John Michael Carpenter, 71, of Paducah, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2020 at Baptist Health Paducah.
Mr. Carpenter was a retired chemical salesman with ZEP Chemical Company. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and a member of the Triangle Fishing Club. John competed annually at Barbacue on the River with the Buzzard Brothers BBQ and was known to have a great a singing voice.
John is survived by his wife, Laurel Schamburg Carpenter; two sons, Aaron Carpenter and Daniel Carpenter both of Murray; three sisters, Linda Carpenter-Aaron of Los Angeles, California, Barbara Rankin of Paducah and Susan Raskin of Yorktown, New York; his nieces and nephews, Jon Mullins, Travis Rankin, Matthew Rankin, Alexandra Packham, Rachel Raskin, Cara Raskin, Samuel Hadfield, Laura Oswald, Brent Schaumburg and Evan Schaumburg.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John Elmer Carpenter and Roseanna Beatty Carpenter.
A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Paducah with Pastor David Appold officiating.
Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 and from 10:00 a.m. until the service hour of 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Paducah.
In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to, Community Kitchen, 1237 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Paducah, KY 42001.