Obituaries

Jul 21, 2010

Ima Zane Thomasson, 81, of Paducah died at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Lourdes hospital in Paducah. Mrs. Thomasson was a homemaker and member of East Side Holiness Church of Paducah. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Robert F. Thomasson; one son, Terry Lee Thomasson of Ballard County; four daughters, Brenda Wilkerson, Patricia English, Rose Smith and Debbie...

Jul 21, 2010

Larry Shoulta, 56, of Paducah passed away at 1:54 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at Lourdes hospital in Paducah. Mr. Shoulta was retired from the City of Paducah Street Department. He was of the Catholic Faith. He is survived by his wife, Karen Franklin Shoulta; one son, Drew Mayo of Paducah; one daughter, Tracy Miller and husband Darin of Reidland;...

Jul 20, 2010

Ruth Louise Hill, 92, of Colorado Springs, Colo., formerly of Paducah, died Tuesday in Colorado Springs. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Other arrangements were pending at Keeling Family Funeral Home.

Jul 17, 2010

Billy E. Reid, 74, of Paducah died at 12:10 a.m. Saturday at his home. Mr. Reid was a retired security guard. Surviving are his wife, JoAnn Driskill Reid; two sons, Steven Reid and Joseph Reid, both of Paducah; one sister, Emmalou Wilkins of Paducah; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother. His parents were...

Jul 16, 2010

Violet Marie Sample Pearson was born March 19, 1919 in a one room cabin in River Sioux, Iowa to Rhoden Rosell and Mary Jane Dungan Sample. She passed away July 16, 2010 at Parkview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was 91 years old. On that stormy Friday afternoon, her family lost one of the lights of their lives. She was...

Jul 15, 2010

GILBERTSVILLE - Lucille Brooks, age 89, of Gilbertsville, Ky., died Thursday, July 15, 2010, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 18, 2010, at the Lone Oak Chapel of Milner and Orr Funeral Home with Rev. Rex Jones and Dr. Larry Lewis officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens....

Jul 13, 2010

GILBERTSVILLE - Ada Rose Kepner Allcock, "Gran," 83, of Gilbertsville went to be with the Lord at 9:38 a.m. Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at Western Baptist Hospital of Paducah. She attended Briensburg Methodist Church in Briensburg, Ky. Mrs. Allcock was a retiree with 30 years at South Central Bell. The first two years of her career began in Chicago, Ill.,...

Jul 10, 2010

Charles William Thomas, 68, of Paducah died Saturday at Western Baptist Hospital. Mr. Thomas was a native of Maysville, retired from Westlake chemical plant and was a member of Washington Street Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mary Anna Thomas; two sons, William D. Thomas of Old Hickory, Tenn., and Derrick L. Thomas of Fayetteville, Ark.; one daughter, Jennifer...

Jul 9, 2010

Charles R. Elliott, 81, of Paducah passed away at 1:14 p.m. Friday, July 9, 2010, at Lourdes hospital. He was of the Presbyterian faith, a dairy farmer, a U.S. Army Korean War veteran and a member of the Disabled American Veterans. Mr. Elliott is survived by his wife, Juanita June Rudolph Elliott; one daughter, Debbie Lee Byerly and husband Chuck...

Jul 6, 2010

Jul 6, 2010

Earl L. Metcalf, 91, of Lone Oak passed away at 2:05 p.m. at his home on Tuesday, July 6, 2010. Mr. Metcalf retired with 37 years of service from the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad as the Stationery Stockkeeper. He was a member of Highland Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He was a veteran of WWII, where he was a Purple Heart, Combat...

Jul 5, 2010

BENTON - Landon "Denzil" Adams, 71, of Benton died Monday, July 5, 2010, at 8:40 a.m. at Lourdes hospital in Paducah, Ky. Mr. Adams served his country in the U.S. Army. He was born in Magee, Mo. He was a welder and owner/operator of the Glass Connection in Benton. He is also survived by his wife, Mrs. Michael (Mason) Adams;...

Jul 5, 2010

Carol Leigh Buford, 52, of Louisville, Ky., formerly of Paducah, Ky., took the hand of her guardian angel, as she went to her heavenly home on Monday, July 5, 2010, at 2:40 a.m. She fought a valiant fight against carcinoid liver cancer. Mrs. Buford was a 1976 graduate of Lone Oak High School in Paducah, Ky. For 20 years she...

Jul 3, 2010

Funeral services for Leland C. Casper, 86, of Paducah, will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. He died Saturday at Culpepper Place in Paducah. Leland was born December 5, 1923 in Anna, Illinois. He served in the Army and after returning to Paducah, he and...

Jul 2, 2010

Robert Joseph Mattson, 19, of West Paducah passed away Saturday while swimming at Kentucky Lake. Mr. Mattson was born in Columbia, South Carolina. He was a graduate of Heath High School and was working for Southside Lowes. He was a member of Concord Christian Center. Surviving are his mother, Maria Danyella Masterson of West Paducah; his father and stepmother, Brian...

Jun 30, 2010

Chun W. Ro, 82 years, died on June 30, 2010, at Lourdes hospital in Paducah. He was born in Hoiryoung, North Korea, in 1928. In 1948, he went to South Korea to pursue a higher education. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 1957 from Kook-Min University. He came to the United States in December 1958 to...

Jun 24, 2010

Jerry G. O'Donley, 70, of Paducah died Thursday, June 24, 2010, at 7:04 p.m. at Lourdes hospital. Jerry was a long-time member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, owner of O'Donley Dredging Company, was an avid traveler, enjoyed flying airplanes, and watching Western movies. Services will be held Sunday, June 27, 2010, at 2 p.m. at the Lone Oak Chapel...

Jun 22, 2010

Well done thou good and faithful Servant. These were the words that Carroll B. Cole heard on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at 1:35 a.m. when his Lord and Savior called him to his eternal rest from Lourdes hospital. Mr. Cole was a native of Canada. He was a retired U.S. Naval veteran and was a member of the American Legion...

Jun 22, 2010

Lucille Taylor, 78, of Paducah died at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday at Lourdes hospital. Ms. Taylor was a member of Eastside Holiness Church. She is survived by four sisters, Floella Davenport, Marie Gamble, Dorothy Ort and Betty Thorn, all of Paducah; three brothers, Jerry Odell Taylor of Tucson, Ariz., Donald Lee Taylor and Truman Leon Taylor, both of Paducah; and several...

Jun 20, 2010

Neoma Hodges, 95, of Paducah was born January 9, 1915 in Graves County, the daughter of the late Grover Oswell "Ozzie" and Mary Marinda "Rendy" Collier Feezor. She died Sunday, June 20, 2010, at Western Baptist Hospital. A graveside service for Mrs. Hodges will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens with the Rev....