Richmond, Kentucky
Waunita Sowders Kearney
1929 — 2023
Mrs. Waunita Sowders Kearney, 94 the widow of William R. "Dick" Kearney, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning November 5, 2023. Waunita was born on August 1, 1929, in Stanford, KY to the late John T. and Bertha Ellen Blankenship Sowders. She was a retired Medical Technologist and X-ray Technician. In 1951, she married the late William R. "Dick" Kearney, and they enjoyed almost 60 years together until his passing in 2011. Waunita had a love for butterflies, music and enjoyed raising orchids. She was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Williamsburg, KY where she faithfully served on various committees and sang in the church choir until moving to Richmond in 2011 where she...