Obituaries
Mary Cleaver
Jan 30, 2016
Mrs. Mary Kathryn Cleaver age 82, of Almo, Kentucky, died Saturday, January 30, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Cleaver was born March 4, 1933 in Almo, Kentucky, to the late Guy Yandell Smith and Mary Frances Hopkins Smith. She was a homemaker, and member of the Almo Church of Christ. She also volunteered several years in the Murray Calloway County...
Verleen Bowerman
Jan 24, 2016
MMrs. Verlene Beane Joseph Bowerman, age 87, of Kirksey, Kentucky died Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Mayfield, Kentucky. Mrs. Bowerman was born August 6, 1928 in Lynn Grove, Kentucky, to the late Dempsey and Bessie Bazzell Beane. She retired as a cook from the Calloway County School System, and prior to that, she was a...
Thelma Rose
Jan 19, 2016
Mrs. Thelma Rose, age 93, of Murray, Kentucky died at 6:50 p.m. Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Rose was born October 1, 1922 in Marshall County, Kentucky to the late Clanon & Izella Green Gamble. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Euel Rose; son, Euel Michael Rose; sisters, Ruby Gamble and Margie Myers; brother,...
Myrtle Sims
Jan 7, 2016
Mrs. Myrtle Sims, age 89, of Murray, Kentucky died at 6:30am Thursday, January 7, 2016 at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital. Mrs. Sims was born October 7, 1926 in Buchanan, Tennessee to the late Will Coleman & Elnora (Willis) Coleman. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Janis Byrd; and her son, John Jr. Sims. She is survived by...
Charles Elkins
Dec 30, 2015
Mr. Charles Bryan Elkins, age 92 of Murray, Kentucky, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at the Murray Calloway County Hospital. He worked as a television repair man for Ward Elkins for several years; he was a member of the Glendale Road Church of Christ; he was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII. He was born July 23, 1923 in New...
Paul Wilson
Dec 25, 2015
Mr. Paul Max Wilson, age 85, of Murray, Kentucky died Friday, December 25, 2015 at the Murray Calloway County Hospital. Mr. Wilson was born in Hazel, Kentucky on April 30, 1930 to the late Tosco Wilson and Myrtle Clark Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a retired locksmith, retiring from Mosler Safe Company in Hamilton, Ohio. He was a member of the...
Catherine Jones
Dec 9, 2015
Ms. Catherine Rowlett Jones, age 82, of Murray, Kentucky died at 6:00pm Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at her residence. Ms. Jones was born January 12, 1933 in Murray, Kentucky to the late Albert & Alberta Martin. Her daughter, Linda Jones died on December 10, 2015. She was a member of the St. John Missionary Baptist Church. She is survived by...
Mary Wallace
Dec 7, 2015
Mrs. Mary Wallace, 68, of Almo, died Monday, December 7, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Wallace was born on July 28, 1947 in Calloway County to the late Roy and Allie Matheny Thorn and was a member of the Dexter Church of Christ. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by one son, Shannon Wallace; one brother,...
Nadine Pace
Dec 6, 2015
Mrs. Nadine G. Pace, age 100, of Murray, Kentucky died at 10:29pm, December 6, 2015 at the Spring Creek Health & Rehab. Mrs. Pace was born March 24, 1915 in Calloway County to the late John D. Graham & Mattie Dailey Graham. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Herschel Pace. She is survived by her daughter, Jan...
Roger Dema
Dec 6, 2015
Mr. Roger Allen Dema, 77, of Almo died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at his home. Born on July 14, 1939 in Evansville, Indiana to the late Michael Daniel Dema and Flora Ellen Burnett, Mr. Dema proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1957-1960. In addition to his parents, Roger was preceded in death by two brothers, Michael...
Shirley Smith
Nov 30, 2015
Shirley Smith was born August 30, 1938, in Buchanan, TN., to loving parents, Porter Q. and Rubye (Maynard) Chilcutt. In addition to her husband of 59 years, Shirley is survived by her two children, Billy Dale and his wife Debbie, of Murray, and Bobbie and her husband, Bill Bryant, of Louisville; two grandchildren, Josh and his wife, Missy Smith, and...
Roberta Ward
Nov 26, 2015
Mrs. Roberta D. Ward was born in Elmwood, Nebraska on Wednesday, May 2, 1923 to the late William Lee and Samantha Dyer. She passed away at the home of her daughter, Betty Jo Sanders, in Lumberton, North Carolina on Thursday, November 26, 2015. Mrs. Ward was a former resident of Murray, Kentucky. Mrs. Ward retired as an assistant dietician at...
Charles Aldridge
Nov 15, 2015
Mr. Charles F. Aldridge, age 80, of Murray, Kentucky died at 2:47pm Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Baptist Health Paducah. Mr. Aldridge was born June 3, 1935 in Port Royal, Kentucky to the late Jasper & Laura Mae Payne Aldridge. He was a retired car dealer and served in the United States Army. He is survived by his wife, Vivian...
Voazes Collins
Nov 11, 2015
Voazes Collins, 89, of Murray, died Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Spring Creek Healthcare in Murray, KY. Mrs. Collins was born January 3, 1926 in Henry County, TN and was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Puryear, TN. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edward Collins, her parents, Herman and Mabel Taylor, a brother, Elisha Taylor...
Allen Chally
Nov 6, 2015
Mr. Allen Chally, age 79, of Murray, Kentucky died at 7:20am Monday, November 2, 2015 at the Salem Springlake Health & Rehab Center, Salem, Kentucky. Mr. Chally was born July 19, 1936 in Rockford, IL. He was preceded in death by his father, Albert Hagner, and mother, Helen Trunce Chally. He was a member of the Hardin Baptist Church and...
Melba Todd
Nov 4, 2015
Mrs. Melba Todd, age 85, of Murray, Kentucky died at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Todd was born November 7, 1929 in Big Sandy, Tennessee to the late Harry & Cora Dilday Shekell. She is survived by her daughters, Wanda Rogers of Sharon, TN, and Jan Kirkland and her husband, Nick, of Murray; sons,...
Callie Knott
Oct 27, 2015
Mrs. Callie Futrell Knott was born to Baryney and Opha Futrell on Tuesday, September 12, 1939 in Trigg County, Kentucky. She passed away at her home in Almo, Kentucky on Tuesday, the 27th of October, 2015. She was 76 years old. Mrs. Knott was preceded in death by her husband, Willard Knott, her mother and father, and three brothers: Vernon,...
Juanita Barrow
Oct 26, 2015
Mrs. Juanita A. Barrow age 87, of Old Paris- Murray Road, Puryear, Tennessee, died Monday, October 26, 2015 at Brookdale of Murray. Mrs. Barrow was born March 20, 1928 in Stewart County, Tennessee, to the late Curn Murray Mathis and Edith Sills Mathis. Mrs. Barrow worked in a variety of positions in her life, from Factory work, to housekeeping, and...
Mary Starks
Oct 25, 2015
Services for Mary Starks, 87 of Gleason, Tennessee (formerly of Murray, Kentucky) will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at 1:00 PM at the Gleason First Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Murray Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be at the church Tuesday evening from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM. She was preceded in death by her husband James Wesley Starks,...
Martha Colson
Oct 7, 2015
Martha S. Colson, 84, of West Paducah, died Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at Baptist Health in Paducah. Mrs. Colson was born January 12, 1931 in Hazel, Kentucky and was a member of Heath Church of Christ. She was a graduate of Augusta Tilghman High School and attended Paducah Junior College. She worked at several different jobs over the years but...
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