Find A Grave - McCracken County

Atkins, Charles Henry 'Speedy' b. 1873 d. May 27, 1928
American Folk Figure. Not much is known about the life of "Speedy" Atkins. He was born in Tennessee and moved to Kentucky to find work. He settled in downtown Paducah, Kentucky as an hourly employee at a plant with ties to the tobacco industry. He gained the nickname "Speedy" because of his speed at working in tobacco. He was single without known relatives and befriended Funeral Home attendent A. Z. Hamock who, at the time, owned the city's only African-American Funeral Home. In May of 1928...[Read More] (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Maplelawn Park Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Barkley, Alben William b. November 24, 1877 d. April 30, 1956
U.S. Vice President, U.S. Senator, U.S. Congressman, Judge, Attorney. Born in a log cabin near Lowes in Graves County, Kentucky, he attended the public schools and graduated from Marvin College at Clinton, Kentucky in 1897. Barkley began to study law and attended Emory College in Georgia and the University of Virginia Law School which he graduated from in 1901. He was admitted to the bar the same year and practiced as an attorney in Paducah, Kentucky. He became the Prosecuting Attorney of...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
Mount Kenton Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Plot: Section C, Plots 69-72, Space D
Boyd, Linn b. November 22, 1800 d. December 17, 1859
Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Campbell, Sara b. April 24, 1890 d. November 18, 1965
Poet, Author, Flag Designer. She wrote the book "Idlewild, A Book Of Verse". In 1931, she designed the Paducah, Kentucky's official flag and gained the Nickname "The Betsy Ross of Paducah". (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury b. June 23, 1876 d. 1944
Humorist. Born in Paducah, Kentucky, he made his mark as a columnist in New York. He wrote over 60 books, but is probably best known for his humorous tales of Kentucky first seen in a collection of stories about a shrewd but kindly Kentucky judge in "Old Judge Priest" in 1915. Among his other books are "Speaking of Operations," "Back Home" and "Red Likker." (Bio by: Iola)
Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Plot: Old section, Myrtle Avenue, Grave 1
Hadley, Nicole b. August 3, 1983 d. December 1, 1997
Murder Victim. One of three students who were gunned down in the lobby of Heath High School in Paducah, Kentucky, before classes began on December 1, 1997. Their assailant was Michael Carneal, a fellow classmate. Nicole's organs were given to numerous patient's across the country and the song "Nicole Hadley's Heart" is dedicated to her in honor of her heart being donated to a heart patient in Kentucky.
Cause of death: Murdered
Woodlawn Memorial Gardens , Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Hamock, Velma Louise b. May 25, 1910 d. October 3, 2000
Businesswoman. The widow of A.Z. Hamock, she took over Hamock's Funeral Home when her husband died and gained custody of "Speedy" Atkins' mummy. She was inducted into the Paducah Hall of Fame, considered one of the Outstanding Black Women of Paducah, Duchess of Paducah, and Kentucky's first black female Kentucky Colonel. She was featured along with Speedy Atkins on "That's Incredible" and "Ripley's Believe It Or Not". Her name is also listed in the Oxford Who's Who of Extraordinary...[Read More] (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Heath High School Memorial [memorial] d. December 1, 1997
This memorial was erected in the memory of Kayce Steger, Jessica James, and Nicole Hadley, who were killed when fellow classmate Michael Carneal opened fire on a prayer group on the morning of December 1, 1997 at the school.
Heath High School grounds, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Hendrick, John Kerr b. October 10, 1849 d. June 20, 1921
U.S. Congressman, Attorney. Born in Caswell County, North Carolina, he moved to Logan County, Kentucky with his parents when he was a child and later resettled in Todd County. After receiving an education at private schools in Todd County, he attended Bethel College in Russellville, Kentucky where he graduated in 1869. He then moved to Crittenden County, taught school while studying law, and also served as deputy sheriff. Hendrick moved to Livingston County in 1871 to study law under his uncle...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
Maplelawn Park Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Plot: Sec A, Lot 22, gr 1
James, Jessica b. December 10, 1979 d. December 1, 1997
One of three students who were gunned down in the lobby of Heath High School before classes began on December 1, 1997. Their assailant was Michael Carneal, a fellow classmate.
Cause of death: murdered
Brooks Memorial Park, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Nix, Col. Evitte Dumas b. September 19, 1861 d. February 4, 1946
US Marshal. The son of a Confederate army officer, he moved to Guthrie, Oklahoma in 1889. He ran a grocery store before he was appointed the first United States marshal over the lawless Oklahoma Territory by President Grover Cleveland. Nix hired the famous Three Guardsmen (Bill Tilghman, Heck Thomas, and Chris Madsen) and supervised over 150 lawmen. During his 3 years as marshal, he and his deputies recorded over 50,000 arrests and the killing of some 47 criminals, including Red Buck...[Read More] (Bio by: RonMac)
Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Plot: section 48 lot 11 old section
Saunders, Reuben b. 1808 d. 1891
Physician and Grandfather of Irvin Cobb. He discovered that the hypodermic use of morphine-atropine halted cholera during the Paducah, Kentucky epidemic of 1873. He was also the first to advocate fresh air for pneumonia and tuberculosis. He was honored by Medical Associations in both the United States and Europe. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Scopes, John T. b. August 3, 1900 d. October 21, 1970
He was a sports coach and substitute schoolteacher at Rhea County High School, Tennessee, who was charged with having broke a state law by teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in a high school biology class. This culminated in the famous 'Monkey Trial' of 1925, in which William Jennings Bryan was one of the assisstant prosecutors. The prosecution team was led by Thomas A. Stewart. There were many lawyers defending Scopes including Darrow, Neal, Arthur Garfield, Hay, Dudley Malone to name a...[Read More]
Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Plot: Section 7, Lot #104
Steger, Kayce b. September 27, 1982 d. December 1, 1997
One of three students who were gunned down in the lobby of Heath High School before classes began on December 1, 1997. Their assailant was Michael Carneal, a fellow classmate.
Cause of death: murdered
Mount Zion (Bethel) Baptist Church Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Wheeler, Charles Kennedy b. 1863 d. 1933
US Congressman. Elected to represent Kentucky's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1897 to 1903.
Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA

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