Tammie Pierce Riggins
Mar 6, 2020
Mrs. Tammie Pierce Riggins, age 60, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Friday, March 6, 2020, at her home. Mrs. Riggins was born on September 21, 1959, in Murray, Kentucky. She retired after 19 years of service as Executive Secretary for the Murray State University Foundation where she especially enjoyed mentoring college students. In addition, she was a member of the...
William Gerald Paschall
Mar 5, 2020
Mr. William Gerald Paschall, age 85, of Hazel, Kentucky died on Thursday, March 5, 2020, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. Paschall was born in Calloway County, Kentucky on June 8, 1934, to the late Othel Paschall and Maurene Jones Paschall. In addition to his parents, Mr. Paschall was preceded in death by his wife, Clara Jean Paschall....
Walter B. Byars
Mar 4, 2020
Mr. Walter B. Byars, age 83, of Hazel, Kentucky, died on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at Spring Creek Health Care in Murray, Kentucky. Mr. Byars was born in Calloway County, Kentucky, on July 2, 1936, to the late Arlos Byars and Audie (Morris) Byars. Mr. Byars retired as the Director of Transportation with the Calloway County School System. He also...
Rita Burkeen
Mar 1, 2020
Mrs. Rita Burkeen, age 58, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Sunday, March 1, 2020, at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital. Mrs. Burkeen was born on June 12, 1961, in Mayfield, Kentucky. She was a retired pre-school teacher at Kingdom Kids Learning Center and was a member of the Westside Baptist Church. Mrs. Burkeen was preceded in death by her mother, Helen...
Larry Dwight Hale
Feb 27, 2020
Mr. Larry Dwight Hale, age 69, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Thursday, February 27, 2020, at Mercy Health in Paducah, Kentucky. Mr. Hale was born in Huntsville, Alabama on September 10, 1950, to the late James Robert Hale and Rosa Mae (Herron) Hale. Mr. Hale retired from Saputo and he was a member of the Westside Baptist Church. Mr. Hale...
Joan Mary Herndon
Feb 26, 2020
Mrs. Joan Mary Herndon, age 80, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital. Mrs. Herndon was born on March 1, 1939, in Grosse Pointe, Michigan to the late Mark T. McCafferty and Lucille Bukoski McCafferty. She worked at SafeGuard America until closing and then retired as an administrative assistant for McGee Pest Control....
Frances Lee Farris Waggoner
Feb 21, 2020
Mrs. Frances Lee Farris Waggoner, age 94, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Friday, February 21, 2020, at the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House in Murray, Kentucky. Mrs. Waggoner was born on December 28, 1925, in Dearborn Park, Michigan to the late Noble Farris and Owen McDougal Farris. She was a retired secretary and was a member of the First...
Wilda Jo Watson
Feb 19, 2020
Mrs. Wilda Jo Watson, age 89, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House in Murray, Kentucky. Mrs. Watson worked for 23 years as a nursing home aid at Medaview Nursing Home and farmed alongside with her late husband, Bobby G. Watson. She was a member of the Spring Creek Baptist...
Faye Nell Craig Kelso
Feb 18, 2020
Mrs. Faye Nell Craig Kelso, age 88, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital. Mrs. Kelso was born on March 2, 1931, in Hazel, Kentucky to the late Hertle Ivan Craig and Sara Eliza Allbritten Craig. She retired after 30 plus years of service as a bus driver for the Calloway County School...
James Carl "Jimmy" Rickman
Feb 17, 2020
James Carl "Jimmy" Rickman, age 93, of Murray, Kentucky died February 17, 2020 at his home. He was a leading builder and developer in Murray for more than 60 years; he served two years in the U.S. Navy, Seaman Second Class, during World War II; he was a life-long disciple of the Baptist faith. He was born in Calloway County,...