Kathy White Obituary
Kathy Jean Tucker White, 71, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky died at 10:40 a.m., Friday, November 14, 2025 at Jennie Stuart Medical Center in Hopkinsville.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at Hughart , Beard & Giles Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Humphries officiating. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 12:00 p.m. until the funeral hour at the funeral home. Hughart, Beard & Giles Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
A native of Hopkinsville, Kentucky she was born on February 3, 1954 the daughter of Emma Grace Shelby Tucker of Allegre, Kentucky and the late Raymond Roll Tucker.
She was a member of Sinking Fork Baptist Church and was a seamstress for Flynn Enterprises and a cook for the Christian County School System.
Survivors in addition to her mother include her sons: Ricky Lee Powell of Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Robert Dale (Janet) Powell of Hopkinsville, Kentucky; her sisters, Carolyn Trent of Hopkinsville, KY, Sue Rucker of Pembroke, KY and Nancy Robertson of Allegre, KY; her grandchildren, Hailey Renee Powell and Faythe Noelle Powell.
2504 South Virginia Street, Hopkinsville, KY 42240
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