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Lemmah Waddy Obituary

LEDBETTER - Lemmah Inez Waddy, 90, of Ledbetter, passed away at 5:53 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, at her residence.

Mrs. Waddy was a office clerk at Modine Manufacturing and she was of the Baptist faith.

She is survived by her two daughters, Sheila Davis of Ledbetter, Lisa (Tony) Barton of Ledbetter; two grandchildren, Daniel (Kristy) Waddy, Jennifer Davis; three great-grandchildren, J.T. Waddy, Mason Waddy, Matthew Jaques; several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John "Pete" Waddy; parents, Russell Vernon Fiers and Dora Dean (Doyle) Fiers; one brother, Russell Deon Fiers.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at Hughes Funeral Home in Paducah with Rex Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Ledbetter.

Visitation will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions made to the Alzheimer's Association, Greater Kentucky and Southern Indiana Chapter Kaden Tower, .6100 Dutchmans Lane Ste 401, Louisville, KY 40205-3284.

You may leave a message of sympathy or light a memorial candle at hughesfuneral.com.

Hughes Funeral Home of Paducah is in charge of arrangements.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Paducah Sun on Aug. 7, 2024.

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Judith Wasko , President Livingston Co Historical Society

August 7, 2024

Sending condolences to family. Lemmah was a sweet lady! Grateful for the support and encouragement she gave to the Livingston County Historical Society. She was a longtime member. We will miss her.

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Hughes Funeral Home

2975 Old Husbands Road, Paducah, KY 42003

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9

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2:00 p.m.

Hughes Funeral Home

2975 Old Husbands Road, Paducah, KY 42003

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