Kate Weil Morton

Kate Weil Morton passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and friends at the Phoebe Sumter Hospital in Americus, GA, on November 11, 2025.

She is survived by her only daughter, Lucy Lee Morton of Orlando, FL., her sister, Lucy Weil Paxton (William), and her former husband and dear friend, Billy Wayne Morton. She is also survived by her niece, Christina Cassetty, and nephew, Hank Paxton, and several other nieces and nephews, and many others who called her “Aunt Kate.”

Kate was born in Paducah, KY, on January 25, 1956. She lived her early years there until she moved to Southwest Georgia to follow her passion for walking horses and bird dogs.

There will be a Celebration of Life on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors in Albany, GA. The family will receive friends at Kimbrell-Stern before the Celebration of Life, beginning at 10:00 AM. Kate will be taken to Paducah, KY, for interment services at 2:00 PM Sunday, November 16, 2025, at the Temple Israel Cemetery in Paducah.

Expressions of sympathy, please consider a donation in Kate’s memory to Phoebe Sumter Hospice, 126 E. Furlow St., Americus, GA 31709.

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Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah is in charge of local arrangements.