Local obituaries for Paducah and McCracken County, KY.

Aug 18, 2010

Frances Downs, 69, of LaCenter, Ky passed away Wednseday at the Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Downs was a native of McCrakcen County, Ky and was a member of the Heartland Worship Center. She had worked as a Nurse’s Aide for Parkview Nursing Home. Surviving are two daughters, Vicky Reynolds of Paducah and Sharon Wells of La Center;...

Aug 18, 2010

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Bruce D. Pemberton, 62, of Paducah died at 10:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at his home. He was of the Baptist faith. He received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Air Force, after serving two terms during the Vietnam Era. He served eight years as an officer for the Paducah Police Department and retired from the McCracken...

Aug 17, 2010

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The Rev. Kerry Stewart, 58, of Ledbetter died at 11:20 p.m. Tuesday at Western Baptist Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lindsey Funeral Home. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Other arrangements were pending.

Aug 17, 2010

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Shirley Jean Mullen, 79, of Paducah, died August 17, 2010 at Western Baptist Hospital. She is survived by two brothers, George W. Poe, Jr. and Charles H. Poe, both of Paducah. She was preceded in death by her parents, George Wesley and Mavis Idell Frizzel Poe. A private burial will be at a later date. Lindsey Funeral Home...

Aug 16, 2010

Herman F. Gipson, 82, of Paducah died at 8:41 p.m. Monday, August 16, 2010, at Lourdes hospital. He was a member of Paducah First Church of the Nazarene and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He was a retired maintenance worker for Paducah Housing Authority and a member of the D.A.V. He is survived by his wife of 64 years,...

Aug 12, 2010

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August 11, 2010 - August 12, 2010

David Lee Tucker “Little Tuck” Gibson, infant son of Tuck Gibson and Beth Tabers of Paducah, died Thursday at University of Louisville Hospital. Besides his parents, he is survived by four sisters, Ashley Tabers, Sara Tabers, Alli Tabers and Mariah Manos, and his grandparents,...

Aug 11, 2010

Feltner "Peavine" Travis, 91 of Paducah died 11:15am Wednesday at his home. He was a native of Gilbertsville, KY, a member of Southland Baptist Temple, a WWI I U.S. Army Veteran where he served under the Combat Engineers during WWII, a retired welder for Paducah Sheet Metal and a member of Metalworkers Union Local 110 of Louisville. He is...

Aug 10, 2010

Dorothy Patterson died on August 10, 2010 in Paducah, KY. She was born Dorothy Ella La-Grone in Lufkin, Texas on March 26, 1925. She graduated from Lufkin Senior High School in 1942 and from Stephen F. Austin State Teacher's College in Nacogdoches, Texas in 1945 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. She was a chemist at Southland Paper Mill...

Aug 9, 2010

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Donald “Chigger” Battoe, 68, of Paducah died at 6 p.m. Monday at his home. Mr. Battoe was of the Baptist faith, a U.S. Navy veteran, a pipefitter and welder and a member of Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 184 in Paducah. Surviving are his wife of 47 years, Karen Joy Scott Battoe; one daughter, Carri Renee Battoe of Paducah;...

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 31, 2010

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Herschel A. Allbritten, 55, of Paducah died Saturday at Medco Center in Paducah. Mr. Allbritten was a member of Lovelaceville United Methodist Church. Surviving are his mother, Lynella Allbritten Petty; three sisters, Wendy McNeill, Carol Partin and Bonnie Allbritten; and one brother, Donnie Allbritten, all of Paducah; 10 nieces and nephews; and several great-nieces and nephews. He was...

Jul 17, 2010

Send Flowers Robert M. Wooldridge January 19, 1951 - July 17, 2010

Robert M. Wooldridge, 59, of Paducah died at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 17, 2010, at his home. He is survived by one daughter, Mary Catherine Patty, and her husband, Darren, of Hesston, Kan.; one son, Robert Andrew Wooldridge of Nashville, Tenn.; his mother, Mary Ann Horton and...

Jul 17, 2010

Elias López, 78, of West Paducah, died July 17, 2010 at Lourdes Hospital. A native of Sucre, Bolivia, he was a retired tool design engineer for Rohr Industries in Riverside, CA and was of the Catholic faith. He is survived by his wife, Lilia Ana López; 2 daughters, Nancy Tyacke of Hemet, CA and Isabel Graczyk of San Marcos, CA;...

Jul 4, 2010

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Vivian Ann Anderson, 79, of Paducah died Sunday at her home. Mrs. Anderson was a homemaker. Surviving are three daughters, Ginny Pratt of Benton and Rose Harrison and Barbara Ozga, both of Paducah; two sons, Tim Anderson of Calvert City and Jimmie Anderson of Paducah; one sister, Florence Dixon of Dunnellon, Fla.; one brother, Billy Hutton of Savannah,...

Jul 1, 2010

Margaret “Trudy” Gertrude Romain Dickson, 76, of Paducah, formerly of West St. Paul, Minn., died at 2:20 a.m. Thursday at Lourdes hospital. Mrs. Dickson was of the Pentecostal faith. She was a member of Retired Senior Volunteer Program and of the Paducah Stitch and Quilt Guild. Survivors include one daughter, Mary Dickson of Paducah; one brother, the Rev. Ray...

Jun 27, 2010

Clifford Paul Alexander, 92, of Marshall County died early Sunday morning at Oakview Nursing Home in Calvert City. Mr. Alexander was a resident of the Illinois Central Fishing Club in Marshall County. A retired sheet metal worker, Paul was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Gilbertsville and a member of the Masons, Scottish Rite and Shrine. He is...

Jun 22, 2010

Lucille Taylor, 78, of Paducah died at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday at Lourdes hospital. Ms. Taylor was a member of Eastside Holiness Church. She is survived by four sisters, Floella Davenport, Marie Gamble, Dorothy Ort and Betty Thorn, all of Paducah; three brothers, Jerry Odell Taylor of Tucson, Ariz., Donald Lee Taylor and Truman Leon Taylor, both of Paducah; and...

Jun 11, 2010

Clifton L. “Bubby” Helton, 59, of Paducah died Saturday at his home. Mr. Helton was a masonry construction laborer and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ. Surviving are one daughter, Tiffanie Nicole Helton of Paducah; five sisters, Betty Pervo of Knoxville, Iowa, Shirley Leasor and Anita Moscoe, both of Paducah, Evelyn Heat of Peoria, Ill., and Frances Wilson...

Jun 9, 2010

James H. Neuner, 70, of Paducah died at 9 a.m. Wednesday at his home. A memorial visitation will be held from 5 until 8 p.m. Thursday, June 17, 2010, at Lindsey Funeral Home. He was a former police officer in the St. Louis area before moving to Paducah and beginning his career as a pastry chef on the Mississippi Queen...

Jun 7, 2010

Evelyn Wall Hollowell, age 52, formerly of Ledbetter, Ky., died at 11:35 a.m. June 7, 2010, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital in Birmingham, Ala. She attended Livingston Central High School, Class of 1977; she was a lifetime member of VFW #1191 in Paducah and of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her son, Jeb Barnes...