Mr. Joe (Buddy) Kelso

Mr. Joe (Buddy) Kelso, age 76, of Almo, Kentucky, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2026, at Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky.

Mr. Kelso was born on August 18, 1950, in Murray, Kentucky to the late Robert Howard Kelso and Rosalee (Williams) Kelso. He retired from Goodyear in Union City, Tennessee after 30 plus years of service, was a 1967 graduate of Calloway County High School, and was a member of the Coles Campground Church.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Brenda (Kelso) Castleberry; as well as one brother-in-law, Mac Coleman.

Survivors include his wife, Cynthia (Puckett) Kelso of Almo, Kentucky; they married in 1969 in Marshall County, Kentucky; one daughter, Becky (Kelso) Johnson and husband Col. (Ret.) Mark Johnson of Arlington, Virginia; one son, Mike Kelso and wife Lee Ann of Benton, Kentucky; one sister, Lynda Coleman of New Concord, Kentucky; two brothers, Ronnie Kelso and wife Rita of Lynn Grove, Kentucky and Jimmy Kelso and wife Karen of Murray, Kentucky; three grandchildren, Jake Johnson and wife Madison of Savannah, Georgia, Sarah Johnson of Arlington, Virginia, and Nathan Kelso and wife Jordan of Kirksey, Kentucky; as well as two great-grandchildren, Eli and Lynley Kelso both of Kirksey, Kentucky.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 23, 2026, at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services with Rev. Danny Pruitt and Rev. Samantha Hall officiating. Burial will follow in the Coles Campground Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 23, 2026, at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

Expressions of sympathy can be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105-9959.

Online condolences can be made at, www.jhchurchill.com