Thomas Murdock

Thomas Murdock
Murdock Friday, January 04, 2008
Funeral services for Thomas Murdock, 79, of Paducah will be Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008, 1 p.m. at Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home. Rev. Ronnie Coneal will officiate, and burial will follow in Maplelawn Park Cemetery.
Mr. Murdock died of natural causes, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, 2:15 a.m. at Western Baptist Hospital.
Mr. Murdock was a former member of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Grand Junction, Tenn. He was a self-employed mechanic and was formerly employed with the Illinois Central Railroad and Mercer Service Station.
Friends may call at Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home on Saturday for visitation from noon until the funeral hour.
He is survived by two sons, Thomas Murdock Jr. and Jerry (Tammie) Murdock, both of Paducah; five daughters, Billie Hixon, Minister Barbara (Samuel) Burrage, Phyllis Murdock and Kathy (Christopher) Francis, all of Paducah, and Donna Harris of Gary, Ind.; six grandsons, André Bennett, Jerry Blue, Kiel Francis, Jordan Murdock, Terrell Murdock and Joshua Murdock, all of Paducah; two granddaughters, Vickie Hollis of Brookport, Ill., and SaMee of Chicago; a stepgranddaughter, Charmaine (Kerrie) Wadell of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a sister, Clara Jenkins of Wyandanch Long Island, N.Y.; two brothers-in-law, Amos (Theola) Jenkins of Paducah and Junior Bush of Massapequa, N.Y.; one daughter-in-law, Ester Anderson of Grand Junction, Tenn.; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Epps and Mary Murdock; his former wife of 40 years, Cora Mae Jenkins Murdock; two sons, Randy D. Murdock and Willie B. Anderson; a brother, Murry Murdock; and a sister, Kathryn Bush.
Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.