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Wanna Paul Cantrell

Wanna Paul Cantrell

Jan 15, 2012

Wanna Paul Cantrell, 83, Paducah, formerly of Kennett, Missouri, died, Sunday, January 15, 2012, 3:30 a.m., at his residence. He was of the Christian faith and a Veteran of the US Army Corps of Engineer, serving during the Korean War period. Cantrell was formerly employed as a service technician for Bradshaw Heating and Air in Kennett, Missouri. He is survived...

Wanna Paul Cantrell

Wanna Paul Cantrell

Jan 15, 2012

Wanna Paul Cantrell, 83, Paducah, formerly of Kennett, Missouri, died, Sunday, January 15, 2012, 3:30 a.m., at his residence. He was of the Christian faith and a Veteran of the US Army Corps of Engineer, serving during the Korean War period. Cantrell was formerly employed as a service technician for Bradshaw Heating and Air in Kennett, Missouri. He is survived...

Wanna Paul Cantrell

Wanna Paul Cantrell

Jan 15, 2012

Wanna Paul Cantrell, 83, Paducah, formerly of Kennett, Missouri, died, Sunday, January 15, 2012, 3:30 a.m., at his residence. He was of the Christian faith and a Veteran of the US Army Corps of Engineer, serving during the Korean War period. Cantrell was formerly employed as a service technician for Bradshaw Heating and Air in Kennett, Missouri. He is survived...

Margusta "Aunt Margaret" Cleary

Margusta "Aunt Margaret" Cleary

Jan 7, 2012

Margusta Cleary, 102, of Paducah, died Saturday, 4:35 a.m., January 7, 2012, at Medco Center of Paducah. She was a member of New Greater Love Missionary Baptist Church and was a grill cook at various area restaurants. She was preceded in death by her husband James A. Cleary, her parents, two brothers and one sister. She is survived by several...

Elma W. Moody

Elma W. Moody

Dec 31, 2011

Elma W. Moody, 101, Paducah, died Saturday, December 31, 2011, 4:30 pm at Medco Center of Paducah. Mrs. Moody was a faithful and dedicated member of Miles Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church working in the Youth Ministry and served as a stewardess. She was a graduate of Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, FL. She retired as a school teacher after...

Ronald A. Whiteside

Ronald A. Whiteside

Dec 30, 2011

Ronald A. Whiteside, 62, Paducah, died Friday, December 30, 2011, 5:57 a.m. at Hill View Community Living Center in Dresden, TN Ronald was a member of Harrison Street Missionary Baptist Church where he served on the Transportation Ministry and was the Activity Coordinator and cook for the Youth Ministry. He served in the United States Coast Guard and was formerly...

Lavera Roberson Johnson

Lavera Roberson Johnson

Dec 29, 2011

LaVera Roberson Johnson, age 49, Paducah, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2011, 10:00 p.m. at Lourdes Hospital. She was presently employed by the Social Security Administration as a Claims Representative. Johnson was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church where she served in the Lutheran Women's Missionary League and Sarah Circle. LaVera was a 1980 graduate of Paducah Tilghman High...

Samuel "Sam" Petty

Samuel "Sam" Petty

Dec 29, 2011

Samuel 'Sam' Petty 97, Paducah, KY died Thursday, December 29, 2011, 7:15 pm at Medco Center of Paducah. Mr. Petty was a member of Harrison Street Missionary Baptist Church where he served on the Deacon Board. He was a Self-Vendor and retired as a truck driver from M. Livingston. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Petty and...

Hattie Burgess Hunter

Hattie Burgess Hunter

Dec 21, 2011

Journey Of A Lifetime Our beloved, Hattie Burgess Hunter, began her journey of life on Friday, July 16, 1915, in Eudora, Arkansas to the late Henry Burgess and Lula West Burgess. God dispatched an angel from heaven to take home "Our Loving Mother" on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 1:13 p.m. from Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky. The angel...

Teresa Anne Waldon Bolden

Teresa Anne Waldon Bolden

Dec 18, 2011

Teresa Anne Waldon Bolden, 66, Paducah, died Sunday, December 18, 2011, 11:30 PM at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Teresa was a member of the former Oakalone African Methodist Episcopal Church and later attended Oakalone Christian Church. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School. Teresa moved to Aurora, Illinois after high school and was employed by Coffeman's...

Don B. Suggs

Don B. Suggs

Dec 6, 2011

Don B. Suggs, 72, of Paducah, died Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 10:35 a.m., at Western Baptist Hospital. Don was of the Baptist faith and a graduate of the former Lincoln High School. He was employed for several years with the Paducah city's refuse department and coached baseball. He is survived by four sons, Donovan Suggs of Ocala, FL, Tim Whitaker...

Anthony Eugene Meeky Iii

Anthony Eugene Meeky Iii

Dec 3, 2011

Anthony Eugene Meeky III, 61, Paducah, died at 1:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 6, 2001, at his residence. He was formerly employed with the Paducah Public School System as a substitute teacher at Paducah Middle School . He also was employed by General Motors Corporation and was a Veteran of the US Army, serving during the Vietnam Era. He is survived...

Clifton C. Bowles, Jr

Clifton C. Bowles, Jr

Dec 2, 2011

The Life of Clifton C. Bowles, Jr. Sunrise began on August 4, 1923 and sunset was at 12:30 p.m. December 2, 2011 in Paducah at his residence. Clifton C. Bowles, Jr. (whose actual name was Christopher Clifton Bowles) was born in Paducah, KY to the late Clifton C. Bowles, Sr. and Georgia Mae Archer Bowles Lett. He was preceded in...

Girard A Roach

Girard A Roach

Nov 9, 2011

Girard A. Roach, 56, Paducah, KY, died on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 5:00 a.m. at his residence in Paducah, KY. Mr. Roach was a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Louisville Male Central High School. He was a welder and formerly employed with the Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District. Mr. Roach was preceded...

Lloyd H. Fortune

Lloyd H. Fortune

Nov 6, 2011

Lloyd H. Fortune, 97, Paducah, died Sunday, November 6, 2011, 11:40 a.m. at his home in Paducah, KY. Mr. Fortune was a member of Washington Street Missionary Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon, usher and choir member. He was a thirty-one year veteran of the United States Army serving during the World War II conflict. Mr. Fortune served...

Douglas Clauzell Mcdonald

Douglas Clauzell Mcdonald

Nov 4, 2011

Douglas Clauzell McDonald, 67, of Brookport, IL, died on Friday, November 4, 2011, 10:45 a.m., at Medco Center of Paducah. He was a Veteran of the US Marine Corps and a member of the American Legion. He is survived by his wife, Elenora Mitchell McDonald of San Francisco, CA; two daughters, Nikki Mitchell of Sacramento, CA and Ijnanya Foster of...

Claude Eugene Fisher

Claude Eugene Fisher

Oct 26, 2011

Claude Eugene (Gene) Fisher, age 47, of Pontiac, Michigan, formerly Paducah, KY, died Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at his residence. He united with Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in his youth. He attended Andrew Jackson Elementary School, Walter Jetton Junior High School, was a 1982 graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School and attended Paducah Community College. Fisher was employed by Dan's...

Gladys Ferguson Rouse

Gladys Ferguson Rouse

Oct 21, 2011

Gladys Ferguson Rouse, 75, of Paducah died on Friday, October 21, 2011, 6:15 a.m. at Western Baptist Hospital. She was a homemaker and formerly attended Ninth Street Tabernacle Ministries. Mrs. Rouse is survived by her two sons, Roy D. Rouse and Marshall L. Rouse, both of Paducah and a daughter Patricia N. Rouse of Paducah; one grandson; one granddaughter; two...

James Edward Bowman

James Edward Bowman

Oct 21, 2011

James Edward Bowman, 53, of Metropolis, Illinois passed away on Friday, October 21, 2011 at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky. He was a member of First Missionary Baptist Church in Metropolis, Illinois where he served as an usher. He was presently employed as an Operator with Honeywell Allied Signal. Bowman was formerly employed by the City of Metropolis and...

Alvernice Tolbert

Alvernice Tolbert

Oct 11, 2011

Alvernice Tolbert, 92 of Paducah died Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 10:30 a. m. at Paducah Care and Rehabilitation Center of Paducah. Ms. Tolbert was a member of Harrison Street Missionary Baptist Church where she served on the Missionary Society. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gradie Champion and Mamie Bailey Thompson; her Husband Alonzo Tolbert, and one sister,...

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