All Obituaries

Rebecca Rose Smith, age 60 of Kirksey, passed away on Friday, January 7th at Tristar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee of natural causes.   She was born February 22, 1961 in Mayfield, Kentucky the daughter of the late George and Mary Ballard Dowdy.   She was retired from Walmart. She loved her family, hunting and fishing.   She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, Ronnie Smith of Kirksey; a son, Greg Dowdy (Jenny) of Kirksey;...

Barry J. Fischer, age 74 of Calvert City, passed away on Tuesday, November 30th at his home of natural causes.   He was born February 21, 1947 in Buffalo, New York.   He was a retired electrician and a member of the Electrical Union #41.   He is survived by his niece, Rachel Kolb (Kyle) of Calvert City; two great nieces, Hannah and Ali Kolb both of Calvert City and special friends, Hoot and Penny Gibson of Texas and Gym Mackey of Michigan.   There will be no...

Michael Wathen, age 72 of Calvert City, passed away on Sunday, November 14th at the Stonecreek Health and Rehabilitation Center in Paducah of natural causes.   He was born March 23, 1949 in Owensboro, Kentucky the son of the late James E. and Catherine Conkright Wathen.   He served in the United States Marines where he was a Vietnam Veteran.   He is survived by one brother, Mark Wathen of Calvert City and four sisters, Margie Sheppard of Calvert City, Theresa Wathen of...

Charles Bradford, age 62 of Gilbertsville, passed away on Thursday, November 4th at his home of natural causes.   He was born December 4, 1958 in Illinois the son of the late Edwin and Pauline Belt Bradford.   He loved his family, bike riding and doing auto repairs.   In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first ex-wife, Terri Bradford and a son, Charlie Bradford. He is survived by a son, Bryan Counce of Washington; five daughters, Tonia Bradford of...

Lester Allen Medley, age 71 of Benton, passed away on Tuesday, October 26th at the Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah of natural causes.   He was born June 1, 1950 in Tennessee the son of the late Betty Parker.   He is survived by his son, Zachary Medley of Olney, Illinois.   There will be no services.

Glenn Hansen, age 86 of Hardin, passed away on Friday, October 15th at the Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Center in Paducah of natural causes.   He was born January 23, 1935 in Peoria, Illinois the son of the late Theodore and Lois Livengood Hansen.   He was retired from Caterpillar and loved his family, fishing and hunting.   In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Marian Hansen and a son, Mark Hansen.  He is survived by his wife,...

Glenda Welsh, age 66 of Murray, passed away on Friday, October 15th at her home of natural causes.   She was born April 21, 1955 in Hawesville, Kentucky the daughter of the late Chester and Peggy Bruner Rogers.   In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a nephew, Austin Rogers. She is survived by two daughters, Kristy Nance and Alicia Welsh (Michael) both of Murray; a brother, Steven Rogers (Pam) of Georgia and two nephews, Chance and Dalton Rogers both of...

Tabb Allen Grace, age 55 of Benton, passed away on Sunday, September 26th at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah from complications due to Covid.   He was born April 22, 1966 in Rochelle, Illinois the son of the late James and Thelma Johnson Grace.   He was a member of Union Ridge Baptist Church and loved to do mechanic work.   In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Annette Myers. He is survived by his wife, Tonia Grace of Benton; two sons, Chris...

Rose Eary, age 57 of Dexter, passed away on Friday, September 24th at her home of natural causes.   She was born October 26, 1963 in Lexington, Kentucky the daughter of the late Roscoe N. and Georgia F. Boaz Elam.   She was a member of the South Marshall Baptist Church. She loved her pets, crocheting and playing guitar.   In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Jeffrey N. Elam and a sister, Chandra Gipson. She is survived by her companion,...

Wilford “Sam” Gregory, 83, passed away on Sept. 17, 2021, in Paducah, after a lengthy and heroic battle with an extremely aggressive form of leukemia. Sam was born in Eddyville on Oct. 17, 1937, to the late Riley Gregory and Reba O’Bryan Gregory. He was a graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School, where he starred on the basketball team and his legendary jump shots earned the nickname, “Downtown.” He built a successful career selling cars for Allan Rhodes Ford...