Tony Lee Covington
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...
Kenneth Eugene Blythe
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...
Charlotta H Crim
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...
Fredrickia Hargrove
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...
Mattie L. Harris
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...
Ina Louise Sowell
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
