Obituaries

Apr 6, 2017

Carol Flowers Drake, 68, Paducah passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2017, 8:00 p.m. at her residence. She was a member of Harrison Street Missionary Baptist Church where she served in the Women's Ministry, Hospitality Ministry and We Care Ministry. She was a retiree from both Bellsouth and Dillard's. She was preceded in death by her parents, Norvell and Carolyn...

Apr 6, 2017

Anthony Erskin Morris, age 48 ,of Metropolis, IL, formerly of Indianapolis, IN, passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017, at Massac Memorial Hospital. Anthony was a member of Pilgrim Baptist Church, a graduate of Northwest High School, and formerly employed at Lucas Pizza, all in Indianapolis, IN. He is survived by two sons, Deion Matthews and Anthony Morris Jr., both of...

Mar 30, 2017

Gladman C. Humbles, age 86, of Paducah passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Baptist Health Paducah. He was a graduate of the former Lincoln High School and Creighton University of Omaha, Nebraska. Gladman was Paducah's first African-American firefighter and later became Assistant Fire Chief and one of the first black firefighters union presidents in the country. He was...

Mar 24, 2017

Arthur Lee Cooper, 83, of Paducah, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017, 8:50 a.m., at Baptist Health of Paducah. He was a member of Ninth Street Church of Christ. Arthur was a retiree of West Kentucky Vocational and Technical College where he was employed as an instructor of brick masonry. He received his associate's degree from Murray State University. He...

Mar 23, 2017

Tony Lee Covington, age 48, of Nashville, TN, formerly of Paducah, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN. He was a member of the Holy Ground Church of God in Christ. He was a graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School and was employed as a painter at Millwood Corporation. Tony was preceded in death...

Mar 21, 2017

Kenneth Eugene Blythe (KB), age 66, of Carbondale, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam Era from 1962 to 1975. His parents John William Blythe and Johnnie Ruth Blythe preceded him in death. He leaves to cherish his precious memories, one daughter, Tosh Blythe...

Mar 21, 2017

Charlotta H. Crim, 93, of Metropolis, IL, passed away March 21, 2017, at her residence. She was a member of Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church and served as treasurer of the Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery. Charlotta was a retired educator of the Kankakee, IL School District where she had taught for over 40 years. She was a graduate of...

Mar 21, 2017

Fredrickia Jones Hargrove, 70, of Paducah, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017, 6:48 a.m., at Baptist Health Paducah. Fredrickia was a member of White Oak Missionary Baptist Church where she had served as church clerk ,sang in the church choir, served in the Missionary Society and the Culinary Committee. She graduated from Murray High School and later graduated from Murray...

Mar 2, 2017

Mattie Jones Harris, 92 of South Fulton, TN formerly of Martin, TN passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 7:00 a.m. at Union City Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation in Union City, TN. She retired from Tennessee Environmental Services Department at the University Of Tennessee at Martin. She is survived by one daughter; Juanita Jones, Pearland, TX; one son; George Harris...

Feb 25, 2017

Ina Louise Sowell, age 86, of Paducah passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2017, 7:35 a.m. at her residence.

Ina was a life- member of Rosary Chapel Catholic Church where she sang in the church choir and served in the Women's Ministry. She also was a member of the Daughters of Isabella Circle #258.

She...

Feb 18, 2017

Joshua De'Shun Brantley, Sr., 29, of Lavergne, TN, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017, 10:25 a.m. at Alive Hospice of Madison, TN. He was a former member of Harrison Street Missionary Baptist Church and was formerly employed at Green Moving and Storage in Nashville. He is survived by two sons, Joshua De'Shun Brantley, Jr. of Nashville, TN and Jaxson Brantley...

Feb 16, 2017

Kayla J. Evans, 32, of Paducah, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017, 3:30 a.m., at her residence. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church where she served as a teacher for the Youth Department, was a graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School and was employed in Customer Service with DIRECTV. Kayla is survived by her son, Ja'Mian...

Feb 10, 2017

Cecil Jabbar Barnette, 43, of Lexington, formerly of Paducah, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017, 2:35 p.m., at Central Baptist Health Lexington in Lexington, KY. He was employed as an Architectural Engineer at Gray Construction in Lexington. He is survived by his wife, Nicole Patrice Tyler Barnette of Lexington; three daughters, Tiair Tyler of Murray, Ashley Barnette and Janay Barnette,...

Feb 9, 2017

Bonnie Faye Dawson Edington, 52, of Hopkinsville, formerly of Paducah, passed away, Thursday, February 9, 2017, 11:06 a.m., at her residence. She attended Lone Oak High School. She is survived by her husband, Jerrel J. Edington, Jr. of Paducah; three brothers, Ronnie Dawson and James Young, both of Paducah and Johnny Dawson of Chicago, IL; two sisters, Connie Askew of...

Feb 9, 2017

Stanley L. Beauchamp, 71, of Paducah, formerly of Louisville, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017, 6:13 p.m., at Baptist Health of Paducah. He was a retired U.S. Air Force veteran and was also a former director of the City of Paducah's Human Rights Commission for fourteen years. He is survived by his wife, Donna Beauchamp of Paducah; a son, James...

Feb 5, 2017

Dorothy Mae Patterson, 76, of Paducah, passed away Sunday, February 5, 11:15 a.m., at the Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN. She was a member of Greater Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church where she served on the culinary committee. She was a registered nurse and had been employed with both Western Baptist Hospital and Lourdes Hospital. She is survived by...

Feb 5, 2017

Theodora Ann Benberry, 63, of Paducah, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017, 4:29 p.m., at Baptist Health of Paducah. She was a member of Greater Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church ,a graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School and Draughon's Business College. She was formerly employed with the former Medco Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She is survived by four sons, LaGeorge...

Feb 2, 2017

Lester David Matthews, Jr., age 61, of Ellenwood, GA, formerly of Paducah, passed away February 2, 2017, at his residence. He was a member of County Line United Methodist Church and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his Wife of 25 years, Marla C. Matthews of Ellenwood, GA,; One daughter, Elvira Matthews; Three sons, Aaron...

Jan 26, 2017

B.A. Hamilton, 79, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 26, 2017, at Baptist Health in Paducah, KY. Born in South Fulton, TN to Bennie and Lois Hamilton, he lived most of his life in Paducah. Survived by his adoring wife, Frances, of 62 years, daughters, Sandra Strauss of Lakeside Park, Kentucky, Donna (Lamont) White of Nashville, Tennessee, and sons, Curtis...

Jan 23, 2017

Ralph "Big Jab" Jones, 61, of Paducah, passed away Monday, January 23, 2017, at Baptist Health Paducah. He was of the Baptist faith, attended Paducah Tilghman High School, and was+ self- employed. Survivors include two sons, Ralph Scott of Clarksville, TN and Jacolby Scott of Paducah, KY; one daughter, Jenny Willouby of Hopkinsville, KY; four sisters, Juanita Watson of Boulder,...