Joseph Larry Cecil, age 71 of Loretto, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. He was born January 19, 1948 in Dant Station. He was a retired Environmental Engineer with Bayer Company in West Virginia. He served his country in U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era and he was a member of the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard.

He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Joseph Jesse 'Junior' and Cora Elizabeth Kelty Ruley Cecil; four half-brothers, Donnie, Bobby, Pete and Ray Ruley.

Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Janet Ballard Cecil; one son, Keith Cecil (Karen) of Louisville; two sisters, Linda Walls (Tony) and Phyllis Williams (Rich) all of Mount Washington; one half-sister, Betty O'Flynn (Pat) of Louisville; three brothers, Dean Cecil (Brenda) and Marvin Cecil all of Dant Station and Wayne Cecil (Nancy) of Chattanooga, Tennessee; one half-brother, Carl Ruley (Shirley) of Bardstown.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 am Monday, September 23, 2019 at Mattingly Funeral Home, 195 Holy Cross Road, Loretto. Rev. Bryan T. Lamberson will officiate. Burial will follow in Lebanon National Cemetery where military rites will be conducted by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard. His fellow Honor Guardsmen will serve as pallbearers.

Visitation is 9 AM – 11 AM Monday at the funeral home.