Beech Tree News Network

Jeanetta Sue Flener-Johnson, age 73 of Bowling Green, KY peacefully departed this life on Friday, April 12, 2024.  The Butler County native was born on May 6, 1950 to the late Justus and Ruhie Flener.

Jeanetta was a 1968 graduate of Butler County High School, a graduate of The University of Kentucky and a retired teacher from the Bowling Green Technical College.  She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church.

Richard Alan (Dickie) Casey, 73, of Beaver Dam, passed away April 13 at the Heartford House in Owensboro Kentucky. Born in Owensboro, Kentucky, May 30, 1950, he was the son of the late Richard Darrell and Anna Rhea Blankenship Casey who survives.

Margaret Ann Felty, 70, of Calhoun, Kentucky passed away Friday, April 12, 2024, with her family by her side at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born January 25, 1954, in Butler County, Kentucky to the late Byron Felty and Edna Howard Felty. Margaret was a homemaker and member of McLean County Homemakers Friendship Club.

Aside from her parents she was preceded in death by a great granddaughter, Zamari Thompson and siblings, Ira Felty, David Felty, Michael Felty, Diane Jones, Margole Elaine Arnold and Pamella Felty.

Sarita “Rity” Rice, 68, of McHenry, Kentucky passed away Thursday, April 11, 2024, with her family by her side at her residence. She was born July 2, 1955, in McHenry, Kentucky to the late Burchell Leach and Anna Margaret Camp Leach. She retired from Subway and was a member of Church of God of Prophecy. Rity enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family and friends.

Aside from her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters, Louvenna Leach and Melissa Chinn and brother, Joy A. Leach.

Dakoda James “DJ” Evans, 30, of Lexington, Kentucky, formerly of Horse Branch, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born March 7, 1994, in Owensboro, Kentucky to Michael Evans and Michele Maiden Panchisin. DJ worked as an auto mechanic.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, James Michael Maiden.

Antoinette Toni “Ms. Toni” Brown Stahl became ill early Easter morning, her 105th Birthday, and passed away at the Hospice House in Bowling Green, the afternoon of April 3, 2024.  

Michael D. White Sr., affectionately known as Mike to his friends and loved ones, passed away peacefully on April 3, 2024, at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, KY. Born on October 18, 1953, in Bowling Green, Mike lived a full and vibrant life marked by devotion to his family, his faith, and his community.