Obituaries

May 16, 2011

Apr 25, 2011

KEVIL - Henry Etta Compton, 80, of Kevil, Ky., passed away at 3:28 a.m. Monday, April 25, 2011, at Western Baptist Hospital. She was born in Hammond, Indiana. Henry Etta was a member of the Spring Bayou Baptist Church since 1960 where she was a member of the Adult Women's Sunday School Class. She was a member and Past President...

Apr 21, 2011

Essie B. McKendree, 90, of Paducah died at 2:45 a.m. Thursday at Lourdes hospital. Mrs. McKendree was a cafeteria worker at the Easter Seals Center in Paducah and was a member of Southland Baptist Temple. She is surviving by two sons, Bobby McKendree of Kevil and Billy McKendree of Metropolis, Ill.; four daughters, Patsy Herzog of Reidland, Betty Graves of...

Apr 20, 2011

LEXINGTON - Cora A. (Evelyn) Millican, age 90, of Lexington, Ky., passed away at 8:50 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. A longtime resident of Paducah, Evelyn was born in Anderson, S.C. She met and married Robroy Millican in Oak Ridge, Tenn., and moved to Paducah in 1951. Evelyn was an active volunteer in the...

Apr 20, 2011

Tuesday, April 26 2011 Guy R. Deen, 80, of Paducah died Wednesday at Lourdes hospital. Mr. Deen was retired from the Paducah Fire Department. Surviving are his wife, Emilie Nell Happersett Deen of Symsonia; one son, Ricky Deen of Paducah; one daughter, Gail Jameson of Symsonia; four grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. Contributions may be made to the American Heart...

Apr 19, 2011

Services for Charles "Doug" Gable, 42, of Lone Oak will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with the Rev. Stan Reid officiating. Entombment will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Mr. Gable died Tuesday at Lourdes hospital. He was a member of Lone Oak First Baptist Church and had worked in the river industry....

Apr 18, 2011

Louise J. Keeling, 85, of Paducah, Ky., passed away at 5:35 a.m. Monday, April 18, 2011, at Lourdes hospital. Louise was a member of the Arcadia United Methodist Church. Louise is survived by her son, Michael Keeling and wife, Cindy of Castle Rock, Colo.; grandchildren, Stacey Chastian of Smyrna, Tenn., Walter Keeling, Christopher Keeling, Michaela Keeling and Kaitlin Keeling, all...

Apr 17, 2011

Donnie R. Morris, 63, of Lone Oak died at 11:50 a.m. on Sunday at Western Baptist Hospital. Mr. Morris was a member of Twelve Oaks Baptist Church and a retired youth counselor for Community Youth Services. He is survived by his wife, Jane Emerson Morris; a son, Brent Morris of Benton; a daughter, Melissa Dawn Stokes of Lone Oak; two...

Apr 14, 2011

George N. Sarfino, 79, of Paducah died Thursday at Medco Center of Paducah. Mr. Sarfino was a retired engineer in the river industry. He was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are his wife, Betsy Sarfino; one son, Michael Robertson of Wisconsin; and one daughter, Denise Ann Voltry of Brownsville, Tenn. Services will be at noon Monday at Lindsey Funeral Home,...

Apr 13, 2011

Louise Price Beals, 80, of Paducah and native of Warren County, Ky., died Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at 12:35 p.m. at Lourdes hospital. Louise was a member of Broadway Baptist Church, where she was a member of the choir for many years, and was a member of Lone Oak Lions Club. She was a homemaker and a former employee of...

Apr 6, 2011

Services for Jerlene Douglas, 93, of Paducah will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah. The Revs. Tommy Tucker and Russ Wilson will officiate. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Douglas died at 3:25 p.m. Wednesday at Superior Care Home. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of Paducah. Surviving...

Apr 5, 2011

KEVIL - George Edward "Eddie" Yancy, 55, of Kevil died Tuesday, April 5, at his residence. Mr. Yancy was a retired Table Games Floor Supervisor for Harrah's Casino in Metropolis. He was of the Baptist faith. Eddie was an accomplished musician and a member of several bands. He was well known as the lead singer and guitarist for Whitehorse. His...

Apr 1, 2011

Robert L. King, 78, of Paducah died Friday, April 1, 2011 at Western Baptist Hospital. Robert was an accountant and longtime local tennis player. He also taught tennis for many years at Barkley Park. He was owner of King Brothers Tennis Shop, one of the early establishments promoting tennis in Paducah. He also managed the Paducah Sun-Democrat Tennis Tournament for...

Apr 1, 2011

W.E. "Ed" Burnham, 92 of Paducah died Friday at 3:50 p.m. at Mills Manor Health & Rehab of Mayfield, Ky. He was a member of Grace Episcopal Church, Rolling Hills Country Club, and member of Board of Directors, Elks Lodge. Ed was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during World War II. He was retired from L&N Railroad....

Mar 31, 2011

Larry E. Lindblad entered Heaven's gates at 8:10 p.m. Thursday, March 31, 2011. He was born in Huntsville, Alabama on July 17, 1942. Despite many health issues throughout his life, he was able to accomplish many tasks. He was founder and owner of Lindblad and Associates, Inc., a local HVAC contractor for 42 years; and was a member of Heartland...

Mar 24, 2011

Alfreda Hobson Hardin, age 86, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 24, 2011, at 4:23 a.m. from the Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Hardin was born in Tiline, Ky. She was a member of the Southland Baptist Temple, and was very active in the Western Baptist Auxiliary. She worked as a floral designer...

Mar 23, 2011

Daisy T. McDaniel, 71, of Smithland passed away peacefully at her home at 8:29 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Mrs. McDaniel was retired from Bell South. Since retirement she was dedicated to her grandchildren and loved to paint, play piano and volunteer where needed at church. She was a member of Telephone Pioneers of America and she attended Rosebower Baptist...

Mar 19, 2011

Magdalene Buchanan Kell, a lifelong resident of Paducah, died Saturday, March 19, 2011, in Osage Beach, Missouri. Born September 27, 1919, in Ballard County, Ky., she graduated from Kevil High School as valedictorian of her class in 1936. She graduated from Draughon's Business College in 1939 and worked as a legal secretary for several Paducah law firms over the years....

Mar 17, 2011

Mr. Lillard "Junior" Clark, 84, of Paducah died at 4:09 p.m. Thursday, March 17, 2011, at Medco Center of Paducah. He was born May 6, 1927, in Paducah, one of two children of the late Lilliard Marion Clark Sr. and Novelle Robinson Clark. Mr. Clark was a member of First Baptist Church of Paducah and retired from the U.S. Postal...

Mar 12, 2011

Jane S. Chapman, 80, of Paducah passed away Saturday, March 12, 2011, at 1:15 a.m., at Western Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Chapman was a retired college instructor and an active member of First Christian Church, where she served as an Elder Emeritus, a member of the C.W.F. Fannie Jones Group, and as a choir member for 37 years. Surviving are her...