Emma Carper

May 22, 2009

Emma Jean Carper, 84, of Paducah died at 2:45 p.m. Friday at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Carper was a housewife, a member of Arcadia United Methodist Church, a member of Faithful Workers a Western Baptist Auxiliary volunteer and a member of Telephone Pioneers. Survivors include one son, Curtis Blaine Carper of Paducah; two grandchildren; and several nieces and...

Herbert Forbis

May 14, 2009

Herbert Leo "Red" Forbis, 88, of Paducah passed away Thursday, May 14, 2009, at his home. He was born May 1, 1921, to Fred Monroe Forbis and Hester Windsor Forbis of Sikeston, Mo. Mr. Forbis was a long-standing member of United Central Presbyterian Church of Paducah and was self-employed for several years in service station maintenance and retired 23 years...

Charles Beasley Jr

May 13, 2009

Graveside services for Charles Beasley Jr., 90, of Mayfield will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens with Gene Murphy officiating. Mr. Beasley died Wednesday at Jackson Purchase Medical Center. Surviving are his wife, Martha Beasley; one brother, Joe Parks Beasley of Meridian, Miss.; one niece; and two nephews. He was preceded in death by two sisters. His...

Blanche Miles

May 12, 2009

Blanche W. Miles, 84, of Paducah passed away at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at Lourdes hospital. She was a member of Lone Oak Church of Christ where she leaves behind some very close and dear friends. She was a retired Vocation Rehabilitation Counselor for the State of Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, W.G. and...

James Turner

May 11, 2009

BENTON, KY. - James "Ray" Turner, 87, of Benton died at 7:45 a.m. Monday at his home. He was a charter member of the Benton Church of the Nazarene. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during the World War II. He is survived by his wife, Dee Cunningham Turner; two daughters, Becky McKernan of Williamsport, Pa., and Ruth...

Fred Pack

May 10, 2009

MAYFIELD, Ky. - Services for Fred D. Pack, 70, of Mayfield will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Brown Funeral Home in Mayfield, with the Rev. Phillip Rudd officiating. Entombment will follow in Mayfield Memory Gardens Mausoleum, with military graveside rites conducted. Mr. Pack died at 5:21 p.m. Sunday at his home. He retired from the U.S. Army with 26...

Elbert Green

May 9, 2009

LEDBETTER, Ky. - Moss Green, 75, of Ledbetter died at 5:19 a.m. Saturday at Western Baptist Hospital. A native of Clinton, Mr. Green was a member of Salt and Light Community Church and retired from the Coca-Cola Company. Surviving are his wife, Jo Ann Pruitt Green, and three grandsons, Beau Green, Ben Green and Brady Green, all of Paducah. He...

Anthony Markgraf

May 4, 2009

Funeral services for Anthony Markgraf, 63, of Paducah will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Reidland United Methodist Church. Rev. Sky McCracken will officiate. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. He died Monday, May 4, 2009, at Western Baptist Hospital. Anthony and his wife, Connie, own and operate Kingsway Skateland, which they built in 1973. He was the...

Bonnie Fralick

May 2, 2009

Bonnie Lou Fralick, 71, of Paducah, formerly of Sissonville, W.Va., died at 4:58 p.m. Saturday in Benton. Mrs. Fralick was retired from Parkview Nursing Home where she worked in dietary and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are one daughter, Jill McKendree of Benton; one son, Joey Fralick of Evansville, Ind.; three grandchildren; two sisters, Bessie Gandee and Beatrice "Sissy"...

Richard Fulkerson

May 2, 2009

Leslie "Scrooge" Fulkerson, 73, of Paducah, Ky., passed away at 10:15 p.m. Saturday, May 2, 2009, at Western Baptist Hospital. He was a retired Pipefitter from local # 184. Leslie served in the U.S. Navy Seabees during the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Linda Jean Taylor Fulkerson of Paducah, Ky.; a daughter, Johnna Gay Gaines of Paducah,...