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Velma Louise Gaines Hamock (May 25, 1910 – October 3, 2000) was an American funeral home owner in Paducah, Kentucky.In 1949 she inherited the business, at one time the only African-American owned funeral home in the city, after the death of her husband A. Z. Hamock.
Hamock put the preserved body of Atkins on occasional display at the funeral home; he mostly stored it in a closet. [2] He did not charge a fee for viewers. Washed away by waters of the Ohio River during the Paducah flood of 1937 , Speedy's body was recognized and returned to Hamock at his funeral home.
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People from Paducah, Kentucky, by occupation (3 C) Pages in category "People from Paducah, Kentucky" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total.
A Kentucky judge whom authorities said was fatally shot by a sheriff last week was remembered Sunday as a pioneer who fought against opioid addiction and favored treatment over jail for low-level ...
Stanley is an unincorporated community in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. Its zip code was 42375, but its post office closed in 1997. Its zip code was 42375, but its post office closed in 1997.
George Rogers Clark was born on November 19, 1752, in Albemarle County, Virginia, near Charlottesville, the hometown of Thomas Jefferson. [5] [6] He was the second of ten children borne by John and Ann Rogers Clark, who were Anglicans of English and possibly Scottish descent.
The Paducah Sun is a daily newspaper in Paducah, Kentucky, owned by the family-run Paxton Media Group. The paper was formerly known as the Paducah Sun-Democrat. The publisher is Bill Evans. Matt Jones is the general manager. The Sun is the most-read newspaper in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase region. The newspaper's combined online and print ...