Graves County Genealogical Society
Meets 2nd Monday Each Month
Graves County Public Library
FRONT MEETING ROOM UNLESS ANNOUNCED OTHERWISE
Beginning January 2025 the New Meeting Time will be 5:30 pm
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The Graves County Genealogical Society will hold its monthly meeting 5:30 p.m. Monday, September 8th at the Mayfield-Graves County Public Library. At the time of this public service announcement there is no scheduled guest speaker. Pot luck refreshments will be available while conducting the business meeting. Please visit our website at gravesgenealogy.org for updates and more information about our society. Come help us grow!
Bill Foy Obituary
Mr. Jerry "Bill" Max Foy age 84 of Mayfield, KY passed away at 3:25 PM Thursday, August 7, 2025 at the Baptist Health Hospital in Paducah, KY.
He retired from AC Spark Plug in Flint, MI as an electrician after 30 years of service. He was a member of the Sons of the Confederacy; and was a veteran of the United States Military where he serves in the Army Security Agency for 4 years- including time spent in Vietnam.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years- Berdie Foy; his daughter- Kathleen Puckett of Michigan; grandsons- Brian (Morgan) Puckett of Michigan, and Tyler (Katelyn) Puckett of Michigan; his great-grandson- Hudson James Puckett; brothers- Dale (Paula) Foy of Texas and Larry Foy of Mayfield, KY; sister- Shellie Bradshaw of Murray, KY; and several nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents- Lone Foy and Signa Bruce Foy; a daughter- Kristina Daum; brothers- Herschel Foy, Kenneth Foy, Gene Foy, and Norman Foy; sisters- Helen Sadler, Mildred Peal, Faye Bowsher, and Ovaleen Charles; and his son-in-laws- Nicki Joe Puckett and Charles Daum.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM Monday, August 11, 2025 at the Brown Funeral Home in Mayfield, KY with Bro. Dennis Zimmer officiating. Burial will follow in the Lynnville Baptist Cemetery where the American Legion Post #26 will conduct military rites. Visitation will be held from 5:00PM until 8:00PM on Sunday, August 10, 2025 at the Brown Funeral Home in Mayfield, KY.
Now available for purchase is Lochridge and Kindred Families of the Jackson Purchase recently completed by William Wells of Mayfield. The publication can be purchased at The Good News Shoppe locally for $40.00, or can be mailed (plus shipping charges) by requesting a copy @ debanddot1@att.net. His compilation includes the surnames Anderson, Boone, Chappell, Emerson, Frost, Hurt, Pryor and Seay; as well as Wells and Morgan families of Cumberland County, Kentucky.
John Davis now has available for purchase reprints of his first history book of Mayfield, Kentucky.
"Mayfield - As I Recall" By John Davis.
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Graves County Library Location
601 N 17th St.
Mayfield, KY 42066