Mary Esther Dubuque

Mary Esther Dubuque, age 89, of Ledbetter, KY passed away at 9:43 a.m. Friday, October 27, 2023 at the Calvert City Convalescent Center.  Esther was a faithful member of the Ledbetter Church of Christ and a 1952 graduate of Livingston County High School.  Esther was a Sunday School Teacher and always present when the church doors were open.  Esther retired from the Paducah Power System where she worked as a clerk for many years. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, canning and crocheting for her hobbies. She was an avid  University of Kentucky Basketball fan, but most of all she liked attending her grandchildren’s sports and activities.  Esther’s highlight of the day  was when family and especially her grandchildren appeared  so she could visit and prepare a meal for them.
 
Survivors include one daughter, Rita Driver and husband, Richard of Ledbetter; two sisters, Melba O’Brien of Sterling Heights, MI and Wanda Lockett of Paducah, KY; daughter-in-law, Beverly Dubuque; five grandchildren, Ryan  (Danielle) Driver, Russ Driver, Reis (Sarah) Driver, James Ricky Dubuque and Eli Thompson; four great grandchildren, Benjamin Driver, Baylor Driver, Olivia Thompson and Jacob Thompson; several nieces and nephews.
 
Preceding in death was her husband, Charles Harry Dubuque;  two sons, Ricky Dubuque and Ronnie Dubuque; parents, James Clarence Crochett and Bonnie Bell Henry Crochett; two sisters, Rebecca Sikes and Zella Joyce Crochett; one brother. Allen Crochett.
 
Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 4, 2023 at the Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with David Myers officiating.  Burial will follow at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Ledbetter, KY.  Visitation will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.
 
Expression of sympathy may be made to the New Pathways for Children, P.O. Box 10, Melber, KY, 42069.