Phyllis June Pence, 63, of Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2013, at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. She was born on April 20, 1950, in Owensboro, Ky., to the late Samuel Dexter Smith and Minnie Margaret Clark Smith. She retired after many years of service as a pretrial officer with the Kentucky Courts and GRADD. She was a generous person that loved spending time with her family and helpi ...

James W. "Billy" Royal, 41, of Owensboro, left this Earth Tuesday, June 11, 2013, in Owensboro. He was born Jan. 19, 1972, in Owensboro to the late James and Joyce Royal. He was a disabled American veteran and served in Desert Storm with the 24th Infantry Division, where he was awarded several service medals. He was a certified welding inspector, a knowledgeable historian and a member of the Veterans of For ...

Shelby Jean Heflin, 73, of Madisonville, formerly of Beaver Dam, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Ridgewood Terrace Nursing Home in Madisonville. She was born July 17, 1939, in Grayson County, Ky., to the late Dennie and Dorcie Loraine Flener Smith. She was a member of Manitou Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Edward D. Smith and Willi ...

Christopher Shawn Arnold, 37, of Hartford died Saturday, June 15, 2013 at UofL Medical Center in Louisville, Ky. He was born Jan. 6, 1976 in Ohio County, Ky., to Debbie Calloway Arnold and the late Clifford Lee “Stuffy” Arnold. Chris attended Nelson Pentecostal Church in Nelson Creek, KY. He was a cook at Lil Stevie’s Pizza, loved fishing, being with his children and family and always enjoyed life. Survivor ...

Bonnie  Gentry, 78, passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Professional Care Health & Rehab in Hartford. She was born in Kansas City, Mo., on Aug. 27, 1934, daughter of the late Christian Fredrick and Hilda H. Rodgers Whitworth. She was also preceded in death by her husband Willard Goff. Bonnie was a homemaker and enjoyed her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, gardening and square dancing. Survivor ...