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Anna B. Powell

Anna B. Powell

Jul 28, 2010

Anna B. Powell, 80 years, 3 months and 17 days of age left this earthly life for eternal rest at 3:30 PM on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at her residence in Paducah. Ms. Powell was born to the late Augustus Glenn and Fannie McNeil Glenn in Paducah, KY on April 11, 1930. She was preceded in death by her husband...

Dessie L. Jones Askew

Dessie L. Jones Askew

Jul 17, 2010

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life." (John 3:16) God in his infinite and divine wisdom saw fit to call his loving child, Dessie L. Jones Askew, from her earthly sojourn to eternal rest on Saturday, July 17, 2010, 1:45 p.m., at...

Edgar L. Waller

Edgar L. Waller

Jul 14, 2010

Edgar L. "Big Ed" Waller, 61, Paducah, formerly of Clarksville, TN, died Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P. M., today at Foston Memorial Chapel, 816 Franklin Street, in Clarksville. Rev. Emmanuel Collier, Jr. will officiate, and burial will follow at Foston Memorial Garden. Friends may call at the funeral home...

Catherine B. Anderson

Catherine B. Anderson

Jul 4, 2010

Catherine B. Anderson, 76, of Paducah, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2010, 11:20 p.m. at Lourdes Hospital. Mrs. Anderson was a member of New Greater Love Missionary Baptist Church where she served on the Mothers Board. She was formerly employed by Lourdes Hospital in the Dietary Department. She is survived by a son, Mark T. Coleman of Paducah, Ky., four...

Tiny Denise Woods Wilmoth

Tiny Denise Woods Wilmoth

Jun 26, 2010

Tiny D. Woods Wilmoth, 53, of Paducah, died Saturday, June 26, 2010, 9:20 a.m., at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah. Tiny was a member of Victory Assembly and was a graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School. Tiny was preceded in death by her parents, Ollie Woods and Datha Ford Woods; two sisters, Patrella White and Willie B. Askew, and one brother,...

James Johnson

James Johnson

Jun 24, 2010

James Johnson, 88, of Paducah, passed away Thursday, June 24, 2010, 4:15 p.m., at his residence. Mr. Johnson was a faithful and dedicated 50 year member of St. John A.M.E. Church where he served as usher and steward. He was a US Army Veteran, serving during World War II and was a 32 year retiree of Union Carbide. He is...

Kenneth Edward Daugherty

Kenneth Edward Daugherty

May 29, 2010

Kenneth Edward Daugherty, 59, of Brookport, Illinois, died, Saturday, 8:52 a.m., at the Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Metropolis, IL. He was a member of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Brookport and was a 1968 graduate of Brookport High School. He was a retired UAW at Caterpillar of Peoria, with over 30 years of service. He is survived...

Julia M. Jackson

Julia M. Jackson

May 28, 2010

Julia M. Jackson, 83, Paducah, died Friday, May 28, 2010, 12:25 p.m., at Western Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Jackson was a member of the former Clay Street Christian Church and a graduate of the former Lincoln High School. She was employed by the Department for Social Insurance and retired as a secretary in 1991. She is survived by a son, Alan...

Harry Eugene "Chipper" Sloan, Jr.

Harry Eugene "Chipper" Sloan, Jr.

May 24, 2010

Harry "Chipper" Sloan, 57 years, 7 months, and 7 days old left his earthly home for eternal rest on May 24, 2010, 1:20 P.M. at Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Calvert City, Kentucky. Chipper, as he was affectionately known, was born October 17, 1952 in Paducah, Kentucky to the late Harry Eugene Sloan, Sr. and Rosella Wilson. He was...

Bertha Martin Dickerson

Bertha Martin Dickerson

May 20, 2010

Bertha Martin Dickerson, 67, of Paducah died at 12:02 P.M. Thursday at Western Baptist Hospital. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse at Western Baptist Hospital in the Labor and Delivery Department over 43 years. She was a member of Harrison Street Missionary Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband John Samuel Dickerson of Paducah; one daughter Evelyn Faye Morris of Paducah;...

James Edward George

James Edward George

May 18, 2010

James Edward George, 63, Paducah, died Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 6:34 P. M. at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah. James was a member of Truth Will Abound Ministries. He retired after 46 years as a laborer from Schmidt Farms. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Polk George and Mae Woods George. James is survived by is wife,...

Jean Louise Kelly

Jean Louise Kelly

May 11, 2010

Jean Louise Kelly, 72 years, 9 months, and 25 days old, entered into eternal rest at 5:35 A.M. on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah. Jean was born July 16, 1937 in Paducah, Kentucky, to the late Hoovis Kelly and Roberta Young Kelly. She was lovingly nurtured and raised by Ovivian Neece whom she respectfully called "Momma...

Mattie Lee Hayes

Mattie Lee Hayes

May 6, 2010

Mattie Lee Hayes, 90, Paducah, died Thursday, May 6, 2010, 10:52 a.m. at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah. Mattie was a member of First Liberty Missionary Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and volunteered with the McCracken County Senior Citizens. Mattie was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur Hayes and Eliza Todd, two brothers, two sisters, and one granddaughter....

R.J. Spencer

R.J. Spencer

May 5, 2010

R. J. Spencer, 55, Mayfield, KY, died Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 4:25 p.m. at Fern Terrace Lodge in Mayfield, KY. R. J. attended Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church. He was formerly employed at the Steel Mill in Gary, Indiana and Easter Seal Center in Paducah, Ky. R. J. was preceded in death by, his parents, Dorsie Spencer and Freddie Price Dukes,...

Robert Lee Garnett

Robert Lee Garnett

May 4, 2010

Robert Lee Garnett, 50, Paducah died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 4:00 a.m. at his residence. Robert attended The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He graduated from Paducah Tilghman High School and attended West Kentucky State Vocational School. Robert worked as a chef at various local restaurants. Robert was preceded in death...

James A. Taylor

James A. Taylor

Apr 25, 2010

"Asleep in Jesus! Blessed sleep from which none ever wakes to weep; A calm and undisturbed repose, unbroken by the last of foes." James Alvin Taylor affectionately known as "Big Daddy" was born on June 27, 1918, in Brownsville, Tennessee, to the union of the late Ambrose Taylor and the former Tennia Hayes Taylor. He left his earthly life for...

Birdie L. Bell

Birdie L. Bell

Apr 22, 2010

Birdie Lucille Mitchell Bell, 93 days, 10 months, and 20 days old, departed this earthly life for eternal rest from her labors on Thursday, April 22, 2010, 2:00 P. M. at Medco Center of Paducah. Mrs. Bell was born in Grahamville, Kentucky on June 2, 1916, to the Late Barron Mitchell and Pearline Frazier Mitchell. Mrs. Bell was presently a...

Regina Ann Jackson

Regina Ann Jackson

Apr 17, 2010

Regina Ann Jackson, 41, of Metropolis, IL, died Saturday, April 17, 2010, in Mermet, IL. Regina had attended First Missionary Baptist Church in Metropolis, IL. and Massac County High School. Regina was also a former employee of Good Samaritan and Tender Loving Care, both of Metropolis. Regina was preceded in death by one son, Julius D. Jackson Regina is survived...

Lillian Fennell

Lillian Fennell

Apr 7, 2010

Lillian Fennell, 96, Paducah, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 11:15 A. M., at the Paducah Care and Rehabilitation Center in Paducah. Lillian was a member of Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church. She worked as a housekeeper. She was preceded in death by her husband, Theodore Fennell,her parents, Harrison Carruthers, and Annie Brewer, one brother, Bylie Carruthers, and one sister, Alice Morris....

Janice E. Ford

Janice E. Ford

Apr 3, 2010

Janice Elaine Griffith Ford, 58, East St. Louis, IL, formerly of Paducah, died Saturday, April 3, 2010, in East St. Louis, IL. Janice attended Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church and Greater Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church. She worked as a private sitter, at a nursing home, and for the Housing Authority in East St. Louis, Illinois. Janice attended Corinth High...

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