Obituaries

Feb 13, 2022

Rebecca G. Miller, age 83, of Murray, Kentucky died on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House in Murray.

Mrs. Miller was born on August 2, 1938, in Calloway County, Kentucky to the late T.W. "Dub" Guthrie and Mildred Jesse (Cooper) Guthrie. She was a homemaker and retired from the Murray-Calloway County...

Feb 1, 2022

Mr. William "Bill" Hurley Fleming, 82 of Benton, KY passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at the Calvert City Convalescent Center in Calvert City, KY. Born Monday, July 24, 1939 in , Marshall Co., KY, he was the son of the late Eugene Thomas "E.T." Fleming and the late Emma Francis (Carpenter) Fleming. He was the husband of the...

Jan 22, 2022

Craig Anthony Heithoff, 45, husband of Ami Heithoff passed away, Saturday January 22, 2022 at Georgetown Community Hospital. He was born July 31, 1976, in Carroll County, Iowa to Shirley Rita Irlmeier Heithoff and the late Jim Albert Heithoff. He graduated from Audubon High School in 1995 and went on to graduate from Iowa State University with a degree...

Jan 18, 2022

Ruth Ann “Tootsie” Green, 82, of Benton, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at her home. Tootsie was born in Marshall County on September 24, 1939 to the late Elbert and Della Edwards. She was one of the first waitresses hired at Hutchens BBQ where she worked for over 25 years. She later owned and operated 4 Little Pigs...

Jan 14, 2022

Jeffrey P. Ammons, age 60, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Friday, January 14, 2022, at the Murray -Calloway County Hospital.

Mr. Ammons was born on October 21, 1961, in Murray, Kentucky to the late Dr. James Ray Ammons and Lois (Fredin) Ammons.

Mr. Ammons was an environmental engineer for Ashland Chemicals in Calvert City, Kentucky....

Jan 14, 2022

Clara (Shoemaker) Stubblefield, age 83, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Friday, January 14, 2022, at the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House in Murray.

Mrs. Stubblefield was born in Hazel, Kentucky on February 19, 1938, to the late Ellis Shoemaker and Myrtie (Buchanan) Shoemaker. Mrs. Stubblefield was a member of the New Providence Church of Christ. Clara...

Jan 14, 2022

Ms. Cynthia Spiro, age 65, of Murray, Kentucky died at 8:50am Friday, January 14, 2022 at her residence.

Ms. Spiro was born August 28, 1956 in Murray, Kentucky to the late Robert Mills and Ruth Kirk Mills. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Joyce K. Tidwell and was retired from nursing.

She...

Dec 25, 2021

Janice (Wilkerson) Howe, age 74, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Saturday, December 25, 2021, at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

Mrs. Howe was born in Detroit, Michigan on December 6, 1947, to the late Robert Wilkerson and Lexie (Hopkins) Wilkerson. Mrs. Howe was an active member of First Baptist Church. She was also a devoted wife,...

Dec 21, 2021

Janice C. McCuiston, age 78, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital in Murray, Kentucky.

Mrs. McCuiston was born on March 6, 1943, in Marshall County, Kentucky to the late Hafford "Happy" Staples and Ernestine Thweatt Staples. She worked as a bookkeeper for Parker Ford and Gary's Food Mart in...

Dec 7, 2021

Joanne Overby Cavitt, age 91, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital in Murray, Kentucky.

Mrs. Cavitt was born on November 11, 1930, in Graves County, Kentucky to the late Luby Curtis Overby and Kathleen (Snow) Overby. She was self-employed making custom home furnishings, worked as the bookkeeper for Murray...

Dec 4, 2021

Reba M. Hall, age 88, of Tullahoma went to be with her heavenly father Saturday, December 4, 2021.

She was born July 7, 1933 in Caldwell, Missouri to the late Luna and Bertha Williams. Reba is also preceded in death by her husband, Donald Hall; brothers, Bill “Straw” and Larry Williams; and sister, Geraldine Craig.

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Nov 28, 2021

Geneva B. Lee, age 96, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Sunday, November 28, 2021, at the Lake Way Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Benton, Kentucky.

Mrs. Lee was born in Calloway County, Kentucky on September 24, 1925, to the late Samuel Charles Tucker and Clara (Wyatt) Tucker Hutchens. Mrs. Lee was a homemaker and retired from Fisher...

Nov 24, 2021

Shirley K. Lane, age 70, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital in Murray, Kentucky.

Ms. Lane was born in Murray, Kentucky on September 14,1951 to the late James Lamb and Dorothy Coursey Lamb. She was a retired Food Service Manager for the Murray Head Start, a member of the...

Nov 22, 2021

Obituary for Margaret J. Thacker

Mrs. Margaret J. Thacker, age 76, and a resident of Mayfield, passed away at 8:10 P.M. Monday, November 22, 2021 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Center in Paducah. She was a homemaker and of the Christian Faith. She is survived by three daughters; Susan and the late Gary Govern, Murray,...

Nov 11, 2021

Mr. Wesley A. Cogdell, age 67, of Murray, Kentucky died at 11:32am Thursday, November 11, 2021 at the St. Thomas Hospital-Midtown, Nashville, Tennessee.

Mr. Cogdell was born March 4, 1954 in Murray, Kentucky to the late F.A. And Nettie Mae Perry Cogdell.  He was also preceded in death by his sister, Marilyn R. Tandy.

He...

Nov 9, 2021

Mrs. Virginia F. Mathis, age 95, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Monday, November 15, 2021, at the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House in Murray, Kentucky.

Mrs. Mathis was born on April 11, 1926, in Murray, Kentucky to the late Starkey D. Futrell and Annie (Robertson) Futrell. She was a homemaker and a member of the New Providence...

Nov 5, 2021

Mr. Larry R. Stone, age 73, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Friday, November 5, 2021, at his home.

Mr. Stone was born in Murray, Kentucky, on December 3, 1947, to the late Rex Stone and Estell (Shekell) Stone. Mr. Stone retired from Fisher Price and was of the Baptist faith. He was an Army veteran of the...

Oct 26, 2021

Former Texas resident Howard M. Hall, 85, died Dec. 23, 2005, at his home in Houston, TX.

At his request, no service will be held.Mr. Hall was born May. 30, 1920, in Sacramento, Calif., to Salvatore and Elle Hall.Howard could accomplish anything he set his mind to do. At a very early age, he built a wagon to push his...

Oct 9, 2021

Ms. Bessie Marie (Sykes) Harrison passed away October 9, 2021. Ms. Harrison was born in Mobley, TN but had been a resident of Murray since 1969. Bessie was best known as the cashier at Owen’s Food Market. In her 35 years there, she became known for her smile, helpfulness, and personality. She spent her later years at Kroger Supermarket...

Oct 6, 2021

Olen Glynn Williams, age 90, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at the Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, Kentucky.

Mr. Williams was born September 26, 1931, in Mayfield, Kentucky, to the late Reginald Williams and Jewell Sparks Williams. Glynn was retired from Talon Zipper Co. after 34 years of service....