Obituaries

Mar 23, 2012

Rollie J. France, 80, of Paducah passed away March 23, 2012, at his residence. Mr. France was a member of Paducah First Baptist Church and a Navy veteran where he played fast pitch softball for the Navy all-star team. He was a former board chairman for Paducah Tourism Committee, a member of Paducah Chamber of Commerce, and a member of...

Mar 22, 2012

John Eric Klope, 26, of Paducah, died at 10 p.m. Thursday, March 22, 2012 at his home. He was born April 15, 1985, in Paducah to Kevin and Pam Blythe Klope of Paducah. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his son, Jackson Wesley Klope of Paducah; his daughter, Kianna Emilie Klope of Paducah; his brother, Andrew Klope...

Mar 21, 2012

Brittany Hall, 17, of Paducah, passed away at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, in Kevil, Ky., from injuries suffered as a result of an automobile accident. Brittany was of the Baptist faith and an assistant manager for Burger King in Paducah. Brittany is survived by her parents, Roy Marley Hall and Brenda Kay Sheridan Hall of Paducah; three...

Mar 19, 2012

BENTON - Charles R. Harrison, 73, of Gilbertsville died at 11:45 a.m. Monday, March 19, 2012, at Western Baptist Hospital. Charles retired after 40 years as owner of Harrison's Auto Sales. He also owned and operated Paducah International Raceway with his wife Becky for over 10 years. He was a member of Reidland Baptist Church. Charles loved hunting, fishing, stock...

Mar 17, 2012

E.C. Guthrie, 72, of Paducah, passed away at 2:31 a.m. Saturday, March 17, 2012 at Western Baptist hospital. He was born in Graves County. E.C. was a successful entrepreneur owning several different companies. He was a 1957 graduate of Sedalia High School where he played basketball. E.C. was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. He is survived by his...

Mar 9, 2012

Susan Marie Stubblefield, 54, of Paducah died at 1:26 p.m. Friday at Western Baptist Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Jim Stubblefield; her children, Holly Marie Smith of Telluride, Colo., Ryan Boyd Whittaker of Athens, Ga., Kellyn Rose Whittaker, Donovan Scott Stubblefield, and James Daniel Stubblefield, all of Paducah; one brother, Keith Claggett of Salem, Ore.; and three grandchildren....

Mar 6, 2012

Della M. Blair, Age 79, of Paducah passed away Monday at 11:29 p.m. at the Western Baptist Hospital. She was a native of Oneida, Tenn., and was a member of the Victory Assembly Worship Center. Surviving are her husband, Sam Blair of Paducah; daughters Judy Garrett and husband Frank of Manchester, MI., Yvette Shankle and husband Jerry of Paducah, Ky.;...

Feb 28, 2012

David "DJ Davey-Dave" Willhelm, age 31, of Paducah, formerly of Benton, passed away at 4:30 a.m. on February 28, 2012, from injuries he received in an automobile accident. Mr. Willhelm was a native of Paducah and was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. Surviving are his father and stepmother, David Alan and Beverly Willhelm of Benton; one...

Feb 25, 2012

Graveside services for Rachel Collier, 85, of Paducah will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Maplelawn Park Cemetery with Dr. Kenneth Brown and the Rev. Donnie McElmurry officiating. Mrs. Collier died at 12:02 p.m. Saturday at Western Baptist Hospital. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church and formerly worked in sales at Jean's of Paducah. Mrs. Collier is survived...

Feb 24, 2012

Funeral services for William Herbert "Herb" Owens Sr., 85, of Paducah will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at Hughes Funeral Home of Paducah with Rev. Harold Council officiating. Burial will follow at Maplelawn Park Cemetery of Paducah. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Mr. Owens passed away at 3:55 p.m. Friday, February...

Feb 19, 2012

KEVIL - Hazel T. Holland, 98, of Kevil passed away peacefully at 7:40 a.m. Sunday, February 19, 2012, at Western Baptist Hospital. She was a retired teacher at Heath Middle School and was active in the Kentucky Retired Teachers Association for many years. At the time of her death, Mrs. Holland was the oldest living graduate of Heath High School....

Feb 14, 2012

Carnetta Lindsey May, 77, of McCracken County passed away peacefully at 11:35 p.m. Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. May was a member of McKendree United Methodist Church and a graduate of the Augusta Tilghman High School Class of 1952. She was member of the Paducah Woman's Club and a former member of the Paducah Business and Professional...

Feb 13, 2012

BENTON - Graveside services for Kenneth Johnson, 81, of Benton will be at 1 p.m. today at Maplelawn Park Cemetery with the Rev. Ben Northcutt officiating. Mr. Johnson died at 4 a.m. Monday at his home. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired from the Illinois Central Railroad, where he worked as a blacksmith and welder. He...

Feb 9, 2012

Corbett Edwin Tucker, 87, of Paducah passed away at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Western Baptist Hospital. Mr. Tucker was a retired plumber and steamfitter and a member of Plumbers and Steamfitters Union, Local 184. He was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are one brother, Owen "Blue" Tucker of Paducah; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by...

Feb 5, 2012

Freddy J. Mills, 79, of Paducah passed away Sunday, February, 5, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Mills was of the Baptist faith and attended Broadway Baptist Church. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War and he was a Kentucky Colonel. He was a volunteer coach with the Khoury League of Paducah and coached little league football. He...

Feb 4, 2012

Feb 1, 2012

Betty Cope, 62, of Paducah died Wednesday at Lourdes hospital. Mrs. Cope was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her husband, N.K. Cope; one brother, Larry Thomas Coleman; four sisters, Mary-Ann Rives, Joyce Kay Tucker, Helen Sue King, and Pamela Lee Lucas; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Johnnie...

Jan 30, 2012

Rev. Bert L. Owen Jr., 77, of Louisville and formerly of Paducah died January 30, 2012, in Louisville, Ky. Rev. Owen served fifty-six years as a Cumberland Presbyterian minister, serving churches in Louisville, Ky., Nashville, Tenn., and Paducah, Ky. He was elected to the church's highest elected position as Moderator of the General Assembly in 2002, served as the Executive...

Jan 30, 2012

Dorothy N. Ginn, 91, of Lone Oak died at 1:45 p.m. Monday at her residence. Mrs. Ginn was a homemaker and a member of East Baptist Church of Paducah. She is survived by two brothers, Bill Shekell of Ledbetter and Jerry Shekell of Paducah; one sister, Sherry Kay Sweaney of Paducah; one niece, Carol Holmes of Paducah; several other nieces...

Jan 30, 2012

Patricia Rae Copeland Vinson, 66, of Paducah died Monday at her residence. Mrs. Vinson was a retired presser with B&B Cleaners. Surviving are one daughter, Mary Ann Jamison of Texas; four brothers, Jimmy, Jesse, Joe and Larry Copeland; two sisters; eight grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Vinson. Her parents were Melvin and...