Local obituaries for Paducah and McCracken County, KY.

Oct 28, 2016

Sandra Banks, 66, of Paducah, died Friday morning, October 28th, 2016 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Center of Paducah.

Sandra is survived by her husband, Bill of Paducah; one daughter, Holly DeWitt of Kokomo, Indiana; and one grandson, Sebastian DeWitt.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Kenneth and Florence Oakley Jarvis;...

Oct 26, 2016

Beatrice Guill Tapp, of Paducah, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, surrounded by her family.

She is a graduate of Augusta Tilghman High School, Class of 1951, University of Louisville/Louisville General Hospital graduate in 1957.  Upon graduation, she served an internship at Riverside Hospital, Paducah, following which she was employed by the Orthopaedic Clinic of Samuel...

Oct 25, 2016

Carl Ramon “Carlus” Baker II, 42, of Calvert City, died Tuesday evening, October 25th, 2016 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN.

Carl was a member and attended 1st Baptist Church of Paducah.

He is survived by his mother, Joyce Baker; three brothers, Marcus Ramon Baker of Benton, Allen Ramon Baker of Metropolis, IL., and Sean...

Oct 25, 2016

Roy Lee Davison, 75, of Paducah passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Oakview Nursing and Rehab.

Mr. Davison was a retired mechanic from Vanzants and a member of Gospel Lighthouse Church in Paducah.

Surviving is his wife, Bessie Wallace Davison of Paducah; one son, Anthony Lee Davison Sr. and wife, Lisa of Paducah;...

Oct 23, 2016

Kelly Lionel Schuett, 52, of Gilbertsville, Ky., formerly of Grand Rapids, MI., died Sunday, October 23rd, 2016 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center of Paducah, KY.

Kelly was a truck driver for Air Gas of Paducah, KY. Kelly was a veteran sergeant in the US Army. He was an avid outdoorsman and deep sea...

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...

Oct 17, 2016

Barry “Papa Bear” Cope, 63, of Ledbetter died on Monday, October 17, 2016 at his residence.

Mr. Cope was a retired truck driver and of the Baptist Faith.

Surviving is his wife, Deborah Cope of Ledbetter; two sons, Matthew Cope of Paducah, Robert Mayhugh of Florida; three daughters, Dee Cope-Ladd of Smithland, Elizabeth Cope-Powers of...

Oct 16, 2016

Rozendo “Rozi” Aguilar, 76, of Metropolis, died Sunday Morning, October 16th, 2016 at his home.

Rozi was a retired factory worker and attended St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church of Metropolis.

He is survived by his wife, Mary; four sons, Carl Staples of Montgomery, IL., Steven Staples of Crystal Lake, IL., James Staples of Wheaton...

Oct 14, 2016

Dale G. “Scotty” Scott, 76, died on Friday, October 14th, 2016 at 5:57am, at his home located at 12365 Hwy 60 West, in Kevil, Kentucky. He was born May 7th, 1940 in Mistic, Iowa as the son of William H. Scott and Hallie Ester Cox Scott.

Scotty served honorably in the United States Air Force and retired...

Oct 13, 2016

Kenneth Carpenter, 78, of Paducah passed away 5 p.m. on Thursday at his home in Paducah

He is survived by one son; Lucas Carpenter of Paducah; one daughter, Kelly Saddler of Kevil; one sister,  Ann Young of Booneville, AK; two brothers, Alton and Harold Carpenter, both of   Springfield,  MO.; one grandchild; two great grandchildren; and several nieces...

Oct 10, 2016

Sandra Forcum, 61, of Paducah died on Monday, October 10, 2016 at her residence.

Ms. Forcum was employed as a clerk by Mars in Paducah.

Surviving are two brothers, Warren (Warnie) of Benton, KY, Lonnie Dyke of Danville, IL; four sisters, Mary Wahl of Chester, IL, Dolly Conder of Coulterville, IL, Hilda Mattingly of Sparta,...

Oct 10, 2016

Edward Weir Crouch, 87, of Paducah, formerly of McMinnville, Tenn., passed away on October 10th, 2016 at his home.

Mr. Crouch was born in McMinnville, Tenn. And as a child lived in Chattanooga and Nashville. He graduated from West End High School in Nashville where he served as the basketball team manager and senior class president. He...

Oct 9, 2016

William Wood, 75 of Brookport, Illinois.  Passed away 1 p.m. Sunday at his home.

He is survived by his wife, Linda Wood of Brookport.  One daughter, Rejetta  House  of Ledbetter, Ky.  Three sons,   Joel Wood of Brookport, Il. Randy  Wood  of Elkhart, IN. and  Timothy Searer of Elkhart, IN.  Four sisters JoAnn Crowder, Erlene Cashen, Beverly Keeling...

Oct 9, 2016

Rick Richardson, 65, of Paducah, died Sunday evening, October 9th, 2016 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Center of Paducah. Rick was a retired tow truck driver.

He is survived by his wife, Lisa; three children, Cassandra Hairston of Charleston, West Virginia, David Boulter of Chesapeake, Virginia, and Brandon Boulter of Chesapeake, Virginia; one sister, Nadine...

Oct 9, 2016

Patricia Ann Seagraves, 77, of Metropolis died on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Massac Memorial Hospital.

Mrs. Seagraves a retired CNA from the Elgin Illinois State Hospital.

Surviving is her husband, Clarence Seagraves of Metropolis; one son, David Miller of Rockford, IL; three daughters, Cheryl Smith of Metropolis, Melody Smith of Bakersfield, CA, Merideth Stewart...

Oct 8, 2016

Brian Dale Ponder, 48, died on October 8, 2016 at The Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center.

Mr. Ponder served in the US Navy as a Cryptologist.

He is survived by his parents, Michael and Linda Ponder; one sister, Trisha Masters; aunts and uncles; and nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in...

Oct 8, 2016

Virginia Cissell Burns, 80, of Metropolis, died Saturday, October 8th, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Burns was a retired registered nurse from Western Baptist Hospital of Paducah.

She is survived by three children, Sarah (Ron) Pitts of Vienna, IL., Mark (Sarah) Duley of Metropolis, IL., and Mike Duley of McLean, Va.; five grandchildren; one sister, Natalie (Paul)...

Oct 6, 2016

Anna Kathleen Vander Boegh of Paducah passed away on October 6th.  She was born on March 22, 1923 in Tolu, KY to the late Charles R. and Eula K. Jones.

Throughout her life, she was a caregiver to her family and loved children- especially babies. She was a member of St. Luke’s Methodist Church.

Lindsey...

Oct 6, 2016

Jeanetta Bearden Pollard, 76, of Paducah, went home to be with Jesus at 1:07am on October 6th, 2016 at home surrounded by her loving family.

Jeanetta treasured playing Mrs. Claus to Jim’s Santa Claus. She enjoyed playing board games, embroidery work, traveling, spending time with family and writing. She was also one of the founding members Hope...

Oct 5, 2016

Dennis J. Lee Sr., 86, of Benton, died Wednesday, October 5th, 2016 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Marion, Illinois.

Dennis was a retired auto mechanic. He was an avid fisherman, and loved woodworking in his later years. Dennis was a member of the Moose lodge in Crown Point, Ind.

He is survived by his...