Russell Mertz, 75, of Paducah, and formerly of Anna and Cairo, died Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah.
He was born on Dec. 9, 1946, the son of Everett and Charlotte Russell Mertz in Cairo.
He married Ellen Rose on Aug. 16, 1975. She survives.
He was...