Obituaries

Mar 15, 2011

Eula Mae Venters of Paducah died March 15 at St. Frances Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Venters was of the Christian faith. Surviving are three sons, Danny, Donny, Mark, all of Memphis; a daughter, Cherry Lynn of Memphis; a stepson, Jerry of Paducah; a brother, Jim Hill of Gilbertsville; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by...

Mar 11, 2011

Louis Fellers, 76, of Paducah passed away at 10:01 a.m. Saturday, March 11, 2011, at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Paducah on December 28, 1934. Mr. Fellers was a lifelong resident of Paducah, and graduated from Paducah Tilghman High School. He also attended Paducah Junior College. He was a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan. He...

Mar 10, 2011

Charles C. Broach, 92, of Reidland died at 9:35 a.m. Thursday, March 10, 2011, at his home. He was born March 28, 1918, in Mayfield, Kentucky, one of six children of the late James A. and Emily Legalia Van Cleave Broach. Mr. Broach was a member of Reidland United Methodist Church and retired from Ashland Oil Company. He served in...

Mar 7, 2011

Marie Christine Marshall Chandler, 81, of Paducah died Monday at Medco Center. Christine was born March 10, 1929, in Livingston County, Ky., to the late Ruby Allen and Anna Marie Rudd Marshall. She retired from Florsheim Shoe Factory after over 40 years of employment. She was a member of Twelfth Street Baptist Church, now Twelve Oaks Baptist Church, for over...

Mar 3, 2011

Charles Edward "Charlie" Burklow, 83, of Paducah passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Lourdes hospital. Mr. Burklow was a retired warehouse manager, a World War II Army veteran, and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Surviving are his two sons, Marvin Rayford Burklow of Marion, Ky., and William Artell Burklow of Clay, Ky.; one daughter, Teresa McGuins of...

Mar 1, 2011

Feb 26, 2011

Eula R. Monk Newberry of Paducah died at 9:10 p.m. Saturday at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She worked for Parkview Nursing Home. She was a member of Southland Baptist Temple. Surviving are three sons, Terry Newberry of West Paducah, Robert Newberry of Boaz, and Ronald Newberry of Paducah; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by...

Feb 25, 2011

James Randle Thompson, 86, of Paducah died Friday at Lourdes hospital. Mr. Thompson was a general foreman for Illinois Central Railroad, a Mason and a member of First Baptist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Debbie Hunting of Palm Harbor, Fla., and Susan Fleming of Ozona, Fla.; one son, Randy Thompson of Pensacola, Fla.; one sister, Charlotte Feezor of Paducah; six...

Feb 24, 2011

Johnathan M. Woodford, 22, of Marshall County, formerly of Paducah, died at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at his home. Mr. Woodford was a mechanic at Randy's Transmission. He was of the Pentecostal faith. Survivors include his wife, Opal Renee Moyers Woodford; his father, Johnny Woodford of Paducah; his mother, Tammy Rodgers of Paducah; two stepbrothers, Jason Morris of Paducah and Justen...

Feb 24, 2011

Birdie Lee Howe, 79, of Paducah died at 12:25 p.m. Thursday at Western Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Howe was retired from Ramage Auto Parts. She was a member of Reidland Baptist Church, Eastern Star and American Legion Post 31. She also is a life member of the VFW 1191. Surviving are her husband, Harold E. Howe; two brothers, Corbett E. Tucker...

Feb 23, 2011

Graveside services for Kaydence Olivia Grace Henderson, age 2, and Brayden Ray Henderson, age 3, both of Maysville, will be at 1 p.m. today at Maplelawn Park Cemetery in Paducah. The children died as a result of a house fire in Maysville on Feb. 23. They were the children of Jonathan Ray Henderson, formerly of Paducah, and April Dawn Evans...

Feb 23, 2011

Graveside services for Kaydence Olivia Grace Henderson, age 2, and Brayden Ray Henderson, age 3, both of Maysville, will be at 1 p.m. today at Maplelawn Park Cemetery in Paducah. The children died as a result of a house fire in Maysville on Feb. 23. They were the children of Jonathan Ray Henderson, formerly of Paducah, and April Dawn Evans...

Feb 22, 2011

Charlene Preuett Atkinson, 78, of Paducah died Tuesday, February 22, 2011, at Western Baptist Hospital. Charlene was born in Hornbeak, Tenn., on August 5, 1932, to the late Charles Floyd and Sophronia Catherine Ferrell Preuett. She graduated from Cayce High School, where she was a cheerleader. Charlene retired from Bellsouth after 40 years of dedicated service (1951-91), first as an...

Feb 15, 2011

Friday, February 18 2011 Services for Fronnie McCullough, 86, of Paducah will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home. The Rev. Charles W. Russell will officiate. Burial will follow in Maplelawn Park Cemetery. She died at 6:40 a.m. Tuesday at Paducah Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was a homemaker and a member of First Liberty Baptist Church. She...

Feb 14, 2011

BENTON - Ama Nell Perry, 80, of Williston, Fla., formerly of Marshall County, died at 4:18 p.m. Monday at Nature Coast Regional Hospital. She was of the Presbyterian faith. She is survived by several cousins. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Kenneth R. Winn; her second husband, Fred W. Perry; and her parents, Howard Walker and Georgia...

Feb 4, 2011

Margie Broach, 88, of Paducah died Friday, February 4, 2011, at 8:21 p.m. at Western Baptist Hospital. Margie was a member of Reidland United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. She was retired from McCracken County Board of Education, where she served for 15 years as secretary at Reidland Middle School. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 8,...

Jan 29, 2011

David Oran Shepherd, 46, of Paducah died Saturday at Western Baptist Hospital. A lifelong resident of Paducah, David was born April 8, 1964 to the late James and Anna Walls Shepherd. David served in the Army National Guard, worked as a loader for Sara Lee Corporation and was a contract mail driver for United States Postal Service. He was a...

Jan 24, 2011

Mattie E. Cousins of Paducah, 78, died at 2:20 p.m. Monday at Medco Nursing Center of Paducah. She was a member of Mount Olive Freewill Baptist Church, where she served as an usher and on the Culinary Arts Committee. She was also a member of the Interdenominational Union Ushers. She was a veteran of the United States Air Force. She...

Jan 23, 2011

Funeral services for G.C. Carneal, 87, of Paducah will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with Dr. Todd Brady officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Maplelawn Park Cemetery. Mr. Carneal died at 7:59 a.m. Sunday at Western Baptist Hospital. He retired as a BellSouth technician. He was a U.S. Navy World...

Jan 22, 2011

George E. Brooks, 88, formerly of Paducah, died Saturday morning at Friendship Manor in Pewee Valley, Ky. He was a member of West End Baptist Church, a retired Ironworker and a member of Local No. 782. He served as a Corporal with Co. C, 44th Medium Tank Battalion operating in the Pacific theater with the U.S. Army during World War...