Obituaries

Oct 3, 2021

Mrs. Dian Boyd, age 79, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Sunday, October 3, 2021, at the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House.

Mrs. Boyd was born on May 17, 1942, in Murray, Kentucky to the late Ruble Taylor and Johnnie Farris Taylor. She was retired from Fisher-Price/Mattel as a quality inspection operator and was a member of...

Sep 28, 2021

Mrs. Lola Mae Starks, age 91, of Manitou, Kentucky, formerly of Almo, Kentucky, died on, Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at the Shemwell Healthcare in Providence, Kentucky.

Mrs. Starks was born on October 24, 1929, in Almo, Kentucky to the late Hubert Boggess and Ruth Anderson Boggess. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist Faith.

Sep 24, 2021

Mrs. Betty Jo Roberts Pond, age 76, of Hazel, Kentucky, died on Friday, September 24, 2021, at the Farm Assisted Living in Puryear, Tennessee.

Mrs. Pond was born February 19, 1945, in Somerset, Kentucky, to the late William Edgar Roberts and Loretta Sweet Roberts. Betty worked at PML in Paris, Tennessee for over 20 years, and was...

Sep 24, 2021

Mrs. Mae Frances (Taylor) Vance, age 91, of Murray, Kentucky, died on September 24, 2021, at Spring Creek Healthcare in Murray.

Mrs. Vance was born in Calloway County, Kentucky, on November 18, 1929, to the late Floyd Taylor and Neva (Windsor) Taylor. Mrs. Vance worked in retail sales and later worked as a caregiver. Mrs. Vance was...

Sep 21, 2021

Mr. JT Todd, 88, of Murray, passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at his home. JT was born on February 8, 1933 in Calloway County, Shilo Community, to Herbert and Alice Arnold Todd. He was a member of Victory Missionary Baptist Church in Coldwater, KY and was a used car dealer for 65 years. He was preceded in...

Sep 18, 2021

Charles Edward Byers August 16, 1933 - September 18, 2021

Mr. Charles E. Byers, age 88, of Murray, Kentucky died at 9:25pm Saturday, September 18, 2021 at his residence.

Mr. Byers was born August 16, 1933 in Hardin, Kentucky to the late Frank and Viola Byers.  He was also preceded in death by his son,...

Sep 14, 2021

Mrs. Barbara Ann Scott, age 79, of Murray, Kentucky died on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at Lakeway Nursing and Rehab in Benton, Kentucky.

Mrs. Scott was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 23, 1942, to the late Samuel C. Scott and Ethel (Collins) Scott. Mrs. Scott was a retired nurse and a member of the Independence United...

Sep 11, 2021

Mrs. Kathy Jane (Miller) Wilson, age 74, of Almo, Kentucky, died on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana.

Mrs. Wilson was born on February 21, 1947, in Calloway County, Kentucky to the late James R. Miller and Bonnie Lee (Williams) Miller. Following her retirement from the Fisher-Price she was employed at the...

Sep 11, 2021

William R. (Bill) Young, age 79 of Kuttawa, died at 4:23 am Saturday September 11, 2021 at his home in Kuttawa after an extended illness. He was a member of Eddyville United Methodist Church, Joppa Masonic Lodge #167 and the American Legion Post #68 in Kuttawa. He was a US Army Veteran of the Armored Division serving in Korea...

Aug 29, 2021

Janace J Sims passed from this worldly sphere on Sunday, August 29, 2021, at her home.

Janace was born on February 1, 1942, in Calloway County, Kentucky to Van B. and Zara Darnell Sims. Janace attended Lynn Grove School from 1949 to 1960. She was a member of the last graduating class before county schools were consolidated....

Aug 24, 2021

Kay Tidwell

October 3, 1948 - August 24, 2021

Mrs. Kay Tidwell, age 72, of Murray, Kentucky died Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital.

Mrs. Tidwell was born October 3, 1948 in Murray, Kentucky to the late James A. Sykes and Onie B. Lee Sykes.  She was a sales and...

Aug 24, 2021

Mr. Stanley T. Hargrove, age 74, of Paducah, Kentucky, died on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at the Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky.

Mr. Hargrove was born on June 8, 1947, in Murray, Kentucky, to the late T.C. Hargrove and Frances Smith Hargrove. He retired as a golf course superintendent and was a member of...

Aug 23, 2021

Mrs. Phayree Cook, age 92, of Edna, Texas, formerly of Murray, Kentucky, died on Monday, August 23, 2021.

Mrs. Cook was born in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi on April 25, 1929, to the late Grady Estell Vaughan and Jeffie Olene (Seawright) Vaughan. Mrs. Cook retired from Murray State University as a graduate coordinator and was a member of...

Aug 20, 2021

Mr. Charles W. Estes, age 80 of Murray, KY died on Friday, August 20, 2021, at Murray-Calloway Co. Hospital in Murray, KY. He was a member of Northside Baptist Church. He was retired from Hutson Grain Terminal where he worked as a manager. Born Tuesday, May 27, 1941 in Marshall County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late...

Aug 13, 2021

Ethan Harrell, 19, of Murray, passed away on Friday, August 13, 2021 in Sikeston, Missouri. Ethan was born in Murray on March 7, 2002. He was a member of Hardin Baptist Church and graduated from New Covenant in May 2021. He was employed by Dixieland Lawn Service. Ethan is survived by his mother, Tammy Treas Adair (Joey) of Almo;...

Aug 4, 2021

Mrs. Diana L. Irby, age 85, of Murray, Kentucky died at 8:00pm Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at the Jackson Purchase Medical Center, Mayfield, Kentucky.

Mrs. Irby was born July 13, 1936 in Benton, Illinois to the late George and Minnie Denham Freese.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jim Irby; great grandchild, Dean Sweatman;...

Jul 30, 2021

Mr. Larry Dale Barrow, of Murray, Kentucky, died on, Friday, July 30, 2021, at the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House in Murray, Kentucky.

Mr. Barrow was born on February 3, 1948, in Murray, Kentucky to the late Finis Clinton Barrow and Edna Earl Mathis Barrow. He retired from the Goodyear Plant in Union City, Tennessee and...

Jul 7, 2021

Mr. Harold D. Therrien, 79, of Murray, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House. Mr. Therrien was born on March 27, 1942 in Ontario, Canada to the late Harold and Jenny Anderson Young. He retired from Mattel and was a member of Northside Baptist Church. Harold loved life. He had a passion...

Jun 27, 2021

Bro. Daniel Lewis Belcher, 67 of Hopkinsville, KY passed away at his residence at 9:33 am Sunday, June 27, 2021 . Born August 2, 1953, in Murray, KY, he was the son of the late Urban L. Belcher and Imogene (Lee) Belcher. Growing up on a dairy and tobacco farm near Kirksey, KY, he developed a love for the...

Jun 20, 2021

Mrs. Donna D. Baith, age 85, of Murray, Kentucky, died on, Sunday, June 20, 2021, at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital in Murray, Kentucky.

Mrs. Baith was born on November 11, 1935, in Akron, Ohio to the late Jesse Leonard Baith and Gladys Bailey Baith. She was retired from Briggs and Stratton, a member of the Westside Baptist...