Barbara Louise Wilson King, age 85, of Paducah, passed away on Saturday September 4, 2021 at her residence.
Barbara was born in Paducah on October 10, 1935 to the late Gilbert and Era Nell McNabb Wilson. She was a member of Reidland Baptist Church. Barbara owned and operated her own business, Pandemos Systems Hair Salon. In her free time, she loved to spend time landscaping, both designing and installation. She also enjoyed ballroom dancing and playing cards with family and friends. Barbara always had a great sense of adventure and loved to try new things. She loved the outdoors and would often go hiking and even tried snorkeling for the first time recently. Barbara was extremely family oriented and it began as a child with her being the oldest of seven siblings. She was generous with her time when it came to her family and was the most loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Barbara is survived by her husband of five years, Tommy King of Paducah; one daughter, Teresa Dawson Grubbs of Paducah; one son, Randy Dawson (Wendy) of Saint George, Utah; three sisters, Shirley Binford (Dale), Virginia Perdue (Ernest) and Retha Chambers (Jeff), all of Paducah; three brothers, Ray Wilson of Symsonia, David Wilson (Denise) of Paducah and Harold Wilson (Gregg Page) of Tampa, Florida; two grandchildren, Leah Taylor of Paducah and Hunter Grubbs (Jordan) of Nashville, Tennessee; and two great-grandchildren, Ace Taylor and Brooks Taylor.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
A memorial service for Barbara will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Paducah with Bro. Rob Ison officiating.
Visitation will be held from 12:00 PM until the service time of 2:00 PM at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may be made in memory of Barbara Louise King to the American Cancer Society: PO Box 22478 Oklahoma City, OK 73123
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