Neva Douglas
Nov 23, 2016
Neva Douglas, 94, of Paducah passed away at 8:34 AM Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Douglas was a retired Secretary at Paducah Community College and a member of Oaklawn Baptist Church of Paducah. She is survived by her son, Steven Linn Douglas and wife Gail of East Prairie, MO; two daughters, Monta Faye Tuxill and husband Richard...
Peggy Spencer
Nov 21, 2016
Peggy was born in Kenton, TN on June 11, 1931 to the late Richard and Doris Barner Jenkins. She married George Spencer in 1950 and they moved to Paducah in 1956 when he took at job with TVA. Peggy assumed the role of homemaker, diligently caring for her family. She and George were avid gardeners who enjoyed sharing their produce...
Paul Kern
Nov 12, 2016
Paul Kern, age 85, of Paducah, KY died Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Baptist Health Paducah. Mr. Kern was born Paul Joseph Kirisits in Buffalo, NY. His Father was an immigrant from Austria, upon which he changed his name to Kern. Mr. Kern was a veteran of the United States Marines Corps and retired as a mechanic from Air Products,...
James Dodd
Nov 4, 2016
James Y. 'Jim' Dodd, age 86, of Paducah, KY, passed away at 1:43 p.m. on Friday, November 4, 2016 at Lourdes Hospital. Mr. Dodd was a retired Insurance Agent with Commonwealth Life Insurance Company. He was a member of Central Church of Christ and a former Deacon with Lone Oak Church of Christ. He was past President of Paducah Life...
Michael Carrigan
Nov 1, 2016
Michael Justin Carrigan, 45 of Chipley, FL and formerly of Paducah, KY passed away, Tuesday, November 1, 2016 in Chipley, FL. He was a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Palmersville, TN. He was a Towboat Captain for Ingram Barge Company. Survivors include wife, Stacey Whitehair Carrigan, Chipley, FL; two daughters, Ashley Collins, Paducah, KY, Trinity Carrigan, Chipley,...
Virginia Whitby
Oct 31, 2016
Virginia Cain Whitby, 91, of Bedford, Texas, formerly of Paducah, KY, died Monday, October 31, 2016 at LaDora Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Bedford, TX. Virginia was born in Jackson, TN on December 13, 1924 to the late Earl and Ona Grissom Cain. As a young child during the Great Depression, Virginia was almost forced to quit her passion-learning to...
Paul Bowman Sr
Oct 29, 2016
Paul D. Bowman, 78, of Paducah, KY, died Saturday, October 29, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Bowman was a retired Central Office Supervisor for AT&T and was a U.S. Navy Veteran. Mr. Bowman is survived by his wife, Ruth Stults Bowman; daughter, Eliceia Michell Athenas of Paducah, KY; two sons, Paul Doyne Bowman II and John Andrew Bowman, both of...
Evelyn Reitdorf
Oct 27, 2016
Evelyn A. Rietdorf, age 102, of Murray, Kentucky died on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Spring Creek Health Care in Murray, Kentucky. Mrs. Rietdorf was born in Paducah, Kentucky on October 17, 1914 to the late Walter Attebury and Alice (Sayer) Attebury. Mrs. Rietdorf retired from the Florsheim Shoe Factory in Paducah, Kentucky before closing and was the oldest member...
Donnie McElmurry
Oct 21, 2016
Bro. Donnie McElmurry, 75, of Paducah passed on Friday, October 21, 2016 at his residence with his family by his side. Mr. McElmurry was retired from H.T. Hackney and was the pastor of Southside Baptist Church in Paducah. Surviving are his wife of 48 years, Rubye Jean McElmurry of Paducah; one son, Shane (Sherry) McElmurry of Benton; five grandchildren, Tanner...
James Covert Sr
Oct 20, 2016
Jim was born on October 10, 1937 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to the late Merle and France Locke Covert. At the age of 14, Jim "fibbed" about his age so he could enlist in the United States Air Force, going to great lengths to conceal his true age. He then worked as a postman and police officer in Detroit, MI and...