James "Bo" Strong

Nov 4, 2018

Mr. James William Strong, age 76, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Sunday, November 4, 2018. James Strong was born September 29, 1942 in Tipton, Indiana.Bo Strong as most of his friends and family knew him attended Westfield Schools and graduated from Carmel High School in 1960. Bo Strong was a Disabled American Veteran serving in the United States Air Force....

Mary Lee Ramsey

Nov 1, 2018

Mrs. Mary Lee Ramsey, age 76, of Murray, Kentucky, died, Thursday, November 01, 2018, at the Murray Calloway County Hospital. She was born in Murray, Kentucky on November 4, 1941 to the late Charles Thomas and Faye Adams Miller. She was retired from Woodcrafters Furniture Gallery in Murray she had also previously owned Ramsey's Discount Shoes and had been a...

Robert H. Bright

Oct 31, 2018

Mr. Robert H. Bright, age 96, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House in Murray. Mr. Bright was born in Lansing, Kansas on June 19, 1922. Mr. Bright retired as the Railroad Labor Relations Executive with Rock Island Railroad in Chicago, Illinois. He served as a pilot in the U.S....

Marie D'Ambrosio Libassi

Oct 30, 2018

Marie (D'Ambrosio) Libassi, age 98, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. She was born on October 26, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents Lena (Natoli) D'Ambrosio and Eugene D'Ambrosio had immigrated from Italy earlier. She graduated from high school in 1938, at a time when "only Anglo-Saxons need apply " was commonly seen on job postings....

Mary Kathryn Watson

Oct 29, 2018

Mrs. Mary Kathryn Watson, age 97, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Monday, October 29, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Watson was born on June 15, 1921, in Bolivar, New York to the late Arthur Barnes and Kathryn Snowden Barnes. She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Murray. In addition to her parents she...

Freeman Judson Lincoln

Oct 28, 2018

Mr. Freeman Judson Lincoln, age 83, of Murray, Kentucky died on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital. Mr. Lincoln was born in Michigan on August 13, 1935 to the late Rodney Lincoln and Winifred (Richar) Lincoln Fish. Mr. Lincoln was a retired mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and he was an Airforce veteran. In addition...

Galen (Tripp) Miller Thurman III

Oct 28, 2018

Mr. Galen (Tripp) Miller Thurman III, age 66, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Sunday, October 28, 2018, at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital. Mr. Thurman was born on December 16, 1951 in Murray, Kentucky to the late Galen Miller Thurman Jr. and Rosemary Jeffrey Thurman. He graduated Murray State University in 1974 with a bachelor's degree. He retired with the city...

Robert "Allan" Grogan

Oct 26, 2018

Robert "Allan" Grogan, age 67, of Murray, Kentucky, died at his home on Friday, October 26, 2018. Mr. Grogan was born in Murray, Kentucky on September 25, 1951 to the late Ben and Willodean (Goodwin) Grogan. Mr. Grogan is survived by his sister, Denise Hansen and husband Dale of Murray, Kentucky. There will be no public visitation or services held...

Shirley Louise Brandon Joyce

Oct 24, 2018

Ms. Shirley Louise Brandon Joyce, age 85, of Murray, Kentucky, died on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital. Ms. Joyce was born in Brewers, Kentucky on January 19, 1933 to the late John Frederick Mardis and Verbena (Groves) Mardis. Ms. Joyce retired from the Murray State University Food Service Department and worked at the Hungry Bear Restaurant...

Thomas "Boppy" H. Vernier

Oct 22, 2018

Mr. Thomas "Boppy" H. Vernier, age 88, of Benton, Kentucky, died at his home on Monday, October 22, 2018. Mr. Vernier was born in Toledo, Ohio on July 6, 1930 to the late Glen A. Vernier and Velma Eloise (Jackson) Vernier. Mr. Vernier worked as a real-estate developer before his retirement. He was of the Presbyterian faith, an Airforce veteran...