Pamela Kay Matney

Pamela Kay Matney obituary, Owensboro, KY

Pamela Kay Matney

Pamela Matney Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by James H. Davis Funeral Home and Crematory - Owensboro on Nov. 30, 2025.

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Pamela Kay Matney, 73, of Madisonville, passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital. She was born on December 1, 1951 in Madisonville, KY to the late Anderson Lee and Dorothy Jean Allison Utley. She loved crafting, sewing, and quilting.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ermit Lee Matney; and daughter, Dana Carty.
Survivors include her son, Ricky Collins (Mia); four grandchildren, Houston Collins, SGT. Hagan Collins, Sydney Schutte (Nathan), and Andrew Carty (Rachael); 3 great grandchildren, Sophia Carty, Steven Starr, and Maliyah Starr; sister, Jan McDaniel; brother, Steven Utley (Barbara); and her dog, Zoe.
There will be no services. James H. Davis Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of her arrangements.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.

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James H. Davis Funeral Home and Crematory - Owensboro

3009 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301

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