Florence Morton
Aug 19, 2011
Florence Brashear Morton, 85, of Paducah died at 7:16 p.m. Friday at her residence. A native of Dallas, Texas, she attended the schools of Dallas and rec4eived her Bachelor of Education from Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn. She later attened Murray State University and received her master's degree. She was a secretary for Lincoln High School, Dean of Students at...
Mildren Tucker
Aug 17, 2011
Mildred L. Tucker, 80 of Paducah, passed away Wednesday at Lourdes hospital. Mrs. Tucker was a retired towboat industry payroll clerk. She is survived by her husband, Corbett E. "Son" Tucker, and one sister, Rosa May Tillie Edwards. She was preceded in death by her mother, Grace Freeman Martinez. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at...
Violet Hiett
Aug 17, 2011
MAYFIELD - Violet Hiett, 90 of Mayfield, died at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday at Mills Health & Rehab in Mayfield. She was a member of the Northside Church of Christ and a homemaker. She is survived by a daughter, Carol Baker of Mayfield; a brother, Gene Baldwin of Mayfield; three grandsons and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her...
Charles Clark Jr
Aug 10, 2011
Charles Farris "Junior" Clark, 75, of Paducah died Saturday at his residence. He was born July 1, 1936, in Ballard County to the late Farris and Mary Hobbs Clark. Charles was a member of "The Singing Clark Family". He had worked at Claussner Hosiery Mill and retired as a boilermaker from Illinois Central Railroad. An avid CB radio enthusiast, Charles...
Ella Averitt
Aug 9, 2011
Ella Thomas (Ferguson) Averitt, 94, of Paducah died Tuesday at Lourdes hospital. Ella was born July 26, 1917, in Golden Pond, Ky., to the late William Percy and Onnie Lee Ferguson. After moving to Paducah, Ella worked part time at Grant's, was cafeteria manager at Clark School and retired as cafeteria manager at Paducah Tilghman High School. She was a...
Opie Sills
Aug 7, 2011
Opie Rudolph Sills, 96, of Paducah passed away on August 7, 2011. She was born on October 29, 1914. Opie was preceded in death by her father, William R. Curry; her mother, Belle Miles Curry; two sisters, Mavis Curry Boren and Lona Curry Sullivan; one daughter, Letha Bouland Byrd; one son, Lennis Dale Bouland; and two husbands, Horace Rudolph and...
James Yates
Aug 5, 2011
James Yates, age 86, of Paducah passed away Friday at 9 p.m. at the Medco Nursing and Rehab Center. Mr. Yates was a native of Memphis, Tenn. He served in the United States Marine Corps and was of the Baptist faith. He was a member of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 184. He is survived by his two sisters, Margaret...
Roberta Parks
Jul 23, 2011
Roberta McDowell Parks, 89, of Paducah passed away Saturday, July 23, 2011, at 2:15 a.m. at Superior Care Home. Mrs. Parks was born October 6, 1921, in Crittenden County. She was a retired bookkeeper with National Life Insurance Company and was a member of Margaret Hanks Memorial Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Surviving are her sister, Ernestine McDowell Mattingly; and several nieces...
Ruby Awalt
Jul 19, 2011
Ruby Mae Pace Awalt, 79, of Paducah died at 7:25 a.m. Tuesday at Lourdes hospital. Mrs. Awalt was a native of Paducah and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her brother, Chester Pace of Paducah, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Karl R. Awalt, and two sisters. Her parents...
Robert Elrod
Jul 14, 2011
CALVERT CITY - Robert Dale Elrod, 57, of Calvert City passed away at 6:53 p.m. Thursday, July 14, 2011, at Marshall County Hospital in Benton. He was the president of DK Construction Company and a member of Local 184 for 37 years (2nd generation). He served as a trustee to the Plumber and Steamfitters Local 184, a trustee to the...