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Edward Louis Peach
26 January 2001
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- Edward Louis Peach, 37, of Brentwood died Wednesday, Jan., 24, 2001, when a plane he was in crashed at Nashville International Airport. The Owensboro native was a 1981 graduate of Owensboro High School, where he was a National Merit Scholar and football team member. He was an Eagle Scout and had a degree in industrial engineering. He previously worked for Allen Bradley and was a vice president of Amprite Electrical Co. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Faith Anne Peach.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Peach; two daughters, Grace Faye Peach and Marilyn Hope Peach, both at home; his father, Samuel Peach of Owensboro; two brothers, James Samuel Peach and John Paul Peach; three nephews and three nieces; and two uncles.
Services are at 11 a.m. Saturday at Woodmont Christian Church in Nashville. Graveside services are at 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's cemetery in Bowling Green. Visitation is from 7 to 9 p.m. today and after 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Chapel in Bowling Green is handling arrangements. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Peach Children Scholarship Fund, Clearview Baptist Church, 537 Franklin Road, Franklin, TN 37069.
Marcella Gale Walters
26 January 2001
COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Marcella Gale Walters, 82, of Costa Mesa, formerly of Gentryville, Ind., died Sunday, Jan. 21, 2001, at her home.
Survivors include two sons, James Walters of Beavercreek, Ohio, and Charles Walters of Casper Valley, Calif.; two daughters, Susan Gibson of Aliso Viejo, Calif., and Sharon Drake of Redding, Calif.; and 11 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Fuller Funeral Home and Crematory, Dale (Ind.) Chapel. Burial will be in Garden of Memory cemetery in Gentryville. Visitation is from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to a favorite church.
Johnnie Lee Davis
24 January 2001
HENDERSON -- Johnnie Lee Davis, 70, of Henderson died there Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at Methodist Hospital. She was a member of the Association for the Deaf in Evansville and in Dallas.
Survivors include her husband, James Davis; a son, Dale Wilkerson of Westminster, Texas; three daughters, Glenda Groenewold of Providence, Barbara Gonzales of Allen, Texas, and Sharon Bell of Oklahoma City; a stepson, Christopher Davis of Owensboro; a stepdaughter, Jennifer Davis of Owensboro; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Louise Shepherd of Santa Barbara, Calif.; and nephews and nieces.
Memorial services are at 5 p.m. Thursday at Benton-Glunt Funeral Home in Henderson. There is no visitation.
Donald Ray Noffsinger
25 January 2001
CENTRAL CITY -- Donald Ray Noffsinger, 58, of Central City died Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001, at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. The Muhlenberg County native was self-employed in construction and was a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include four sons, John Noffsinger and Danny Noffsinger, both of Central City, Kenneth Noffsinger of Greenville and Allen Noffsinger of Graham; seven grandchildren; three brothers, Jerry Lee Noffsinger, Roy Wayne Noffsinger and Tommy Dale Noffsinger, all of Central City; and four sisters, Bette Jo Patton and Glenda Sue LaRaviere, both of Oak Lawn, Ill., and Carol Ann Elitzer and June Pressley, both of Central City.
Services are at 11 a.m. Friday at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City. Burial will be in Cedar Grove cemetery. Visitation is after 4 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Rachel Wettstain Bray
27 January 2001
LEWISPORT -- Rachel Wettstain Bray, 92, of Lewisport, formerly of Hawesville, died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at her daughter's home in Owensboro. The Hancock County native was a member of Lewisport Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Clyde Wettstain, in 1976; her second husband, Floyd Bray, in 1993; two sons, Raymond Wettstain, in 1989, and Melvin Wettstain, in 2000; and a daughter, Kathryn Ward, in 1980.
Survivors include two sons, Clyde Wettstain Jr. of Evansville and Jimmy Wettstain of Hawesville; three daughters, Dorothy Crowe of Joliet, Ill., Sue Whitsell of Owensboro and Brenda Freyvogel of Lewisport; 24 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.
Services are at 2 p.m. Sunday at Blackford Baptist Church near Hawesville, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is after 3 p.m. today and after 6 a.m. Sunday at Gibson & Son Funeral Home in Hawesville.
Mary L. Miller
27 January 2001
ROCKPORT, Ind. -- Mary L. Miller, 79, of Rockport died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2001, at St. Mary's Warrick Hospital in Boonville from a heart condition. The Little Rock, Ark., native was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Shaeffer Quay Miller Sr., in 1973, and a son, Shaeffer Quay Miller Jr., in 1965.
Survivors include a daughter, Darline Cline of Chandler, Ind.; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at a later date. Boultinghouse Funeral Home in Rockport is handling arrangements.
Mark L. Fulkerson
28 January 2001
Mark L. Fulkerson, 62, of 3731 Frederica Street, Owensboro, died there Saturday, Jan. 27, 2001, at his home. The Daviess County native retired from Tennessee Valley Authority as a belt operator and had served in the army. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 816 in Paducah.
Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Claudette Holland Fulkerson; a son, Michael Hugh Fulkerson of Owensboro; a daughter, Marla Yeckering of Owensboro; two grandchildren; a brother, Joseph V. Fulkerson of Owensboro; and a halfsister, Martha McCarty of Owensboro.
Services are at 1 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Lourdes. Entombment will be in Owensboro Memorial Gardens. Visitation is from 2 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Monday at Haley-McGinnis & Owensboro Funeral Home. Prayers will be said at 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Amelia 'Nealie' Swaney
24 January 2001
TROY, Ind. -- Amelia "Nealie" Swaney, 76, of Tell City, Ind., died there Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at Beverly Health Care. The Tell City native was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Swaney Sr.; a son, James Splater; three stepsons, Jim Swaney, John Swaney Jr. and Joseph Swaney; and a stepdaughter, Naomi Futrell.
Survivors include several nephews and nieces.
Services are at 7 p.m. EST today at Zoercher-Gillick Funeral Home in Tell City. Burial will be in Troy City cemetery. Visitation is after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.
William Ralph Smith
27 January 2001
CLEATON -- William Ralph Smith, 73, of Cleaton died Friday, Jan. 26, 2001, at Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville. The Humboldt, Tenn., native had worked as a security guard for Wells Fargo Company.
Survivors include a son, David William Smith of La Crosse, Wis.; four daughters, Victora Sue Cichon and Janet Francis Estes, both of Chicago, Karen Francis Cichon of Evergreen Park, Ill., and Elizabeth Ann Piper of Central City; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two brothers; and three sisters.
Services are at 10 a.m. Monday at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City. Burial will be in Miller cemetery in Cleaton. Visitation is after 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
J.W. 'Jake' Boyd
26 January 2001
ELKTON -- J.W. "Jake" Boyd, 71, of Elkton died there Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001, at Hearthstone Place of natural causes. The Muhlenberg County native was a retired farmer and also retired from the Todd County Board of Education. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Elkton and a veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Boyd; a son, Larry Boyd of Elkton; a daughter, Carolyn Boyd of Greenville; a grandson; a brother, Jewell Boyd of Elkton; and a sister, Addie Mae Johnson of Elkton.
Services are at 2 p.m. Saturday at Latham Funeral Home in Elkton. Burial will be in Stokes Chapel cemetery. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Cecil E. Gill
25 January 2001
Cecil E. Gill, 72, of 1242 Wayside Drive East, Owensboro, died Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001. The Chester, W.Va., native retired from Copperweld Steel Co. in Warren, Ohio, and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Woodlawn United Methodist Church, the Woodlawners and Young at Heart Sunday school class. He was a member of Golden Partners, Elizabeth Munday Senior Center and Disabled American Veterans. His wife, Betty M. Gill, died Nov. 30, 1997.
Survivors include two sons, Mark E. Gill of Franklin, Pa., and Gregory E. Gill of Rockford, Ill.; two daughters, Louise Osborne of Owensboro and Deborah M. Gill of Painesville, Ohio; a grandchild; three stepgrandchildren; a great-grandchild; two stepgreat-grandchildren; two brothers, Bernard K. Gill of Champion, Ohio, and Gerald E. Gill of Dawmont, W.Va.; and two sisters, Donna Cromley and Patricia Jewell, both of Champion.
Services are at 9:30 a.m. EST Saturday at Carl W. Hall Funeral Home chapel in Warren. Burial will be in Champion Township cemetery. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hall Funeral Home. Glenn Funeral Home in Owensboro is handling local arrangements.
George P. Demeter
3 May 2001
George P. Demeter, 79, of 2701 Frederica St., Owensboro, died Wednesday, May 2, 2001, at Owensboro Mercy Health System. The Maryland native retired from Alcoa Aluminum Co. after 21 years, had attended Walnut Memorial Baptist Church and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of United Steel Workers Association Local 104, was a Kentucky Colonel and taught Hungarian refugees English in 1957 at Brescia College. His wife, Ruth M. Schroader Demeter, died April 12, 2000.
Survivors include a son, Michael Demeter of Owensboro; three daughters, Darlene Rowe of Henderson, Stacy Frey and Donna Demeter, both of Owensboro; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two brothers, Paul Demeter of Jonesboro, Texas, and Andy Demeter of Okeechobee, Fla.; and a sister, Helen Bennett of Paintsville, Ohio.
Services are at 2 p.m. Friday at Glenn Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Rosehill cemetery. Visitation is from 3 to 8 p.m. today and after 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to American Diabetes Association, 1941 Bishop Lane, Suite 110, Louisville, KY 40218.
