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Lillian B. Tyler
May 18, 2011
Lillian B. Tyler, age 61, of Paducah passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 11:10 p.m.at Lourdes Hospital. She was a member of Ninth Street Church of Christ where she served on the culinary committee. She was employed for 22 years as a certified nurse assistant at Parkview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Tyler was preceded in death by her parents...
Tommie L Collins
May 12, 2011
Tommie L. Collins, 83, West Paducah, KY, died Thursday, May 12, 2011, 6:29 a.m. at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, KY. Mrs. Collins was a member of Oakalone Christian Church where she served as a Stewardess. She was a Homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband J. C. Collins, her parents, Eddie Edmonds and Ellen Dismuke Edmonds;...
Romie B Hall
May 10, 2011
Romie B. Hall, age 105 of Paducah, formerly of Blytheville, AR died Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 8:35 a.m. at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky. Ms. Hall was a member of Harrison Street Missionary Baptist Church, where she served on the Mother's Board. She was a homemaker. Ms. Hall was preceded in death by her mother, Minnie Bates, her husband Johnny...
Federicka R Caldwell
May 6, 2011
Fredericka R. Caldwell, 57, of Louisville, Kentucky formerly of Paducah, Kentucky died Friday, May 6, 2011, 2:42 p.m. at Norton Brownsboro Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. She was presently employed as an Administrative Specialist with the U.S. Census Bureau. She was formerly employed by The State of Kentucky with 28 years of service. She was a member of Enoch Chapel Cumberland...
A'Lereah Da'Ayanna Johnson
Apr 12, 2011
Graveside services for A'Lereah Da'Ayanna Johnson, infant daughter of Ariel De'Chelle Johnson and Craig Lavon Johnson, Jr. ,will be Saturday, April 16, 2011, 3:00 p.m. at Mt. Carmel Cemetery with Rev. Michael Wade officiating. She passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 5:14 p.m., at Lourdes Hospital. She is also survived by her Maternal Grandparents, Alicia Johnson of Paducah and...
Felicia R. Moss
Apr 9, 2011
Felicia Renell Williams Moss, age 43, of Paducah passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2011, 9:36 p.m., at Western Baptist Hospital. She was a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church and a homemaker. Moss was preceded in death by her Father, Jessie James Williams and a son, James Darnell Williams. She is survived by her Husband, Melvin E. Moss, Sr....
Joseph Preston Smith,Sr
Apr 2, 2011
Joseph Preston Smith, Sr., 89, Paducah, died at his residence on Saturday, April 2, 2011, at 7:05 a.m. Mr. Smith was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and a Retired Supervisor of the City of Paducah Refuse Department. He was also owner of his own car detailing business, a member of Rosary Chapel and its Men's Club, a...
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...
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