Local Obituaries for Families in Fulton, Hickman, Kentucky and Dukedom, Tennessee
Shelley Raye Williams
Sep 18, 2019
Mrs. Shelley Raye Williams, age 52, of Milan, TN and formerly ofthis area passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at theRay and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, KY.
She was born on October 14, 1966 in Hickman Co., KY to lateMarvin Tynes and Terry Florez Phillips of Benton, KY.
Shelley was a long time Licensed Practical Nurse at...
Billy Joe McCoy
Sep 17, 2019
Mr. Billy Joe McCoy, age 75, of South Fulton, TN passed away Tuesday, September17, 2019 at his residence.
He was born on October 8, 1943 in Fulton, KY to the late Fred McCoy, Sr andAva Nell Yates McCoy.
Mr. McCoy attended Pilot Oak Baptist Church and had worked for the former Reelfoot Packing Company in Union City, TN in the...
Margaret Gambill
Sep 17, 2019
Mrs. Margaret Gambill, age 95, of Fulton, KY passed away on September17, 2019 at the Mills Health & Rehab Center in Mayfield, KY. She was born on July 30, 1924 in Fulton County, KY to the late Marylou DavisSublett and Harry Rupard Sublett, Sr.
Mrs. Gambill was a member of the Smith Street Church of Christ and hadworked for the...
Brian Scott Polsgrove
Sep 13, 2019
Brian Scott Polsgrove, age 45, of the Crutchfield community passed awayFriday, September 13, 2019 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital ER inUnion City, TN.
He was born on November 23, 1973 in Fulton County, KY to Jimmy (Jan) Polsgroveof South Fulton, TN and Kathy Jackson (Joe) Fuller of Water Valley, KY.
Brian was a member of the New Bethel Baptist Church...
Allen Gearhart
Sep 11, 2019
Allen Gearhart, 73, died on Wednesday, September 11th in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born on March 25th, 1946, in Charleston, West Virginia.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Jen Ray Gearhart, with whom he owned and operated The Color Corner and Oak Forrest Restorations for nearly thirty years in Fulton, Kentucky. He is survived by his only...
Doris Jean MCCollum
Sep 9, 2019
Mrs. Doris Jean McCollum, age 79, of Hickman, KY passed away on Monday, September 9, 2019 at her residence.
She was born on November 22, 1939 to the late Prather Poynor & Sarah (White) Poynor McCollum. Mrs. McCollum worked as a secretary from 1966 until her retirement with the U.K. Extension Office. She was a member of the First Christian...
Jeff Shell
Sep 6, 2019
Mr. Robert Jeffery Shell, age 64, of Fulton, KY passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019 at his home.
Mr. Shell was born August 2, 1955 to the late Hubbard Shell and Thelma Cavashere Shell, he had been employed as a columnist for the Hickman County Times in Clinton, KY.
Mr. Shell is survived by his four children Michelle Kathleen...
Jerry Ray Granger
Sep 5, 2019
Mr. Jerry Ray Granger, age 64, of the Moscow community near Clinton,KYpassed away on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at his home. He was bornon October 7, 1954 in Jonesboro, AR.
Jerry was a member of the Moscow Baptist Church and was an employeeof the Hickman County Road Department where he worked in road construction. He had lived in the Moscow...
Nathan Johnson, Jr.
Sep 2, 2019
Mr. Nathan Johnson, Jr., age 88, of Hickman, KY, passed away at Baptist Health Paducah on Monday, September 2, 2019.
He was born on May 31, 1931 and worked many years as a self employed carpenter. He was member of the East Baptist Church in Hickman, KY and also a veteran of the United States Army.
Mr. Johnson was preceded...
Kenneth "Kennie" Donoho
Aug 25, 2019
Mr. Kenneth "Kennie" Donoho, age 78, of Palmersville, TN passed away Sunday,August 25, 2019 at the Henry County Medical Center in Paris, TN.
Kennie was a born on March 8, 1941 in St. Clair, MI to the lateHarvey Clinton and Virginia Earl Griffith Donoho.
He was a member of the Old Bethel Baptist Church and retired from the...
Patsy A. Smith
Aug 21, 2019
Mrs. Patsy A. Smith, age 69, of Clinton, KY passed Wednesday, August 21, 2019at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, KY.
Patsy was born on December 2, 1949 in Obion Co., TN to the late Edward O. andVera M. Tucker Baker.
She was of the Methodist faith and worked in housekeeping at Fulton Nursing and Rehab. She lived all of...
Phillip Williams
Aug 15, 2019
Phillip Brent Williams, age 42, of Hickman, KY passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City, TN.
He was employed as a logistics manager for the Frazier Industrial in Dyersburg, TN. Phillip loved Hickman and had served as city commissioner for twelve years. He was Hickman’s Mayor Pro Tem. Phillip also had been...

Harper Elise Lane
Aug 15, 2019
Harper Elise Lane, infant daughter of Justin and Katie Lane of South Fulton, TN passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at the Norton’s Children’s Hospital in Louisville, KY. She was born on August 14, 2019 at 12:33 AM. She passed away in the arms of her parents.
Miss Harper is survived by her twin sister; Rowan Elisabeth Lane; paternalgrandparents,...
Betty Sue Sutton
Aug 9, 2019
Mrs. Betty Sue Bondurant Sutton, age 83, of South Fulton, TN passed away Friday, August 9, 2019 at the West TN Volunteer Healthcare Hospital in Martin, TN.
Mrs. Sutton was born in Fulton County KY. August 29, 1935 to the late Odell and Lillian Gregory and she was raised by the late Grace Parton.
She was a member of Union...
James "Jim" Fortner
Aug 6, 2019
Bro. James “Jim” F. Fortner of Dyer, TN, formerly of Hickman went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 6, 2019.
Bro. Jim was a Baptist minister for 47 years, serving as pastor of Midway Baptist Church near Hickman twice, Emmanuel Baptist Church in Murray, KY and Bible Baptist Church in Eddyville, KY during his ministry. ...
Ruby E. Wiggins
Aug 6, 2019
Mrs. Ruby Elizabeth Wiggins, age 94, of Water Valley, KY passed awayon Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Fulton Nursing & Rehab. She was born on August 12, 1924 in Fulton, KY to the late Roy Ezra Boaz and Dicie Jane Russell Boaz West.
Mrs. Ruby was a member of the Water Valley Baptist Church and hadworked as a sewing machine...
Charles Richard Akers
Aug 3, 2019
Mr. Charles Richard Akers, age 83, of Fulton, KY passed away Saturday,August 3, 2019 at the Fulton Nursing and Rehab Center in Fulton, KY.
Charles was born August 30, 1935 in Boone County, WV to the lateDavid Baxter and Nessel Wallen Akers.
He was a member of the Twin City Assembly of God and was a UnitedStates Marine Corps veteran...
Lyman H. Meador
Jul 28, 2019
Mr. Lyman H. Meador, age 75, of South Fulton, TN passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019 at his residence.
Lyman was born on September 3, 1943 in Black Oak, AR to the late James Elbert and Opal Alley Meador. He was the valedictorian of his high school class of 1961 in Cash, AR.
He was of the Baptist faith and...
William Moss Kimbell
Jul 24, 2019
Mr. William Moss Kimbell, age 90, of Fulton, KY passed away on Wednesday,July 24, 2019 at his home.
William Moss was born on December 26, 1928 in Hickman County, KY to the late William Derren and Laverne Humphreys Kimbell.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Fulton where he had served as a deaconand a Sunday School...
Gerold Dunnagan
Jul 22, 2019
Mr. Gerold Dunnagan , 86, of Hickman, Ky died on July 22, 2019 at the Spring Creek Nursing Home in Murray, KY.
Mr. Gerold retired from the US Air Force after 20 years service. He then worked as a towboat engineer for the McAlister Towing Company until he retired. He was a member of the East Baptist Church.
Mr. Dunnagan...