Carol McKinney Mathis, age 76 of Paducah, Kentucky, passed away at 9:46 A.M. Sunday, January 8, 2023 at Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center.
Carol was born in McCracken County, Kentucky on Wednesday, November 13, 1946 to Emory “Pete” and Catherine McKinney. She was an employee of Heil Beauty Supply and a member of St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church. She was part of the last graduating class at St. Mary Academy before it became St. Mary High School. She was a former volunteer at the St. Vincent de Paul store, was an avid reader and loved spending time with her friends at the senior citizens center.
Ms. Mathis is survived by her daughters, Tracey Larrison (Jeff) and Stephanie Smith (Chris), all of Paducah; her brother Joe McKinney of Paducah; her grandchildren, Ashley Eison (Courtney), Jacob Larrison (Kayla) and Tatum Smith; her great grandchildren, Carter and Grace Eison, Jaden Larrison, Christopher Hack, Chase Smith, Amalee Nelson and Arya Smith; former sisters-in-law, Linda Reynolds of Mayfield, Ann Logan of Liberty, Indiana, along with several nieces and nephews.
Ms. Mathis was preceded in death by her parents, Emory Dean McKinney and Catherine Elizabeth Langston McKinney; her sisters, Phyllis McCutchen Baker, Kaye Haas and Mary Patricia McKinney; her brothers, Thomas Dean McKinney and Robert Steven McKinney.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with Fr. Basilio Az Cuc officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5:00-6:00 P.M. Tuesday January 10, 2023 at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the National Kidney Foundation, 250 E. Liberty St. Suite 710, Louisville, KY 40202 or Lourdes Hospice Foundation, 1530 Lone Oak Road, Paducah, KY 42003.
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