Obituaries

Mary Holmes

Mary Holmes

Sep 13, 2010

Mary Inez Holmes, 84, of Georgetown, formerly of Paducah, died Monday at Pattie Clay Regional Medical Center in Richmond. She was a member of Highland Baptist Church and a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Edward Wayne Holmes of Georgetown and Kenny Ray Holmes of Bruce, Miss.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, James...

Billy Powell

Billy Powell

Sep 12, 2010

Billy Ray Powell of Paducah, formerly of Carlisle County, died on his 70th birthday Sunday at Lourdes hospital. He was a member of Twelve Oaks Baptist Church and retired from Westvaco Paper Mill. His hobbies included gardening, taking care of his yard and following the activities that his children and grandchildren were involved in. Services will be held Thursday, September,...

Lee Snyder

Lee Snyder

Sep 11, 2010

Lee Elmore Snyder, 90, of Paducah passed away at 11:58 a.m. Saturday at Southgate Nursing Home. Mr. Snyder worked for Florsheim Shoe Factory for 45 years and is a United States Army World War II Veteran. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mildred Marie Reber Snyder; one daughter, Jeana Marie Snyder-Nicholson of White House, Tenn.; one son,...

Tyleen Settle

Tyleen Settle

Sep 8, 2010

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tyleen Elizabeth Cress Settle, age 97, of Knoxville passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2010. Tyleen was born in Calloway County, Kentucky. She was a member of Smithwood Baptist Church, where she led Girls Auxiliary, VBS and belonged to her beloved T.E.L. Sunday School Class. Tyleen was also a charter member of Harrill Heights Garden Club and...

Stanley Greer

Stanley Greer

Sep 7, 2010

Services for Stanley D. Greer, 62, of Paducah will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Hughes Funeral Home of Paducah with Dr. Kenneth Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Mr. Greer died at 5:09 p.m. Tuesday at Lourdes hospital. He was a veteran paratrooper of the U.S. Army and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in...

Julia Small

Julia Small

Aug 30, 2010

Julia "Judy" Thompson Small, 84, of Paducah, Ky., passed away at 3:40 a.m. Monday, August 30, 2010, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah. She was born in Walters, La. Judy was the owner of United Propane Gas Company. She was a member of Strathmoor Baptist Church. She is survived by her sons, Eric T. Small of Paducah, Ky., and Craig...

Martha Eastwood

Martha Eastwood

Aug 25, 2010

METROPOLIS, Ill. - Martha Ann Eastwood, age 57, of Metropolis, Ill., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, at 12:10 a.m. at the Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky. Funeral services will be Friday, August 27, 2010, at 10 a.m. at the Miller Funeral Home with Rev. Brian Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in Paducah, Ky....

Opal Overstreet

Opal Overstreet

Aug 24, 2010

Opal Louise Pettyjohn Overstreet, age 91, of Paducah, Ky., died at 4:29 p.m. Tuesday, August 24, 2010, at Lourdes hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 28, 2010, at Milner and Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with Rev. Joe Beal officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Opal was a member of Broadway United...

James Jones

James Jones

Aug 24, 2010

METROPOLIS, Ill. - James E. Jones, age 81, of Metropolis, Ill., passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2010, at 4:27 a.m. at the Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky. Funeral services will be Friday, August 27, 2010, at 11 a.m. at the Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with Rev. Jon Cockrel officiating. Burial will follow in the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. He is survived...

Opal Garner

Opal Garner

Aug 22, 2010

Opal M. Garner, 95, of Paducah died at 9:18 a.m. Sunday, August 22, 2010, at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Paducah. Mrs. Garner was a pastor's wife and a homemaker. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church. She is survived by one son, Gale M. Garner and wife Betty of Paducah; two grandchildren, Julie Perry and husband Kenny of...

Herman Gipson

Herman Gipson

Aug 16, 2010

Herman F. Gipson, 82, of Paducah died at 8:41 p.m. Monday, August 16, 2010, at Lourdes hospital. He was a member of Paducah First Church of the Nazarene and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He was a retired maintenance worker for Paducah Housing Authority and a member of the D.A.V. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Mary...

Patricia Cownie

Patricia Cownie

Aug 15, 2010

Pat Cownie, 70, of Paducah died Sunday, August 15, 2010, at her home. She was born in Paducah, Kentucky, and was member of First Christian Church. She was a retired medical secretary for the former ear, nose and throat doctors, Dr. Hawkins, Dr. McCracken and Dr. Zellmer in Paducah, now known as Ear, Nose and Throat of West Kentucky. She...

Ruth Babb

Ruth Babb

Aug 13, 2010

Ruth Lansford Babb went to her heavenly home Friday, August 13, 2010, after suffering a severe stroke. She passed away at Lakeland Regional Hospital. Before moving to Lakeland, Fla., Mrs. Babb was a lifelong resident of Paducah and an active member of Friendship Baptist Church, where she served on several committees. She worked as a teller at the West End...

Charles Peck

Charles Peck

Aug 7, 2010

Charles L. Peck, 67, of Paducah died at 7:40 p.m. Saturday, August 7, 2010, at Western Baptist Hospital. A native of Paducah, Mr. Peck was a member of Ohio Valley Baptist Church and had been employed as a heavy equipment operator. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Margie McManus Peck; one daughter, Sonia Gaylene Ramage and husband...

Judith Gordon

Judith Gordon

Aug 3, 2010

Funeral services for Judith Ann West Gordon, 62, of West Paducah will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Milner and Orr Funeral Home of Paducah. Rev. Keith Tilford will officiate. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. She died Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at Lourdes hospital. Surviving are her daughter, Amber Gordon; son, Adam West Gordon and his fiancée,...

Judith Borden

Judith Borden

Aug 2, 2010

CALVERT CITY - Judith Z. Borden, 71, of Calvert City, Ky., passed away at 7:57 p.m. Monday, August 2, 2010, at Western Baptist Hospital. She was born in Christopher, Ill. Judith was a member of the Holly Hills Baptist Church and had worked at Wal-Mart. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Borden; daughters, Suzanne (Dale) Wray of Calvert City,...

Leslie Kopischke

Leslie Kopischke

Aug 2, 2010

Mr. Leslie E. Kopischke, 86, of Paducah passed away at 3:35 p.m. Monday, August 2, 2010, at Lourdes hospital in Paducah, Ky., in the presence of his family. Mr. Kopischke was a native of Morgan, Minn. He was a World War II veteran and later proudly served in the U.S. Air Force for 22 years. After retiring from the Air...

Ruth Nelson

Ruth Nelson

Jul 27, 2010

Funeral services for Ruth Elizabeth Hollowell Nelson, 77, of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Paducah, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah. The Rev. Mike Williams will officiate. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Ruth died Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at Hope Hospice in Fort Myers. She was born in 1932...

James Anglin

James Anglin

Jul 23, 2010

James Robert "Bob" Anglin, 88, of Paducah died at 8:50 p.m. Friday at Medco Center of Paducah. Mr. Anglin was the former owner of Anglin Body Shop and Used Cars of Paducah, a U.S. Army World War II veteran and a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1191 of Paducah. He was of the Church of Christ faith....

Dale Harper

Dale Harper

Jul 22, 2010

Dale M. Harper of Reidland died Thursday at his home. Mr. Harper was a native of Marshall County and served as a lance corporal in the U.S. Marines during World War II. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Dorothy "Tommie" Bean Harper; one daughter, Janice Hyde of Reidland; four sisters, Eva Bean and Mary Buchanan, both of...

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