Curley B. Ware, Jr, age 63, of Paducah, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017, 3:28 p.m., at Baptist Health Paducah.
Curley was a member of Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church where he sang in the Male Chorus.
He attended Shawnee Community College where he received an Associate’s Degree in applied science. He was employed with Mid-America Conversion Services as an operator and was a member of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union.
Curley is survived by his wife of 30 years, Marolyn M. Ware of Paducah; two sons, Montrece Ware of Davenport, IA and Curley B. Ware III of Marietta, GA; two daughters, Latoya Ware of Paducah and Natasha Ware Smith of Louisville; 16 grandchildren; one great grand-daughter; four brothers, Bobby Ware of Jackson, TN, Roy Ware of Belleville, IL, William Estes of Milwaukee, WI and Karl Ware of Saginaw, MI; four sisters, Patricia Estes and Gloria Jones, both of Milwaukee, Wi, Shirley Austin of Lexington, KY, and Beverly McDaniels of Saginaw, MI; three aunts; two uncles; several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Curley B. Ware, Sr. and Imogene Hudson Ware, one brother and one sister.
Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, May 13, 2017, 12:00 Noon, at Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church with Reverend Calvin R. Cole, Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in Maplelawn Park Cemetery.
Friends may also call at the church on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until the funeral hour.
Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
