, 82, of Owensboro, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2026. He was born March 12, 1943, in Daviess County to the late Joseph and Ruby Bishop. As a young man, Bill served his country as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division before joining BellSouth, now AT&T, wher...

Patricia Ann Sweeney, 79, of Owensboro, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. She was born on March 6, 1946 in Daviess County to the late Edgar and Mary Fenwick Pryor. Pat was owner of Sew Perfect where she did clothing alterations and repairs for 35 years. She attended Sts. Joe and Paul Catho...

Judge John D. Miller, 93, of Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at Hermitage Care and Rehabilitation. He was born October 31, 1932 in Newman, Kentucky to the late Henry J. Miller and Clara Josephine Wheatley Miller. Judge Miller graduated from the University of Kentucky Law School ...

Rose Marie Wink, age 77, of Owensboro, KY, went to be with the Lord on January 7, 2026, at Chautauqua Heath and Rehabilitation. She was born on Dec 26, 1948, in Owensboro, KY to the late Edward Eugene Sr. and Susan Greenwell Wink. Rose was raised on a farm in Utica, she attended St. Anthony Grade ...

Lois A. Martin, 79, of Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at Signature Healthcare at Hillcrest. She was born in Olaton, Kentucky on November 30, 1946 to Eugene and Thelma Sapp Martin. She retired from the Daviess County Board of Education.She was preceded in death by her parents, ...

Gerald “Tom” Carlyle, 77, of Owensboro, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born June 17, 1948 in Bowling Green, Kentucky to the late Gerald and Eleanor Nolan Carlyle. Tom had worked as a driver for UPS and was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Viet...

Osa Campbell Jr., 80, of Lewisport, KY went to his heavenly home on Monday, January 12, 2026 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born on May 3, 1945 in Letcher, KY to the late Osa Campbell Sr. and Martha Trusty Campbell. He was a United States Army veteran and a founder of Trinity Pentecos...

William Filmore “Fil” Estes, 72, of Owensboro, went home to be with Jesus on January 6, 2026 reunited with the family members who went before him, and now rests in eternal peace. He was born April 25, 1953 in Daviess County to the late J.W. and Pauline Roberts Estes. Fil worked as a mechanic for F...

Rita Mineer Sanford, 60, of Owensboro, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born on October 13, 1965 in Owensboro, KY to the late Samuel and Scarlet Rice Mineer. She worked at Bacons, Greg’s Hallmark, and Eyemart before becoming a stay-at-home mom....

Sarah M. Griggs, 41, of Owensboro, succumbed to her many illnesses that plagued her all her life on Monday, January 26, 2026 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born May 6, 1984 in Owensboro to Billy Ray Griggs Jr. and Keitha Boyer. Sarah loved cooking, baking, and her fur babies. But ...