Dwayne Franklin "Strayhorn" Springer
Mar 29, 2011
Dwayne Franklin "Strayhorn" Springer, 64 of Paducah, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 9:55 a.m., at his residence. He was a member of Little's Grove Missionary Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School, and West Kentucky Vocational School with a certification in Auto Mechanics. Springer was formerly employed by Triangle Enterprises Inc., Beasley Auto Parts, and Bernie's...
Quedellus Leroy Meadows, Fr.
Mar 23, 2011
Quedellus Leroy Meadows, Jr., 75, of Metropolis, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 7:55 p.m., at Massac Memorial Hospital. He was a retired construction worker and a member of Oak Grove Presbyterian Church of Choates, Illinois. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Jobita Diane Meadows, his father, Quedellus Leroy Meadows, Sr., his mother, Mignon Crim Meadows,...
Eugene "Charlie" George
Mar 21, 2011
Eugene Charlie George, 65, of LaVergne, Tennessee, formerly of Paducah, died at 1:55 a.m. Monday, March 21, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was employed for 25 years with the New York City Transit Authority as a train dispatcher supervisor until his retirement. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School and obtained degrees in accounting at Queens College in New...
Judith Grisaffi
Mar 19, 2011
Judith Grisaffi, 66, of Paducah died at 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Western Baptist Hospital. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. Memorial service will be at noon Monday at Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home. The Rev. Julian Ibemere will officiate. Burial will follow at a later date in St. Adalbert Catholic Church Cemetery in Niles, Ill. She was preceded in...
Albert E Menefee
Mar 15, 2011
Albert E. Menefee, age 59, of Paducah passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 6:52 p.m., at Western Baptist Hospital. Albert was a graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School. He was formerly employed as an electrician with Western Electric and was a member of the former Clay Street Christian Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Marion Leo Menefee...
Antonio D. Pratt
Mar 7, 2011
Antonio D. Pratt, 32, of Paducah died at 8:47 p.m. Monday in Hart County. He was a member of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church. He is survived by his parents, Larry Matchem of Paducah and Sarah Frances Pratt-Reid of Nashville, Tenn.; two brothers, Terrance DeWayne White of Nashville and Chamar L. Wood of Paducah; three sisters, Draven Phillips, Destini Marshall...
Anna Catherine Mash
Feb 23, 2011
Anna Catherine Brown Mash was born the daughter to the late Willie Brown and Ella Tivis Brown in Kuttawa, Kentucky on June 3, 1923. Anna Catherine left this earthly life for eternal rest on Wednesday, February 16, 2011, at 9:50 a.m. at Western Baptist Hospital of Paducah, Kentucky. At the time she departed this life, she was 87 years, 08...
Frank L. Derr
Feb 20, 2011
Frank L. Derr, 86, Paducah, KY died Sunday, February 20, 2011, 1:38 a.m. at Medco Center of Paducah. Derr was a member of Burks Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Derr served as President of Unity Mutual Life Insurance Company of Buffalo, NY. He later owned Frank L. Derr Insurance Company in Buffalo, NY. He was a veteran of the United...
Fronnie Mccullough
Feb 15, 2011
Fronnie McCullough, 86 years, 11 months and 20 days old, left this earthly life for eternal rest at 6:40 a.m. on Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at the Paducah Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born to the late Waymon Lambert and Luevada McCord Lambert on February 25, 1924, in Ripley, Mississippi. Fronnie was also preceded in death by her two...
James F. Coffie
Feb 10, 2011
James F. Coffie, 83, Paducah, died Thursday, February 10, 2011, 7:00 p. m. at his residence. Coffie was a long-time member of St. John A. M. E. Church where he served as a steward and was on the finance committee. He was a Veteran of the United States Army serving during the Korean War Conflict . He was employed for...
Michael R Wyatt, Sr.
Feb 7, 2011
Michael Randall Wyatt, Sr., 63, of Marshalltown, Iowa, formerly of Paducah, died February 7, 2011, 3:35 p.m. at Grandview Heights Nursing Home in Marshalltown. Michael was a former member of Ninth Street Tabernacle Ministries and a 1965 graduate of Lincoln High School. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Vietnam Era. Michael was also a retired...
Frances Askew "Cookie" Martin
Feb 5, 2011
Frances Askew "Cookie" Martin, 54, of Paducah, died on Saturday, February 5, 2011, 12:45 p.m., at Western Baptist Hospital. Frances was a member of Burks Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church where she sang in the choir and was a 1974 graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School. She was formerly employed as a nurse aide at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center...
Nathan Lawrence "Buster" Martin
Jan 30, 2011
"But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith" (II Timothy 4:5-7) Nathan Lawrence Martin, lovingly...
Reverend Anthony Dewayne Reeves
Jan 29, 2011
Reverend Anthony Dewayne Reeves, 49, of Mayfield, KY, formerly of Paducah, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2011, 6:08 p.m. at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield. He was a native of Hopkinsville, KY where he graduated from Christian County High School. He attended Murray State University and the University of Winston-Salem where he obtained his degree in nursing and was...
Sylenia A. Williams
Jan 29, 2011
Sylenia A. Williams, 38, Paducah, died Saturday, January 29, 2011, 11:15 p.m., at her residence. She was a member of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church where she sang in the choir, served on the usher board and was secretary of the Sunday School. She is survived by her parents John Coffie, Jr. of Detroit, MI and Evangelist Peggy Joangela Ajede...
Mattie Elizabeth Cousins
Jan 24, 2011
Mattie E. Cousins, 78, died on Monday, January 24, 2011, 2:20 p.m. at Medco Nursing Center of Paducah. Mattie was a member of Mt Olive Freewill Baptist Church, where she served as an Usher and on the Culinary Arts Committee. She was also a member of the Interdenominational Union Ushers. Mattie was a veteran of the United States Air Force....
Sherri Denise Coiley
Jan 16, 2011
Sherri Denise Coiley, 52, formerly of Metropolis, Illinois, died on Sunday, January 16, 2011 at John H. Stroger, Jr. Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. Sherri was a graduate of Glenbard West High School, Glen Ellyn, IL and earned her Associates of Arts and Science Degree from Shawnee Community College and her Bachelor's Degree in Communications and Fine Arts from Southern...
Dorothy R Burrage Taylor
Jan 15, 2011
Dorothy R. Burrage Taylor, 79, Paducah died Saturday, November 15, 2011, 9:27 A. M. at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, KY. Ms. Taylor was a member of First Liberty Missionary Baptist Church where she served as Musician for the Male Chorus, Chairperson of the Resolution Committee, Mother's Board, and Mistress of Ceremony. She was a graduate of Joliet Center School...
Bonnie R. Roach
Jan 14, 2011
Bonnie R. Roach, 70, of Paducah died Friday, January 14, 2011, 6:30 a.m. at her residence in Paducah. Bonnie was a member of Enoch Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church where she served on the Culinary Committee. She retired from Lourdes Hospital in Environmental Services. Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents, Eddie D. Ballard and Marion Hill Greer, her husband...
Christopher Anthony Jones
Jan 13, 2011
Christopher Anthony Jones, age 25, died Thursday, January 13, 2011, 11:35 p.m. at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset. Christopher attended The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses. He was a graduate of Pulaski County High School in Somerset, KY. He was preceded in death by his Grandparents, Bobby Jones and Floyd and June Johnson. Christopher is survived by his father,...
