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Joshua D. Brantley Sr.

Joshua D. Brantley Sr.

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...

Kayla J. Evans

Kayla J. Evans

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...

Cecil Jabbar Barnette

Cecil Jabbar Barnette

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,...

Bonnie Faye Dawson-Edington

Bonnie Faye Dawson-Edington

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...

Stanley L. Beauchamp

Stanley L. Beauchamp

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...

Dorothy Mae Patterson

Dorothy Mae Patterson

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...

Theodora Ann Benberry

Theodora Ann Benberry

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...

Lester David Matthews, Jr.

Lester David Matthews, Jr.

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...

B. A. Hamilton

B. A. Hamilton

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...

Ralph "Big Jab" Jones

Ralph "Big Jab" Jones

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,...

Patrick Phillip Freiberg

Patrick Phillip Freiberg

Jan 19, 2017

Patrick Phillip Freiberg, 53, of Paducah, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017, 10:00 p.m., at his sister's residence in Paducah. He was a member of the Salvation Army and formerly employed in maintenance at Serv-Pro. He was a Veteran of the US Army, serving during the Persian Gulf War Era. He is survived by his wife, Laurie Ann May Freiberg...

Julius C. Tyler

Julius C. Tyler

Jan 18, 2017

Julius Cullen Tyler, 86, of Paducah, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 11:15 a.m., at the Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, KY. He was a member of Burks Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church where he had served as a trustee for over forty years, a steward, a custodian, was a member of the Brotherhood and member of the NAACP....

Barbara J. Gray Brisbon

Barbara J. Gray Brisbon

Jan 17, 2017

Barbara Jean Gray Brisbon, 80, of Paducah, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017, 6:20 a.m., at McCracken County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Paducah. She was a member of Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church and a graduate of the former Lincoln High School. She was a retired registered nurse from Lourdes Hospital and was formerly employed at Methodist Hospital in...

Anthony "Tony" Lauren Ballard

Anthony "Tony" Lauren Ballard

Jan 9, 2017

Anthony "Tony" Lauren Ballard, age 67, of Paducah, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017, 10:10 p.m., at his residence. He was a member of Harrison Street Missionary Baptist Church where he served in the Usher Ministry, Men's Ministry and Marriage Ministries. He was also a Veteran of the U.S. Army. He retired as a communication specialist with the Federal Reserve...

Reverend Keith C. Walters

Reverend Keith C. Walters

Jan 7, 2017

Reverend Keith Cortez Walters, age 60, of Paducah, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2016, 8:08 a.m., at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center of Paducah. Reverend Walters was a member an associate minister at Washington Street Missionary Baptist Church. He had served as Sunday School superintendent and Minister of Music. Reverend Walters, a retired U.S. Navy Veteran, was...

John H. "Sonny" Senter

John H. "Sonny" Senter

Dec 31, 2016

John H. "Sonny" Senter, 64, of Paducah, passed away, Saturday, December 31, 2016, 5:00 PM, at his residence. He was a member of Ninth Street Tabernacle Ministries where he served as a Trustee, a director with the Youth Ministry and choir member. John was a graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School and West Kentucky State Vocational-Technical School where he received...

Willie James Harrell

Willie James Harrell

Dec 29, 2016

Willie James Harrell, 69, of Paducah, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016, 12:00 PM at his residence. He was formerly employed with VMV Paducahbilt. Survivors are a son, Nathaniel Westbrook of Mt. Sterling, KY; two daughters, LaNora Westbrook of Paducah and Carol Lee Loverson of Sardis, MS; three grandsons; five granddaughters; one great-grandson; three brothers, Sammie Harrell, Jr. Fred Harrell,...

Odell White Miller

Odell White Miller

Dec 28, 2016

Odell White Miller, age 78, of Paducah passed away Wednesday, 10:17 pm, December 28, 2016 at the Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center. Odell was a member of Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church where he served in the Sunday School Ministry, Male Chorus and church security. He was a graduate of the former Lincoln High School and West Kentucky...

Alexandria Runette Slack

Alexandria Runette Slack

Dec 28, 2016

Alexandria Runette Slack, 71, of Paducah, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016, 5:35 p.m., at her residence. She was a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church where she sang in the church choir. She was a caregiver and was formerly employed by the Paducah Sun and the Caring People Services. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alexander Cuthbert...

Samuel O. Thacker

Samuel O. Thacker

Dec 23, 2016

Samuel O. Thacker, Jr., 51, of Princeton, passed away Friday, December 23, 2016, 4:35 p.m. at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center. He was of the Christian faith. He is survived by his wife, Patricia A. Booth-Thacker of Clearfield, KY; one son, Samuel "Trey" Thacker III of Conyers, GA; four brothers, Tony Thacker of Princeton, Bobby Joe Thacker...

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