Jayne Cathcart Crisp, 81, of Paducah, Kentucky, passed away at 10:47 a.m. Sunday, November 2, 2025, at her residence. She was born on August 30, 1944, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, to the late Cecil Paul Cathcart and Rebecca Ruth Farmer Cathcart. Jayne graduated from Hopkinsville High School and earned her Associate's Degree from Bethel Junior College and attended Austin Peay State University. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees as well as her Rank 1 from Murray State University. She was a retired educator who taught at Reidland Middle School and Paducah Tilghman High School. She was also a professor at Paducah Community College where she taught accounting and business classes. Jayne then served as the Executive Director for West Kentucky Educational Co-op.
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