Michael G. Woleben

Michael G. Woleben, age 69, of Paducah, Kentucky, passed away at 7:45 A.M. Friday, July 1, 2022 at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
 
Michael was born in Morganfield, Kentucky on Sunday, October 5, 1952 to William and Jane Woleben. He served his country in the U.S. Navy as an Interior Communications Technician during the Vietnam War. He was employed with the United States Postal Service. He was a member of East Baptist Church where he served as Deacon, Sunday School teacher and van driver. His hobbies included astronomy and stamp collecting. He will always be remembered by everyone who knew him for his sense of humor and pranks.
 
Mr. Woleben is survived by his wife of 44 years, Donna Fay Powley Woleben; his daughter, Rachel Rayburn (Jacob) of Murray, Kentucky; his son, Joshua Michael Woleben (Candace) of Paducah; his sisters, Carol Craig (Mike) of Orange Park, Florida, Cheryl LaLone (Romain) of Ellsworth, Michigan, Kathy Oakes (Herb) of Nashua, New Hampshire; his brother, Martyn Woleben (Phyllis) of Whiteville, North Carolina; four grandchildren, Eleanor, Elizabeth, Emma and Everly Rayburn; two step-grandsons, Miles and Finn Melloy.
 
Mr. Woleben was preceded in death by his parents, William Dean and Jane Lucille Lacefield Woleben.
 
Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with Bro. Kenneth Puckett officiating. Burial with military funeral honors will follow at Salyers Cemetery.
 
Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 P.M. Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at the funeral home.
 
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Lewy Body Dementia Association at https://www.lbda.org/donate/. 
 
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