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The Kuttawa community is mourning the loss of Glenda Kay McCollum, a dedicated public servant who was active in local and state government.
Dunn’s Funeral Home reports that McCollum passed away at her home in Kuttawa on Tuesday at the age of 83.
According to her obituary, McCollum spent 14 years working in the Lyon County School system before becoming the Regional Director of the Girl Scouts of America, and later, the Director of Kentucky Western Waterlands.
McCollum was also active in local and state government, serving as president of the Kentucky State Women’s Democratic Club and co-chairwoman of the Kentucky Tourism Council’s Legislative Committee. She was a member of the Lyon County Democratic Party Executive Committee and chaired the Kuttawa Relocation Foundation Board. In addition, she was the first woman on the Kuttawa City Council and also served as a Kentucky Delegate at the Democratic National Conventions in 1992 and 2004. Her contributions earned her the Women of Achievement Award in 1993 presented by the Paducah River City chapter of BPW and the Rose Award for High Achievement in 2016 presented by the Democratic Women’s Club of Kentucky.
To view McCollum’s funeral arrangements, click here.