Joe Pat Ward

Feb 16, 2019

Mr. Joe Pat Ward, age 95, passed from this life on February 16, 2019. He was a lifelong resident of Murray and the fourth generation Ward and Houston families to live in Calloway County. He was born on August 17, 1923, to Lexie Ward and Fannie Houston Ward. He was a graduate of Murray High School, Class of 1941. In...

Charles Bertie Dodd

Feb 15, 2019

Mr. Charles "Bertie" Dodd, age 83, of Murray, Kentucky died on Friday, February 15, 2019, at the Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, Kentucky.Bertie was born in Murray, Kentucky on September 14, 1935, to the late Albert and Sanova (Shackleford) Dodd. In addition to his parents he was proceeded in death by one sister, Bea Warren and three brothers, Butch,...

Joel Royalty

Feb 13, 2019

Dr. Joel L. Royalty, age 73, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at his home. Dr. Royalty was born on November 3, 1945 in Atlantic, Iowa to the late Vinson Royalty and Rosamand Mathison. He was a Professor Emeritus at Murray State University where he taught statistics to Psychology, Nursing and OSHA students for twenty-eight years. He...

Marilyn Cohoon Adkins

Feb 11, 2019

Mrs. Marilyn Cohoon Adkins, age 73, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Monday, February 11, 2019 at her home. Mrs. Adkins was born in Murray, Kentucky on January 1, 1946 to the late Vernon and Billie (Jones) Cohoon. Mrs. Adkins was an adoring wife, meeting the love of her life while he was on the football field and she was cheering...

Brownie Sue Wilkerson

Feb 10, 2019

Mrs. Brownie Sue Wilkerson, age 95, of Troy, Tennessee, formerly of Murray, Kentucky, died Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Magnolia Place in Union City, Tennessee. Mrs. Wilkerson was born on May 23, 1923 to the late Harvey Lynn Parker and Johnnie (Farless) Parker. Sue grew up in the Penny Community in Calloway County, Kentucky and later married James Clifton Wilkerson...

Verdean Outland

Feb 8, 2019

Verdean Louise Outland, age 96, of Murray, Kentucky went to be with the lord on Friday, February 08, 2019, at 7:23 p.m., at the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House. She was born March 4, 1922, in Calloway County, Kentucky, to Ogden Bogard and Eva Wrather Bogard. She was a member of New Concord Church of Christ and was a...

Lynitta Crouch

Feb 8, 2019

Ms. Lynitta Crouch, age 76, of Murray, Kentucky died on Friday, February 8, 2019 at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital. Ms. Crouch was born on August 30, 1942 in Murray, Kentucky to the late Theron Eugene Crouch and Hilda Bazzell Crouch. She received her B.A. from the University of Memphis and was an Administrative Assistant at the University of Memphis and...

Evelyn Scott

Feb 7, 2019

Mrs. Evelyn H. Scott, age 77, of Murray, Kentucky died Thursday, February 7, 2019, at her home. Mrs. Scott was born on January 26, 1942, in Murray, Kentucky to the late Bub Garland and Ada Mae (Bray) Garland. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Scott was also preceded in death by her husband, Larry Scott. Private family services were held....

Clara Hopkins

Feb 6, 2019

Mrs. Clara Hopkins, age 83, of Huntsville, Alabama, formerly of Murray, Kentucky, died on Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at the Crestwood Hospital in Huntsville, Alabama. Mrs. Hopkins was born in Fulton, Kentucky on July 16, 1935 to the late LD Wright and Mozell (Griffin) Wright. Mrs. Hopkins retired as a physical therapist from the Murray – Calloway County Hospital before...

Vickie Raspberry Powers

Feb 5, 2019

Mrs. Vickie Raspberry Powers, age 64, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at the Anna Mae Owen Hospice House in Murray, Kentucky. Mrs. Vickie was born October 4, 1954 in Murray, Kentucky to the late Gerald "tojo" Raspberry and Shirley Hutson Raspberry. She was retired from the Calloway County School System in food service and was of...