Obituaries

Feb 5, 2017

Theodora Ann Benberry, 63, of Paducah, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017, 4:29 p.m., at Baptist Health of Paducah. She was a member of Greater Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church ,a graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School and Draughon's Business College. She was formerly employed with the former Medco Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She is survived by four sons, LaGeorge...

Feb 4, 2017

Phyllis Jennings Walker passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN on Saturday, February 4, 2017. She was a quilter and enjoyed sewing. She worked as a bookkeeper, tax preparer and tailor. Phyllis attended Southland Baptist Temple and was in the PFAFF Sewing Organization. Mrs. Walker is survived by three daughters, Vicki Walker...

Feb 2, 2017

Mary Jean Greer Grief, age 80, of West Paducah, KY, passed away at 4:37 pm Thursday, February 2, 2017 at Jackson Oaks. Mrs. Grief was a 1954 graduate of Fordsville High School and a graduate of Murray State University. She was a Home Economics teacher for 27 years, having taught at Livingston Central High School and retiring from Ballard Memorial...

Jan 26, 2017

Dr. Harold Dee Craven, 78 of Kevil, KY. Was called home by his heavenly father on Wednesday January 25, 2017. Harold was born November 1, 1938 to Homer and Virginia Minton Craven. He surrendered to preach and serve his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in 1974. He graduated from Mid-Continent Bible College in 1986 and Great Theological Seminary in Bowling...

Jan 22, 2017

Don Nelson Leneave, age 81, of Paducah, KY, passed away at 1:09 p.m. on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Leneave was a 1955 graduate of the last class of Augusta Tilghman. Don started working as a young man at Leneave & Son helping his father at 6th and Tennessee Street. in 1954, Don opened and operated Leneave...

Jan 22, 2017

Paul Hayden, 83, of Paducah passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2016 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah. Mr. Hayden was a retired ironworker and member of Local 473. He attended the First Church of Nazarene in Paducah. Surviving are his wife, JoAnn Hayden on of Paducah; two daughters, Rhonda Bedocs of Boaz, Paula Olejniczak;...

Jan 16, 2017

Jewell K. Hart, 89 of Paducah passed away at 6:02 p.m. Monday January 16, 2017, at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Paducah. She was member of Strathmore Church in Paducah. She is survived by one son, Donald E. Hart of Chicago, IL; two sisters, Jan McDonald of Paducah and Jenny Liotta of Holcomb, Wisconsin; one brother, William Medley of Peru,...

Jan 15, 2017

William Leon Hoskins, 90 of West Paducah died Sunday, January 15th 2017 at Lourdes Hospital of Paducah. Leon was a WWII veteran from the Pacific theatre, as well as a retired Assistant Police Chief in Paducah. After his retirement, he continued working for Trevathan's and Thomas Furniture stores. Leon was also awarded the followng honors: honorable discharge from the US...

Jan 14, 2017

Jose Francisco Sosa, 79 of Paducah is going home after his last rodeo. Mr. Sosa is survived by four sons; Daryle, Jose G., Jerry Sosa, all of Paducah and Michael Vancura of Symsonia, Kentucky. Three daughters; Sara J. Smallman of Barlow, KY; Marie Bake of Paducah, KY; adn Tammy Hawk of Gilbertsville, KY. He was preceded in death by his...

Jan 12, 2017

Marie Bobo Goodman, 86, of Paducah, Passed away at 9:45 am on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at her residence. Marie volunteered at Western Baptist Hospital and was a member of Concord United Methodist Church. She is survived by her loving husband of 69 years, Ervin F. Goodman; two sons, Steve Goodman and wife Rae Ann of Georgetown, TX, Mike Goodman...

Jan 5, 2017

Norma Walden, 88 of Paducah passed away Thursday at 3:10 p.m. She was retired from Cole Lumber Company as a secretary. She graduated from heath High School in 1946. She also worked for Riverside Packing Co., Hannan Supply and Graves Electric prior to Cole Electric and Cole Lumber. After retiring she enjoyed traveling with her family and friends. She was...

Dec 26, 2016

Raymond "Butch" Lambert, 71, of Reidland died at 12:01 PM Monday, December 26, 2016 at Parkview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Paducah. Mr. Lambert was a retired Welder and of the Pentecostal Faith. He is survived by his wife, Gloria (Hall) Lambert of Paducah; one son, Michael Ray Lambert of Calvert City; one daughter Tracy Dee York of Benton, KY;...

Dec 22, 2016

Carolyn Ruth Manley Page, 84, of Paducah, KY, passed away at 4:30 am Wednesday, December 22, 2016 at the Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center. Fifteen years of health struggles ended peacefully in the presence of her family. The best mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, will be missed forever. Carolyn was a committed Christian wife and mother....

Dec 19, 2016

Mary Kilvitis Boyarski, 96 of Paducah, KY passed away at 8:00 a.m. Monday, December 19, 2016 at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mary was a long time member of First Baptist Church of Paducah. She served as a daycare worker for both First Baptist Church of Paducah and Broadway United Methodist Church for many years. She was a native of...

Dec 18, 2016

Jo-Ann Davis Peck, 72, of Paducah died on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Peck was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. Surviving is her husband, Harold Peck of Paducah; one son, Kenneth Peck of Paducah; two daughters, Tanya Reed of Symsonia, Candice Worley of West Paducah; one brother, William Davis of Granite City, MO; five grandchildren;...

Dec 15, 2016

Service Details

Saturday, December 17th, 2016 3:00pm, Hughes Funeral Home

Dec 5, 2016

Fred Wiley Hatcher, 92, of the Reidland Community for 46 years, and formerly of Memphis, TN, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2016 at the Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center. He was born on November 16, 1924 in Greenfield, TN to Fred Michael Hatcher and Florence Young Hatcher. Fred was a World War II United States Army Veteran,...

Dec 4, 2016

Jack Lee Hester, 86, of Paducah, died Sunday, November 4, 2016 at Baptist Health-Paducah. Jack was born on June 24, 1930 to the late Guthrie L. and Ruby Phillips Hester. He was a 1947 graduate of Sharpe High School. That same year, Jack joined the Army and was stationed in Frankfurt, Germany. He played semi-pro basketball for the Army during...

Dec 3, 2016

Clayton 'Jr.' Tucker, age 80, of Paducah, KY, passed away at 4:59 p.m. on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah. Jr. was a member of Eastside Holiness Church where he was also a Deacon and was a retired owner of Tucker Sewer & Drain Cleaning. Jr. is survived by his wife of...

Nov 19, 2016

Catherine "Betty" Slagle Thomasson, 81, of Seveirville, Tennessee formerly of Paducah, Kentucky passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016 at the LeConte Medical Center in Seveirville. She was born in Brookport, Illinois and was a homemaker. Betty was a member of Southland Baptist Temple where she enjoyed going on mission trips. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Ann Ingram and...