Dorothy Ellen McCarty Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dorothy Ellen McCarty of Owensboro, Kentucky, who passed away on December 5, 2025, at the age of 94, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Dorothy Ellen McCarty to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Truman Wilkerson and Nancy Rachel Wilkerson; her husband Charles Henry "Buck" McCarty; her children, Debra McCarty, Carolyn Allgood and Larry McCarty; her granddaughters, Crystal Lucas and Sheena McCarty; her great grandchildren, Stacy Michelle Simpson and Makayla Bowen; her great great grandchild Jayden Corley; and her siblings, Lela Dawson, Annie Poole and William Wilkerson.
She is survived by: her children, Dessie Shelton (Tony) of Lewisport, Charles Mitchell McCarty (Vonna) of Cloverport, Nancy Marlene Smiley (John) of Owensboro, Kenneth McCarty (Sarah) of Hawesville, Anna Hamilton (Mike) of Lewisport, John "J. T." McCarty of Maceo and Barbara McCarty of Maceo; and her sister Leona Dawson.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Dorothy's Family C/O Anna Hamilton, 900 Old Hartford Rd., Owensboro, KY 42303.
