Obituaries
Mary Pfost
Aug 4, 2009
Mary Ellen Vaughan Pfost, 85, of Hendron died at 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at Lourdes hospital. Mrs. Pfost was a member of Bellview Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School. She retired from Martin Marietta as an Executive Secretary. Mrs. Pfost was born July 28, 1924, in Centralia, Ill. She was a graduate of Paducah Community College and...
Pola Koster
Jul 30, 2009
Pola E. Koster, 81, of Paducah died at 8:16 p.m. Thursday at Lourdes hospital. Mrs. Koster was a member of Lone Oak First Baptist Church. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Wayne Koster; three sons, Stephen Koster of Savannah, Tenn., Robert Koster of Austin, Texas, and Larry Koster of Quincy, Ill.; and eight...
Betty Long
Jul 29, 2009
Funeral services for Betty Fay Long, 72, of Paducah will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Milner and Orr Funeral Home of Paducah. Revs. Harold Council, Charles Sexton, Clark Sexton and Bernis Travis will officiate. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Betty passed away Wednesday at Western Baptist Hospital. She was born May 1, 1937, to the late...
Johnny Thomasson
Jul 28, 2009
Services for Johnny Edward Thomasson, 63, of Paducah will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Milner and Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with the Rev. Nathanael Cruse officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Mr. Thomasson died at 1:18 a.m. Tuesday at Norton's Hospital in Louisville. He had worked for Thomasson Shoe Repair as a repairman. He is survived...
Velda Mitchell
Jul 25, 2009
Velda Fitch Mitchell, 92, of Paducah, passed away at 3:35 p.m. Saturday, July 25, 2009, at Parkview Nursing Home. She was a retired Secretary and member of East Baptist Church. Velda taught Sunday School Class and the Girl's Auxiliary at East Baptist Church. She was a member of the Women's missionary Union, sang in the church choir and other church...
Violet Purcell
Jul 22, 2009
KUTTAWA, Ky. - Violet Purcell, 84, of Kuttawa, formerly of Paducah, passed away at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday at Christian Care Center in Kuttawa. Mrs. Purcell was a native of Paducah. She was a member of the Eastside Holiness Church and was the owner and operator of Purcell's Boarding Kennel. She is survived by her daughter, Loma Jean McKinney of Freemont;...
William Hampton
Jul 22, 2009
William "Billy" Hampton, 65, of Paducah died at 6:35 a.m. Wednesday at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Paducah. Mr. Hampton was a native of Paducah, a member of Waldo Baptist Church and a railroad retiree. Surviving are two daughters, Marsha Morehead of Brookport, Ill., and Kathy Wetherington of Paris, Tenn.; four sisters, Deloris Sevenski, Loretta Slankard and Lorain Justice,...
Deborah Anderson
Jul 20, 2009
Debby J. Anderson, 51, of Paducah died at 12:27 p.m. Monday, July, 20, 2009, at Lourdes hospital. She was a recent graduate of Daymar College, where she was Valedictorian and graduated with a 4.0 grade point average. She had been employed by Domino's Pizza as a driver. Debby was a devoted caregiver to her ailing brother Robert Whitlow. She is...
David Fuller
Jul 19, 2009
David R. Fuller, age 62, of Paducah passed away at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Lourdes hospital. Mr. Fuller was the Labor Relations Manager at UDS. He was retired from USEC after 33 years, where he served as Union President for 10 years. He had been a member of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union - Local 5-550 and a...
Lenora Cooke
Jul 19, 2009
Lenora S. Cooke, 85, of Paducah passed away Sunday, July 19, 2009, at 3:25 a.m. at Lourdes hospital in Paducah. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Curtis Harrell officiating. Lenora was a homemaker and a member of East Baptist Church for over 20 years. She is survived...
Christine Smith
Jul 18, 2009
Christine Smith, 89, of Reidland went home to be with her Lord Saturday, July 18, 2009, at 3:55 a.m. at her residence. Funeral services for Mrs. Smith will be at 1 p.m. Monday, July 20, 2009, at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with her pastor, the Rev. Roger Rice, officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Born...
Greg Clark
Jul 18, 2009
Graveside services for Greg Clark, 58, of Paducah, will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Dr. Todd Brady will officiate. A reception will follow at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday at Paducah First Baptist Church. Greg died Saturday, July 18, 2009, at Western Baptist Hospital from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Greg was born...
Patsy Lane
Jul 18, 2009
Patsy Lott Lane, 76, of Lone Oak, Ky., passed away at 5 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2009, at her residence. She was a member of the Lone Oak First Baptist Church, River City Eagles and the Mayfield Moose Club. Patsy is survived by her daughters, Linda (Keith) English of Paducah, Ky., Brenda (Stan) Bohannon of Benton, Ky., Bobbie (Roger) Hunt...
Cozye Knott
Jul 17, 2009
Cozye L. Knott, 82, of Lone Oak died Friday at 2:08 p.m. at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was a member of Lone Oak Church of Christ and a retired employee of Gore's Market and Boyd's Market in Lone Oak. Cozye was a native of Stewart County, Tenn. Services will be held Monday, July 20, 2009, at 10 a.m....
Maxine Pendergrass
Jul 15, 2009
Maxine Pendergrass, 83, of Paducah died at 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at Superior Care Home. She was a member of Lone Oak First Baptist Church and the PAPA Artist Group. She retired as a purchasing agent for Martin Marietta and was an avid quilter and artist. She is survived by her husband, Harry Pendergrass; one daughter, Carol Wilkes...
Joy Paris
Jul 15, 2009
Joy Hurt Paris, 83, of Paducah died at 3:25 a.m. Wednesday at Lourdes hospital. Mrs. Paris was a member of Gospel Mission Worship Center. Surviving are one daughter, Robbie Spees of Paducah; one son, Shelly Paris of Paducah; and one grandson, Corey Alan Spees. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Paris; one son, Randy Lynn Paris; and...
Tommy Capps
Jul 14, 2009
Tommy Capps, 49, of Paducah died at 8 p.m. Tuesday at his home. Surviving are one daughter, Amy Capps of Texas; four sisters, Linda Capps, Judy Byrom and Reta Bridges, all of Paducah, and Janice May Capps of Nashville, Tenn.; four brothers, David Capps, Charles Capps, Joe Capps, and Stevie Capps, all of Paducah; and several nieces and nephews. He...
John Cannon
Jul 12, 2009
Services for John R. Cannon, 78, of Paducah will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hughes Funeral Home of Paducah with the Rev. Mike Rothwell officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Mr. Cannon died at 9:50 a.m. Sunday at his home. He was a retired driver for Paducah Area Transit System and was of the Pentecostal faith. He...
Terry Taylor
Jul 11, 2009
JASPER, Tenn. - Terry Taylor, 77, of Jasper died at his home Saturday, July 11, 2009. The middle son of nine children born to the late Terry Lee and Grace Taylor, Terry was born and raised in Paducah, Kentucky. He married the former Glenda Sue Mullen and they moved their family from Paducah to Jasper in 1962. He served for...
Billie Via
Jul 9, 2009
Services for Mrs. Billie Ruth Via, 83, will be held at 12:30 p.m. Monday at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah. The Rev. John Sams will officiate. Burial will be at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Via died at 8:01 p.m. Thursday, July 9, 2009, at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Paducah. She was a member of Heartland Worship...
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