Obituaries

May 12, 2011

Nettie Litton Dickinson, 95, of Paducah, formerly of Memphis, passed away Thursday May 12, 2011, at Western Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Dickinson was a member of Paducah First Baptist Church, a member of the Illinois Central Railroad Auxiliary and a member of the Homemakers Club. She is survived by daughter Jeanette Crowe and husband Courtney of Paducah; two sons, Joel David...

May 12, 2011

Tommie L. Collins, 83 of West Paducah died at 6:29 a.m. Thursday at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield. Mrs. Collins was a member of Oakalone Christian Church and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.C. Collins; her parents, Eddie and Ellen Edmonds; two sisters and four brothers.She is survived by one sister, Ocie Wilson...

May 9, 2011

David Garland Gibbs, 88, of the Ragland community, died Monday at Western Baptist Hospital. David was a devoted member of the Ragland community where he was born and raised. He inherited the Crutcher Family Farm, which was established in the late 1800s, and he farmed the land for many years. In addition, he owned and operated a sawmill, "Thick and...

May 6, 2011

LOUISVILLE - Fredericka R. Caldwell, 57, of Louisville, formerly of Paducah, died at 2:42 p.m. Friday at Norton Brownsboro Hospital in Louisville. She was employed as an administrative specialist with the U.S. Census Bureau. She was formerly employed by the state of Kentucky with 28 years of service. She was a member of Enoch Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Caldwell was...

May 2, 2011

05.04.11 - 06:30 am Pete Gus Kappas Sr., 67, of Paducah passed away at 10:55 a.m. Monday at his residence. Mr. Kappas was retired from Atochem North America and was an avid motorcyclist. Surviving are two sons, Pete (Cyndi) Kappas Jr. and Jim (Holly) Kappas of Paducah; two sisters, Linnie Pauley and Olga Harned, both of Tampa, Fla.; two grandchildren,...

Apr 30, 2011

Jacquelyn "Jackie" Clay Frensley, 63, of Paducah, Ky., passed away Saturday, April 30, 2011, at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. She was born in Paducah, Ky. Jacquelyn was the owner of J.C.F. Medical Transcription. She was a member of the Twelve Oaks Baptist Church and the Lourdes Hospital Auxiliary. She was past president of the Clark Elementary...

Apr 28, 2011

Kenneth M. Katterjohn, 85, of Paducah passed away at 1:50 a.m. Thursday at his home. Mr. Katterjohn earned his Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy from Purdue University, where he was active in the Glee Club and the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He moved back to Paducah in 1951 to join his father, Herman, at Katterjohn Drug Store, which he founded in...

Apr 28, 2011

Bobby Neal Moore, of West Paducah, age 77, died Thursday evening at 6:37 p.m. at his home in West Paducah. Bobby was a member of La Center Christian Church, where he served as a Deacon. He was a Korea Army veteran, and he retired from the McCracken County Road Department. Bobby is survived by his wife, Shirley Piper Moore of...

Apr 25, 2011

Marissa S. Lutgendorf, 53, of Carlisle County died at 10:35 a.m. Monday at her home. She had been employed as a surgical technician at Western Baptist Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Daniel A. Lutgendorf; her mother, Dorothy Marie Rust Hendrix: four sisters, Donna Simmons of Camp Verde, Ariz., Judy Taylor of Kevil, Barbara Hendrix of Marshall County, and...

Apr 23, 2011

Jane Bennett, 96, of Paducah died Saturday at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation of Paducah. Mrs. Bennett was a homemaker and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, James Bennett of Huntsville, Ala.; a daughter, Judy Flood of Paducah; five grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clifton Bennett, and a...

Apr 8, 2011

Services for Eddith E. King, 84, of Paducah will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Keeling Family Funeral Home with the Rev. Frank Queen officiating. Burial will be in Maplelawn Park Cemetery. Mrs. King died at 12:44 a.m. Thursday at her daughter's home in Adrian, Mich. A native of Golden Pond, Mrs. King was a member of Grace Baptist Church...

Apr 6, 2011

HOUSTON - Shirley Miller Horn, 66, of Houston died Wednesday in Houston. She is survived by her sister, Judy Miller Huning; two children, Deana Horn Zakes and Alton A. Horn III; and eight grandchildren. Her parents were Peter A. Miller and Claudean Dunning Miller. A family graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Maplelawn Cemetery in Paducah. Memorial...

Apr 1, 2011

ohn B. "J.B." McGinnis, 87, of Collinsville, Texas, formerly of Paducah, died Friday, April 1, 2011, at Renaissance Care Center in Gainesville, Texas. Mr. McGinnis was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church where he was a Deacon and served on several committees including sound system and assisted with the youth. He was a retired plant photographer for Union Carbide and...

Mar 31, 2011

Longtime Paducah resident, Ernest J. Pell, died March 31st, 2011, at the Hospice Care Center in Lexington, Kentucky, following a brief illness. He was 95. He was an early pioneer in radio broadcasting in Western Kentucky, both as an engineer and announcer, who later moved into television as technical director of WPSD-TV in Paducah. In 1959 he was appointed to...

Mar 25, 2011

Lillian Wallace Hook died at age 98 on Friday, March 25, 2011, at Southgate Nursing Home in Metropolis, IL. Mrs. Hook was a longtime member of Broadway United Methodist Church in Paducah and served for many years in the Western Baptist Hospital Auxiliary. Surviving are her two daughters, Dawne Hook Robertson (Robert W. Jr.) of Paducah and Susan Hook Picon...

Mar 24, 2011

Service Details

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 11:00am, Maplelawn Park Cemetery

Interment Details

Maplelawn Park Cemetery

Mar 21, 2011

Eugene Charlie George, 65, of LaVergne, Tenn., formerly of Paducah, died at 1:55 a.m. Monday in Nashville, Tenn. He was employed for 25 years with the New York City Transit Authority as a train dispatcher supervisor until his retirement. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School and obtained degrees in accounting at Queens College in New York. He was...

Mar 20, 2011

Mary Louise Rice, 88, of Paducah, Ky., passed away at 7:21 p.m. Sunday, March 20, 2011, at Western Baptist Hospital. She was a retired customer service representative for G.M.A.C. in Memphis, Tenn., with over 30 years of service. Mary was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church and the Western Baptist Hospital Auxiliary. She was a graduate of Augusta Tilghman...

Mar 18, 2011

Mrs. Peggy Champion, age 81, of Paducah went home to be with her Lord and Savior at 12:09 p.m. Friday, March 18, 2011, from the Lourdes hospital. Mrs. Champion was a native of Kevil, Ky., and worked for Lourdes hospital as a L.P.N. She also worked at the Holman House Restaurant. She was a member of the Southland Baptist Temple....

Mar 16, 2011

LEDBETTER - Rickey "Rick" Charles VanCura, 53, of Ledbetter died March 16 at his home. Mr. VanCura was an ordained minister and also involved in the medical field. Surviving are his mother, Bettie Sosa of Paducah; a son, Eric VanCura of Mayfield; a daughter, Jessica Kirchner of Paducah; four brothers, Michael VanCura of Symsonia, and Daryle Sosa, Jose G. Sosa...