Don L. Alexander, 72, of Paducah, formerly of Marshall County, passed away at 12:46 pm on Friday, June 19, 2020 at Baptist Health Paducah.
Don was a retired diesel mechanic for Swinford Trucking, a huge University of Kentucky Basketball fan and he was of the Pentecostal Faith.
He is survived by his two daughters, Darlene Wring and husband, Kevin of Salem; Kaye McDonald and husband, Roger of Tiline; three sisters, Lena Smith of Paducah, Alice Reaves of Paducah; and Judy Jones of Reidland; six grandchildren, Wesley Wring, Eli Wring, Isaac Wring, Kristen McIntosh, Brittany McCarley, and Rodney McDonald; six great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Alexander and Amy Clark Alexander; five sisters, Louise Frizzell, Dorothy Sims, Mary Riley, Loretta Reed, and Shirley Wright; and two brothers, James ‘J.W.” Alexander, and Robert Earl Alexander Sr.
A funeral service for Don is scheduled for 1:00 pm on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at Miner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with Rev. Dwight Smith and Rev. Cathy Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Mullinax Cemetery in Marshall County.
Visitation for Don will be from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Monday, June 22, 2020 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah.
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