Clifford E. Tinsley
Apr 6, 2015
Cliff Tinsley (89) of Murray, Kentucky (formerly of Godfrey, Illinois) passed away on Monday, April 6 at Murray Calloway Hospital. He was born on November 29, 1925. Cliff was loved by everyone who knew him. He was a thoughtful, kind man with a big heart and a big smile. After retiring as an elementary school principal in the Alton, IL...
John Winter
Mar 26, 2015
John Campbell "Jack" Winter (b. Sep 21, 1921) served in WWII as an officer of the 724th Field Artillery Battalion, 69th Infantry Division, the first American division to link up with the Russians. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. Upon return to the US he rejoined his young wife and son in Lake Charles, LA and re-entered...
Ruth Gwendolyn Diggs
Mar 25, 2015
Ruth Gwendolyn Miller Diggs was born in Almo, Kentucky on June 25th, 1938 to Leon P. and Bessie Noland Miller. At an early age she was baptized and joined Pleasant Hill Free Will Baptist Church where she served as secretary and treasurer for the Sunday school. She began her education at Pleasant Hill Elementary School. She then went to Douglass...
Kurt Trotter
Mar 25, 2015
Mr. Kurt Trotter age 49, of Murray, Kentucky, died Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at his home. Mr. Trotter was born October 4, 1965 in Rockford, Illinois. He was the owner and operator of Trotter's Wood Shop, and attended the Glendale Road Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his father, Sandy Trotter. Survivors include his wife, Debbie Trotter...
Wilma Wadkins
Mar 24, 2015
Mrs. Wilma Wadkins, age 68, of Kirksey, Kentucky died at her home on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Mrs. Wadkins was born September 24, 1946 in Marshall County, Kentucky, to the late Joe Hollie Copeland and Evalena Roberts Copeland. She was a homemaker, and member of the Coles Campground United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Rosalee Kelso
Mar 24, 2015
Mrs. Rosalee Kelso, age 83, of Murray, Kentucky, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Spring Creek Health Care in Murray, Kentucky. She was a member of the Sugar Creek Baptist Church; she was a retired beautician being the former owner of Rosalee's Beauty Shop. She was born in Conway, Arkansas to the late Finious E. and Rosie E. Nimmo Williams....
Patricia Ann Harrell
Mar 23, 2015
Ms. Patricia Ann Harrell age 74, of Hazel, Kentucky, died Monday, March 23, 2015 at the Murray Calloway County Hospital. Ms. Harrell was born May 16, 1940 in Calloway County, Kentucky, to the late Pat and Marguerite Overcast Harrell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded death by her brother; Jimmy Harrell Sr. She was a member of the...
Linda Cochran Allbritten
Mar 23, 2015
Mrs. Linda Cochran Allbritten, age 62, of Kirksey, Kentucky passed away Monday, March 23, 2015 at Western Baptist Hospital. Mrs. Allbritten was a member of the First Christian Church in Murray; she was an avid blood donor nearing the ten gallon mark and coordinator for the First Christian Church Blood Drive; she had retired as a child care giver. She...
Barbara Allen Lax
Mar 21, 2015
Mrs. Barbara Allen Lax, age 72, of Murray, Kentucky died on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Spring Creek Health Care in Murray, Kentucky. Mrs. Lax was born in Graves County Kentucky on March 3, 1943 to the late Robert Holloway and Hilda (Darnell) Holloway. Mrs. Lax retired from Murray State University as a bookkeeper for the Department of Computer and...
James H. Frank
Mar 19, 2015
Dr. James Howard Frank, 86, of Murray, KY and longtime Murray State professor and booster, died Thursday leaving his wife of 63 years, Norma Jean Davidson Frank. Frank, who earned his doctorate at Peabody College in 1965, taught Health, Physical Education and Human Sexuality at Murray State University for 27 years until his retirement in 1991.He met Norma at Lakeshore...