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Richard Taylor
Oct 31, 2019
Richard Taylor, age 74 of Paducah, formerly of St. Louis, MO passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at 4:45 P.M. At the Metropolis Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Metropolis, Illinois.
He was retired with 33 years of service as a semi-truck driver for Richard Greer Trucking, Incorporation in St. Louis. MO.
Richard had...
O'Ryan Dae'Shon Jones
Oct 25, 2019
O'Ryan Dae'Shon Jones age 29, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019, 10:40 a.m. at his residence.
He was a graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School and was employed at Genova Products, Sonics and Wendys.
He was preceded in death by one brother William Wayne Jones Jr.
He is survived by his...
Paul L. Dunbar
Oct 18, 2019
Paul Lawrence Dunbar entered into eternal rest at the age of 78 years, 1 month and 3 days on Friday, October 18, 2019, 5:20 a.m., from the Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Metropolis, Illinois. Paul was born to his loving parents, the late Clarence Henry Dunbar, Sr. and Frances Elizabeth Williams Dunbar, on September 15, 1941, in Brookport,...
Corine E. Harber
Oct 17, 2019
Corine Elizabeth Harber, 75, passed on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 10:02 pm, from her residence in Paducah. She was born on November 19, 1943, in Paducah. Her parents were the late Ira L. Newsome and Valerie Morris Newsome.
She accepted Christ at an early age at the Husband Street Baptist Church presently Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist...
Iv Hudson
Oct 15, 2019
IV (Chick) Hudson, age 70 of Paducah, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 1:41 a.m. at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield.
He was a member of New Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church and was formerly employed as a horse trainer at Carson Park. Chick as he was normally called was a trained horses in various states....
Marshall L. Pullen
Oct 5, 2019
Marshall Laverne Pullen, age 68, of West Paducah, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2019, 4:55 p.m., at Baptist Health Paducah.
He was a member of Harrison Street Missionary Baptist Church, a graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School and retired from the United States Enrichment Corporation after 41 years of service.
He is survived by ...
Susan Dianne Harris-Dawson
Sep 17, 2019
Susan Dianne Harris-Dawson age 73 of Paducah, after and illness departed this life to her earthly home and was welcomed into heaven's eternal gates on Tuesday, September 17, 2019.
She was born of Willie Roosevelt Harris and Central Virginia Boyd Harris, who later preceded her death along with six sisters, Rosa Jones, Margie Tolbert, Laura Watkins, Violet...
Richard Andre' Cruse
Sep 17, 2019
Richard Andre' Cruse, age 58 of South Fulton, TN, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, 8:00 p.m. at his residence.
He was a member of Hwy 45 Church of Christ where he was a former trustee. He was a graduate of University of Tennessee-Martin with a degree in Agriculture Business.
He was formerly employed...
Anita Faye Stout
Sep 14, 2019
Anita Faye Dowdy Stout, age 70 of Paducah, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2019, 1:18 a.m.at Baptist Health Paducah.
She was a member of Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church and was previously employed as a bus monitor for Metropolis, Illinois School Systems.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Marion Stout, one...
Angela Karol Johnson
Sep 11, 2019
Angela Karol Johnson, age 58, of Paducah, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 8:22 p.m., at her residence.
She was of the Baptist faith, a graduate of Fairley High School in Memphis, TN and had received a degree in medical billing and coding from Daymar College.
She was preceded in death by her father...
Roberta A. Martin
Sep 3, 2019
Roberta A. Martin , loved and known to family and friends as "Bert", transitioned to her Heavenly Home from the Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. She was blessed to have lived and shared her life here on earth for 66 years, 8 months and 2 days. She was...
Donald M. Kirby
Aug 26, 2019
Donald M. Kirby, age 72, of Paducah, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2019, 1:00 p.m., at Baptist Health Paducah.
He was a member of New Greater Love Church where he served as an usher.
He was retired from the Yellow Freight Company as a truck driver.
He was preceded in death by...
Pearline Parker Moody
Aug 23, 2019
Pearline Parker Moody, age 92 of Kuttawa passed away on Friday, August 23, 2019, 10:35 a.m. at Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center of Paducah.
She was a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church in Eddyville, Kentucky, a retired custodian from Eddyville Courthouse. She was a member of the Democratic Woman's Club and the First African...
Alan Lewis Hodge, Sr.
Aug 21, 2019
Alan Lewis Hodge Sr., age 69, of Paducah passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, 12:18 a.m. at his residence.
He was a member of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, a retiree from General Tire Company in Mayfield and a veteran of the United States Air Force.
He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Reather Lee Garnett
Aug 17, 2019
Reather Lee Garnett, age 84, of Portland, OR, formerly of Paducah, passed away, Saturday, August 17, 2019, at the Portland West Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center.
She was a member of the First Love Seventh Day Adventist Church of Paducah and was employed as a nurse's aide at the former Riverfront Nursing Home.
She is...
Tristen Jaleia Lacaidence Johnson
Aug 12, 2019
Tristen Jaleia LaCaidence Johnson, age 15 of Paducah, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2019 at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.
She was a sophomore student at Paducah Tilghman High School where she participated in track and field, school choir and was an artist.
She was preceded in death by one sister.
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James Jamal Henderson
Aug 12, 2019
James Jamal Henderson age 25, of Paducah passed away on Monday, August 12, 2019 at 12:05 a.m.
He attended House of Hope Ministries and was formerly employed as a prep cook for Subway.
He was preceded in death by his father, James Howard Henderson, his maternal grandparents, Floyd and Willie Mae Hollowell, paternal grandparents, Charles...
Cletis Shaw Reeves
Aug 11, 2019
Cletis George Shaw Reeves, age 75 of Paducah, formerly of Toledo, OH passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2019, 7:40 p.m. at Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center.
He was member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Toledo, Ohio and self-employed as carpenter and brick layer.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence...
Frances "Scooter" Gary
Aug 10, 2019
Frances "Scooter" Gary age 75 of Fredericksburg, VA formerly of Paducah passed away on Saturday, August 10, 2019, 4:30 a.m. at her residence.
She was of the baptist faith.
She retired from the Paducah Board of Education and attended West Kentucky Vocational and Technical College receiving her certification in cosmetology.
She was preceded...
Dorothy S. Lovelace
Aug 4, 2019
Dorothy S. Lovelace, age 96, of Paducah, passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2019, 10:02 a.m., at her residence.
Dorothy was a member of New Bethel Freewill Baptist Church in Brookport, IL where she served on the mother's board.
She was a writer and editor for Metropolis Planet and the Shady Grove Newspaper and co-owner...
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