Ellee Juanita Matthews Peoples, age 92, of Paducah, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017, 6:25 a.m., at her daughter's residence in Paducah.

Ellee was a member of Rocky Ford Missionary Baptist Church where she had served as church clerk, treasurer, and as a Sunday school teacher. She was an active member of the West Kentucky Green Valley District.

She was a graduate of the former Lincoln High School and of Murray State University where she received both a Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in education. She retired from the Paducah Independent School System. She was a member of the Paducah Education Association, the Kentucky Education Association, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

She is survived by two sons , William A. Minter and Michael H. Minter, both of Paducah; two daughters , Lettie B. Minter of Los Angeles, CA and Kathy J. Minter of Paducah; six grandchildren ; twelve great-grandchildren ; one great-great granddaughter ; two sisters , Lottie Matthews Lecian of Phoenix, AZ and Leticia Matthews Rice of Cincinnati, OH; one brother , Leon Matthews of Cincinnati, OH; several nieces, nephews, and cousins .

She was preceded in death by her husband, Artist C. Peoples; her parents, Leslie Glenn Matthews and Lettie Beatrice Vinegar Matthews; one son, Jerry Minter; one daughter, Patricia Ann Minter; five brothers and one sister.

Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, August 11, 2017, 12:00 Noon , at Washington Street Missionary Baptist Church with Elder Gregory Williams, Reverend Raynarldo Henderson and Reverend Steven Turner officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.

Friends may also call at Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home on Thursday, August 10, 2017, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. will perform sorority rites at 7:00 p.m.

Friends may also call at Washington Street Missionary Baptist Church on Friday from 11:00 a.m. until the funeral hour.