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James Booker Jackson, Jr.
Oct 16, 2015
James Booker Jackson, Jr. 26, Paducah, died Friday, October 16, 2015, 03:11 a.m. at St. Mary Good Samaritan Hospital in Centralia, Illinois. James was a member of Miles Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. He was formerly employed with W & W Painting Company. He was preceded in death by his father, James Booker Jackson, Sr. James is survived by, his...
Terry L. Ferguson
Oct 11, 2015
Terry L. Ferguson, 49, of Paducah, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015, 9:00 PM, at his residence. He attended New Greater Love Missionary Baptist Church and was a Veteran of the US Army where he served as Sr. Drill Sergeant and was a member of the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter #7 of Paducah. He was formerly employed by the Kentucky...
Lola Marie Caldwell
Sep 20, 2015
Lola Marie Caldwell, 55, of Paducah, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2015, 9:02 AM at the Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center of Paducah. Lola was a member of Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church and served on the Mother's Board. She is survived by four daughters, Jenada Caldwell of Paducah, Tamika Caldwell and Lanetta Caldwell Lange, both of Brookport,...
Rosetta Cook Mitchell
Sep 16, 2015
Rosetta Cook Mitchell, 77, of Fulton, formerly of Princeton, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015, 3:00 AM, at Haws Memorial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fulton, KY. Rosetta was a member of St. Edward Catholic Church and a retired cake decorator for Wal-Mart. She was a graduate of Lyon County High School and attended West Kentucky Vocational School where she...
Reverend Robert M Anderson
Sep 4, 2015
Reverend Robert M. Anderson, 94, of Paducah, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015, 3:03 PM, at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Paducah. He was a retired pastor and minister who was a member of First Liberty Missionary Baptist Church where he also served as an associate minister. He received his Bachelor of Theology from the Hopkinsville College of...
Gerald "Jerry" Norman Minter
Sep 1, 2015
Gerald "Jerry" Minter, 62, of Paducah, passed away, Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 4:11 PM, at Baptist Health of Paducah. He was a member of Rocky Ford Missionary Baptist Church and a graduate of Heath High School. He was formerly employed at Pilgrim's Pride. He is survived by his mother, Ellee Matthews Peoples; two brothers, William A. Minter and Michael N....
Veronica Patricia White
Aug 31, 2015
HOMEGOING CELEBRATION: Wednesday - September 9, 2015 - 12:00 Noon Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home VISITATION: Wednesday - September 9, 2015 11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home
Ruby Ann Townsley
Aug 31, 2015
Ruby Ann Townsley, age 55, of Louisville, formerly of Paducah, passed away Monday, August 31, 2015, 9:28 AM, at her residence in Louisville. She was a member of Bates Memorial Baptist Church and a graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School. She was formerly employed in retails at Synder's. She is survived by a son, Antonio Townsley of Aiken, SC; two...
Mary F Word
Aug 30, 2015
Mary F. Word, 83, of Paducah, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2015, 9:00 am, at her residence. She was a member of Harrison Street Missionary Baptist Church where she served on the Mother's Board, a deaconess and former usher of the church. She was employed as a Certified Nurse Assistant at the former Western Baptist Hospital and was a private...
Jewel F. Wilson, Sr.
Aug 25, 2015
Jewel F. Wilson, Sr., 73, of Paducah, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 10:50 pm, at Baptist Health of Paducah. He was a member of St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church where he sang in the Men's Choir as a soloist. He was a retired Veteran of the United States Air Force, serving during the Vietnam Era. He is survived...
Verma T. Morris
Aug 17, 2015
Verma T. Morris, 85, of Metropolis, IL, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2015, 4:35 pm at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Metropolis, Illinois. She was a member of Mt. Horeb Church and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Lawrence Morris, one son, Steve Morris, one brother and two sisters. Her parents were Carey...
Helen Walker Wilson
Aug 15, 2015
Helen Walker Wilson. 95, Paducah, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015, 11:09 pm at Baptist Health in Paducah. Mrs. Wilson was a member of St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church where she served on the Stewardess Board and former member of the choir. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, L. A. Wilson, three sons,...
Betty Jean Whitfield
Aug 4, 2015
Betty Jean Whitfield, 77, of Paducah, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 11:22 pm, at Baptist Health Paducah. She was a member of St. James Christian Methodist Episcopal Church where she served in the Senior Choir, Culinary Staff Director, Trustee and the Mildred Allen Senter Missionary Society. Betty was a retiree of Baptist Health Paducah, from the dietary department for...
Orbie Lee Reed
Aug 3, 2015
Orbie Lee Reed, 68, of Paducah, passed away, Monday, August 3, 2015, 1:45 pm, at Chandler UK Medical Center in Lexington, KY. He was a lifelong member of First Liberty Missionary Baptist Church and a former mechanic at Sills Cycle. He was also a member of the Ram Rods Motorcycle Club of Paducah. He is survived by his wife, Arlene...
Carolyn "Cookie" Evon Freeman
Jul 28, 2015
Carolyn "Cookie" Evon Freeman, age 71, formerly of Paducah, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at her residence in Indianapolis, IN. She was a member of the Fountain of Truth Christian Church in Indianapolis. She earned her Master's Degree in Public Administration Services at Northern Michigan University. She was a Family Case Coordinator retiree of Marion County, IN. She is...
Altha Lee "Big Al" Senter
Jul 11, 2015
Altha Lee "Big Al" Senter, 68, of Paducah, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015, 1:00 pm, at his residence. He was a member of Ninth Street Tabernacle Ministries. He was a Veteran of the United States Army and a member of American Legion Post #31. He was a 1965 graduate of the former Lincoln High School and was employed in...
Garfield "June" Green, Jr.
Jul 10, 2015
Garfield "June" Green, Jr., age 75, of Paducah passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015, 12:50 p.m. at Baptist Health of Paducah. He was a member of Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church and a retired well digger for Jerry Jones Plumbing Company. He was United States Army veteran. Green was preceded in death by his parents, Garfield Green ,Sr. and...
Frank Lee Cooper, Jr.
Jul 4, 2015
On Saturday, July 4, 2015, 9:23 a.m., at Baptist Health in Paducah, Kentucky, Frank Lee Cooper, Jr. at the age of 68 years, 8 months and 18 days, exchanged his earthly existence for eternal rest. He was born on October 16, 1946 in Tuscumbia, Alabama to his parents Frank Lee Cooper, Sr. and Mary Frances Neal Thomas, both of whom...
Laurie Jones
Jun 27, 2015
Laurie Jones, 86 years and 16 days old, went to spend eternity with the Lord on Saturday, June 27, 2015, 3:30 A. M., from Martin Health Care and Rehabilitation Facility in Martin, TN. She was born June 11, 1929 to the late Ras and Gabrella Byars Jones in Martin, Tennessee. She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Denise...
Tanya Renee' Barnette
Jun 27, 2015
Tanya Renee' Barnette, age 46, of Paducah, passed away on Friday, June 26, 2015, 1:36 pm at Baptist Health of Paducah. She was a member of Harrison Street Missionary Baptist Church where she sang in the church choir and served in Sunday School and the Children's Nursery. Tanya was a teacher's aide in the Paducah City School System and the...
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