Reverend Dr. Martha Elizabeth Johnson Granger, 81, was born on January 3, 1941, in Louisville, KY to Arthur Johnson and Dora Spencer Cargile, and departed this earthly life, entering her heavenly, eternal resting place on Thursday, September 1, 2022. Rev. Granger relocated to Evansville at an early age, attended Lincoln School and graduated from Central High School. She was an...
Lee Hawkins, Jr. 82, was called home to be with the Lord on September 1, 2022, at Golden Living Nursing Home-Woodland. He was a 1960 Graduate of Lincoln High School. After graduation, he served in the Marine Corp then moved to Missouri and worked at Chrysler for 25 years. He was a member of Watkins Temple Church of God in...
Nathan Paul Kemp, aka BUNION, was a boxer, a union employee, a father, and a grandfather. He was born in Brent, Alabama on August 19, 1959, to the late Jack Kemp, Sr., and the late Bernice Blackmon Kemp; the youngest of six children. Paul spent his last days in Ogden, Utah with his companion Kathy Anderson and passed away during...
Reginald Thames was born on July 21, 1964 in Gary, Indiana to the late Corine Dodd and Claude Thames. He passed away on August 26, 2022 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital surrounded by loved ones. Reginald moved to Evansville when he was 15. He obtained his GED when he was 24 years old. He had a host of jobs including: Ameriqual...
Rose Anna Rice Bryant Fletcher was born on September 18, 1954, in Providence, Ky to Melrose Stoner McNary and Ernest “Jack” Rice. Rose Anna went into eternal rest on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at the age of 67. In her youth, she moved to Evansville and attended Lincoln Elementary, Wheeler Elementary, and Central High Schools. She was a member of...
Annette Rudolph, 73, born on June 14, 1949 to the late Jimmy and Robin Mann, passed away on 8/24/22. Annette was educated at J. W. Million High School. She was employed at Hopkins County Head Start and Tyson Foods. She loved to cook and she loved the Kentucky Wildcats. She loved people and never met a stranger. In addition to...
Betty Joyce Smith, 78, of Henderson, Kentucky went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 20, 2022, at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was surrounded by her loving family. Betty was born November 13, 1943, to the late Harry T. Hill, Sr. and Ernestine (Wilson) Hill in Paducah, Kentucky. Betty graduated from Lincoln High School...
Reanell (Ray) Ahmod Dixon, age 47, was born on November 25, 1974, in Evansville, Indiana and departed this life on August 19, 2022, after a brief illness at Ascension St. Vincent, in Evansville Indiana. He was born to the late Robert Dixon Sr. and Veronica Farmer-Palmer. Ray attended North Clayton High School in College Park, GA. And obtained his GED...
Alysia Renee Slaton, 47 of Madisonville, Kentucky, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. She was the daughter of the late James A. and Ophelia G. Slaton. She was preceded in death by her grandparents: Alice Couch, Abraham and Claudine Slaton, James Gant, and her sister Patricia A. Slaton. Alysia graduated from Madisonville North Hopkins High School and attended...
Rose Futrell, a seamstress, caregiver, family favorite cook, and great-great-grandmother was born in Brent, AL to Bernice Kemp. Rose spent her last days in Newburgh, IN at Newburgh Healthcare, passing on August 11, 2022, at 11:45 pm. She was the second oldest and the only girl of six children. While married to Robert Futrell, Rose and her daughter Ann Futrell...