Jody Thomas Speight

May 27, 2017

Mr. Jody Thomas Speight, age 48, of Murray, Kentucky died at his home on Saturday, May 27, 2017. Mr. Speight was born in Murray, Kentucky on December 18, 1968 and was a 1987 graduate of Murray High School. He was an auto detailer and a member of the North Pleasant Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mr. Speight was preceded in death...

Jo Cathey

May 27, 2017

Mrs. Emily Jo Cathey, age 85, of Murray, Kentucky passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital.Mrs. Cathey was born January 17, 1932 in Ripley, Tennessee to the late James Richard Thornley and Emma Laura Calhoun Thornley. Mrs. Cathey was a retired School Teacher having taught in Symsonia, Lynn Grove, and 28 years in Garden City,...

Sherrill Ronald Hicks

May 27, 2017

Sherrill Ronald Hicks, 74, of Murray, Kentucky, died Saturday, May 27th, 2017, at Murray-Calloway County Hospital in Murray.He was born January 15th, 1943, in Murray, Kentucky, to Carlos Hicks and Lellie Edwards Hicks.Mr. Hicks was retired from Murray State University's Facilities Management department. He was also a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church in Murray.Mr. Hicks is survived by his...

Jim Neale

May 25, 2017

Mr. James "Jim" Neale, age 83, of Murray, Kentucky died Thursday, May 25, 2017 at the Anna Mae Owen Hospice House in Murray. Mr. Neale was born on April 30, 1934 in Calloway County, Kentucky to the late Hudie Neale and Ruby (Puckett) Neale. Mr. Neale worked at Martin Oil, Tappan Manufacturing Company and later retired from Briggs and Stratton....

Marion Sue Kemp

May 23, 2017

Mrs. Marion Sue Kemp, age 85, of Hazel, Kentucky died on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Towne Square Care of Puryear in Puryear, Tennessee. Mrs. Kemp was born on September 29, 1931 to the late Nolon Adams and Vera Wicker Adams. She worked in sales at the Singer Sewing Center, as well as working at Fisher-Price. She served as a...

Ruth M. Trimble

May 23, 2017

Mrs. Ruth Trimble, age 92, of Murray, Kentucky died on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at the Murray – Calloway County Hospital.Mrs. Trimble was born December 27, 1924 in Calloway County, Kentucky to the late Thomas Willard Gordon and Beulah B. Rogers Gordon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Eugene W. McManamy, second...

Betty Jane Brown

May 22, 2017

Mrs. Betty Jane C. Brown, age 77, of Murray, Kentucky died on Monday, May 22, 2017 at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky.Mrs. Brown was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 15, 1939 to the late Aloysius Ruchalski and Ruth Martha (Albricht) Ruchalski. Mrs. Brown worked as a bookkeeper for Flambeau in Baraboo, Wisconsin before retiring. She was a member of...

Mary Sue McKinney

May 14, 2017

Mrs. Mary Sue McKinney, age 81, of Murray, Kentucky died on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at Spring Creek Health Care in Murray, Kentucky. Mrs. McKinney was born on January 16, 1936 in Calloway County to the late Rufus M. Garner and Martha Helen Merrill Garner. She was a retired newspaper delivery person for the Murray Ledger and Times and a...

Lejenia Hendon Farris

May 13, 2017

Mrs. Lejenia Hendon Farris, age 96, of Murray, KY, died peacefully on Saturday May 13, 2017 with her beloved family around her. Mrs. Farris was born in Murray, KY on August 4, 1920 to the late Irvan Lamar Hendon and Elsie (Edmonds) Hendon. Along with her parents, Mrs. Farris was preceded in death by her husband, Ben Keys Farris, seven...

Alex Barrett

May 11, 2017

Mr. Alex Barrett, age 81, of Hazel, Kentucky died at his home on Thursday, May 11, 2017.Mr. Barrett was born in Model, Tennessee on May 31, 1935 to the late George E. Barrett and Naomi F. (Carr) Barrett. Mr. Barrett was co-owner and operator of Barrett's Service Center in Murray for 20 years and later retired from the City of...