Martha Lawrence Roof, 102, passed away peacefully at 5:05 p.m. on Monday, July 16, 2018 at Calvert City Convalescent Center with her family at her bedside.
Mrs. Roof was born in Paducah, KY on March 16, 1916. Her parents were A.W. and Hope Lawrence. Martha attended the Paducah City Schools and graduated from Augusta Tilghman High School. She continued her education at the University of Kentucky where she received her degree in Latin and French. She was a homemaker most of her life… but started out as a worker at the I.C. Hospital in Paducah. She later worked as a bookkeeper at Allied Furniture. She was a long time devoted member of Immanuel Baptist Church.
Mrs. Roof is survived by her son, Mark (Bonnye) Roof of Reidland, KY; grandchildren, Stacy (Jason) Davis of Murray, KY, Justin Roof of Georgetown, KY; great granddaughter, Gabriella Roof of Murray, KY; nephews, John (Jackie) Roof of Paducah, KY, Randy Martin of Lewisville, NC; nieces, Claire Miller of Paducah, KY, Bobbi Lawrence and Beth Valade of Milton, FL, June (George) Martin of Stuarts Draft, VA, Clara Calloway and Joan Martin of Sterling Heights, MI, Erin Martin of Huntington Beach, CA; great nieces, Caitlin Miller of Bowling Green, KY, Isabel Roof of Paducah, KY, Amy Calloway of Sterling Heights, MI, Rachel and Sara Martin of Lewisville, NC; great nephew, Nik Roof of Paducah, KY, Chris Calloway of Sterling Heights, MI, Tyler Martin of Lewisville, NC.
Martha was preceded in death by her husband, W.J. “Bill” Roof Jr; her parents; one brother, Albert Wayne Lawrence; a niece and a nephew.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with Rev. Brittany Riddle officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
Visitation in her honor will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the service hour of 12:00 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to, Immanuel Baptist Church, 3465 Buckner Lane, Paducah, KY 42001.