Mrs. Lucillia "Cilla" Nell Alexander

Mrs. Loucillia “Cillia” Nell Alexander, age 68, of Murray, Kentucky, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2026, at her home.
          Mrs. Alexander was born on November 7, 1957, in Detroit, Michigan to the late Coel Compton, Jr. and Janice (Cain) Compton. She retired as a secretary for Eric Howell Grain. Mrs. Alexander was a member of the Kirksey Baptist Church where she was a part of the Young at Heart Sunday School Class, served on the cemetery board, kitchen board, decorations committee, and was the church secretary.
          In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Tabetha Joy Shelton; maternal grandparents, Ben and Nellie Grey Cain; as well as her paternal grandparents, Coel and Irene Compton.
          Survivors include her husband, David Alexander; they married on December 31, 1993, in Kirksey, Kentucky; her dog, “Kidd”; two sisters, Cindy Cossey and husband Danny and Ginger Overbey and husband Kenny all of Murray, Kentucky; one niece, Erica Livingston and husband Rob of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; as well as two nephews, Ben Cossey and wife Nikki and Trent Cossey and wife Traci all of Murray, Kentucky.
          A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 31, 2026, at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services with Bro. Shawn Hanes officiating. Burial will follow in the Kirksey Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m., – 8:00 p.m., Friday, October 30, 2026, at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
          Expressions of sympathy can be made to the Kirksey Baptist Church, P.O. Box 39, Kirksey, Kentucky 42054 or the Kirksey Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 39, Kirksey, Kentucky 42054.
          Online condolences can be made at, www.jhchurchill.com