ROCKPORT, Ky. — Steve Vernon Paxton Jr., 75, of Rockport, passed away Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born Oct. 11, 1943, to the late Steve Paxton Sr. and Cora Belle Paxton.
Steve was married to his high school sweetheart for 55 years. He was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church and was a graduate of Beaver Dam High School. Steve loved tinkering in the garage, working on the farm, hunting, and fishing. He was a millwright by trade. He loved his family, for they were his pride and joy.
Aside from his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Margie (Jesse) Arriaga; his brother, Donald Paxton; and brother-in-law, Wendell Wilson.
Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Paulette Fulkerson Paxton, of Rockport; his son, Jim (Lee) Paxton, of Lakeland, Florida; his grandson, Tyler Paxton, of Lakeland; his granddaughter, Shelby Paxton, of Lakeland; his sisters, Nancy (Hayward) Spinks, of Hartford, Kentucky, Jean Wilson, of Beaver Dam, Marilyn (David) Crume, of Hartford, and Donna (Mike) Cambron, of Hartford; his sister-in-law, Martha Paxton, of Henderson, Kentucky; and several nieces and nephews
A celebration of life will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam with Rev. John Cashion officiating. Friends may visit with Mr. Paxton’s family from 11 a.m. until the time of the service Saturday at the funeral home.
Online messages of condolences may be left for the family of Steve Vernon Paxton Jr. by visiting his memorial tribute page at www.danksfuneralhome.com.