The obituaries below are sourced from local funeral homes – Blalock-Coleman Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Imes Funeral Home & Crematory and J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services – and are updated by 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily, including weekends and holidays. To read the full obituary, please click on the decedent’s name.
January 14, 1957 – March 11, 2025
Mrs. Patricia L. Dykes, 68 of Hardin, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation, Calvert City, Ky.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time, at Blalock-Coleman Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
Nov. 24, 1946 – March 11, 2025
Ms. Billie Ruth Reed, age 78, of Murray, Kentucky, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, Kentucky.
Arrangements are currently incomplete at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
July 10, 1944 — March 10, 2025
Mr. Clifton Junior Pittman, age 80, of Murray, Kentucky, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025, at his home.
A public graveside service will be held on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the Hicks Cemetery. John Dale will officiate, and burial will follow. There will be no public visitation.
Expressions of sympathy can be made to the Anna Mae Owen Hospice House, 803 Poplar Street, Murray, Kentucky 42071 or to the Shriners Children’s Hospital, Shriners Children’s Lexington, 110 Conn Terrace, Lexington, Kentucky 40508.
J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.
d. March 10, 2025
Mr. William “Dale” Stallins, age 54, of Murray, Kentucky, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025, at his home.
Arrangements are currently incomplete at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.
Sept. 28, 1988 – March 6, 2025
Mr. David Joseph Fredholm, 36 of Murray, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2025, at his home.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time at Blalock-Coleman Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
d. March 9, 2025
Mr. Richard Fuller, age 96, of Murray, Kentucky passed away Sunday, March 9, 2025, at Brookdale Senior Living in Murray.
Arrangements are currently incomplete at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.
March 22, 1950 – March 7, 2025
William (Bill) Schell, Jr. (age 74) died in the early hours of Friday, March 7th 2025 at Baptist Health Paducah.
Visitation will be Sunday, March 16th, 2025 from 1-3 PM at the Heritage Chapel of Imes Funeral Home, 1804 Highway 121 Bypass North in Murray with a service to follow at 3 PM. There will be a celebration of life for Bill at a time that will be determined later.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the following:
Garysburg United Methodist Church: The United Methodist Foundation, 700 Waterfield Ridge PI, Garner NC 27529, Memo line: GCCA/Bill Schell
Murray Tiger Band: Murray Tiger Band Boosters, PO BOX 323, Murray, KY 42071
Sierra Club: Sierra Club Foundation, 2101 Webster St. Suite 1250, Oakland, CA 94612
Imes Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Aug. 21, 1953 – March 2, 2025
Mrs. Shelia Spiceland, age 71, of Murray, Kentucky passed away on Monday, March 3, 2025, at the TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 9, 2025, at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services with Russ Crosswhite and John Dale officiating. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 9, 2025, at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
Expressions of sympathy can be made to the Calloway County Humane Society, 607 Poplar St. # A, Murray, Kentucky 42071 or to the Murray-Calloway County Animal Shelter, 81 Shelter Lane, Murray, Kentucky 42071.
J.H. Churchill Funeral Home and Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.
April 19, 1941 – March 4, 2025
Mrs. Linda Jane Lilly, age 83, of Murray, Kentucky, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at The Farms of Puryear in Puryear, Tennessee.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, March 7, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Her son, Ralph Lilly will officiate, and burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in L.B.L. Visitation will be held prior to the funeral service on Friday, March 7, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
J.H. Churchill Funeral Home and Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.
June 13, 1949 – March 2, 2025
Suzanne (Morton) Stover, 75, of Murray passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at Spring Creek Nursing and Rehab in Murray, KY.
A graveside service will be held on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. at the Hickman City Cemetery in Hickman, KY with burial to follow. Visitation will be held prior to the graveside service on Thursday, March 6, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
Expressions of sympathy can be made to the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House, 803 Poplar Street, Murray, Kentucky 42071.
The J.H. Churchill Funeral Home and Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.
April 9, 1926 – March 3, 2025
Mr. Joseph Thomas Schaefer, 98, of Buchanan, TN, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2025 at Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House.
No services are planned.
Imes Funeral Home is entrusted with caring for his family.
May 15, 1953 – March 2, 2025
Mr. Robert “Bud” Myrick, age 71, of Almo, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Murray Calloway County Hospital.
Private family services will be held.
Expressions of sympathy can go to the National Parkinsons Foundation 200 SE 1st. Street, Suite 800 Miami, Fl. 33131 or Tunnel to Towers Foundation 2361 Hylan Blvd. Stanton Island, New York 10306.
J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.
Charles “Buzzy” Tigrett Wicker
April 3, 1959 – March 1, 2025
Mr. Charles “Buzzy” T. Wicker, 65 of Murray, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Murray Calloway County Hospital.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to The Foundation at Murray Calloway County Hospital, Memo: Jan Weaver Music and Memory, 803 Poplar Street, Murray, KY 42071.
A memorial visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 from 12 PM until 2 PM at Imes Funeral Home, 311 N. 4th St., Murray, KY 42071.
Imes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
