Obituaries

Clifton Bowles Jr

Clifton Bowles Jr

Dec 2, 2010

Clifton C. Bowles Jr., 88, Paducah, Ky., died Friday, December 2, 2011, 12:30 p.m., at his residence in Paducah. Mr. Bowles confessed Christ at an early age at Cumberland Presbyterian Church, which is now Enoch Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He later united by baptism with Washington Street Missionary Baptist Church in 1969. He sang in the choir and served as...

Ruby Harned

Ruby Harned

Nov 30, 2010

Services for Ruby Nell Harned, 83, of Paducah will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Hughes Funeral Home of Paducah with the Rev. Thomas Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Maplelawn Park Cemetery. Mrs. Harned died at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Calvert City. She was a retired cafeteria manager from Paducah Public Schools and...

Pearl Price

Pearl Price

Nov 28, 2010

Pearl Price, 85, of Paducah died at 5:50 p.m. Sunday at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Paducah. She was a member of Olivet Baptist Church. She is survived by two daughters, Ann Davis of Ledbetter and Laura Peery of Paducah; one sister, Gail Hensley of Lexington; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Luicille Piper

Luicille Piper

Nov 28, 2010

LA CENTER - Lucille Piper, age 97, died Sunday at 10:40 p.m. at Western Baptist Hospital. She was a member of La Center Christian Church. Lucille is survived by two sons, Lyndel Piper of La Center and Neil Piper and his wife, Nancy, of La Center; three daughters, Shirley Moore and her husband, Bobby, of West Paducah, Barvia Piper of...

Sandra Trice

Sandra Trice

Nov 27, 2010

Sandra Ann "Big Momma" Trice, 60, of Paducah died at 8:10 a.m. Saturday at Western Baptist Hospital. She was a former manager of the Dudley Courts Apartments and was a graduate of Draughon's Business College with certification in business administration. She was treasurer for The Keith House Ministries. She attended Christ Temple Apostolic Church and was former chairwoman of the...

Charles Watson

Charles Watson

Nov 25, 2010

Charles Elzie Watson Jr., 78, of Paducah died at 8:08 p.m. Thursday at his home. He was a retired roofer and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Mary Cope Watson; one daughter, Leisa Harris; one son, David Watson, all of Paducah; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one...

Betty Greif

Betty Greif

Nov 20, 2010

Betty Louise Greif, 72, of Paducah passed away at 3:05 a.m. Saturday, November 20, 2010, at Western Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Greif was a retired bookkeeper for Ladd Floorcovering and a member of Elco Methodist Church, the Red Hat Society, and the Paducah Police Women's Auxiliary; as well as a racetrack promoter for the James D. Greif Annual Memorial Flat Track...

Arthur Tipton

Arthur Tipton

Nov 17, 2010

Arthur "Tip" Tipton, 95, of Paducah died at 10:34 a.m. Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at Western Baptist Hospital. Mr. Tipton was born in Day Brook, N.C., April 30, 1915, to the late John and Minnie Whitson Tipton. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and was a retired maintenance worker for the Paducah City School System. He served...

Joyce Burnett

Joyce Burnett

Nov 12, 2010

Joyce Burnett, 60, of Boaz, Ky., passed away Friday, November 12, 2010, at her residence. Funeral services for Joyce will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Lone Oak Chapel of Milner & Orr Funeral Home with the Rev. Russ Frazier officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Maplelawn Park Cemetery in Paducah. Joyce attended the Paducah 1st Church of...

Margie Woodford

Margie Woodford

Nov 10, 2010

Margie Flippin Woodford, 78, of Paducah died Wednesday at Lourdes hospital. Surviving are four sons, Randall, Jimmy, Delbert and Ronnie Woodford, all of Paducah; two daughters, Linda McLeod of Paducah and Karen Frazier of Kevil; 21 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one son, Howard Woodford Jr.; her parents, Don...

Helen O'Daniel

Helen O'Daniel

Nov 5, 2010

Helen Carolyn Cummins O'Daniel, 76, of Paducah went home to be with her Lord and Savior at 10:13 p.m. Friday from Western Baptist Hospital. Mrs. O'Daniel was born in Clinton, Ill., on January 1, 1934 to the late Charles and Myrtle Marie Weikle Alexander. She was a member of First Church of the Nazarene in Paducah and was a very...

Judy Elling

Judy Elling

Oct 24, 2010

Judy Elling, 69, of Paducah died at 8:35 a.m. Sunday at her home. Mrs. Elling was a member of Southland Baptist Temple. She worked for Allied International Shipping Company in Chicago. Surviving are her husband, Richard Elling; two sons, Keith Walsh of Paducah and James Gregory Walsh of Fredrick, Md.; three daughters, Valerie DeGroff of Archibald, Ohio, Vicki Jo Rockey...

Elizabeth Bazzell

Elizabeth Bazzell

Oct 22, 2010

Elizabeth Kell Bazzell passed away Friday, October 22, 2010, in Orange Park, Florida, surrounded by her niece and nephew. She was born January 26, 1920, to the late Joel and Ella Kell from Danville, Tennessee.She was a resident of Paducah for over 85 years. She moved to Florida to be closer to family, as she battled lung cancer this past...

William Cline

William Cline

Oct 20, 2010

William E. Cline, 88, of Paducah passed away October 20, 2010, at 11:10 a.m. at Lourdes hospital. Mr. Cline was a lifelong member of Margaret Hank Cumberland Presbyterian Church, a World War II Army veteran and a very talented artist. He is survived by his nieces and nephews, Sonjia Ann Lovvo, Sherry Huff, Mitch Cline, and Mark Cline, whom he...

Donald Cooper

Donald Cooper

Oct 15, 2010

The Rev. Don Cooper, 79, of Paducah died at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Lourdes hospital. The Rev. Cooper was a retired Baptist minister with 47 years of service and served as pastor to churches in Western Kentucky, West Tennessee and Southern Illinois. He was also a state licensed funeral director in Kentucky. Surviving are his wife, Reba N. Moore Cooper;...

James Shaw

James Shaw

Oct 14, 2010

James Albert Shaw, 83, of Paducah died at 12:47 p.m. Thursday at Lourdes hospital. Mr. Shaw was a member of St. John AME Church, where he served as past steward, trustee and sang in the choir. He was a graduate of West Kentucky State Vocational School and received certification in management from Paducah Community College. He was employed with the...

Margaret Gates

Margaret Gates

Oct 13, 2010

MAYFIELD - Margaret Thompson Gates, 101, of Mayfield, Ky., formerly of Paducah, Ky., passed away at 12:20 a.m. Wednesday, October 13, 2010, at Mills Manor Nursing Home in Mayfield, Ky. Margaret was a retired Secretary for McCracken County Judge Roy Stewart for many years, the McCracken County Property Valuation Administration Office, and was a receptionist for Roth Funeral Chapel. She...

Ben Whiteaker

Ben Whiteaker

Oct 10, 2010

Ben H. Whiteaker was born in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, on March 18, 1923. He was a graduate of Middlesboro High School, Middlesboro, Kentucky, and graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1948. During World War II, he served aboard the Navy Cruiser U.S.S. Springfield, CL-66, from September 1944 to May 1946. After 35 years of employment in the...

Carl Murt Sr

Carl Murt Sr

Oct 9, 2010

Carl P. Murt Sr., 79, of Paducah died at 8:55 a.m. Saturday at Lourdes hospital. Mr. Murt was a retired plumber and pipefitter and a member of Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union No.184 where he received an award of recognition for 60 years of service. He was a U.S. Army Korean War veteran. He was a member of Gospel Mission...

Howard Lamon

Howard Lamon

Oct 9, 2010

Howard "Butch" Lamon, 71, of Paducah passed away Saturday, October 9, 2010, at 7:55 p.m. at Western Baptist Hospital. He was the former owner of Standard Auto Parts in Paducah and a salesman for McKeel Equipment Company for over 20 years. Mr. Lamon was a member of Strathmoor Baptist Church and a volunteer firefighter for Cunningham Fire Department. In his...

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