Geraldine Osborne Marcum

Geraldine Osborne Marcum, 88, of Paducah, Kentucky passed away at 12:25 a.m. Thursday, August 3, 2023 at Baptist Health Paducah. She was born on January 4, 1935 to the late John S. Osborne and Othella Bolton Osborne. Geraldine received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Louisville in nursing and worked as a Registered Nurse for Cumberland Hospital in Harlan County, KY. She taught Health Careers for the McCracken County School District. Geraldine was an accomplished artist and was one of the founding members of PAPA in Paducah. She and her husband, Bill enjoyed many years of traveling throughout the world. They drove their motor home 17,000 miles from Kentucky to the tip of South America.
 
Geraldine is survived by her son, Don Gray Marcum and wife, Conda of Richmond, Kentucky; daughter, Dana Elaine Donner of Kevil, Kentucky; five grandchildren, Katie Knecht, William Gray Marcum and wife, Melody, Dawson Robert Marcum, John Lawrence Marcum and Slade E. Donner; two great grandchildren, Harmony Marcum and Will Marcum.
 
She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, William “Bill” Marcum; son, Robert Neal Marcum; brothers, Harold G. Osborne and Johnny W. Osborne and her parents.
 
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 6, 2023 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with Rev. Richard Beck officiating.
 
Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
 
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to University of Kentucky Children’s Hospital, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40506.
 
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