Obituaries

Jun 22, 2011

Opal Mae Evitts, 92, of Paducah died Wednesday at Calvert City Convalescent Center. She was a knitter at Claussner Hosiery Mill and a member of the former Aldersgate Methodist Church. Surviving are three daughters, Faye Futrell, Joyce Albritten and Brenda Caillouet, all of Paducah; 20 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death...

Jun 21, 2011

Frances Johnson Shoulders, 87, of Paducah passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Oakview Nursing Home. Mrs. Shoulders was a retail sales associate with Jean's Department Store and a member of Woodland Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Surviving are two grandchildren, Mark Anthony (LaMara) Martin of Benton and Mollye F. (James) Lewis of Hawaii; and two great-grandchildren, Miles and Maizie Martin. She...

Jun 17, 2011

MAYFIELD - James Lee "Jimmy" Carter, 78, of Mayfield died at 6:47 a.m. Friday at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield. He was a member of Solid Rock Baptist Church and a retired saw mill operator for J.T. Mathis Sawmill in Clinton. He is survived by his wife, Melinda O'Neal Carter; three daughters, Donna Lyell and Regina Burney, both of...

Jun 16, 2011

Rella C. Morgan, 95, of Paducah passed away Thursday, June 16, 2011, at Lourdes hospital. Mrs. Morgan was an employee of Bradshaw and Weil for 33 years, a member of the Women's Club of Paducah, Order of Eastern Star, and a charter member and past president of the American Business Women's Association. Mrs. Morgan belonged to Broadway United Methodist Church,...

Jun 14, 2011

LEDBETTER - Thomas Dean Kenney, 49, of Ledbetter passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at Livingston County Hospital. He was a member of the Church of Christ and was a medical supply salesman. He is survived by his parents, Thomas Wayne and Rose Ann Pafford Kenney of Paducah; his life partner, Kathy Wiley of Ledbetter; two daughters, Nikki Guess and...

Jun 14, 2011

WINGO - Cecil Eugene "Gene" Gream, 76, of Wingo died at 10 p.m. Tuesday at his home. He was a member of First Church of the Nazarene and a retired truck driver. He is survived by a daughter, Dina Guhy of Clinton; a son, Michael Gream of Mayfield; two brothers, Jerry Gream and Dalton Gream, both of Mayfield; five grandchildren,...

Jun 12, 2011

WINGO - Mrs. Evon Smithey, age 84, of Wingo, Ky. passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2011, at 10:25 a.m. at the Jackson Purchase Medical Center. She was a member of the Wingo Cumberland Presbyterian Church, a member of the Wingo Women's Club, and she was a homemaker. Mrs. Smithey is survived by her daughter, Susie (Bill) Brown of Wingo,...

Jun 12, 2011

Norman "Lloyd" Beeler, 64, of Paducah passed away Sunday at Lourdes hospital. Mr. Beeler was an avid hunter and fisherman and was employed by Pepsi-Mid America. Surviving are his wife, Faye Beeler of Paducah; one son, Steve Rodgers of Paducah; seven brothers, Bill Beeler of Richmond, Ky., James Beeler of Lexington, Ky., Gary Beeler of Middlesboro, Ky., Scott Beeler of...

Jun 11, 2011

Norma Jean Ervin, 82, of Paducah died Saturday, June 11, 2011 at her home. Formerly of Lake Jackson, Texas, she was a member of the Church of the Nazarene and attended Gospel Mission Church. She was a clerk at Winegartens in Texas. Mrs. Ervin was born in Titusville, Pennsylvania, February 15, 1929, to the late Clarence and Jean McQueen Messner...

Jun 10, 2011

Martha Smith Murphy, 85, of Paducah died Friday at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 16, 1925, in Montgomery County, Tenn., to the late Leslie Homer and Lucy Power Smith. She spent the majority of her life happily taking care of her home, raising her children and spoiling her grandchildren. She was active in many parent organizations...

Jun 10, 2011

Dorothy B. Henry, 98, of Paducah passed away at 2:40 p.m. Friday, June 10, 2011, at Lourdes hospital. Mrs. Henry was a member of First Christian Church, Christian Women's Fellowship, and the McCracken County Homemakers. Surviving are one son, Dr. Ben B. Henry and his wife, Kay, of Paducah; one sister, Oma Swick of Newark, Ohio; one granddaughter, Tobey L....

Jun 9, 2011

Doris Ann Collie, 84, of Paducah, Ky., passed away at 10:22 p.m. Thursday, June 9, 2011, at Western Baptist Hospital. She was born in Madison, Nebraska. Doris worked at Sears, Southern Textile, and General Adjustment Bureau. Doris was a member of the Arcadia United Methodist Church and the Homemakers Club. She was a volunteer at the American Quilter's Society Museum...

Jun 8, 2011

MAYFIELD - Charles Thomas Breedlove, 78, of Mayfield, died at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday at Jackson Purchase Medical Center. He was a member of Gospel Assembly Church in Paducah. He retired from Modine MFG and Tackett's Lamp Company. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, where he was a prisoner of war for 15 months. Mr. Breedlove is...

Jun 5, 2011

Auta Mae Elliott, 92, of Paducah, Ky., passed away at 6:01 p.m. Sunday, June 5, 2011 at the Cox-Madding Care Home of Paducah, Ky. She was born in Ballard County, Ky. Auta Mae was a member of the Lone Oak First Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, quilting and canning. Auta Mae is survived by her son, James Duke Elliott,...

Jun 5, 2011

Lane Peek Services for Lane F. Peek Jr. 55, of Reidland, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah, with the Rev. Jamie Broome officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Mr. Peek died at 9:19 p.m. Sunday at his home. He was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church and served in...

Jun 4, 2011

Gary Gammon Carter, 74, of Henderson, Nev., formerly of Paducah died Saturday at Odyssey Harbor House in Las Vegas. He was born November 29, 1936 to the late James Melvin and Lois Ann Gammon Carter. Gary was the owner and manager of West Kentucky Auto Parts Warehouse and was a member of Kentucky Automotive Warehouse Association (KAWA). He was a...

Jun 3, 2011

Vina Bowland, 86, of Paducah died Friday at Western Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Bowland was a member of Heartland Worship Center, a secretary for the American Red Cross and retired from Paducah Power. Survivors are her son, Bob Bowland of Paducah; four granddaughters, Juley Lindblad Ruggles, Amy Bowland, Laura Grumley, and Leah Faulkner; eight-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was...

Jun 3, 2011

Howard Taft Smithson, 93, of Paducah died Friday, June 3, at his home. He was born in Saltillo, Tenn., where he graduated from Hardin County High School in 1936. On January 29, 1937, he married Mary Oleta Powers, who preceded him in death in 1989. They moved to the Paducah area in late 1937, where he remained until his death....

Jun 1, 2011

Mary Evelyn Waltman, 91, of Paducah, passed away at 8:47 a.m. on June 1, 2011, at Western Baptist Hospital. Evelyn was born in Paducah on April 17, 1920. She was the daughter of J.R. and Carman Fraizer Wills. Evelyn grew up in Paducah and was a 1938 graduate of Augusta Tilghman High School. She was married to James Allen Waltman,...

May 26, 2011