Obituaries
Bertie Rothwell
Jun 28, 2009
Funeral services for Bertie Rothwell, 88, of Paducah will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah. The Rev. Jamie Broome will officiate. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. She died Sunday, June 28, 2009, at Lourdes hospital. Bertie was a lifelong resident of Paducah and an original member of Immanuel Baptist Church....
Nathaniel Richard
Jun 24, 2009
Funeral services for Nathaniel Scott Richard, 7, of Paducah will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lone Oak First Baptist Church with the Revs. Mike Williams and Stan Reid officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. He died Wednesday at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville. Nate loved Jesus and attended Lone Oak First Baptist Church. He enjoyed being...
Mary Gottis
Jun 17, 2009
WATER VALLEY, Ky. - Mary A. Gottis, 87, of Water Valley died at 8:10 a.m. Wednesday at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah. Mrs. Gottis was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include two daughters, Lorraine Hayes of Water Valley and Carolyn West of Pryorsburg; one brother, William Mullins of Lebanon, Va.; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. She was...
Louise Leek
Jun 16, 2009
Louise Sanderson Leek, 80, of Paducah died Tuesday at her home. Mrs. Leek was a member of Bellview Baptist Church and worked at Paducah Dry Goods and Drivers Department Store. Surviving are her husband of 62 years, Madison Martin Leek Jr.; one daughter, Linda Kay Hatley of Rhome, Texas; one son, Jerry Martin Leek of Paducah; three grandchildren; and six...
Laura Sledd
Jun 14, 2009
Laura Louise Sledd, 85, of Paducah died at 1:07 a.m. Sunday, June 14, 2009, at Western Baptist Hospital. A native of Crittenden County, Mrs. Sledd was a retired receptionist and a homemaker. Survivors include one son, Ronnie K. Sledd and wife Lisa of Paducah; one sister, Margaret Christine Chittenden of Smithland; and one grandson, Robert U. Sledd of Ft. Lauderdale,...
Barbara Rutherford
Jun 14, 2009
Barbara Jean Rutherford, 73, of Paducah died at 6:15 a.m. Sunday at Lourdes hospital. She was a member of St. John's Catholic Church, a painter for Roman Ceramics in Mayfield and a private sitter. Mrs. Rutherford is survived by a son, Randy Rutherford of Paducah; two daughters, Patty Ann Willis and Nancy Marie Forrester, both of Paducah; two sisters, Joann...
Roy Brooks
Jun 12, 2009
Roy I. Brooks, 84, of Paducah died at 6 a.m. Friday at his home. He was a member of Gospel Mission Worship Center, where he served as door greeter, and was a retired Ironworker and member of Local 182. He was the retired owner and operator of City Music Company. Surviving are his wife, Matha Wright Brooks; one daughter, Barbara...
Helen Newsome
Jun 9, 2009
GOLO, Ky. - Helen Orene Newsome, 100, of Golo died Tuesday at Heritage Manor Healthcare Facility. Mrs. Newsome was a member of New Liberty Baptist Church in Graves County, a former Sunday school teacher and retired from Merit Clothing. Surviving are one son, James Newsome of Murray; two daughters, Stella Drew of Mayfield and Virginia Purdo of Davie, Fla.; one...
Violet Smith
Jun 7, 2009
Violet L. Smith, 87, of Paducah died at 4:45 a.m. Sunday at Lourdes hospital. She worked at Clausner Hosiery Mill for many years and was a member of Wice Baptist Church. Mrs. Smith is survived by three daughters, Glenda Nance and Brenda Jeffers, both of Fort Collins, Colo., and Pat Houser of Paducah; three sons, Gerald Smith, Dale Smith and...
Lonnie Jones
Jun 7, 2009
BOAZ, Ky. - Lonnie Jones, 90, of Boaz, KY died at 8:55 p.m. Sunday night at the home of his daughter. Mr. Jones was a member of Wice Baptist Church, Masonic Lodge 283 at Folsomdale and retired from maintenance at Modine Manufacturing. Services will be held on Wednesday, June 10, at 1:00 p.m. at the Lone Oak Chapel of Milner...
James Elliott
Jun 2, 2009
James D. Elliott, age 91, died at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday at his home in Lone Oak. He was a member of Lone Oak First Baptist Church and a Veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during World War II in Signal Corps. He retired from TVA as an Instrument Mechanic and was a member of IBEW #816. Services will be...
James Grisham
Jun 2, 2009
Funeral services for James Grisham, 81, of Paducah will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Milner and Orr Funeral Home of Paducah. J. Gottman, Earl Dickerson and Keith Branson will officiate. Entombment will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. He was born March 16, 1928, to the late James Franklin Grisham and Evelyn Dorthal Berry Grisham and lived most of...
Edward Paro Jr
Jun 2, 2009
Funeral services for U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. (Retired) Edward S. Paro Jr., age 74, of Paducah will be at 11 a.m. today, June 4, 2009, at the Milner and Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with the Rev. Edward Bradley officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow in the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Chief Paro died at 11:42 a.m....
Sarah Armstrong
May 30, 2009
Services for Ruth Armstrong, 87, of Lone Oak will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Lone Oak Chapel of Milner & Orr Funeral Home. Entombment will be at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Armstrong died at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Armstrong was a member of Lone Oak First Baptist Church and was a homemaker....
Margaret West
May 29, 2009
Margaret Sue Hardesty West, 81, of Paducah went home to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, May 29, 2009, at 10:55 a.m. surrounded by her family and friends. She was born in Dexter, Ky., and was retired from Lockheed Company of California. Sue was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 59 years,...
Bobby Peck
May 29, 2009
LEDBETTER, Ky. - Bobby Joe Peck, 68, of Ledbetter passed away at 9:24 a.m. Friday, May 29, 2009, at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Peck was a member of Ohio Valley Baptist Church, a retired truck driver for Smith Contracting and served with the Army National Guard. Mr. Peck is survived by his wife, Kathy Jo Dennis Peck; two...
Dennis Augustus
May 29, 2009
Charles Augustus, 64, of Paducah died at 12:40 a.m. Friday at Western Baptist Hospital.
Lerline McEwen
May 27, 2009
Services for Lerline Weatherspoon McEwen, 72, of Paducah will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at New Greater Love Missionary Baptist Church in Paducah. The Revs. W.G. Harvey Sr. and Darvin Adams will officiate. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Mrs. McEwen died at 1:50 a.m. Wednesday at Western Baptist Hospital. She was a member of St. James Christian Methodist...
Emma Womble
May 25, 2009
Emma Rose Chandler Womble, 84, of Paducah died at 5:12 p.m. Monday, May 25, 2009, at Lourdes hospital. A native of Cairo, IL, Mrs. Womble was a member of Melber Baptist Church, and was on the board of Jackson Purchase Area Health. She was named Woman of the Year in 1997 by the Paducah Business and Professional Womens Association. She...
Kathleen Clark
May 23, 2009
Kathleen "Kay" Clark of Paducah, 93, died at 6:35 a.m. Saturday at Lourdes hospital. Mrs. Clark was a member of Lone Oak First Baptist Church. Surviving are one son, Phillip Clark of Paducah; five daughters, Phyllis Johnson and Joyce Kirk, both of Paducah, Sandra Renfroe of Burbank, Calif., Judy Jones of Decatur, Ill., and Kim Karnes of Atlanta; 23 grandchildren;...
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