Terry Penix

Terry Lynn Penix, 74, of Paducah, died on Monday, March 29, 2021 at his home.



Terry was born on August 9, 1946 in Paducah, Kentucky to Barbara E. Colvin Penix of Paducah and the late, William E. Penix. He was a graduate of Lone Oak High School and currently a member of Faith Baptist Church in Paducah. Terry pastored churches in Cairo, Illinois and Arlington, Kentucky, sang in numerous nursing homes and at the Senior Citizens Center in Paducah. Terry was loved for his outgoing personality, friendliness and love of singing gospel music. Terry loved fishing, spending time with his family and watching the many birds he fed in his backyard. Terry served in the National Guard. He worked for 22 years on a snack route for Kas Foods and opened his own jewelry business in the fall of 1992.



Terry is survived by his wife of 51 years, Teresa King Penix; three daughters, Laurel Grider of Lebanon, Tennessee, Heather Fortner of Benton and Kelly Kelley of Mayfield; a son, Lance Penix of Paducah; eleven grandchildren, Lydia, Hannah, Sarah and Rebekah Grider, Shelby, Reese and Addie Fortner, Erika, Hayden and Kendall Kelley and Knox Penix; six great-grandchildren, Immanuel, Reign, Phoenix, Ann’Berlin, Abriel and Adam; his mother Barbara E. Penix, of Paducah, and a brother, Bruce Penix of West Paducah.



Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at the Lone Oak Chapel of Milner & Orr Funeral Home with Pastor Harold M. Draper officiating. Burial will follow at Maplelawn Park Cemetery.



Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the service hour of 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at the Lone Oak Chapel of Milner & Orr Funeral Home.



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