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Angela "Skippy" Louise Graf Hayden

January 27, 1930 - January 29, 2019

Angela Louise “Skippy” Graf Hayden, 89, of Owensboro, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at her home. She was born in Daviess County on January 27, 1930 to the late William Graf and Mary Kurz Graf. Skippy, a homemaker, was also the co-owner of Frank & Skippy’s Custom Picture Framing for over 20 years. 

Along with her parents, Skippy was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Francis Joseph Hayden, who passed away in 2018, her sisters Rosemary Harrison and Betty Walker, and her brothers Father Herbert Graf and Joe Graf.

Skippy is survived by her children Cynthia (Dennis) Gilles of Owensboro, KY, David Michael (Sally) Hayden of Jeffersonville, IN, Deborah (Tom) Watts of Fort Myers, FL, Rebecca (Jim) Hatfield of Bloomington, IL, Cecilia (Tom) Wickert of Parrish, FL, Mary Vivian (Doug) Mantooth of Leitchfield, KY, Rosemary (Pat) Krampe of Owensboro, KY, Marianne (Billy) Wilson of Bowling Green, KY, and a special nephew John (Gina) Harrison of Owensboro, KY. She is also survived by 27 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her siblings Jean (William) Danhauer, and Pat (Clayton) Houston.

Services will be 1:30 pm Saturday, February 2, 2019 at St. Martin Catholic Church; 5856 KY-81; Owensboro, Kentucky 42301, with Father Pyndath Sinoj and Father Pat Bittel officiating. Burial will follow at Mater Dolorosa Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm Friday at Haley McGinnis Funeral Home & Crematory, and 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Saturday at the church. Prayers will be said 7:00 pm on Friday at the funeral home.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to St. Benedict’s Homeless Shelter; 1001 West 7th Street; Owensboro, Kentucky 42301; The Glenmary Sisters; PO Box 22264; Owensboro, Kentucky 42304, and The Pitino Shelter; 501 W