Obituaries

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,...

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,...

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...

Jul 28, 2010

MAYFIELD - Regal Jones Winker, 85, of Mayfield died Thursday at Mills Health and Rehabilitation in Mayfield. She was the retired owner of Jimmy's Ideal Market, former employee of Merit Clothing Co. and a beautician. She was a member of High Point Baptist Church. Mrs. Winker is survived by her husband, James B. Winker of Mayfield; four sons, Steve Jones...

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...

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....

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...

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 18, 2010

Russell V. Mueller passed away in Houston, Texas, on July 18, 2010, at the age of 92. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lillian, and his wife of 24 years, Louise; parents, Edward and Mattie Mueller; brother, Edward Mueller; and stepson Gary Whitis. He is survived by his son, Donald Mueller and wife Barbara; stepson, Donald Whitis...

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

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 6, 2010

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...