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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
Cynthia Ann Nance
Oct 11, 2011
Cynthia Ann Nance, 56, Paducah, died at her residence on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. Cynthia was a member of Oakalone Christian Church where she served with The Women of Valor. She was a 1972 graduate of Heath High School. She also was a graduate of West Kentucky Vocational School where she was certified in Business Administration. She...
Ronnie J. Williams, Sr
Oct 5, 2011
Ronnie J. Williams, Sr., 55, Paducah, died Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 3:45 p.m., at Western Baptist Hospital. Ronnnie was a member of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. He was a 1975 graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School and later attended the University of Louisville where he became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Ronnie was employed as a construction...
Buster Wheeler Morrison, Sr.
Oct 5, 2011
Buster Wheeler Morrison, Sr., 80, of Paducah, KY, died Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 6:05 p.m., at Metropolis Health Care Center in Metropolis, IL. He was a member of Greater Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church, a "Duke of Paducah", and a professional musician. He is survived by nine sons, Buster W.Morrison, Jr., Danny Williams, Brandon Dunivin, Shon Williams, Chad Williams, Wayne...
Jewell Herman Perry, Jr.
Oct 2, 2011
Jewell Herman Perry, Jr., 74, Paducah, died Sunday, October 2, 2011, 4:10 a.m., at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Marion, Illinois. He was a member of Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church and a veteran of the US Marines, serving during the Post Korean War. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School and attended West Kentucky Vocational School where...
Erma Upshaw
Sep 20, 2011
Erma Upshaw, 87, Paducah, died Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 1:20 a.m., at Medco Center of Paducah. She was a member of Washington Street Missionary Baptist Church. She was formerly employed by The Kentucky School for the Blind. She is survived by her daughter and husband Robert and Minnie Burnett of Louisville; two aunts, Rachel Clemens of Golconda, IL and Helen...
Beri Armagh Mcdonald
Sep 18, 2011
Beri Armagh McDonald, 34, Paducah, died Sunday at 8:00 a.m. at his residence. Beri was a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church and attended Paducah Tilghman High School. He was presently employed at Paducah Rigging Company. He was preceded death by his grandparents, Eric and Glenda McDonald and Harold G. Bacon. He is survived by his father Gary Lynn McDonald...
Virginia Ruth Mason Green
Sep 10, 2011
Virginia Ruth Mason Green, 73, Paducah, died Saturday, September 10, 2011, 8:56 p.m. at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, KY. Ms. Green was a member of St. James C. M. E. Church where she served on the Missionary Society and a member of the choir. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School and West Kentucky Vocational School earning her...
Michelle Johnson Coleman
Sep 1, 2011
Michelle Johnson Coleman, 53, of Paducah died at 12:20 a.m. Sept. 1 at Western Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Coleman was a member of Washington Street Baptist Church and a 1976 graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School. She also attended Paducah Community College and Murray State University and was a former employee of the Paducah City School System, where she served as...
Wayne H. Perry
Aug 17, 2011
Wayne H. Perry, 67, Paducah, died, Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 8:44 a.m., at Western Baptist Hospital. Wayne was of the Baptist faith and a 1962 graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School. He was a US Army Veteran, serving during the Vietnam era and was a former employee of the Brown Shoe Company in St. Louis, MO. Wayne is survived by...
Ricky Terrell Shumpert, Jr
Aug 17, 2011
Ricky Terrell Shumpert, Jr, infant son to Ricky Terrell Shumpert, Sr. and Tanesha Shante' Farrington of Paducah passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 6:09 a.m., at Western Baptist Hospital. Ricky was preceded in death by his great-great grandparents, George Reeves, Sr. and Ruth Walker, and two uncles. Ricky is also survived by three brothers, Jalen Askew, Dmari Jackson and...
Ricky Terrell Shumpert, Jr
Aug 17, 2011
Ricky Terrell Shumpert, Jr, infant son to Ricky Terrell Shumpert, Sr. and Tanesha Shante' Farrington of Paducah passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 6:09 a.m., at Western Baptist Hospital. Ricky was preceded in death by his great-great grandparents, George Reeves, Sr. and Ruth Walker, and two uncles. Ricky is also survived by three brothers, Jalen Askew, Dmari Jackson and...
Willie James Sykes
Jul 30, 2011
Willie James Sykes, 61, Paducah, died on Saturday, July 30, 2011, 10:09 a.m., at Western Baptist Hospital. Mr. Sykes was a member of Ninth Street Church of Christ. He was a graduate of Cairo High School and Paducah Community College where he received an Associate's Degree in Mechanical Drafting and was a retiree of Martin Marietta Energy Systems. He was...
Evelyn M. Mccutcheon Bolen
Jul 30, 2011
Evelyn M. McCutcheon Bolen, 81, Metropolis, Illinois, died, Saturday, July 30, 2011, 11:40 a.m., at Lourdes Hospital. She was a member of First Missionary Baptist Church in Metropolis. She was a graduate of Southern Illinois University and retired as a secretary at the Illinois State Capital and the Metropolis, Illinois Board of Education. She was preceded in death by her...
