Frank L. Derr, 86, Paducah, KY died Sunday, February 20, 2011, 1:38 a.m. at Medco Center of Paducah.
Derr was a member of Burks Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Derr served as President of Unity Mutual Life Insurance Company of Buffalo, NY. He later owned Frank L. Derr Insurance Company in Buffalo, NY. He was a veteran of the United States Navy.
Derr was preceded in death by his parents, Frank N. Derr and Maude Enloe Derr; and two sisters, Grace Derr and Jean Derr.
Derr is survived by his wife, Ethel L. Mitcherson Derr, Paducah, KY; one son, Frank F. Derr, Paducah, KY; one granddaughter, Lynae Parker-Scott of Buffalo, NY; one sister, Anne Jones, Pittsburg, PA, one niece and several cousins.
Services are scheduled for 1:00 PM Friday, February 25, 2011 at Burks Chapel A. M. E. Church, 635 Ohio Street, Paducah, KY, with Reverend Wallace Gunn and Reverend Rita Story Officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Paducah.
The family will receive visitors on Friday, February 25, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. until the funeral hour at the church.