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TITLE My Hero: Ken Wheeler, Mariner-at-Large Trail of Trees/White Christmas Ball Wrap My Provider: Planning Your Estate Living Fossil Tips For Better Sleep But I’ve Got Insurance Be Prepared;·Do a Good Turn Daily My Health: Path to New You How often do you laugh in a day? Poetry Corner Senior Spotlight:· A Novel Life, Linda Reeder Checkmate! Taming Urinary Incontinence Uncomfortable Conversations: Senior Drivers Care Directory, Lavender Pages for Seniors
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Ken Wheeler, Mariner-at-Large rience creating working drawings for construction of a new factory in southern Texas. 1956 was eventful for Wheeler. He was one of ten mechanical engineers in SMU’s second graduating class. And he married Jean, a Texas girl who “blinded (him) in both eyes.” After meeting on a blind date, they did not see each other for a year.
Anticipating a two-to-threemonth assignment overseeing his employer’s purchase of a local maritime company, Ken Wheeler arrived in Paducah for the first time in 1981. More than four decades later, he’s still here, and still having an impact. Just like the boats, barges and nuclear submarines he built, Ken Wheeler continues making waves and leaving a better Paducah in his wake. This is a love story. Not between a man and a woman—although a lengthy marriage underpins this tale— but between a man and a town.
Graduating just as the Cold War was ramping up—a time of threats and propaganda between the U.S. and Soviet Union without open warfare— companies were eager to hire newly-minted engineers. Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi was one of them. Ingalls had earned a fine reputation during World War II as a builder of cargo ships and vessels. With Wheeler on board, Ingalls was about to enter uncharted territory—it had bid to build some of America’s first nuclear submarines which, along with Tritan missiles and B-52 bombers, would become America’s Cold War defense.
Ken Wheeler was born the only child of an Oklahoma postal clerk in 1933. His hometown had a sliver of river with no maritime commerce—ironic considering Wheeler’s lengthy and diverse career in and on the water. Determined their son would receive a good education, his parents scrimped and saved to pay Wheeler’s freshman year college tuition. Wheeler paid the rest.
Wheeler spent a year at Ingalls before going to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to earn a master’s degree in nuclear engineering in a program designed by Admiral Hyman G. Rickover—known as the “Father of the Nuclear Navy” and a tough taskmaster. Upon completing his master’s, Wheeler spent 6 months learning how to build a naval vessel. He then returned to the Pascagoula shipyard and joined the nuclear group where Ingalls would ultimately build 13 submarines.
He enrolled in a work-study program at Southern Methodist University’s newly established engineering school in Dallas, Texas. From childhood, Wheeler needed to know how things worked. He took everything apart and reassembled some, dreaming of becoming a mechanical engineer. In his sophomore year—one of the school’s handful of professors who also ran a private engineering firm— trained Wheeler as a draftsman in addition to his regular coursework, giving him real-world expe-
Reporting directly to Admiral Rickover, Wheeler, as a team leader, played a major role in building a nuclear power plant aboard the “USS Sculpin,” one of America’s first nuclear-powered subs. Each team leader wrote a weekly report to Admiral Rickover identifying errors made and fixes applied. The goal was to be excused from the exercise— meaning you had no errors to report. As a test
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engineer, Wheeler’s signature of approval was one of four, including Rickover’s shipyard representative, required on every step in the 18-month project. Rickover met with Wheeler frequently and was aboard during five to six days of initial sea trials. Wheeler described Rickover as “all business. He didn’t intentionally intimidate people, he just wanted to see what you were made of.” To meet the Navy’s exacting demands for both quality and quantity, and to satisfy Rickover, the sub had to run silent and remain submerged for months at a time. Increasing depth to avoid detection of each sub’s unique signature was a significant challenge—something with which the Soviets had experience.
Wheeler arrived knowing no one and expecting the prior owner to transfer company assets but continue handling day-to-day operations. That did not happen. Wheeler’s two-to-three-month assignment lasted 42 years. Someone in Paducah learned Wheeler had worked on nuclear subs. Unfounded rumors spread that he was in town to build a nuclear towboat. While the towing industry is searching for better ways to power towboats and reduce carbon emissions, nuclear power isn’t being considered. Reducing/Eliminating carbon emissions is being met in other ways.
As the Cold War lessened, the Navy’s demand for nuclear ships eased. Still fascinated by the water, Wheeler left Ingalls to join a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, firm to build river barges. His new employer, Midland Enterprises, thought it could control rail, truck and barge lines—an idea that ultimately put it out of business.
Wheeler had been in Paducah five years before Jean, his wife, joined him. She had stayed in Louisiana completing a psychology degree at LSU before moving to Paducah. Once they were both in town, they enjoyed the lakes and Jean built a successful career as a realtor. When Ken retired in 1998, the couple decided to remain in Paducah. They briefly considered moving, but were happy and stayed put. In 2018, Jean died at the age of 84 after a multi-year bout with Alzheimer’s. In her honor, Wheeler supports the search for an Alzheimer’s cure. A voracious reader, Jean coveted her British Museum Library card which one of their two daughters retains today.
In 1981, Wheeler was Vice President of Port Allen Marine— across from Baton Rouge— when he was sent to Paducah to oversee transfer of Walker Boatyard/R&W Marine, a local company it had just acquired.
Never an Outsider Wheeler never felt like an outsider in Paducah. Finding the town walkable, he often made efficient use of his lunchbreak— get a haircut, go to the bank, eat lunch—all in an hour. On one
For Wheeler, the nuclear aspect was both challenging and thrilling. He deems the nuclear industry the safest in the U.S. Its “culture of safety” means items are “over-designed to ensure they are sturdy enough to do the intended job.”
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walk back to the office, the late Henry Whitlow was watering plants outside his law firm at 300 Broadway. They exchanged pleasantries and Whitlow invited Wheeler in for a chat—that chance meeting turned into an all-afternoon visit and a longterm friendship. To Wheeler, that’s a positive of Paducah’s small-town atmosphere. Geography biggest driver for companies to locate in Paducah Paducah’s location at the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers, coupled with easy access to the Mississippi and Cumberland Rivers, explains the town’s appeal to the river industry. For example, Ingram Barge Company’s headquarters remains in Nashville, but it chose to create a center in Paducah which has become its major base of operation. Mayor Bill Paxton, Governor Ernie Fletcher, Wheeler and others worked with Ingram to facilitate the move. Since opening Ingram’s Paducah center, there are now 6,000 or more workers involved locally in some aspect of the maritime industry. Once Ingram launched its Paducah base, competitors from other riverports saw Paducah’s geographic appeal and opened shops here. It’s not just barge companies that have found a home in Paducah; support companies have settled here too, bringing with them new specialties like maritime law, marine insurance, and even medical professionals specializing in injuries unique to the river industry. According to Ingram’s website, it is “a leading carrier on America’s inland waterways” with a history going back to the 1850s, and more than 1,000 Ingram employees now based in Paducah. Wheeler figures as many as 100 smaller, specialized companies servicing the river industry have landed in Paducah employing several thousand workers. Lest we forget, Petter Supply, founded in 1890 and still going strong, began as a ship’s chandler (warehouse) when sternwheelers plied the rivers. Recruiting River Employees Maintaining a steady workforce of towboat employees is challenging partially due to the disappearance of multigenera-
tional river families. At one time, the family patriarch worked on the river, as did his sons, and grandsons, etc. That’s still true to an extent, but many recent graduates find career paths off the river more appealing. Many may not realize a student can graduate high school, immediately earn a living wage working on the river, and, in six to eight years, have progressed to earning a six-figure income. Wheeler is impressed by the caliber and dedication of Paducah’s maritime workforce, finding them always to be enthusiastic and hard-working. Noting the shrinking number of river employees and the intense competition to hire them, Wheeler suggests one way of turning the tide may be introducing sixth, seventh and eighth graders to the river industry as a viable career choice to seriously explore, not just to see as an alternative or job of last resort. Pay, while good, is not the only draw. Onboard crew amenities rival 4-star hotel accommodations and chef-quality food. The river industry’s “roustabout” persona is a thing of the past and jobs are available for both men and women. Ingram introduces third graders to the river industry through its “Skippers program” at the Inland Waterways Museum. That’s not to say everything is rosy. The work is highly demanding and occurs no matter the weather. Adjusting to the unusual work schedule—28 days on the boat followed by 28 days off—is stressful and may be a drawback for some. Vessel crews are away from home a month at a time working 12-hour days. Email and cell phones have improved frequency of communication. And, when a family needs help during an emergency, the Seaman’s Church Institute and the employee’s company are available to assist. The team approach is not taken lightly on the water. Wheeler explained, “a towboat’s total crew is just eight or nine people. When the crew functions as a team, they know each other’s strengths and work miracles.” Seaman’s Church Institute (SCI) Wheeler explained SCI’s name.
In the early 1800’s, New York was a bustling harbor. The 200-300 sailors employed on each vessel were prohibited from coming ashore for fear they would jump ship. Around 1815, SCI was born when the Episcopal Church formed an Institute to hold church services aboard ships in New York harbor. When ships switched from coal to steam, crews shrank, and a hotel built to house sailors closed. Wanting to continue its 200-year mission of serving mariners, SCI switched its focus and searched for property allowing access to workers on inland waterways and towboats. SCI’s Paducah presence is purely coincidental. A member of Paducah’s Industrial Developmental Authority was making cold calls in New York City. That same day, an Episcopal Priest from New York called Paducah asking about the area. A meeting was hastily arranged on New York’s waterfront for the industry recruiter and Priest to meet. Soon after that meeting, Wheeler hosted an event for river industry leaders in Paducah attended by a Senior Maritime Official for Inland Waterways and the industry recruiter. About the same time, the late Mayor Gerry Montgomery was trying to convince Bob Petter to remove an unsightly warehouse from the corner of Water Street and Kentucky Avenue. And, knowing it had to move away from New York due to a lack of sailors, SCI sent a Priest to Paducah to explore possible sites. The Priest was awed by the Petter site. In short order, Montgomery arranged to purchase the warehouse and lease it to SCI—where a white structure resembling a towboat now resides and shares a common wall with the Inland
Waterways Museum. SCI still has its headquarters in New York City and four centers around the U.S.—Port Newark, New Jersey; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Centers for Maritime Education in both Houston, Texas, and Paducah. When the Paducah Center was built, four “Vanderbilt windows” commissioned by William K. Vanderbilt, son of ‘Commodore’ Cornelius Vanderbilt, and stored in a SCI basement in NYC, were donated to the Paducah site and made part of the St. Nicholas Chapel. Those panels show Jesus encountering Apostles, seven of whom were mariners or fishermen. According to the Waterways Journal, Paducah’s SCI Center was the first to offer simulator training for the western rivers. It now trains 1,100 mariners annually in groups of 8-12 captains, pilots and mates. Small-group training reinforces the “teamwork” needed on barges. A single SCI class may have 200 years or more experience. Education According to Wheeler, “Western Kentucky has an outstanding array of educational resources, including public and private high schools, West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC), Murray State’s Paducah campus and the University of Kentucky’s
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many have a long-term job on graduation day. According to Wheeler, the UK-Paducah Engineering campus is unique. It boasts more research space than is available to students on UK’s Lexington campus; students can participate in NASA-funded projects; and smaller classes allow more individualized attention.
Paducah School of Engineering (UK-Paducah).” Wheeler is a 30year PJC Board member—short for Paducah Junior College—the private foundation helping support WKCTC. He also provides multiple scholarships to students in need of financial assistance at both WKCTC and UK-Paducah. His primary goal is to see kids succeed. Wheeler is dismayed by the emphasis placed on a few kids earning PhD’s at the expense of all children receiving a basic education, enabling all to move up the ladder. He believes more importance should be placed on a broad-based education rather than having kids narrow their career choices at an early age. The community college system has eased that concern by serving as a steppingstone to a four-year degree. Wheeler was integral to attracting UK-Paducah to the WKCTC campus. He had advised community colleges in both Pascagoula and Baton Rouge. It was only natural he would do the same in Paducah. He volunteered to help the college, joined its Board, and has proved to be an invaluable member. WKCTC is a three-time winner of the prestigious Aspen Institute Top 5 Community Colleges in America Award (chosen from nearly 1,000 campuses). Wheeler considers WKCTC a shining example of how smaller 03
communities can provide outstanding educational resources. He personally provides several scholarships to students needing financial assistance at both WKCTC and UK-Paducah. In a 1992 phone call with a superior, Steve Polston of Paducah Lockheed Martin floated the idea of developing engineers locally due to the difficulty recruiting essential employees. The uranium enrichment plant had a 15% annual turnover rate of engineers; Polston needed mechanical engineers—quickly—but he could not attract them resulting in a hastily concocted “mission impossible” plan to train them locally. Doors to the only engineering school in the nation located on a community college campus opened at WKCTC in 1998 and in Spring, 2023, the 500th engineering degree was conferred locally by UK. The Gaseous Diffusion Plant is now shuttered, but the local demand for engineers remains. The initial need was for mechanical engineers, but the Calvert City chemical complex now benefits from local students studying chemical engineering close to home. Area students may now earn a four-year degree from UK while living at home with their families and saving money on travel and lodging. About 90% of the students enrolled in the UK-Paducah engineering program have internships, are gathering real-world experience, and
Inland Waterways Museum (IWM) One of Wheeler’s passion projects is the River Heritage Center on Water Street. Opened in 2003, it is the predecessor of the River Discovery Center, rebranded in 2023 on its 20th anniversary, as the Inland Waterways Museum (IWM). The late Bill Dyer planted the seed for the museum by suggesting Paducah create a place to explore and explain the role of the rivers. Sen. Mitch McConnell lent his weight to the idea, and it became a reality, receiving federal assistance from “Saving America’s Treasures.” Currently undergoing a complete facelift with new exhibits and signage, a big draw of the IWM is the river pilot training simulator giving visitors the opportunity to pilot a virtual—but realistic—speed boat, towboat, or Coast Guard vessel. Propeller Club Wheeler’s work with the 98-yearold Propeller Club of the United States dovetails nicely with the IWM. This worldwide organization began as a lobbying group supporting federal legislation restricting movement of goods on domestic U.S. waters to U.S.-owned and headquartered companies. Stated otherwise, it restricts foreign competition on U.S. rivers and in coastal ports. Because the U.S. relies heavily on foreign products and food, the Propeller Club now has an international arm. Allowing only U.S. businesses to ply American waters because of the Jones Act increases operating costs, but less product is lost due to better-trained crews. During two years as the Propeller Club’s International President, Wheeler
visited some 80 ports, both domestic and overseas, confirming to him, “the world simply could not function today without its maritime commerce.” Charting the Future Wheeler believes Paducah needs at least one new major industry to replace jobs lost by closure of the Gaseous Diffusion Plant. The local Economic Development Authority is searching for a business to revitalize the USEC property which closed in the late 1990’s and will be in a clean-up phase for years to come. Creating a second riverport is a possibility. A $2 Million U.S. Department of Energy grant awarded in June 2023, will help find and develop companies to take Paducah/ McCracken County into the next decade and beyond. Wheeler suggested the new industry will likely be heavy manufacturing, or, because Paducah has a talented, dedicated workforce comfortable with nuclear energy, and has demonstrated its ability to work with both government and private industry, it could become a site for manufacturing small nuclear reactors. “Paducah is known as the “Hub of the Inland Waterways.” Its maritime industry will continue to grow as the world’s nations become more engaged with one another. Wheeler has played a significant role in developing Paducah’s maritime reputation. Retiring in 1998, business associations made during his work life keep him busy at age 90. While there’s no “big plan” on his drawing board today, he has no problem finding things to do. In 2000 he was honored for 42 years of service to Paducah’s river industry. His current business card blissfully reads, “Mariner-at-Large.” The best part of retirement for him—“Sitting back and seeing how the world works. It doesn’t necessarily work as we’d like, but it works well.” Ken Wheeler remains vibrant and active and is clearly a Paducah Hero. Written By Carol Ullerich
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The 2023 Trail of Trees and White Christmas Ball, in support of the Embracing the Aged Foundation, is done and dusted. November 30 at The Hotel 1857 was a glamorous night filled with laughter, silent and live auctions, grab bags, swag, photos, a decadent meal, and seasonal music from Prime Rib. A sold-out crowd learned the Foundation’s mission, and mixed and mingled throughout the evening.
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MY PROVIDER;·· WIENEKE ON ESTATE PLANNING Why Plan Your Estate? Estate planning is the process of arranging for distribution of your property upon your death by acting during your life. Actions include creating testamentary documents, such as a Last Will and Testament or Trust Agreement, and by completing beneficiary designation forms agreeing with your plan.
You designate distribution of assets that will be part of your probate estate under your Last Will and Testament. You also have ability to remove assets from your probate estate through use of beneficiary designations, lifetime transfers to Trust Agreements, owning property jointly with right of survivorship or lifetime gifting. Estate planning eliminates uncertainties over administration of your estate and can maximize value of your assets by reducing taxes and other expenses. Your plan will specify how you want your assets distributed upon death, making it easier for your loved ones to handle your affairs in a time of grief. In addition to providing guidelines and reducing expenses, family harmony can be maintained when your wishes are clear. Incapacity, whether physical or mental, is a concern as people live longer. Outside threats to resources also increase as people age. Estate planning includes proactively protecting yourself from incapacity by creating a Durable Power of Attorney and a Living Will Directive. Medicaid concerns often motivate people to gift assets to beneficiaries in advance, with or without contingencies such as family Trust Agreements. Estate planning is for everyone. Whether you are male or female; married, widowed, divorced, or single; middle class or wealthy; young or old – each individual and family benefits from estate planning. Depending on your life circumstances, the plan may be simple or complex. If you do not plan for distribution 05
of your estate, statutes in your state of residence will dictate what happens to your probate assets when you die. In Kentucky, the Kentucky Revised Statutes govern the handling of a deceased person’s estate in the case of intestacy (dying without a Will). After creditors are paid, the surviving spouse receives one-half (1/2) and onehalf (1/2) passes to surviving children (or grandchildren if a child predeceased), parents, or siblings. If there is no surviving spouse, the whole passes to surviving children (or grandchildren if a child predeceased), parents, or siblings. You are not obligated by law to name a family member in your Last Will and Testament. However, Kentucky law does not allow one spouse to disinherit the other without consent through a Prenuptial Agreement. Your estate plan is flexible. People often do not put their wishes on paper because they are undecided on certain items or are afraid their circumstances may change in the future. Your plan can be updated so long as you maintain mental capacity to update your documents. Terms of your Last Will and Testament and/or Trust Agreement can be as general or as specific as you wish.
on death beneficiary, and if so, who is designated to receive the asset upon your death.
Last Will & Testament Certain legal requirements must be met for a person to make a Last Will and Testament. The maker of a Will must be 18 years or older and be of sound mind and memory. A Will must be in writing, signed and dated by the maker and witnessed by two disinterested witnesses. The will must be witnessed in a special manner required by law, and notarized, to qualify as self-proving. A basic Last Will and Testament should do the following: 1) Name heirs to receive your probate property. 2) Identify what your heirs will receive from your probate estate, whether that be a general
percentage of total, a set dollar amount, or specific items. 3) State how your heirs will receive your probate property, either outright or as part of a testamentary Trust Agreement. 4) Appoint Executor to oversee settling and distributing your probate estate. 5) Appoint Trustee to manage any testamentary Trust Agreements. 6) Appoint legal Guardian for minor children or beneficiary with legal incapacity. 7) Additional provisions should be included to make settling your estate run smoothly, which will vary depending on your circumstances. When an estate plan is accomplished through drafting a Last
An Executor is appointed in a Last Will and Testament to manage the estate and oversee probate of the Will. A Trustee is appointed in a Trust Agreement to manage the trust assets for the benefit of the beneficiaries. If you do not create a Last Will and Testament and appoint your own Executor, anyone can petition to be appointed Administrator of your intestate estate after your death (with notice to your next of kin). When meeting with an attorney to discuss your estate plan, bring copies of current estate planning documents. A general listing of your assets and debts will also be helpful. The asset listing should specify whether the asset is owned by you individually or with others, whether it designates a beneficiary or pay
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tion rights a beneficiary has to trust income and principal. Trust Agreements can be created and funded while you are alive. A properly funded Trust Agreement can avoid probate, create privacy, and provide management control of assets. A Testamentary Trust Agreement can be created within your Last Will and Testament. A Testamentary Trust is not funded until your death. Trust Agreements can protect these beneficiaries: 1) Minor Children – Without a trust provision, a court proceeding is required to appoint a Conservator to oversee management of gift until child is 18.
your behalf as directed by terms of a document which becomes effective either upon signing OR upon your disability. It can grant an Agent broad power to act on your behalf or give powers limited to specific circumstances. “Durable” means the document remains in effect if you become disabled. The same Agent may manage health care and finances, or you may have a Power of Attorney for Healthcare and a separate Power of Attorney for Property. The Document must specify any and all powers you wish your Agent to have and must comply with state law. Having a Power of Attorney generally avoids need for a guardianship trial in event you become disabled.
LIVING WILL DIRECTIVE A Living Will Directive designates your Healthcare Surrogate to make certain health care decisions as directed in the document if you no longer have decisional capacity AND have a terminal condition OR are permanently unconscious. Designate in the document your feelings on end-of-life decisions: artificial life-prolonging treatment, artificially provided nutrition, hydration, and organ donation. Elizabeth Wieneke practices with the law firm of Whitlow, Roberts, Houston & Straub, PLLC, 300 Broadway, Paducah, KY 42001. She may be reached at ewieneke@whitlow-law.com or (270) 443-4516.
2) Disabled Child or Adult – Without a Special Needs Trust provision, your gift could cause disqualification of government benefits. 3) Spouses – Spouse can use trust provision to designate distribution of his or her separate property. Will and Testament, probate is opened by filing the Will and a Petition with the District Court in the county where the decedent resided at death. The following assets are part of the probate estate: assets owned by deceased alone that did not name a designated beneficiary; property held as co-tenants without survivorship; and assets naming deceased’s estate as beneficiary. In Kentucky and Illinois, probate is not something to avoid in general. A filing fee is required. Estate must be kept open at least 6 months by statute. Funds can be accessed during that time for payment of estate expenses. Partial distribution can be made to heirs if Executor deems appropriate. Trust Agreement Trust Agreements are created for various reasons and are useful estate planning tools. A Trust Agreement is created by a Grantor, with a Trustee being appointed to hold and manage trust property for benefit of named beneficiaries. A Trust document sets forth the distribu-
4) Adult Children – Allow for management of property during your child’s life to allow for inheritance to remain separate from marital assets or otherwise restrict annual distributions, with remainder to pass to your grandchildren. 5) Charities – Provide instructions on how property is to be managed and distributed for benefit of charity. 6) Joint Trust with Spouse - Trust is revocable during lifetime of both spouses, then becomes irrevocable upon first spouse's death. 7) Family Business Trust - Trust will hold and manage farm real estate or other business assets with specific instructions to ensure property is protected and properly managed for multiple generations: restrict sale of assets, incorporate first rights of refusal and buy-out instructions. Durable Power of Attorney A Durable Power of Attorney designates an Agent to act on WWW.EMBRACINGTHEAGED.COM
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Living Fossil at Paducah’s Waterfront A stately tree stands sentry at the port of Paducah—just inside the floodwall where Water Street meets Kentucky Avenue. Carrying the botanical name, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, its common name is ‘Dawn Redwood.’ Appropriate, because the species has been around 50 million years—since the “dawn” of the ages. Thought to have been extinct, it was rediscovered in China’s isolated inland Hubei (now Sichuan) province in the 1940’s and reintroduced to the United States and other temperate climates during the 1950’s, when seed requested and received by Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum was distributed to other arboreta and universities. This spring, light green feathery foliage will emerge. By summer, that fern-like foliage will turn deep green. Late in fall 2024, the foliage will turn reddish bronze. Then, when the weather turns cold, all needles will drop from this deciduous tree leaving only stark architectural branches to sway in the breeze. Depending on the amount of rain received, the Dawn Redwood may grow three to five feet each year, ultimately soaring to
between 75 and 100 feet high and 15 to 25 feet wide at maturity. With a slightly fluted trunk and scaly bark which shreds in strips, it is well suited to USDA Zones 4a-8b and flourishes in Paducah’s Zone 7a climate. Related to the Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum), this large tree is readily identifiable by its distinctive conical, triangular shape and needs plenty of room to grow. Its cones, less than a penny wide, are initially blue-green, turn brown, and then reddishbrown. The tree has opposite branching twigs, and while it resembles an evergreen, it is in fact deciduous. It is also monoecious, meaning it has male and female parts on separate cones born on the same tree. How did the Dawn Redwood, known as a “water fir” in China, reach Paducah’s waterfront? In February of 1946, a Chinese researcher was sent to Hubei province to collect specimens of what was believed to be a newly discovered tree temporarily named Chieniodendron sinense. After collection, plus additional evaluation and study in China, Ireland and the US, the tree was officially named Metasequoia glyptostroboides, as it is known globally today. Dr. Elmer Drew Merrill of the Arnold Arboretum was anxious to cultivate the tree. In July of 1947, he sent $250 to China to fund collection and shipment of seeds to the Arboretum. Shipments of seed arrived in both January and again in February of 1948. The Arboretum retained some of the seeds for its collections, but sent the remainder, at least 600 packets, to gardens, arboreta, and universities worldwide. The timing of both the tree’s discovery and the
contract for seed delivery to the US were critical. This collaboration in 1947 and 1948, was one of the last joint efforts between American and Chinese botanists before the 1949 Chinese revolution halted all Western access to China until 1980 when the Arnold Arboretum, again on the forefront of botanical discovery, launched a Sino-American Botanical Expedition. But for the action of Dr. Merrill and the Arnold Arboretum, which specializes in botanical exploration of China, the species could have been lost forever. All Dawn Redwoods growing in the west prior to the 1990’s, can be traced to the original seed lots, and their progeny, sent to and distributed by the Arnold Arboretum beginning in 1948. Sadly, cataloging how the seeds were distributed around the nation—and how they reached Paducah for dispersal—was not a priority for the Arnold Arboretum which has very little information on the project and is seeking verifiable data. Specific knowledge of how the seed was dispersed locally appears to depend on vanishing memories. I happen to have one of these trees in my yard, as do other Paducah homeowners. The tree is older than me, but my speculation is the Missouri Botanical Garden (MOBOT) in St. Louis, Missouri, received a ration of seed from the Arnold Arboretum and dispersed it to nurseries, cities for public plantings, and interested homeowners throughout its service area—including Paducah. Inquiries to MOBOT could not confirm my speculation— just like the Arnold Arboretum, cataloging the success of its efforts was not common. Because of the age of Paducah’s oldest Dawn Redwoods, we can safely say they were part of the nationwide distribution of seed promoted by the Arnold Arboretum between 1949-1950. If you are fortunate to have a
Dawn Redwood in your landscape, it will thrive in consistently moist, humus soil in a full to mostly sunny location. Requiring no to minimal maintenance, selectively prune to shape or tidy lower branches in winter rather than spring when the tree emerges from dormancy. Lest you think, “It’s just a tree, what’s so exciting about that?” This story is not without drama and intrigue. While Dr. Merrill and Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum funded collection of Dawn Redwood seed by Chinese botanists, and received two shipments of the seed, they were not the only ones pursuing the tree and sprinting to make it available. Across the country, at the University of California, Berkeley, Ralph Chaney was also highly interested in the tree; he too sent money to W.C. Cheng in China who ultimately sent his assistant, Hwa Ching-Tsan, to collect the seed in Lichuan. Chaney even received some of the coveted seed delivered to and distributed by the Arnold Arboretum. In March of 1948, Chaney journeyed to China himself with Dr. Milton Silverman, a science reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. The pair published several articles about their trip to “the valley of the Dawn Redwood.” The articles mentioned the role of the Arnold Arboretum, but the press mistakenly credited Chaney with collecting the seed distributed in 1948, and even proclaimed Chaney discovered the tree, causing Dr. Merrill to be rightly outraged. Read more about this living fossil known as Dawn Redwood at arboretum.harvard.edu using the search term “1947: Metasequoia Collection” Written By: Carol Ullerich
Top Photo: Dawn Redwood at Paducah’s waterfront, November, 2023, (drone photo provided by Bill Fox). Bottom Photo: Mature Dawn Redwood cones, September 11,2023, (comparing size to penny and quarter).
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Tips for Better Sleep Life has its ups and downs— job, kids, meetings, pets— many of which interrupt our quest for a steady routine and a consistent good night’s rest. Try as we might, we can’t control those factors, but staff at the Mayo Clinic have these suggestions for a better night’s sleep. 1. Adopt a sleep schedule and make it a priority. To be well-rested, a healthy adult needs a minimum of seven hours of sleep each night—including weekends— but no more than eight hours. To reinforce the sleep-wake cycle, go to bed and get up at the same time each day. If you’re still awake after twenty minutes, get out of bed and do something relaxing such as reading a book or listening to soothing music. When tired, return to bed. Try to adhere to your sleep schedule and wake-up time. 2. Consume with caution. Avoid heavy or large meals within a couple hours of bedtime; being uncomfortably full may keep you awake. Nicotine and caffeine stimulate the body and may counteract your desire to sleep. Alcohol has a one-two punch. You feel sleepy at first, but sleep is then disrupted. 3. Create a restful environment. Create a setting conducive to sleep—a bedroom that is cool (65-67 degrees), dark, and quiet is recommended. Put the phone away—avoid the temptation to check emails and the internet just before bedtime; light-emitting blue screens inhibit sleep, and, seeing the time constantly on the phone will remind you you’re still awake. Other aids to induce sleep are room-darkening shades, earplugs, a fan, and a white noise machine. Taking a warm bath or using relaxation techniques before climbing into bed might aid you in falling asleep.
4. Stay awake during the day. Unless working the graveyard shift, keep daytime naps to a one-hour maximum and only early in the day. Lengthy late afternoon naps may upset your internal clock and prevent falling asleep at night. In contrast, those working the overnight shift may benefit from a late afternoon nap to offset sleep debt. 5. Exercise daily. Being physically active and spending time outdoors every day may help you sleep better. Just avoid being active as you prepare to sleep. 6. Keep worries in check. Attempt to solve worries and concerns before climbing into bed. Meditation and stress management may ease anxiety. If you don’t reach a resolution by nightfall, put your concerns on paper and leave them for tomorrow when you can organize your thoughts and tackle the issue with renewed energy. 7. Play a word game. Think of all books or foods, etc. beginning with the letter “A”. When stumped, move to “B” and continue til you fall asleep. 8. Finally, admit when it’s time to speak to a professional. The occasional sleepless night is common. It’s when sleepless nights become routine that you should mention it to your health care provider. There may be a condition causing your sleeplessness. Identifying and treating any underlying cause(s) may result in the better sleep you desire and deserve. Compiled by Carol Ullerich
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But, i’ve got insurance... How often do you review your homeowner’s policy? No matter what your age, anytime you make a big purchase, sale, move, or experience a major life change, it’s wise to alert your insurance agent and do a five to ten-minute policy review to determine whether you’re adequately covered. For seniors in particular, if you have hip surgery or another procedure requiring a lengthy recovery time, and you will be in an in-patient rehab facility for an extended period, alert your agent—your convalescence could take longer than expected. It may be advisable to change the type of policy you have until you return home. An annual review is recommended for everyone, but a policy once-over every three years is critical. According to Kentucky Farm Bureau agent Ricky Greenwell, “What your agent doesn’t know about you can cost you a lot of money.” Even if no change has occurred in the last twelve months, “communicating the status quo to your agent is appreciated and a good opportunity for you to ask questions.” An annual check-in is also a chance to confirm your contact info including cell number, discontinuation of landline, and email address. It’s wise to occasionally check the value of your home, adjusting for inflation annually. This may be easier said than done, especially if you live in a farm area where property is family-held and rarely changes hands. If the house next door sells, make note of the acreage,
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sale price and date. If you have “target theft items” in your home—defined as things that can be quickly removed from your premises in a “grab and go theft”—make note of them, secure them, and keep them within policy limits. Guns, jewelry and fine art should be appraised. Stay current with passwords for your electronics; have you inventoried them lately? No matter how much cash you claim was in your home, you’ll be reimbursed a maximum of $200. Know your policy limits and stay within them. Several years ago, when VHS cameras were prevalent, homeowners were encouraged to videotape home contents. That’s still the case, but now you can do it with your phone and upload it to the cloud. That video will jog your memory should you need to document everything lost in a fire, flood, tornado, or theft. Pursuant to Kentucky Department of Insurance regulations, you’ll be reimbursed the replacement cost—the difference between the item’s actual cash value and its replacement cost—for each item listed. If you don’t list an item, you won’t be reimbursed for it. Water is particularly destructive. Keep plumbing in good working order. Take an occasional walk around your home’s exterior and during winter, disconnect hoses from standing faucets. Pay particular attention to water supply lines in unheated areas including basements, crawl
spaces, attics, garages, and kitchen cabinets. The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) writes, “just a 1/8th inch crack in a pipe can spew up to 250 gallons of water a day! Water damage and freezing account for almost 22 percent of all homeowners’ insurance claims, averaging a whopping $4,024 per claim, according to the Insurance Information Institute.” The IBHS has more suggestions at Frozen pipe prevention 101 - Kentucky Farm Bureau (kyfb.com) to protect your home in extreme winter weather: Set thermostat to minimum of 55 degrees, even if home unoccupied. Heating bill may be higher if home empty, but costly repairs may be avoided. If home will be vacant for long period, turn off and drain water supply prior to leaving. Turn hot and cold water taps to trickle. Slow moving water may help prevent freezing of pipes. Leave kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors open allowing warm air to circulate around plumbing. Ensure exposed pipes in attic and crawl spaces are insulated. Inexpensive foam sleeves, found at home improvement/ hardware stores, are a cost-effective way to insulate exposed pipes.
and expands, it can increase pressure throughout entire plumbing system and, in turn, burst interior pipe. Additionally, outdoor spigot covers, like foam domes, provide protective layer from frigid outdoor air. IF PIPES FREEZE: Turn on both hot and cold taps. Find problem area. Line coated in frost or bulging like just-fed snake usually signals problem. Once frozen segment is identified, shut off water supply to that area. Apply heat to frozen area using towels soaked in hot water, blow-dryer or electric heating pad wrapped around pipe. DON’T use kerosene or propane heater or any type of open-flame device! If you can’t find frozen area or it’s inaccessible, immediately call licensed professional. To be safe, have professional inspect pipes for damage and cracks after hard freeze. Article written by Carol Ullerich with input from Ricky Greenwell, KFB Insurance Agent, 1600 Broadway, Paducah, KY.
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Be Prepared,· Do a Good Turn Daily Since 1910, America has celebrated February 8 each year as National Boy Scout Day. That’s when W.D. Boyce, a Chicago, Illinois, publisher filed articles of incorporation in the District of Columbia to create the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Legend has it a British Scout guided Boyce, lost in London on a foggy night, to his London hotel. After leading Boyce to the hotel, the Scout refused a tip, saying he was just doing his duty. Impressed by the British Scout, Boyce returned to the US, inspired to launch BSA using the British Boy Scout Association model. Paducah is home to BSA Troop Number 1—one of seven original troops in the United States and one of 24 troops in continuous existence since 1910. Troop 1 is sponsored by Grace Episcopal Church where it was organized by Church Rector The Reverend Clinton S. Quin. A Robert Dafford Mural on Paducah’s floodwall (at the tail of the caboose) honors Troop 1 with a depiction of Evening Roll Call, commemorating the first century of boy scouting. Based on a 1915 photograph taken at Mammoth Cave by Boy Scout George Katterjohn, Quin is seen calling roll of 120 scouts participating in the ten-day campout.
Each scout earned and paid his own way to the jamboree. The troop traveled by train to Mammoth Cave. It also traveled by steamboat to campsites in Southern Illinois. Reading the mural from left to right, the viewer sees a progression of uniforms and tents used by the BSA through the years. Girls were first admitted to BSA in 2019 with the first official all-girl troop being created in Guam. The Boy Scout motto is “Be Prepared.” Its slogan is “Do a good turn daily.” Church celebrations often occur the Sunday immediately preceding February 8 and incorporate a pancake breakfast. Written By: Carol Ullerich
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path to a new you For some time, especially through the feeding frenzy of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, a one-track thought may have been running through your mind. It may go like this, “If I can just get started, I’ll be able to take control and maintain my good health and fitness.” You ponder. “Maybe I should read an article on fitness. Maybe I should go to a fitness seminar. Perhaps a motivational speaker could help me. Maybe I should use that gym membership I pay for each month. Have any of you found yourself thinking along these lines? Or am I just talking about myself? Let me try to help you refocus your thoughts and make an action plan. Your body is the most important possession under your roof. I tell my trainees and players all the time—if you cannot move, you cannot play. Think about your friends. Perhaps you have classmates or golfing buddies who have lost their independence. I know your heart breaks for them. I get it. You can’t always control what happens to you. But you can control how you react to what happens. You can control your choices. Think about the past four weeks. What choices could you have made that would have jump-started your way to a “new you?”
I recommend, if you go to a weekly group meeting, like a senior citizen meeting with friends, hold each other accountable. Start a weekly walking group—indoors or outside. Understand that some may fall away shortly after getting started. But don’t give up on them or allow them to give up on themselves. Encourage them to get back with it and rejoin the group. Never underestimate the power of YOU—for yourself and those around you. Do what you must do until you can do what you want to do. 12/31/23, 9:57 AM
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And do not quit when you are tired. Quit only when “you are finished.” Now, let us go and Break a Sweat! Written By: Richard Abraham Photo By: Tonya Marie Photography
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How often do you laugh in a day? (This article applies to everyone, than the average person. After but is especially geared a good laugh, one’s blood toward caregivers). pressure initially increases, but then decreases to a level below Starting around four months normal. Laughter reduces of age, a child laughs about epinephrine, cortisol, dopamine, 300 times a day. In contrast, and growth hormone, four an adult is amused just about neuro-endocrine hormones 17 times during the average associated with stress. Laughter day. Smiling is a mild, silent strengthens the immune system form of laughter. Men say they by increasing infection-fighting chuckle; women giggle. Adults antibodies and may inhibit the between 18 and 34 report the fight or flight response. Belly most laughter, but not from lislaughs initiate muscle relaxation tening to jokes—it’s mostly after which muscles not involved from spending time with groups in the belly laugh also begin to of friends and family. Be honest. relax. Laughter can even allow What’s your daily laugh one to “forget” pain associated quotient? with aches and arthritis. It should be no surprise that a sense of humor enhances one’s quality of life. A sense of humor enables us to find delight, experience joy, and release tension. Laughter activates the human will to live and our capacity to fight disease, making it vital to self-care. Studies show a hospital patient in a happy atmosphere needs less anesthesia and time in the operating room, will leave the hospital quicker, and will have a better overall cure rate. In 1979, Dr. Norman Cousins introduced “humor therapy” to the medical world through his book, Anatomy of Illness, detailing his use of laughter to help ease his pain from treatment for an incurable and extremely painful inflammation of his body’s tissues. Since release of his book, considerable scientific evidence on the effectiveness of humor and its health benefits has been revealed. However, laughter being the best medicine isn’t new. In a 1905 book, Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious, Sigmund Freud argued “humor is the highest of the psyche’s defense mechanisms, capable of turning anxiety into pleasure.” The benefits of laughter are measurable. Those who regularly laugh heartily report lower standing blood pressure 13
minutes on a rowing machine. The similar benefits of laughter and physical exercise when it comes to cardiac, abdominal, facial, and back muscle conditioning is especially good news for those unable to perform physical exercise.
Humor and laughter are powerful emotional medicines capable of lowering stress, dissolving anger, and uniting people. Have you ever tried to “lighten the mood” in a stressful situation? Chances are you have. And, if you laughed at yourself or your situation, you probably realized your worry was trivial and not earth-shatterIn 1987, psychologist Rosemary ing after all. Simply changing Cogan of Texas Tech used the your perspective can bring discomfort of a blood pressure greater clarity, objectivity, and cuff to test medical benefits of insight. Finally, connecting with laughter on pain management. others through laughter and After watching a 20-minute Lily humor allows us to develop Tomlin routine, subjects tolerated new relationships and helps us a tighter cuff than those who feel good. saw an informational tape or no tape at all. To boost your daily laugh quotient, look for everyday humor Laughter stimulates both around you by trying these sides of the brain to enhance steps: learning. It also eases muscle tension and psychological 1. Study infants and young stress, keeping the brain alert children—they find delight and and allowing people to retain amusement in the most ordinary more information. things.
8. And, avoid negative people and news that frightens you or makes you feel sad. This article is based in part on Publication HSW-CAW 807, Connecting Laughter, Humor and Good Health, by Carol Whipple, MS Former Extension Specialist for Social Work, May 2008 and revised in January 2018. Distributed by the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Additional support found at researchgate. net, “Freud’s Theory of Humor,” by Maria Christoff and Barry Dauphin, Department of Psychology, University of Detroit – Mercy, Detroit, MI, USA. Educational programs of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service all people regardless of economic or social status and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability. Written By: Carol Ullerich
Frequent belly laughter empties more air from the lungs than is ingested, resulting in a cleansing effect sending more oxygen-enriched blood and nutrients through the body. Belly laughs, along with an active sense of humor, may help protect against a heart attack according to a study at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The study—the first to indicate laughter may help prevent heart disease—found people with heart disease were 40 percent less likely to laugh in a variety of situations compared to people of the same age without heart disease.
2. Immerse yourself in comedies, comic sitcoms, joke books, comedy clubs, etc.
Equate laughter with “internal jogging.” According to William Fry, MD, Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University, one minute of laughter equals ten
6. Remind yourself to have fun.
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7. Spend time with those who help you see the bright side of life.
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3. Hang out with funny friends. 4. Take a 5-to-10-minute humor break each day to read jokes, write funny observations in a humor notebook, and listen to funny tapes. Listen to material from the late Jeanne Robertson on YouTube. Don’t Send a Man to the Grocery Store and Born to Wok are two favorites. 5. When you hear a good joke, write it down or tell it to someone to help you remember it.
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Poetry Corner These three poems are the work of Linda Swift, profiled in this issue’s Senior Spotlight on pages 18 and 19. They are reprinted with her permission. OCEAN There is an ocean of me with depths dark and cold denying the whitecaps, playful and bold, that romp on the breakers in tides’ ceaseless motion arranging the ships on the surface of ocean.
Thoughts on a Husband’s Retirement You zig-zagged the Tennessee Valley the best thirty years of your life— Shawnee, John Sevier, Colbert, Sequoyah, Brown’s Ferry—generating power. You’ve swung shifts and a gunmetal lunchbox. You’re fluent in a foreign tongue— raking clinkers, water lancing, sluicing pyrites, shooting condensers, punching a monkey. As your mind dreamed melodies, your eyes read control boards. Your hands turned levers instead of tuning strings. Life is a compromise and you made yours. You have served your sentence with no parole for exemplary conduct; earned your release with pension. You can’t buy back time but what remains is free—make music.
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senior spotlight·· linda reeder
A Storied Life in Novels
the farm in Kirksey was sold, Mamaw asked Blalock for a job and was hired at the Settlement House. Having a relationship with both Linda and Bob, Blalock was the perfect matchmaker to kindle a romance between the pair—and she did just that.
If you attended Lone Oak Elementary School in the early 1960’s; Lone Oak High School between 1967 and 1974, or took an IQ or Achievement Test at the McCracken County Board of Education in the early 1980’s, you may have crossed paths with an author who has 23 published novels to her name, one of them now an independent film. Her name is Linda Reeder, but the literary world knows her by the pen name “Linda Swift.” Now 92, her husband, Bob Reeder, is 93. Since 2022, their home has been Rivercrest Place on New Holt Road in Paducah. Their love story began as teenagers. Linda’s maternal grandparents had a large farm east of Murray. The Roberts had six daughters and two sons. Linda and her parents lived west of Murray with her Daddy’s family. Her daddy was the third generation of his family to live on a small farm outside Kirksey, Kentucky. His grandfather was a tobacco buyer in Mayfield’s barns. When Linda was born in 1931—near the end of the Depression—the farm was owned by Linda’s paternal great-grandmother, widowed, and known as “Grandmammy.” When she died from measles, the farm was sold. Linda’s daddy began his career as a schoolteacher in Calloway County, Kentucky. When he lost 15
his job, he peddled neckties and dug ditches for the WPA. An avid reader, he read to Linda and her mother each night. When Linda was ten, the family moved to Paducah where her daddy sold insurance until a soldier claimed his job and the family moved to Missouri where her daddy became principal of a two-year high school and Linda’s tenth-grade teacher. She excelled in debate during her junior and senior years. Around age ten, Linda started writing poems. Her first reading occurred in a private home on Buckner Lane in Paducah. It was a family dinner hosted by a distant cousin for six guests, three of whom were the host’s sons. At age 18, Linda came to Paducah in September in search of a job. She stayed with “Mamaw,” her paternal grandmother, who had moved to Paducah and become House Mother of the Joseph L. Friedman Settlement House. The House sponsored a weekly Friday night social called “Teen Town” that would play a pivotal role in Linda’s future. Mrs. Blalock, a widow, was the Home’s Director. She had taught school with Mamaw in Mayfield, and had a young cousin named Bob who was musically inclined and a particularly good piano player. When
At the social, Linda spied Bob playing piano on stage. When Bob saw Linda enter the room, he came down onto the floor to ask her to dance. Linda could not jitterbug, so Bob suggested they set a spell and get acquainted. When the dance ended, Blalock suggested the duo continue chatting in the library. They did and Bob asked Linda if she’d be at next week’s formal night. She said “maybe,” and a tentative date was set. Linda was now working at Grant’s Dime Store. The next six days flew by, and Linda arrived promptly at the Settlement House wearing the store-bought formal her mother had mailed to her. She eagerly anticipated her date with Bob. Bob, however, did not show up until the dance was half-over, and he had a girl on his arm. Linda was “furious and curious.” She did not speak to Bob that night—nice girls weren’t forward. She later learned the “other girl” was a casual acquaintance of Bob’s. Linda was her high school newspaper’s artist—but she realized she was not an artist. She also received an award for writing poetry, and a scholarship to SEMO in Cape Girardeau. Had she accepted, she would have majored in art, but she declined the award. Bob called Linda upon learning she’d received the scholarship, assuming she would be leaving town. Clearly smitten, he asked her to date no one else. In December 1949, Bob was drafted into the Korean War. He went to boot camp at Great Lakes, became a Navy radio
operator, and was assigned to submarine duty—stationed much of the time in San Diego, California, and then in New London, Connecticut. Three months later, St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1950, Linda and Bob married in a family wedding at Paducah’s Fountain Avenue Methodist Church. Linda chose a blue gabardine suit, paired with a navy straw hat adorned with a blue rose. Bob’s grandfather, a retired Baptist minister, performed the ceremony. They wed just seven months after their first meeting. Blalock’s match had worked. While Bob was in service, Linda spent most of her time in Paducah working as a telephone operator and living at Elmwood Court. Their first child, Alan, was born at Riverside Hospital. When discharged from the Navy in 1955, Bob and Linda continued living at Elmwood Court and Bob began doing odd jobs around Paducah. Their second child, Kaye, was born that same year. Charlie Hamilton helped Bob get a job at TVA where he ultimately trained to be an operator—the equivalent of earning an engineering degree without a diploma. Linda started college—“just wanting to finish a few hours in general education” but completing multiple degrees. She studied at Paducah Junior College, now West Kentucky Technical and Community College, taking three years to earn a two-year degree. She figured she’d be happy substitute teaching but realized that was not the case. She enrolled at Murray State University where she finished her bachelor’s degree in education. Still dissatisfied, she earned a master’s degree in education, completing an additional year of study to become a specialist in counseling. Her children were in high school by then, so she continued attending Murray State during summers and at night. Psychology classes gave her the
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opportunity to write skits—just for entertainment. Usually humorous—one story featured an immature student carrying a teddy bear. Her stories were well-received. After earning multiple degrees, she finally realized she wanted to be a writer. But it would not be just a desire to write—it was a need to write—she had to free her words. She “could not not write.” Bob’s work at TVA went well. He was promoted and the family became more affluent, purchasing a Florida condo. Once, while Bob was away on a job, and Swift was in Florida, she decided she wanted to dance. To scratch that itch, she took a class at the local “Y.” She waltzed and did the foxtrot, honing her version of a “more graceful pump-handle two-step.” Together they spent many years perfecting their skills on the dance floor, particularly the cha-cha and the waltz, and danced weekly until 2022. According to Linda, “Every family member is musical except me. They all sing and play lots of instruments. But me, I neither sing, nor play an instrument, but I can dance.” When Bob retired from TVA, he became a consultant for steam plants, accepting only short-term jobs. Linda retired a year later. They wintered in Florida, traveled the world, and Linda launched her writing career with full vigor— attending writer conferences, procuring an agent (Jim Finn) and signing with a New York publisher (Kensington).
weekends and set about satisfying Linda’s goal of seeing “every castle and great house possible.” The trip provided Linda new story material. Had making money been Linda’s single goal, she would have followed the lead of other authors and used a single plot line repeatedly. Linda, however, decided early on she would not adhere to a single formula. Each book has its own starting point. “It might be a person, a thing, something out of the blue.” The characters “take over my mind. When they start talking, I write what they tell me.” As for how a woman of such genteel appearance and slight figure can produce such zesty work—some of it bordering on horror—she says, “I just get out of the way.” This Time Forever, a novel set during the Civil War, is her most popular book and probably her personal favorite. It has been compared favorably to Gone with the Wind—one of her favorite stories, along with Little Women—her childhood Bible. Linda describes herself as a “romantic at heart.” She read and
watched Gone with the Wind, and then the North and South miniseries. Her son-in-law adapted This Time Forever, as the film Clarissa’s War available on Amazon. Readers drawn to the story appreciate her characters because they are “serious.” Her Civil War writings solidified her reputation as an “author,” which to her means she has staying power and is not a one-hit wonder. She’s proud of writing “nothing a grandmother could not read.” She had no comment on Hallmark Movies and The Golden Bachelor. Being physically challenged, Linda watches very little TV due to glaucoma in both eyes. At about age 60 she was diagnosed with peripheral artery disease and cannot walk without assistance. The condition developed gradually requiring the use of a cane and then a rollator. One day she turned too quickly and fell to the floor, breaking her spine. Rather than dwelling on “Linda Reeder the handicapped woman,” she emphasizes “Linda Swift the author.” To her, anyone can be a writer, but it takes more to be an author.
Breaking her spine caused her to begin looking at assisted living. The first place she and Bob looked was Rivercrest Place and they looked nowhere else. It felt like home from the start. Linda noted, “there are more important things than space,”—but they have kept their original home. I asked Linda what advice she would give her younger self. Without hesitation she said, “be more selfish. Spend more time on your career and end goals.” Has anything surprised her about aging? “Yes. I hadn’t expected to be handicapped by neuropathy. Or forgetful. I’m losing my ‘almost perfect’ memory; I have bad glaucoma; and I can’t stay on the computer long enough to write another book.” On the upside, she feels blessed, tries to stay positive, and attempts to make a difference. Linda leaves us with an excerpt from her poem, Footprints, “When I am gone, I hope you can say, She passed this way.” Written By: Carol Ullerich
Her first published book was That Special Summer, part of a now-discontinued line of books called “To Love Again,” featuring women left alone due to death or divorce. Linda liked the line because it allowed women to become all they could be. Sadly, the line was discontinued due to a sales slump. After her first book was printed, the publisher invited Linda to write a short story for its annual collection of six Christmas stories. Her contribution was titled, “Let Nothing You Dismay,” reprising a line from the Christmas carol, “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.” In 1999, Bob took a job in England as a private consultant where he and Linda lived for nearly two years. They booked bus tours on WWW.EMBRACINGTHEAGED.COM Final-Embracing the Aged.indd 16
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checkmate! Last fall I attended an outdoor chess tournament at the Smedley-Yeiser House in Paducah’s Lowertown. Organized by Grady Wring for the Paducah Chess Club, the group meets there Wednesday nights at 6:00 p.m. The lure for this day was prize money, free homemade pumpkin pie made by Wring, and free Huyck Farms apple cider. Entrants came from Western Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee and Southern Illinois. Wring plans to offer three tournaments in 2024, hoping to draw 24-30 players—both rated and unrated—per event. Tournaments will be announced on the club’s Facebook group at paducahchessclub.com; the United States Chess Federation website at uschess.org; the Jackson Purchase Chess website at jacksonpurchasechess. com; and, will be added to the new unified event calendar maintained by the Kentucky Chess Association (kychess.org). The Paducah Chess Club has existed about half a century. During COVID, players met at the original Etc. Coffeehouse location for impromptu matches—just for fun. Join the Facebook group for details. Jimmy Patterson—now 70+ years young—has played with the club several decades. About one million players worldwide have participated in rated tournaments since 1991. Membership in the Paducah club is free. Wring coordinates activities as organizer and director of events. He ensures all rules are followed and each game results in a rating change for players through the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The Fall Open drew sixteen players, a combination of elementary school students, high school players, college students, and a wide age range of adults. Male dominated; I saw only one young girl. Twenty-six players participated in the Spring Celebration Open last May. Twenty to twentyfour players usually compete.
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This Swiss-system tournament featured four 25-minute rounds from which players were never eliminated. Pairings in later matches were determined by points earned in earlier matches. One point was awarded for a win; ½-point for a draw; and 0 for a loss. In the second round, winners of the first matches played other winners while losers played losers. Talking was prohibited. All phones and electronic watches were placed in a box at table center. In this “all age” tournament, youth played youth and adults. Other types of play are round robin, double round robin, and quads.
Wring has played chess most of his life. He started this latest incarnation of the Paducah group to avoid driving two hours to St. Louis, Nashville, or Louisville, just to compete. He’s uncertain how chess players find each other—they just do. Chess started in India nearly 1,500 years ago with chess pieces representing four military divisions—the infantry, cavalry, elephantry and chariotry. Those pieces evolved into the pawn, knight, bishop, and rook of today.
The game migrated to Persia where it was played by nobility as an educational tool. Translated from Persian, “checkmate” means “the king is helpless.” The first recorded chess tournament occurred in Spain in 1575. Modern chess tournaments began in the 19th Century, with the first official World Championship occurring in 1886. Since the 1970’s, computers have fueled game development through programmed games and on-line matches.
During the 1800’s, a player could spend hours making one move. Slow play led to development of speed chess. On this day, each player was allotted 25 minutes per match. Time was not left to chance. Each player touched a provided clock upon completing his move which began the opposing player’s time. And, if a player failed to promptly touch the clock, unused seconds counted against him or her. Initial moves appeared more studied—as if players were sizing up their opponents. Chess.com offers more than 3,000 opening moves. Plays made toward the end of each match were quicker. The last few minutes of many matches, when time was running out, were frenzied. All players recorded every move on a scoresheet to resolve any disputes. Each match ended with a handshake across the table. In recent years, chess has garnered significant attention. The Queen’s Gambit, a 2020 movie featuring a chess opening of the same name, prompted an explosion in popularity and sales. Two years later, in 2022, a cheating scandal between highly rated players Hans Niemann and Magnus Carlsen brought unwanted publicity to the game.
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Those I spoke to agreed chess is a tremendous life teacher. Players learn patience; are rewarded by avoiding knee-jerk reactions; and improve their strategic thinking—often by using on-line resources to analyze matches. Chris Zigler, a freshman at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, told me chess has a steep learning curve, but fills a void for him. He started learning the game when he was between five and eight years old but started really playing around age twelve. Now he plays daily against on-line opponents. The Fall Open was his fifth or sixth tournament. He’s amassed a 705 rating. His grandpa, who accompanied him to the Paducah tournament, has helped him refine his game. Zigler belongs to the Carbondale Chess Club. He gets excited— not nervous—before playing. He works chess puzzles to learn the best response to a move. And, if he plays poorly, he works more puzzles. He’s realized “being self-conscious is good, because I’ll admit mistakes, rather than excusing them away.” He knows he’ll never “grow out of chess.” His two favorite books are, Chess Openings by Nick de Firmian and, 100 Endgames You Must Know, by Jesus de la Villa. Both authors are Grand Masters. Participation in chess waned during COVID but is growing rapidly among children. Two apps to get kids involved are chesskid and chessable. Schools in Murray, Calloway, Livingston, McCracken, Paducah City, Ballard, and Marshall all have teams. Wring, a local software developer, organizes school chess competitions. Contact him at gradyinred@gmail.com. Also check out lichess.org. Charles Sullivan started playing chess around age eight. He credits his participation in school teams with expanding and refining his critical thinking skills, as well as developing a lasting sense of community. Now a student at McCracken County High School, he found chess while
searching for an extracurricular activity. He was already on the swim team, but when swimming lost its luster, chess provided a friendly community. Currently a high school junior, he’d recommend chess to other high schoolers. About twenty students attend McCracken County High School meetings every Thursday, and about ten participate in tournaments. To improve and continue learning during summer, he attends Paducah Chess Club meetings; plays chess on his phone on chess.com; reads books; views on-line videos and watches YouTube. His current rating is 887. Roy Garman of Smithland began playing while working in Mississippi four or five years ago. He picked up the game after watching others play, stopped playing due to an injury, and resumed competing a few months ago. He tries to play every Wednesday in addition to playing on-line—not with any goal in mind—just for the camaraderie and to have fun. He admits his hiatus from play caused a 300400 drop in his rating which he uses as a barometer of his play. He doesn’t want to “give away” matches and likes that “age doesn’t matter.” He’d “rather play a stronger player and lose, than play a weaker player and win.” During the Fall Open, he admitted being “outplayed” in his second match. He likes on-line games because they allow him to test new moves and develop a better understanding of opening moves—his Achilles’ heel. Written & Photos By: Carol Ullerich
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Taming Urinary Incontinence According to a Patient Fact Sheet provided by BTL Emsella, urinary incontinence is an involuntary leakage of urine. It’s not unique to women, but it may diminish a woman’s confidence. Three types of urinary incontinence are: Stress Incontinence - brought on by sneezing, laughing, exercising or coughing; Urge Incontinence - marked by a strong, sudden urge to urinate frequently; and Mixed Incontinence– a combination of the other two. Doing Kegel exercises to strengthen pelvic floor muscles is the initial prescription for relieving urinary incontinence, a condition the National Association for Continence says is experienced by more than 200 million men and women worldwide. Kegel exercises may be done discreetly anytime, anywhere, but are beneficial only when performed correctly— a skill not easily mastered. According to Debbie French, a Physician Assistant at Frazine Wellness, 2021 Broadway, Paducah, anyone benefitting from Kegel exercises can benefit from BTL Emsella, a noninvasive treatment Frazine Wellness has offered for nearly two years to relieve incontinence and enhance bladder control, without a doctor referral. Those with a pacemaker, medication pump or implantable electronic device are not candidates for Emsella treatment. Urinary incontinence afflicts about one in five women and one in eight men. A woman’s pelvic floor muscles are weakened by pregnancy, vaginal childbirth, surgery, aging, excessive straining during elimination, excessive coughing, and/or being overweight. Many female
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patients using Emsella at Frazine are post-menopausal and delivered children via vaginal birth, while many male patients have had their prostate gland removed due to cancer or suffer from diabetes or an overactive bladder. Emsella treatment requires no physical exertion by fully clothed patients, many of whom sing its praises. While there is no age requirement, patients taking advantage of Emsella are generally between 35 and 75-80 years of age. Results may last six to twelve months without maintenance; a single treatment every three to six months may be needed to maintain results. Cost for all six sessions is $1,800, which is FSA and HSA eligible, but is not covered by insurance or Medicare. Promotional literature claims, “scientific research has shown that 95% of treated patients reported significant improvement in their quality of life.” If you leak urine when coughing, sneezing or playing sports; make frequent trips to the bathroom (especially at night); and/ or, have refrained from sexual intimacy, Emsella may be worth a closer look. Emsella is a chair equipped with electromagnetic energy causing thousands of Kegel-like contractions. The goal is strengthening pelvic floor muscles supporting the uterus, bladder, small intestine and rectum. Some report a tingling or tickling sensation when using Emsella. When pelvic floor muscles sag, urine can unexpectedly leak from the bladder causing embarrassment. Emsella helps train pelvic floor muscles by delivering the equivalent of
11,000 Kegel exercises in each of six twice weekly 28-minute sessions scheduled over three consecutive weeks. The allure of the treatment is the patient benefits simply by sitting on the chair without putting forth any effort. Upon completion, you may feel slightly fatigued or have a tingling sensation but should not have soreness since there is no lactic acid buildup. Some patients see less leaking after a single treatment but may require several sessions to sense real improvement.
Completion of treatment may improve patient’s quality of life and confidence by making urine leakage less likely after a cough, sneeze, laugh or exercise. It may even increase intimate wellness and sexual function.
Emsella’s appeal
Since 2000, noninvasive electromagnetic stimulation of pelvic floor muscles has been FDA-approved to treat urinary incontinence in women.
It’s noninvasive. It requires no recovery time. The fully clothed patient positions herself/himself on the specially outfitted chair for six 28-minute sessions spread over three weeks. Proper positioning is key to a successful session. While sitting on the chair, an enclosed electromagnetic coil is activated, and the patient may rebuild bladder and pelvic muscle control without personally initiating time-consuming Kegel exercises. The Kegels are performed by the Emsella with more force, speed and strength than the patient can achieve alone. Appointments are recommended twice weekly for a maximum of three weeks. Improvement may be noticed after the first session and continue building with each session. Full appreciation of entire course of treatment may be realized after 8-12 weeks.
Prime Emsella candidates are those experiencing urinary leakage with coughing, sneezing, laughing, jumping, or exercising. Others may experience frequent urgent bathroom trips or waking up several times at night to urinate.
Initially, restoring physical intimacy was said to be a secondary benefit. Post-treatment, women report more sensation, less dryness, and better muscle control. In the last two decades, treatment has improved and is now available to both men and women. Conversations. I spoke with two Emsella patients—one man; one woman. I met JM on November 3, 2023; he is 63, retired, and had just completed the fifth of six appointments. JM investigated Emsella after seeing it on TV or online. He’s using it to speed recovery from a stroke, removal of his cancerous prostate gland, and hip replacement surgery— all of which occurred between March and May, 2023, and resulted in the loss of 20 pounds for this one-time basketball player and runner.
Emsella treatment could be used to prevent invasive surgery.
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Before April of 2023, JM never suffered from urinary incontinence. After removal of his prostate gland, he found himself packing two bags of clothes and supplies everyday—to prepare for accidents. Even though he can now predict when he will need to “go,”—the first time each morning and then with regularity throughout the day—he still packs two bags of clothes daily—“just in case.” He also carries keys to homes of relatives, in case he needs to stop; and, he has favorite public toilets and rest stops. Initially, he tried to restrict water consumption but that just made him thirsty. He says with pride—five months post-surgery— he now produces a steady urine stream rather than a thin trickle. We talked about the cost of Emsella, for which JM noted financing is available. He views the program’s cost as an investment in his future. Before beginning treatment, he spent more than $50 every week on pads and supplies. While he still keeps supplies on hand, he uses fewer, but will continue using the knowledge learned from Emsella forever. JM mentioned another even bigger cost of living with urinary incontinence—the cost to his mental state. There’s an odor associated with incontnence and the worry of whether he’s stained someone’s furniture. Those concerns may linger but are far less vivid.
If speaking to someone trying to decide whether to try Emsella, JM would pose two questions. How sad are you? How active are you? Initially, urinary incontinence trapped the affable JM inside his home and dictated his wardrobe. Post-Emsella, he readily leaves the house and travels. I commented on the slip-on shoes he wore the day we met. While he prefers lace-up shoes, slips-ons and shorts are more convenient if he needs to make a quick change in a public restroom. He stressed those who choose Emsella should not rely exclusively on the machine to do all the work. Instead, use the Emsella to teach yourself how to properly perform Kegels and then practice them whenever possible—which is anytime. JM and I chatted for two hours. Unbeknownst to me, he did Kegels the entire time and never excused himself to use the restroom. One of his tricks is doing Kegels when he senses he’s about to cough. I also spoke with TB, a 35-year-old mom of two completing her fifth treatment. She has been a patient of Dr. Ryan Frazine for several years and learned about Emsella during an open house for the launch of the Frazine Wellness Center. Two factors greatly influenced her decision to begin Emsella—she had FSA dollars available to pay for the treatment and, it’s quick—she does it during her lunch hour and promptly returns to work.
mayoclinic.org offers these tips on performing Kegel exercises: Find pelvic floor muscles by stopping urination midstream. After identifying correct muscles, exercises may be done from any position, but it may be easier to begin from a prone position. “Imagine you are sitting on a marble and tighten your pelvic muscles as if you’re lifting the marble. Try it for three seconds at a time, then relax for a count of three.” Tighten just the pelvic floor muscles. Do not flex muscles in abdomen, thighs or buttocks. Breathe freely; don’t hold your breath. Strive to do 3, or more, sets of 10 to 15 repetitions daily. And, don’t be afraid to ask your doctor for help in locating your pelvic floor muscles.
“Time is a luxury I don’t have, and I can’t create more of it.” Two other options weren’t attractive to her. She could do pelvic floor therapy, but there are only two local providers and getting an appointment is tough; or, she could undergo surgery, but that would require recovery time—again, something this businesswoman, wife and mother of two young boys does not have to spare. Her stress incontinence developed after the birth of her second child. She experienced leaking and frequent urination. Urodynamic testing confirmed she had an overactive bladder and stress incontinence. She had tried doing Kegels to strengthen the pelvic floor
muscles but was never convinced she was doing the exercises properly and deriving any benefit. After the second Emsella session she saw improvement. About to complete her full course of treatment, TB would “absolutely recommend” Emsella to anyone suffering from urinary incontinence. She no longer wears pads and her original health has returned. To explore Emsella, contact Debbie French at Frazine Wellness, (270) 557-7809, info@ frazinewellness.com. For a video demonstration visit https://youtu.be/2HLEVkT1LUU?si=m8Ee8mnKk0LLU564 Written By: Carol Ullerich
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As children, we longed for the day when we could be independent and make our own choices. As adults, we work hard to acquire possessions such as homes, yards, and various items for entertainment. However, as we age, completing daily tasks can become more challenging, and the burden of maintaining our possessions can become overwhelming. There is nothing wrong with being able to say, “I cannot,” or "I do not need all the belongings I have.” It's okay to admit this! If this becomes the case, it may be time to consider downsizing. Although change can be scary, downsizing provides freedom and independence, allowing for more peace of mind and mental freedom. By letting go of possessions, we may have more opportunities to travel, visit loved ones, and enjoy simple pleasures such as reading and walking.
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UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS (First in a series of discussions families may choose to have with parents and senior family members. These topics may be awkward and (Firstto in raise, a series discussions families may choose to havefor with parents and senior family members. Thesemay topics may behelp awkward and tense butofhaving an early discussion and preparing uncomfortable, yet unavoidable, life events ultimately all live their tense to raise, but having an early discussion and preparing for uncomfortable, best, long lives.) yet unavoidable, life events may ultimately help all live their best, long lives.) When is it time for a senior When is it time for a senior to stop driving and become a to stop driving and become a passenger? passenger? When I mentioned writing an When Iabout mentioned article seniorwriting drivingan to article about senior drivingon to a retired doctor—focusing a retired doctor—focusing on signs it’s time for a senior to signsdriving—he it’s time forsaid a senior to stop he expects stop driving—he said he expects teenagers to be foolish and daring teenagers be foolish and behind the to wheel, but not sodaring for behind the wheel, but not seniors so for older drivers. He expects older drivers. He expects seniors to be cautious. to be cautious. Christy Horner,1 a licensed oc1 a licensed occuChristy Horner, cupational therapist and certified pational therapist and certified driver rehabilitation specialist driver rehabilitation specialist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has a University different view. She at Vanderbilt Medical tests older for fitness to Center, hasdrivers a different view. She drive. In herdrivers experience, when tests older for fitness to adrive. senior is overly cautious, bad In her experience, when things can do cautious, happen. She a senior is and overly bad illustrated with two things can her andpoint do happen. She stories. illustrated her point with two stories. First, an older driver drove so slowly heolder irritated other drivers. First, an driver drove so Failing to keep up with traffic slowly he irritated otherthe drivers. flow, hetowas rear-ended 22traffic times Failing keep up with the in a two-year period. Because flow, he was rear-ended 22 times each was a rear-end in a two-year period. collision, Because it did not appear the senior driverit each was a rear-end collision, was at fault. It is usually thought did not appear the senior driver the tailing driver causes the was at fault. It is usually thought accident by following too closely, the tailing driver causes the being distracted, failing to see the accident by following too closely, leading car’s brake lights, and/or, being distracted, failing to see the not maintaining a proper distance leading car’s brake lights, and/or, to allow a safe stop. Actually, not maintaining proper distance this senior driverawas moving to allow a safe stop. Actually, this at just 10 mph, far less than the senior driver was moving at just 10 mph, far less than the
84-year-olds. 5,209 senior drivsion of the brake and accelerator sion of the abrake and accelerator 84-year-olds. senior drivers ers aged 705,209 and older—died in launched nationwide debate launched nationwide debate and older—died of senior drivers aged fatal70 collisions per capitaininfatal 2021 about thea fitness about fitness seniorWeller drivers collisions per capita in 2021of than to bethe behind theofwheel. than in 1997—a reduction 11%. to be behind the wheel. Weller in 1997—a reduction of 11%. died at age 94. posted speed limit, then suddenly Horner’s second example braking, died at age 94. two dozen Age alone is not the best prediccausing nearly detailed a greater tragedy. Inrear-end collisions. Age is not the best predicThe National Transportation toralone of driving ability. Skills change 2003, 86-year-old George Weller The National of driving ability. Skills ages change Safety BoardTransportation concluded Weller’s torwith age, and everyone repeatedly pressed the acceleraconcluded Weller’s with age, and everyone ages crash Board could have been prevented at his/her own speed. Vision,3 Horner’sSafety second example tor, thinking he was applying detailed the crash could have been prevented at his/her own speed. Vision, had better barriers been in place. hearing, sensation (particularly of a greater tragedy. In brake. He drove 2.5 blocks—the had barriers been in $21 place. hearing, sensation (particularly of decision-makThebetter city, and others, paid the feet), attention, 2003, 86-year-old George Weller full length of the bustling Santa The city, dollars andthe others, paidmultiple $21 the attention, decision-makingfeet), ability, response time, and million to settle repeatedly pressed acceleraMonica (California) Farmer’stor, Marmillion dollars toand settle ing ability, response time, andwhen medication are all relevant civil then, at a cost thinking helawsuits, was applying themultiple ket—hitting numerous shoppers civil lawsuits, and then, at a cost areone’s all relevant when considering fitness to drive. of just $219,000, purchased and medication brake. He drove 2.5 blocks—the 2 with his 1992 Buick LeSabre.full ofinstalled just purchased and considering one’s fitness to drive. a Dragnet Vehicle Arlength of the$219,000, bustling Santa As drivers age, it is critical for them resting Barrier system, installed a Farmer’s Dragnet Vehicle ArrestMonica (California) Mar-to protect and itstoshoppers have—and the market ing Barrier system protect from Astodrivers Reaching speeds between 40 and age, wear—upit is criticalto-date for numerous shoppers ket—hitting future rogue drivers. In lightfrom of eyeglasses and hearing aids; have 60 mph, in just twenty seconds, with he his 1992 the market and its shoppers them to have—and wear—up-toBuick LeSabre.2 thoserogue two examples, itlight is wise an annual physical take all Reachingfuture speeds between 40Inand drivers. of to date killed nine adults and one toddler eyeglasses andexam; hearing about the future plan prescribed cation as 60 mph,those inthink justtwo twenty seconds, examples, it isand wise to while injuring seventy others. Jurors aids; have anmediannual physical for it. directed; maintain good nine adults andfuture one todabout the and plan convicted him in 2006 of tenhe killedthink exam; take and all prescribed medicaphysical health through exercise dler while injuring seventy others. counts of vehicular manslaughter for it. tion as directed; and maintain For many seniors, and physical proper diet. Jurors convicted him in 2006the thought with gross negligence. He faced good health through of relinquishing their driver’s of ten counts of vehicular For many seniors,manthe thought as much as 18 years in prison exercise and proper diet. license is fraught with fear. The Ensure the senior’s physician, auslaughter with gross negligence. of relinquishing their driver’s but was sentenced to five years’ knowauthe license—often earned as aThe diologist eye doctor He facedlicense as much 18 years is as fraught with in fear. probation. Ensure theand senior’s physician, senior is still driving and confirm teenager—represents freedom to prison but was sentenced to five license—often earned as a diologist and eye doctor know the the senior’s eyesight is confirm adequate travel when and where the senior years’ probation. teenager—represents freedom to The judge said Weller, just shy senior is still driving and forsenior’s nighttime driving. may be wants without on someone travel when and relying where the senior of his 90th birthday, belonged in the eyesight is Itadequate helpful for a family member else. Many seniors fear asking a The judge said Weller, just shy prison, but probated his sentence wants without relying on someone for nighttime driving. It may beto atfor a tend doctor appointments with the neighbor, friend or relative birthday, belonged inasking else. Many seniors fear a to avoid saddling California of his 90th helpful for a family member to atride—perceiving it to be a bother senior driver. Don’t fall prey to prison, but probated his senneighbor, friend or relative for a taxpayers with his costly health tend doctor appointments with the to others and California a threat to their own the trap that waiting until later will tence to avoid saddling ride—perceiving it to be a bother care. Bedridden, suffering from senior driver. Don’t fall prey to make the topic easier to tackle. taxpayersdignity. with his costly health to others and a threat to their own the trap that waiting until later will numerous heart ailments, and care. Bedridden, suffering from dignity. requiring 24-hour nursing care, make the topic easier to tackle. Adult children of senior drivers numerous heart ailments, and Weller missed much of his trial should look for signs. Has a FACTS about senior driving – S requiring 24-hour nursing care, FACTS about senior driving – and his entire sentencing due to Adult children of senior drivers neighbor or close friend menWeller missed much of his trial and ill health. Never showing remorse should look for signs. Has tioned seeing your parenta make a ince seniors his entire sentencing duedrive to less as they Since less as they for the deaths and injuries he neighbor closeerror? friendItmenserious or driving may have age, itseniors would drive stand to reason ill health. Never showing remorse caused, his attorneys arguedfor the deaths age, it would stand to reason tioned seeing your make a been a one-time, parent easily explained they and haveinjuries fewer motor vehicle he they have fewer motor vehicle it was an accident. Onlookers serious driving error? It may have occurrence, but it may have been accidents (MVA’s). caused, his attorneys argued But, per mile (MVA’s). But,have per mile described victims being flungit was anaccidents been a one-time, easily of explained the latest in a pattern driving driven, senior drivers more accident. Onlookers driven, senior drivers more through the air as Weller barreled occurrence, but it mayofhave been mistakes indicative a greater MVA’s. Older drivers are keeping victims being flung have described MVA’s. Older drivers are keeping through the market. His confuthe latest in a pattern of driving medical condition. and their barreled licenses longer. through the airusing as Weller andmarket. using their mistakes indicative of a greater through the His licenses confu- longer. medical condition. Warning signs of (potential) As life expectancy grows, more As life expectancy grows, trouble include accidents; new drivers are aged 70+, andmore sharing drivers arewith aged 70+, and sharing Warning signs of (potential) dents/scratches on the senior’s the road younger and midthe road with younger middleinclude vehicle; senioraccidents; not seeingnew items; dle-aged drivers whoand are often in trouble aged drivers are often in dents/scratches senior’s senior straying on outthe of lane of trava hurry and who impatient. el; trouble moving foot between a hurry and impatient. vehicle; senior not seeing items; slow decibrakestraying and accelerator; When involved in an MVA, an senior out of lane of travtime; being olderinvolved driver is in more likely an to die. 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At some some point, doctor may may At point, aa doctor refer the the senior senior for for a a driving refer driving skills evaluation evaluation by by an an objective skills objective specialist. The evaluation will specialist. The evaluation will include an in-clinic component include an in-clinic component to assess cognitive thinking; to assess cognitive thinking; communication; plus, visual and communication; plus, visual and physical skills. There will also be physical skills. There will also be an in-vehicle component during an in-vehicle component which the senior becomesduring accliwhich the senior becomes acclimated to the vehicle; completes mated to the vehicle; basic maneuvers in a completes parking basic maneuvers in a parking lot; drives in residential areas, lot; drives in residential areas, city traffic, and on the interstate; city the interstate; plus,traffic, parksand the on vehicle. Kenplus, the vehicle. Kentucky skill evaluators tuckyparks has driving has driving skillCenter evaluators at: UK Medical - https:// at: UK Medical Center - https:// hdi.uky.edu/project/driver-rehahdi.uky.edu/project/driver-rehabilbilitation; University of Louisville itation; University of Louisville Frazier Rehab - https://uoflFrazier Rehab - https://uoflhealth. health.org/locations/frazier-rehaorg/locations/frazier-rehabilitabilitation-institute/services/drivtioninstitute/services/driversers-education-training-program/; education-training-program/; Norton Healthcare in Louisville - https://nortonhealthcare. Norton Healthcare in Louisville -com/services-and-conditions/ https://nortonhealthcare.com/ rehab-services-and-treatments/ services-and-conditions/ relocations/norton-neuroscienchab-services-and-treatments/ es-and-spine-rehabilitation-cenlocations/norton-neurosciencester/driving-assessment-program/; and-spine-rehabilitation-center/ and Drivabilities in Louisville driving-assessment-program/; https://drivabilities.com/ and Drivabilities in Louisville https://drivabilities.com/ Results will be shared with the senior driver—and a friend Results will be shared with the or family member—during senior driver—and a frienda post-evaluation discussionawhich or family member—during will be compassionate and which post-evaluation discussion sensitive to maintain the senior’s will be compassionate and sensidignity. tive to maintain the senior’s dignity. The evaluation will result in The evaluation will result in one one of five outcomes. The senior of five outcomes. The senior will: continue driving; drive with will: continue driving; drive with adaptive equipment; drive with adaptive equipment; drive with restrictions; restrictions;enroll enrollin inaa driver’s driver’s refresher refresher course; course; or or retire retire from from driving driving with with the the senior’s senior’s license license being rescinded by by the the state state being rescinded licensing licensing authority. authority.Because Because the the decision altogethdecision to to stop stop driving driving altoer is ultimately mademade by the gether is ultimately by the state, state, there there should should be be no no power power struggle between the struggle between the senior senior driver driver and and the family/friend. family/friend.
Once a Once a senior senior decides decides to to retire retire from driving, driving,family familyand andfriends friends from should be be prepared prepared to to assist assist in should in creating a manageable transcreating a manageable transporportation schedule that works for tation schedule that works for the senior. A family may need the senior. A family may need to schedule weekly shopping to schedule weekly shopping trips for groceries, visits to the trips for groceries, visits to the pharmacy, and entertainment. pharmacy, and entertainment. Learn the senior’s habits and Learn the senior’s habits and plan outings accordingly. plan outings accordingly.
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Family or friends should offer to Family or friends should to travel with the senior on offer the first travel the first bus orwith taxithe trip.senior Have on a backup bus Have a backup planorintaxi casetrip. of the unexpectplan in case of the unexpected— ed—bad weather and missed bad weather are andinevitable. missed connecconnections Bus tions areand inevitable. pick-up may be at pick-up drop-offBus and drop-off may be at different different locations—make certain locations—make certain the senior is aware of thisthe and senior is aware of the thisvehicle. and can can safely access safely access vehicle. Seniors outlivethe their abilitySeto niors their ability to drive drive outlive safely by seven to ten years. by It is imperative safely seven to ten seniors years. It is plan for “driving retirement” just imperative seniors plan for “drivas they plan forjust financial retireing retirement” as they plan ment. for financial retirement. Many seniors seniors self-regulate Many self-regulate their their driving.They Theymay may begin begin by by driving. driving only only in in good good weather; driving weather; then only only during during daylight daylight hours; hours; then only on on familiar and then then driving driving only and familiar neighborhood streets streets avoiding avoidneighborhood ing interstates congested interstates and and congested roadroadways. ways. If,and andwhen, when,aasenior seniorretires retires If, from driving, the senior may sink from driving, the senior may sink into depression. Friends and into depression. Friends and family should be aware of this family should be aware of this and look for signs of it. It may and look for signs of it. It may be wise not to sell or move the be wise not to sell or move the senior’s car immediately. senior’s car immediately. And, the family may choose to And, maydriving choose to honorthe thefamily senior’s retirehonor the senior’s driving retirement with a certificate “recognizment with a certificate “recognizyears of safe driving.” ing ___ ing ___ years of safe driving.” Whatever your family’s situation, Whatever your family’s situation, begin the driving retirement begin the driving retirement discussion while the senior has discussion while the Rather senior has good driving habits. good driving habits. Rather
than thanthe thechild childalways always driving, driving, thechild childshould shouldoccasionally occasionally be be the thepassenger passenger to to see see how the how mom mom and dad dad maneuver maneuver the the road. road. and While the the parent’s parent’s doctors doctors need need While tobe be aware aware of of changes to changes in in the the parent’scondition, condition,avoid avoidmaking making parent’s thedoctor doctorthe thebad bad guy guy or or gal gal in the in of driving any discussion discussion of any driving habits. habits. Otherwise,fearing fearingrepercusrepercusOtherwise, sions—the sions— theparent parentmay maywithhold withhold vitalinformation informationfrom fromthe thedoctor. doctor. vital thesenior’s senior’s medications medications have have IfIfthe side effects or dangerous interside effects or dangerous interactions,ask ask the the doctor doctorwhether whether actions, there are options to reduce those there are options to reduce those effects. Consider self-assessing effects. Consider self-assessing a parent’s road fitness using a parent’s road fitness using an on-line option like https:// an on-line option like https:// ftds.phhp.ufl.edu/us/ or https:// ftds.phhp.ufl.edu/us/ or https:// exchange.aaa.com/wp-content/ exchange.aaa.com/wp-content/ uploads/2021/03/Driver-65-Plus. uploads/2021/03/Driver-65-Plus. pdf. pdf. As noted at the beginning of this As notedthis at is the beginning of this article, the first in a series article, this is the first in a series of Uncomfortable Conversations. of Conversations. ToUncomfortable propose a sticky topic to exTo propose sticky to topic to explore, emailadetails cullerich@ plore, email details to cullerich@ embracingtheaged.com embracingtheaged.com
Association. (n.d.). Aging and injuryfacts.nsc.org/all-injuries/ deaths-by-demographics/ Community Health: Older Driver top-10-preventable-injuries/ Safety (retrieved from http:// data-details; LicenseTop renewal www.ama-assn.org); 10 procedures Top 10 preventable(iihs.org); injuries. (2020). preventable injuries. (2020). National Safety Council. https:// National Safety Council. https:// injuryfacts.nsc.org/all-injuries/ injuryfacts.nsc.org/all-injuries/ deaths-by-demographics/ deaths-by-demographics/ top-10-preventable-injuries/ top-10-preventable-injuries/dadata-details; License renewal ta-details/; procedures (iihs.org); Top 10 preventable injuries. (2020). Christy OccuNationalHorner, SafetyOutpatient Council. https:// pational Therapist, Certified Drivinjuryfacts.nsc.org/all-injuries/ er Rehabilitation Specialist, Pi deaths-by-demographics/ Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute, top-10-preventable-injuries/dataVanderbilt University Medical details/. Center, Nashville, TN. Written By: Written By: Carol Ullerich Carol Ullerich
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ways to pay Home Care, Independent, & Assisted Living are currently not covered by Medicare or Medicaid. They are out of pocket, private pay with personal funds. Nursing facilities use all the below for payments depending on each individual situation.
MEDICAID is a cooperative federal-state program designed to aid low-income people. It has become the major funding source for longterm care, covering nearly 75 percent of nursing facility bills. Sourced: http://www. kahcf.org/paying.aspx
PRIVATE PAY means personal funds are used for the out-of-pocket expenses. This includes personal money from your bank accounts, pension, stocks and bonds, and sale of home. Most of your homebased services, adult daycare programs, independent livings and assisted livings are paid by personal funds.
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PRIVATE FINANCING OPTIONS In addition to personal funds & government programs there are other options for older adults by private financing by using long-term care insurance policy, reverse mortgage, certain life policies, annuities, and trusts. LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE is a specific policy purchased prior to reaching senior years. These policies can cover services at home such as home care, assisted living, nursing home, palliative and hospice. GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)—If a veteran meets specific criteria, they are eligible for benefits that will help cover the cost of home care, independent living, assisted living, and nursing care. MEDICARE is a federal health insurance program for people over 65 and certain disabled people under 65. Medicare covers only those nursing facility services rendered to help a beneficiary recover from an acute illness or injury. Medicare is administered by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Kentucky offers 2 waiver programs: ** The Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Program provides support for elderly residents of Kentucky to enable them to age in place. ** The Supports for Community Living (SCL) Waiver is targeted towards individuals who are intellectually or developmentally disabled. To be eligible for this program, the disability must have developed before the age of 22. Sourced: https://www.payingforseniorcare.com/kentucky U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RESOURCE CENTERS ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT (EEOICPA) benefits available for current and former nuclear weapons industry workers, and their survivors. Information is also available for medical providers who care for nuclear weapons workers. Paducah Resource Center 1-866-5340599 TOLL FREE or visiting www.dol.gov/energyprogramresourcecenters.com
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definition of care ADULT DAY CARE a non-residential facility that supports the health, nutritional, social, and daily living needs of adults in a professionally staffed, group setting. LIFE PLAN COMMUNITY is a type of retirement community in the U.S. wtih a continuum of aging care needs—from independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing care. ASSISTED LIVING (SOCIAL MODEL) is residential living offering mobile residents minimal assistance for daily activities. HOSPICE provides a team approach of care for those with a life limiting illness providing support mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically for the patient and their loved ones. The hospice team works with the patient and their loved ones to keep the patient comfortable, coming alongside them as they achieve their short term goals. HOMECARE is a non-medical service that provides support and services for daily needs as well as coordination among caregivers and provider agencies to help adults at risk of institutional care remain in their own home. HOME HEALTH is medical services provided at home to treat a chronic health condition or help you recover from illness, injury or surgery. INDEPENDENT LIVING is housing designed for seniors 55 and older. Independent senior living communities commonly provide apartments, but some also offer cottages, condominiums, and single-family homes. Residents include seniors who do not require assistance with daily activities.
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home health Services are listed by county to show what services are closest to your location. If you do not see an office in your county, then search surrounding counties. Most businesses serve a large area.
MEDICAL BALLARD COUNTY See surrounding counties. CALDWELL COUNTY CALDWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH AGENCY (270) 365-2011 1310 US-62, Princeton, KY 42445 Medicare & Private Ins CALLOWAY COUNTY INTREPID USA HEALTHCARE SERVICES (270) 753-1434 1616 Hwy 121 Bypass, Suite C, Murray, KY 42071 Medicare, Veteran’s Benefits, Private Ins, and Medicaid CARLISLE COUNTY See surrounding counties. FULTON COUNTY LIFELINE HEALTH CARE OF FULTON (270) 472-2294 309 Main St, Fulton, KY 42041 Medicare, Private Ins GRAVES COUNTY INTREPID USA HEALTHCARE (800) 437-2001 1025 Paducah Rd Suite A, Mayfield, KY 42066 Payment Medicare, Veteran’s Benefits, Private Ins, LIFELINE OF JACKSON PURCHASE HOME HEALTH (270) 753-5656 1011 Paris Rd #345, Mayfield, KY 42066 Medicare Advantage Plans
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LIVINGSTON COUNTY See surrounding counties. LYON COUNTY See surrounding counties. MARSHALL COUNTY MARSHALL COUNTY HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH (270) 527-8084 673 Old Symsonia Rd, Benton, KY 42025 Medicare Replacement Insurance *No Private Insurance MCCRACKEN COUNTY BAPTIST HEALTH HOME CARE (270) 575-2990 220 Lone Oak Rd, Paducah, KY 42001 Medicaid, Medicare & Private Ins BRIGHTMORE HOME CARE OF KENTUCKY UNITED ENERGY WORKERS HEALTHCARE (270) 709-3145 3565 Lone Oak Rd, Suite 4 Paducah, KY 42001 Type:Medical free Services for EEOICPA and RECA beneficiaries. (Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act and Radiation Exposure Compensation Act) MERCY HEALTH - HOME CARE AND HOSPICE (270) 415-3600 225 Medical Center Dr # 203, Paducah, KY 42003 HomeCare & Hospice Payor Sources: all payor sources including Medicare, Medicaid and Private Insurances SUPPORTIVE CARE OUTPATIENT (SCOP) (270) 415-6100 Provider visits in the home setting 25 Medical Center Drive, Suite 203 Paducah, KY 42003 SCOP Payor Sources: all payor sources including private insurance, Medicare and Medicaid
MERCY HEALTH HOMECARE & MERCY HEALTH HOSPICE (270) 415-3636 305 Wyatt Drive, Suite B Mayfield, KY 42053 HomeCare & Hospice Payor Sources: all payor sources including Medicare, Medicaid and Private Insurances EMBRACING THE AGED | ISSUE 05 | WINTER | 2024 |
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TRIGG COUNTY CARETENDERS HOME HEALTH (270) 522-0488 72 Lone Oak Dr, Cadiz, KY 42211 Medicare & Private Ins
EXTENDICARE HOME HEALTH OF WESTERN TENNESSEE (731) 885-0866 1720 E Reelfoot Ave #203 Union City, TN 38261 Medicare and Private Ins
LIFELINE HEALTH CARE OF WESTERN KY (270) 885-6353 210 Burley Ave # A, Hopkinsville, KY 42240 Medicare & Private Ins
VOLUNTEER HOME CARE (731) 886-0305 800 E Reelfoot Ave St. 200, Union City, TN 38261 Medicare and Private Ins
MASSAC COUNTY, IL BAPTIST HEALTH HOME CARE METROPOLIS (618) 524-3661 1003 East Fifth Street, Metropolis, IL 62960 Medicare and Private Ins MERCY HEALTH HOMECARE & MERCY HEALTH HOSPICE (270) 415-3600 704 East Fifth Street, Metropolis, IL 62960 HomeCare & Hospice Payor Sources: all payor sources including Medicare, Medicaid and Private Insurances
WEAKLEY COUNTY, TN ADORATION HOME HEALTH (731) 587-2996 135 Kennedy Dr, Martin, TN 38237 Medicare and Private Ins NHC HOMECARE MILAN (731) 686-7471 14091 S 1st St, Milan, TN 38358 ** Service Obion and Weakley County TENNESSEE QUALITY CARE - HOME HEALTH (731) 587-0072 115 Neal St Suite E & F, Martin, TN 38237 Medicare and Private Ins
OBION COUNTY, TN ADORATION HOME HEALTH (731) 885-6622 1625 E Reelfoot Ave, Union City, TN 38261 Medicaid, Medicare and Private Ins AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE (731) 886-1113 1509 E. Reelfoot Ave Union City, TN 38261 Medicare & Most Private Ins. BAPTIST HOSPICE (731) 884-8617 1201 Bishop St, Union City, TN 38261 In Baptist Memorial HospitalUnion City 3rd Floor Medicare, Medicaid, & Private Ins
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home care NON - MEDICAL BALLARD COUNTY See surrounding counties.
HICKMAN COUNTY See surrounding counties.
CALDWELL COUNTY See surrounding counties.
GRAVES COUNTY See surrounding counties.
CALLOWAY COUNTY A PLACE CALLED HOME (270) 753-5990 1406 N 12th Suite C Murray, KY 42071 Private Pay
LIVINGSTON COUNTY See surrounding counties.
BLACK PEARL HOME CARE – MURRAY (270) 557-7418 1712 KY-121, Murray KY 42071 Private Pay CARLISLE COUNTY See surrounding counties.
LYON COUNTY See surrounding counties. MARSHALL COUNTY See surrounding counties. MCCRACKEN COUNTY BLACK PEARL HOME CARE PADUCAH (270) 557-7418 2520 New Holt Road, Paducah, KY 42001 Price varies per client Payment LTC policies
FULTON COUNTY See surrounding counties.
CARING PEOPLE SERVICES (270) 575-4529 1049 Jefferson St, Paducah, KY 42001 Type: non-Medical Private Pay
TRIGG COUNTY See surrounding counties. MASSAC COUNTY, IL See surrounding counties.
HOME INSTEAD (270) 558-0301 3429 Lone Oak Rd #5b, Paducah KY 42001 Private Pay PADUCAH NURSES REGISTRY INC (270) 554-7344 60 Lakeview Dr # 1, Paducah, KY 42001 Private Pay
OBION COUNTY, TN A PLACE CALLED HOME (731) 407-9051 206 E Reelfoot Ave, Union City, TN 38261 Private Pay WEAKLEY COUNTY, TN SENIOR SOLUTIONS HOME CARE (731) 203-1660 215 Hawks Rd STE 12, Martin, TN 38237 Private Pay and VA
SENIOR HELPERS (270) 707-2273 657 Lone Oak Rd Suite 2, Paducah KY Private Pay
veterans affairs VA KENTUCKY Mayfield VA Outpatient Clinic 1253 Paris Rd A, Mayfield, KY 42066 (270) 247-2455 Mayfield Field Rep Michael Fries Cell (270) 705-6656 Fax (270) 780-3630 michael.fries@ky.gov Paducah VA Outpatient Clinic 2620 Perkins Creek Dr, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 444-8465
Carol Livingston, SSgt. USAF Veteran KY Department of Veterans Affairs Field Representative II WKCTC-KDVA 2620 Perkins Creek Dr. Paducah, KY 42001 Cell (270) 556-0474 Fax (270) 495 -0835 carol.livingston@ky.gov Disabled American Veterans-KY Robert Worden, Service Officer 1133 Murray Ave. Paducah, KY 42002 270-444-9808
Andy G Burkart, CPCU, CLU, RICP, RHU, AAI, QRV, LLC ALL VETERANS All Lines Insurance & Retirement Risk Mgmt Assistance (Pro Bono) Paducah, KY Cell (920) 912-4556
Walter “Walt” W. Asher 622 Depot Street Union City, TN 38261 (731) 885-2781
VA ILLINOIS Marion VA Medical Center 2401 W Main St, Marion, IL 62959 (618) 997-5311
Weakly County TN Department of Veterans Affairs Field Representative Ron Cheatham 116 W Main St. - G-04, Dresden, TN 38225 (731) 364-5727
VA TENNESSEE Obion County TN Department of Veterans Affairs Field Representative
Dyersburg VA Outpatient Clinic 1067 Vendall Rd, Dyersburg, TN 38024 (731) 287-7289
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outpatient mental health GRAVES COUNTY EMERALD THERAPY MAYFIELD 1019 Paducah RD Suite C Mayfield, KY 42066 (270) 278-1240 Option 9 Payment: medicare, medicaid, private
LIVINGSTON COUNTY LIVINGSTON HOSPITAL NEW BEGINNNINGS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 131 Hospital Drive Salem, KY 42079 (270) 988-2675 Payment: medicare part b program, traditional medicare, Supplemental Insurance MCRACKEN COUNTY EMERALD THERAPY VILLAGE SQUARE 5050-B Village Square Drive Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 534-5128 Option 6 Payment: medicare, medicaid, private
BALLARD COUNTY FOUR RIVERSBALLARD CO. SERVICES 115 North 4th ST Wickliffe, KY 42087 (270) 442-7121 Payment: medicaid, private, self, medicare, financial aid,
CALLOWAY COUNTY EMERALD THERAPY – MURRAY 111 Popular ST #104 Murray, KY 42071 (270) 534-5128 Option 8 Payment: private Insurance, medicaid, medicare
military
FOUR RIVERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH – LAKES CENTER 1051 North 16th ST. Murray, KY 42071 (270) 753-6622 Payment: medicaid, private, self, medicare, financial aid,
CALDWELL COUNTY HEALTH FIRST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER 1100 S. Jefferson ST Princeton, KY 42445 (270) 365-9455 Payment: Commercial Ins. Insurance, medicaid, medicare, kcip, sliding fee scale PENNYROYAL CENTER 1350 Highway 62 West Princeton, KY 42445 (270) 365-2008 Payment: Insurance billed, underpayment billed, sliding fee scale
military
CARLISLE/ FULTON COUNTY FOUR RIVERS FULTON CO. SERVICES 201 N. Highland DR Fulton, KY 42041 (270) 247-2588 Payment: medicaid, private, self, medicare, financial aid,
EMERALD THERAPY LIVING WELL CENTER 2327 New Holt Rd Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 534-5128 Option 5 Payment: medicare, medicaid, private
EMERALD THERAPYINFORMATION AGE 1640 McCracken Boulevard Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 534-5128 Option 7 Payment: medicare, medicaid, private
FOUR RIVERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 425 Broadway ST. Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 442-7121 Payment: medicare, medicaid, private
MASSAC COUNTY, IL NEW BEGINNINGMASSAC MEMORIAL HOSPITAL/ INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT 28 Chick Street, Metropolis, IL 62960 (618) 524-2151 Payment: traditional medicare and private Insurance New beginings provides transportation to and from appointments
MASSAC MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL CENTER 206 W 5th ST, Metropolis, IL 62960 (800) 851-1251 Payment: medicaid, private, self, military WEAKLEY COUNTY CAREY COUNSELING CENTER, INC. 457 Hannings Lane P.O. Box 648 Martin, TN 38237 (731) 480-0011 MSHN ENTERPRISES 8584 Cordes Circle Germantown, TN 38139 (901) 410-9010 *JOLIE HOUSE 550 Lee St. Martin, TN 38237 (731) 207-0262 *TWAIN HOUSE 370 Haygood Rd. Martin, TN 38237 (731) 214-1933 OBION PATHWAYS – OBION COUNTY OFFICE 930 Mount Zion Rd. Union City, TN 38261 (731) 885-9333 Payment: medicare, medicaid, private, self
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inpatient mental health i hospitals CALLOWAY COUNTY MURRAY – CALLOWAY COUNTY HOSPITAL, GERIATRIC PSYCH UNIT 803 POPLAR ST MURRAY, KY 42071 (270) 762-1100 PAYMENT: MEDICARE AND PRIVATE GRAVES COUNTY JACKSON PURCHASE MEDICAL SENIOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 1099 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE MAYFIELD, KY 42066 (270) 251-4250 PAYMENT: MEDICARE AND PRIVATE MCCRACKEN COUNTY MERCY HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, INPATIENT SERVICES 1530 LONE OAK RD, MERCY HOSPITAL 6TH FLOOR PADUCAH, KY 42003 (270) 444-2250 PAYMENT: MEDICARE AND PRIVATE
KENTUCKY CALDWELL COUNTY CALDWELL COUNTY HOSPITAL 100 Medical Center Drive Princeton, KY 42445 (270) 365-0300 CALLOWAY COUNTY MURRAY-CALLOWAY COUNTY HOSPITAL 803 Poplar St, Murray, KY 42071 (270) 762-1100 GRAVES COUNTY JACKSON PURCHASE MEDICAL CENTER 1099 Medical Center Circle, Mayfield, KY 42066 (270) 251-4100 LIVINGSTON COUNTY LIVINGSTON HOSPITAL-HEALTHCARE 131 Hospital Dr. Salem, KY 42078 (270) 988-2299
MARSHALL COUNTY MARSHALL COUNTY HOSPITAL 615 Old Symsonia Rd, Benton, KY 42025 (270) 527-4800 MCCRACKEN COUNTY BAPTIST HEALTH PADUCAH 2501 KY Avenue, Paducah, KY 42003 (270) 575-2100 MERCY HEALTHLOURDES HOSPITAL 1530 Lone Oak Rd, Paducah, KY 42003 (270) 444-2444 TRIGG COUNTY TRIGG COUNTY HOSPITAL 254 Main St, Cadiz, KY 42211 (270) 522-3215
ILLINOIS MASSAC COUNTY MASSAC MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 28 Chick St, Metropolis, IL 62960 (618) 524-2176 TENNESSEE OBION COUNTY BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-UNION CITY 1201 Bishop St, Union City, TN 38261 (731) 885-2410 WEAKLEY COUNTY WEST TENNESSEE HEALTHCARE VOLUNTEER HOSPITAL 161 Mt Pelia Rd, Martin, TN 38237 (731) 587-4261
WEAKLEY COUNTY UNITY PSYCHIATIC CARE, INPATIENT SERVICES 458 HANNING LN, MARTIN, TN (731) 588-2830 PAYMENT: MEDICARE AND PRIVATE
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outpatient therapy clinic BALLARD COUNTY PREMIER PHYSICAL THERAPY 203 Avenue, Kevil, KY 42053 (270) 462-8252 Fax: (270) 462-8253 Medicare, Medicaid CALDWELL COUNTY FULLER PHYSICAL THERAPY 358 S Main Street Leitchfield, KY 42754 (270) 259-0551 Medicare, Medicaid, Private CALLOWAY COUNTY H2 HEALTH MURRAY, KY 308 N. 12th Street Murray, KY 42071 (270) 759-9500 http://h2health.com Private
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IMAC CENTER OF MURRAY 1601 Hwy 121 N Bypass, Suite B, Murray, KY 42071 (270) 971-4344 imacregeneration.com Private, Veterans
CORE PHYSICAL THERAPY 123 Kings Dr, Mayfield, KY 42066 (270) 727-5120 Commercial Ins. Insurance, Medicare, VA
MARSHALL COUNTY DRAFFENVILLE ATLAS PHYSICAL THERAPY 244 US-68 E. Benton, KY 42025 (270) 527-4322
KORT PHYSICAL THERAPY 732 Vine St, Murray, KY 42071 (270) 753-6477 Contact your Insurance
JACKSON PURCHASE MEDICAL CENTER 1099 Medical Center Cir Suite 302, Mayfield, KY 42066 (270) 251-4121
company before your
self and payment
PRO PHYSICAL THERAPY 302 US-68 W, Benton, KY 42025 (270) 252-7600 Medicare, certain plans of Medicaid, VA but has
first appointment.
agreements
to be approved first
GRAVES COUNTY ATLAS PHYSICAL THERAPY 1413 State Route 45N Mayfield, KY 42066 (270) 247-9500 Private
LYON COUNTY H2 HEALTH EDDYVILLE, KY 414 Newman Drive, Eddyville, KY 42038 (270) 901-3340 Private
MCCRACKEN COUNTY ATLAS PHYSICAL THERAPY 100 Kiana Ct Suite A, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 443-0681 Private
BAPTIST HEALTH PHYSICAL THERAPY 115 Kiana Court, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 534-1200 Medicaid MERCY HEALTH LOURDES 1528 Lone Oak Rd, Suite 100 Paducah, KY 42003 (270) 444-2850 CORE PHYSICAL THERAPY 2321 New Holt Rd, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 908-0294 Commercial Ins., Medicare, VA IMAC REGENERATION CENTER OF PADUCAH 2725 James Sanders Blvd, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 554-5114 Private, Veterans
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medical supplies i equipment MEDICAL EQUIPMENT HEARING AIDES
PHARMACY
DIABETIC SUPPLIES
EYEGLASSES
SLEEP SUPPLIES
OXYGEN SUPPLIES WOUND CARE
MASTECTOMY PRODUCTS
Many businesses serve multiple counties. They are listed under the county of their main address. Please call to find out what counties they serve. BALLARD COUNTY MEDCARE PHARMACY AND HOME MEDICAL 409 Court St, Wickliffe, KY 42087 (270) 335-3172
SUTTON DRUGS OF LA CENTER 234 Broadway St, La Center, KY 42056 (270) 665-5192
CALDWELL COUNTY ORR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 108 E Washington St, Princeton, KY 42445 (270) 365-3903
PRINCETON DRUG 103 W Main St, Princeton, KY 42445 (270) 365-5585
AUDIBEL HEARING CENTER 378 US HWY 62 Princeton, KY 42445 (270) 761-1900
CALLOWAY COUNTY AUDIOLOGY & HEARING CENTER 1711 State Route 121 Bypass N Murray, KY 42071 (270) 759-7000
AUDIBEL HEARING CENTER 506 N.12th St. Unit 1 Murray, KY 42071 (270) 761-1900
BELTONE HEARING CARE CENTER 707 S 12th St Unit A, Murray, KY 42071 (270) 753-9558
LEGACY OXYGEN & MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 924 S 12th St, Murray, KY 42071 (270) 753-2001
MIRACLE-EAR HEARING AID CENTER 307 N 4th St, Murray, KY 42071 (270) 713-7137
PHARMACY, INC 370 Industrial Road Murray, KY 42071 (270) 762-0602
ROTECH OF WESTERN KENTUCKY 1608 HWY 121 Bypass North, Suite F Murray, KY 42071 (270) 759-8889
STONE-LANG COMPANY 210 S 12th St, Murray, KY 42071 (270) 753-8055
WALTER’S FAMILY PHARMACY 604 S 12th St, Murray, KY 42071 (270) 753-7688
CARLISLE COUNTY BARDWELL PHARMACY 178 US HWY 51 N Bardwell, KY 42023 (270) 628-5445
KENTUCKYCARE MAYFIELD PHARMACY Coming Soon 110 Kings Dr., Mayfield, Kentucky 42066 (270) 804-7713
FULTON COUNTY EVANS DRUG COMPANY 214 Lake St, Fulton, KY 42041 (270) 472-2421
STONE’S HEALTH MART PHARMACY 414 S 9th St, Mayfield, KY 42066 (270) 247-3232 Insurance Medicare Part D
EVANS TOTAL CARE 214 Lake St, Fulton, KY 42041 (270) 472-2984
HICKMAN COUNTY CLINTON PHARMACY 119 E Clay St, Clinton, KY 42031 (270) 653-5361
STONE-LANG COMPANY 424 Lake St, Fulton, KY 42041 (800) 949-5728
BYASSEE DRUGS 107 E Clay St, Clinton KY 42031 (270) 653-2151
GRAVES COUNTY DUNCAN CLINIC PHARMACY 1111 Medical Center Circle, Mayfield, KY 42066, 1st Floor Jackson Purchase Medical Pavilion (270) 247-7000
GIBSONS DISCOUNT PHARMACY 1206 Paris Road, Mayfield KY 42066 (270) 247-1055
LIVINGSTON COUNTY CLINIC PHARMACY OF KY 141 Hospital Dr, Salem, KY 42078 (270) 988-3230
GLENN’S PRESCRIPTION CENTER 119 E Main St, Salem, KY 42078 (270) 988-3226
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MEDICAL EQUIPMENT HEARING AIDES
SMITHLAND DRUGS 203 E Adair St, Smithland, KY 42081 (270) 928-2161
LYON COUNTY AT PENNYRILE HOME MEDICAL 307 East Main, Eddyville, KY 42038 (270) 885-2500
LYON DRUG STORE 201 Main St, Eddyville KY 42038 (270) 388-2236
MCCONNELL HEALTH MART PHARMACY 86 Cedar St, Kuttawa, KY 42055 (270) 388-7371
MARSHALL COUNTY AT HOME MEDICAL 837 US 69 Benton, KY 42025 (866) 515-0897
BENTON DISCOUNT PHARMACY 2606 Main St, Benton, KY 42025 (270) 527-1409 CALVERT CITY PHARMACY 906 5th Ave SE, Calvert City, KY 42029 (270) 395-4350
PHARMACY DIABETIC SUPPLIES EYEGLASSES SLEEP SUPPLIES MASTECTOMY PRODUCTS
J&R PHARMACY OF BENTON 817 Main St, Benton, KY 42025 (270) 527-9374
LEGACY OXYGEN & MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 800 Broadway St, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 442-7887
REIDLAND PHARMACY 5433 Reidland Rd, Paducah, KY 42003 (270) 898-7313
J&R PHARMACY OF DRAFFENVILLE 34 US HWY 68 E, Benton, KY 42025 (270) 527-3135
LINCARE 1051 Husbands RD, Paducah, KY 42003 (270) 443-0957
RICK’S PHARMACY 3001 Schneidman Road, Paducah, KY 42003 (270) 443-7200
KENTUCKYCARE PADUCAH PHARMACY 125 S. 20th St., Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 408-1584 Fax: (270) 408-1585
ROTECH OF WESTERN KENTUCKY 1914 Broadway St, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 442-6311
MIRACLE-EAR HEARING AID CENTER 805 Main St, Benton, KY 42025 (270) 713-2122
MCCRACKEN COUNTY AUDIBEL HEARING CENTER 130 Brett Chase Suite B, Paducah, KY 42003 (270) 761-1900
AUDIOLOGY & HEARING CENTER 4570 Pecan Dr, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 554-6000
BELTONE HEARING CARE CENTER 918 Broadway St, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 443-4594
DAVIS DRUGS 250 Lone Oak Rd Ste A, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 443-1442
DRAFFENVILLE PHARMACY 153 US-68, Benton KY, 42025 (270) 527-1404
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MEDCARE HOME MEDICAL 2800 Clark St, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 448-2273
MIRACLE-EAR HEARING AID CENTER 4793 Village Square Dr Ste 140, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 713-7064
ORR MEDICAL 3434 Lovelaceville Rd, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 554-7311
STONE-LANG COMPANY 2620 Broadway St, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 442-3561
STRAWBERRY HILLS PHARMACY New Holt Rd # D, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 444-7070
WEST TOWNE PHARMACY 2755 W Park Dr, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 443-0909
PHARMACY INC. 120 Cave Thomas Dr Suite B, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 908-2577
TRIGG COUNTY CADIZ PHARMACY 435 Lakota Drive, Cadiz, KY 42211 (270) 522-3441
PURCHASE EAR TECHNOLOGY 2008 Broadway St, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 558-3996
MAIN STREET PHARMACY 289 Main St, Cadiz, KY 42211 (270) 882-2222
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MASSAC COUNTY RHODES CENTERS FOR BETTER HEARING 202 E 2nd St, Brookport, IL 62910 (618) 309-7163
OBION COUNTY KIZER PHARMACY 1117 S Miles Ave, Union City, TN 38261 (731) 885-2226
WEAKLEY COUNTY MEDICAL RENTALS 152 Mt Pelia Rd, Martin, TN 38237 (731) 587-5876
SUZANNE’S PHARMACY 932 University St, Martin, TN 38237 (731) 587-0587
Many businesses serve multiple counties. They are listed under the county of their main address. Please call to find out what counties they serve.
non-profits serving seniors Family Service Society Inc. 827 Joe Clifton Dr, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 443-4838
Made to Stay P.O. Box 7802 Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 331-9288
Kentucky Care 1901 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, KY 42003 (270) 575-3247
Paducah Community Kitchen 1237 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 575-3400
Heart USA Prescription Assistance 1530 Lone Oak RD, Paducah KY 42003 (270) 538-5828
Paducah Cooperative Ministry 402 Legion Dr, Paducah, KY 42003 (270) 442-6795
Purchase Area Development District 1002 Medical Center Cir, Mayfield, KY 42066 (270) 247-7171 Martha’s Vineyard 1100 N 12th St, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 575-0021 Wesley Senior Ministries 1615 Appling Road, Cordova, TN 38016 (901) 213-1939
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Senior Apartments BALLARD COUNTY BALLARD SENIOR APARTMENTS 307 Lake Drive, Barlow, KY 42024 (270) 334-3115 COLONY HOUSE APARTMENTS (HUD APPROVED HOUSING) South 6th St, Barlow, KY 42024 (270) 334-3148 LIBERTY MANOR APARTMENTS 526 Phillips Drive, Wickliffe, KY (270) 335-3686 CALDWELL COUNTY PRINCETON COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 100 Hillview Ct, Princeton, KY 42445 (270) 365-5769 FRANKLIN PLACE APARTMENTS 200 North Franklin St, Princeton, KY 42445 (270) 365-3368
FULTON COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY OF HICKMAN 50 Holly Court, Hickman, KY 42050 (270) 236-2888 FULTON HOUSING AUTHORITY 201 N. Highland Dr, Fulton, KY 42041 (270) 472-1115 FULTON MANOR SENIOR APARTMENTS 1109 Middle Rd, Fulton, KY 42041 (270) 472-2721 PARKWAY SQUARE APARTMENTS 1001 Airport Rd, Fulton, KY 42041 (270) 472-3020
PRINCETON MANOR APARTMENTS 655 Grace Ct, Princeton, KY 42445 (270) 365-5280
GRAVES COUNTY LOCUST RIDGE APARTMENTS 676 Lebanon St , Wingo, KY 42088 (270) 247-6391
PRINCETON GREENS APARTMENTS 420 Cooper Circle, Princeton, KY 42445 (270) 365-2365
MAYFIELD MANOR APARTMENTS 320 East James St , Mayfield, KY 42066 (270) 251-0800
CALLOWAY COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY OF MURRAY 716 Nash Drive, Murray, KY 42071 (270) 753-5000
MAYFIELD PLAZA APARTMENTS 405 Babb Drive, Mayfield, KY 42066 (270) 247-7723
WESLEY AT MURRAY 440 Utterback Rd, Murray, KY 42071 (270) 753-7735
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CARLISLE COUNTY GARLAND MANOR APARTMENTS (HUD APPROVED) 215 Rd St, Bardwell, KY 42023 (270) 628-3822
VILLA MADONNA 85 Father Riney Road, Fancy Farm, KY 42039 (270) 623-6300
WESTWOOD OF SYMSONIA 60 Westwood Ave, Symsonia, KY 42082 (270) 851-3681
LAKELAND WESLEY VILLAGE 1127 Village Road, Benton, KY 42025 (270) 354-8888
WINGO APARTMENTS 90 Atlantic Ave, Wingo, Kentucky (270) 653-4593
MORGAN-TREVATHAN APARTMENTS 1003 Elm St, Benton, KY 42025 (270) 252-0111
HICKMAN COUNTY CLINTON HILLS APARTMENTS 205 Ringo Dr, Clinton, KY 42031 (270) 653-6218 HENLEY PARK APARTMENTS 300 Henley Ct, Clinton, KY 42031 (270) 653-2582 LIVINGSTON COUNTY CUMBERLAND VIEW APARTMENTS 504 Rudd St, Smithland, KY (270) 928-4278 LYON COUNTY AMBER VILLAGE Amber Ct, Eddyville, KY 42038 (270) 388-7108 LYON COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 425 Linden Ave, Eddyville, KY 42038 (270) 388-2049 MARSHALL COUNTY COX MANOR 1203 5th Ave SE, Calvert City, KY 42029 (270) 395-4126 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BENTON 101 Walnut Court, Benton, KY 42025 (270) 527-3626
WALNUT COURT 101 Walnut Court, Benton, KY 42025 (270) 653-6000 MCCRACKEN COUNTY DUBLIN MANOR 665 McAuley Dr, Paducah, KY 42003 (270) 441-0026 ELMWOOD COURT 2330 Ohio St, Paducah, KY 42003 (270) 450-4239 IRVIN COBB APARTMENTS 600 Broadway, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 443-4721 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF PADUCAH 2330 Ohio Street, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 443-3634 JACKSON HOUSE APARTMENTS W.B. SANDERS RETIREMENT CENTER 301 S 9th St, Paducah, KY 42003 (270) 442-7591 LONEOAK MANOR APARTMENTS 650 College Ave, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 554-0504 MCAULEY MANOR 631 McAuley Drive, Paducah, KY 42003 (270) 415-9166
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MERCY MANOR 601 McAuley Drive, Paducah, KY 42003 (270) 415-9166 TRIGG COUNTY EMMA ROSE SENIOR APARTMENTS 149 CS-1089, Cadiz, KY 42211 (270) 512-5690
MASSAC COUNTY MASSAC COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 1209 E 5th St apt 5G, Metropolis, IL 62960 (618) 524-8411 OBION COUNTY SOUTHSIDE MANOR 722 Broadway St, South Fulton, TN 38257 (731) 479-3877
PARK TERRACE VILLAGE Park Terrace Cir, South Fulton, TN 38257 (731) 479-1321 WEAKLEY COUNTY WESLEY AT MARTIN 448 Hannings Ln, Martin, TN 38237 (731) 587-6324
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BALLARD COUNTY MILNER & ORR FUNERAL HOME 1079 Court St, Wickliffe, KY 42087 (270) 335-3377 MORROW FUNERAL HOME 376 West Kentucky Dr, La Center, KY 42056 (270) 665-9222 MORROW FUNERAL CHAPEL 449 Wyatt Ave, Kevil, KY 42053 (270) 462-2346 CALDWELL COUNTY GOODMAN FUNERAL HOME 1032 W Main St, Princeton, KY 42445 (270) 365-3838
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MORGAN’S FUNERAL HOME 301 W Washington St, Princeton, KY 42445 (270) 365-5595 CALLOWAY COUNTY BLALOCK-COLEMAN FUNERAL HOME 713 S 4th St, Murray, KY 42071 (270) 753-6800 IMES FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY HERITAGE CHAPEL 1804 Hwy. 121 Bypass N, Murray, KY 42071 (270) 753-8888
IMES FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY DOWNTOWN MURRAY 311 N 4th St, Murray, KY 42071 (270) 753-7000
FULTON COUNTY HORNBECK FUNERAL CHAPEL 302 Carr St, Fulton, KY 42041 (270) 472-1412
J.H. CHURCHILL FUNERAL HOME 201 S 3rd St, Murray, KY 42071 (270) 753-2411
STRONG FUNERAL HOME 903 Broadway St, Hickman, KY 42050 (270) 236-2820
CARLISLE COUNTY MILNER & ORR FUNERAL HOME BARDWELL 41 US-51, Bardwell, KY 42023 (270) 628-5497 MILNER & ORR FUNERAL HOME ARLINGTON 501 Walnut St, Arlington, KY 42021 (270) 655-6990
GRAVES COUNTY BROWN FUNERAL HOME 1223 W Broadway, Mayfield, KY 42066 (270) 247-0077 BROWN FUNERAL HOME 6263 KY-339, Wingo, KY 42088 (270) 376-2231 BYRN FUNERAL HOME 1020 Paris Rd, Mayfield, KY 42066 (270) 247-3592
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MASON’S MEMORIAL CHAPEL 420 E Water St, Mayfield, KY 42066 (270) 247-8938
FILBECK-CANN FUNERAL HOME 1117 Poplar St, Benton, KY 42025 (270) 527-3281
HICKMAN COUNTY BROWN FUNERAL HOME 420 Mayfield Rd, Clinton, KY 42031 (270) 653-2941
MARSHALL COUNTY FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICE 1206 Main St, Benton, KY 42025 (270) 527-6600
LIVINGSTON COUNTY BOYD FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND CREMATION SERVICE 212 E Main St, Salem, KY 42078 (270) 988-3131 SMITH FUNERAL CHAPEL 319 E Adair St, Smithland, KY 42081 (270) 928-2186 LYON COUNTY DUNN FUNERAL HOME 301 Fairview Ave, Eddyville, KY 42038 (270) 388-2231 LAKELAND FUNERAL HOME 1133 US-62 East Eddyville, KY 42038 (270) 388-4045 MARSHALL COUNTY COLLIER FUNERAL HOME, INC. 211 W 5th St, Benton, KY 42025 (270) 527-3141
MCCRACKEN COUNTY CREMATION SOCIETY OF PADUCAH 2001 Park Ave, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 443-5132 HUGHES FUNERAL HOME 2975 Old Husbands Rd, Paducah, KY 42003 (270) 415-1885 KEELING & GOODMAN FUNERAL HOME 2410 Jackson St, Paducah, KY 42003 (270) 443-7991 LINDSEY FUNERAL HOME 226 N 4th St, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 443-2489 MILNER & ORR FUNERAL HOMEPADUCAH 120 Memorial Dr, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 442-5100
MILNER & ORR FUNERAL HOME OF LONE OAK 3745 Old US Hwy 45S, Paducah, KY 42003 (270) 534-4200
EDMAISTON-MOSELY FUNERAL HOME 1200 S Miles Ave, Union City, TN 38261 (731) 885-1033
PETTUS FUNERAL HOME 1229 Madison St, Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 442-5749
RAWLS FUNERAL HOME 114 Roach St, South Fulton, TN 38257 (731) 479-2181 WHITE RANSON FUNERAL HOME 212 W Washington Ave, Union City, TN 38261 (731) 885-1211
TRIGG COUNTY GOODMAN FUNERAL HOME INC. 138 Main St #9163, Cadiz, KY 42211 (270) 522-6676 KING’S FUNERAL HOME 161 Lone Oak Dr, Cadiz, KY 42211 (270) 522-7172
WHITE & MAHON FUNERAL HOMES 225 W Harper St, Troy, TN 38260 (731) 536-4666 WEAKLEY COUNTY BOWLIN FUNERAL HOME 279 W Main St, Dresden, TN 38225 (731) 364-3101
MASSAC COUNTY AIKINS-FARMER FUNERAL HOME 70 Jon St, Metropolis, IL 62960 (618) 524-2156 BROOKPORT FUNERAL HOME 7742 S US 45 Rd, Brookport, IL 62910 (618) 564-2664 MILLER-LOFTUSMcMANUS 414 Metropolis Street Metropolis, IL 62960 (618) 524-2128 OBION COUNTY CRYER FUNERAL HOME 206 E Main Ave, Obion, TN 38240 (731) 536-5389
MURPHY FUNERAL HOME 207 Central St, Martin, TN 38237 (731) 587-3121 WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME 2209 N Meridian St, Greenfield, TN 38230 (731) 235-2224 WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME OF GLEASON 429 S Cedar St, Gleason, TN 38229 (731) 648-5801
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