Amilda Schmitt

PADUCAH, Ky. -- Mary Amilda Schmitt, 91, of Paducah passed away at 9:05 a.m. Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Amilda was born March 13, 1924, in McCracken County, Kentucky, to Louis and Hallie Kaufman.

A woman of strong faith, she was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church. She will be remembered as a very loving, caring, giving person who took great joy in helping others.

She retired from Southern Textile after 43 years of service.

She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Linda Job Schmitt, of Paducah, and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Norbert Anthony Schmitt; one son, Terry Louis Schmitt; four sisters, Adelean Poat, Jeanette Englert and Helen Marie Krimple, and her twin sister, Hilda Wurth; and one brother, Louis Kaufman Jr. Her parents were Louis Kaufman Sr. and Hallie Grief Kaufman.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah. Prayers will begin at 7 p.m.

A funeral Mass is scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, with the Rev. Brad Whistle officiating. Burial will be at Mount Carmel Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 5645 Blandville Road, Paducah, KY 42001; Wm. Clark Market House Museum, P.O. Box 12, Paducah, KY 42002; or Mount Carmel Cemetery Fund, 5645 Blandville Road, Paducah, KY 42001.

To leave a message of condolence or light a candle of remembrance, go to www.milnerandorr.com.