Anna Jean Usrey

Oct 25, 2016

Mrs. Anna Jean Usrey, age 84, of Murray, Kentucky died on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Usrey was born in Calloway County, Kentucky on January 30, 1932 to the late Orfield Byrd and Jewell Windsor Byrd. She was a salesperson at Bright's and was also employed by Fisher Price. She had the distinction of being the oldest...

Janice Brelsford

Oct 22, 2016

Mrs. Janice Brelsford, age 77, of Murray, Kentucky died on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital. Mrs. Brelsford was born May 17, 1939 in Stewart County, Tennessee, to the late Robert Edward Davis and Mary Emogene Futrell Davis. Mrs. Brelsford was a retired Registered Nurse, and a member of the Locust Grove Baptist Church.In addition to her...

James Byrn

Oct 22, 2016

Dr. James M. Byrn, O. D. James Milton Byrn, 91, died October 22, 2016 at his home from natural causes. James was born to Gradye Rice Byrn and Robert Ernest Byrn on September 15, 1925 in Union City, TN. He graduated from Martin High School in 1943. He worked at the Martin Air Field that summer and entered the Army...

Charles Keith Lyles

Oct 21, 2016

Mr. Charles Keith Lyles, age 72 of Murray, Kentucky, died on Friday, October 21, 2016 at his home. Mr. Lyles was born in Paducah, Kentucky on July 22, 1944 to the late Hal B. Lyles, Sr. and Dorothy F. Artis Lyles. He was a retired Production Foreman for the Vanderbilt Chemical Company, member and past president of the Glass Pack...

Jessie Lou Davis

Oct 20, 2016

Mrs. Jessie Lou Davis, age 92, of Murray, Kentucky died on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at the VanAyer Healthcare in Martin, Tennessee. Mrs. Davis was born in Weakley County, Tennessee on December 30, 1923 to the late Corbitt Rickman and Zelma (Frields) Rickman. Mrs. Davis was a homemaker and a member of the Grace Baptist Church and the New Salem...

Mary Sue Harris

Oct 18, 2016

Mrs. Mary Sue Harris, age 67, Of Murray, Kentucky, died on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Harris was born in Murray, Kentucky on June 22, 1949 to the late George Taylor Skinner and Mary Helen Stubblefield Payne. She was a member of the C.I.P. Church in Paris Tennessee. In addition to her parents she is preceded in...

Shirley Billington

Oct 18, 2016

Mrs. Shirley Parker Billington age 81, of Murray, Kentucky, died Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at Spring Creek Health Care in Murray. Mrs. Billington was born March 9, 1935 in Murray, Kentucky, to the late Prentice Parker and Estelle Keller Parker. Shirley was retired from Murray State University Federal Credit Union Loan department after 25 years of service. She was also...

Howard Giles

Oct 17, 2016

Dr. Howard Giles, age 90, of Murray, died Monday, October 17, 2016 at 5:07 a.m. surrounded by his family at the Helmwood Healthcare Facility in Elizabethtown Kentucky. Dr. Giles received his Bachelor of Science in 1949 from the University of Kentucky. He was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity and Sigmi Xi honorary society. Following his graduation, he...

George B. Vernot

Oct 13, 2016

Mr. George B. Vernot, Jr., age 81, of Murray, Kentucky died on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at his home.George was born in Vassar, Michigan on April 30, 1935 to the late George Vernot, Sr. and Helen (Glady) Vernot. He retired after several years of service from Fern Terrace as the building maintenance manager. A modern day Davie Crocket, a true...

Justice "Jud" Fortenbery

Oct 11, 2016

Mr. Justice "Jud" Fortenbery, 89 of Murray, Kentucky, passed away October 11, 2016 after an extended illness. Jud was born May 20, 1927 in Sebree, KY to the late Beckham and Ruby Fortenbery. He was preceded in death by his first wife Joyce, his second wife, Judy, a son, Richard, and a brother John. He is survived by his wife,...