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Betty Lou Devers

Betty Lou Devers

Dec 29, 2019

Betty Lou Devers, age 76 of Loretto, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2019 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. She was born May 11, 1943 in Nelson County. She was a former employee of the old Hawk's Place restaurant in Loretto and a member of Rolling Fork Baptist Church of Gleanings.

She is preceded in death by her...

Sister Clara Reid

Sister Clara Reid

Dec 29, 2019

Sister Clara Reid, 80, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Dec. 29, 2019, in Louisville in her 60th year of religious life. She was a native of Holy Cross, Ky.

Sister Clara was always on the move, embracing the latest changes in education through 50 years as a teacher and principal. She remembered all her...

Pat Abell

Pat Abell

Dec 26, 2019

Charles Patrick "Pat" Abell, age 76 of Lebanon, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019 at the Palliative Care Center at Baptist Health Louisville. He was born February 2, 1943 in Marion County. He was a retired employee of General Electric in Louisville with 34 years of service. He served his country in the U.S. Army as a military policeman...

Buck Reid

Buck Reid

Dec 24, 2019

Joseph Gerald "Buck" Reid, age 83 of Holy Cross, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 3, 1936 in Holy Cross. He was a farmer and a retired employee of Jim Beam Distillery.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Jewell Marie Hagan Reid (2013);...

Jeffrey Robert Spalding

Jeffrey Robert Spalding

Dec 14, 2019

Jeffrey Robert Spalding, 52, of Louisville, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Norton Brownsboro Hospital with his family and loved ones by his side. Jeff was born January 10, 1967 to Henry and Virginia Spalding.  Jeff enjoyed his days participating in activities at St. Mary's Center since 1995 and Apple Patch since 2015. Jeff loved everyone and was...

Rose Marie Lamkin

Rose Marie Lamkin

Dec 10, 2019

Rose Marie Lamkin, age 58 of New Hope, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown. She was born November 16, 1961 in Marion County. She was a former employee of Trim Masters in Bardstown and IGA in New Haven. She volunteered with Relay for Life and the New Hope food bank.

She...

Charlie Winfield

Charlie Winfield

Dec 7, 2019

Charles Eugene "Charlie" Winfield, age 46 of Loretto, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 4, 1973 in Marion County. He formerly attended special education in Marion County Public Schools.

He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Edward "Lightning" Winfield who died November 17,...

Robert Gene Bradshaw

Robert Gene Bradshaw

Dec 5, 2019

Robert Gene Bradshaw, 85, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2019, at his residence. He was born May 9, 1934 in Marion County. He served in the United States Army and then worked for many years and retired from General Electric.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Jane O'Bryan Bradshaw; parents William Kelly Bradshaw Sr. and...

Kenneth Mattingly

Kenneth Mattingly

Nov 25, 2019

William Kenneth Mattingly, age 88 of Lebanon, passed away Monday, November 25, 2019 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 26, 1931 in Saint Francis. He was a retired employee of Kentucky Cooperage in Lebanon and a Korean War Era veteran of the U.S. Army.

He was preceded in death by one...

Charles Owen Smith

Charles Owen Smith

Nov 24, 2019

Charles Owen Smith, age 83 of Lebanon, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 23, 1936 in Washington County. He was a farmer and a retired employee of the Marion County Board of Education.  He was a member of Saint Charles Catholic Church.

He was preceded...

Bob Veech

Bob Veech

Nov 18, 2019

Robert Francis "Bob" Veech, Jr., age 86 of Bardstown, passed away Monday, November 18, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 7, 1933 in Jefferson County. He operated Veech Farm Drainage in Bardstown and formerly served in the Kentucky National Guard.

He was preceded in death by his father and mother,...

Danny Donahue

Danny Donahue

Nov 16, 2019

Joseph Daniel "Danny" Donahue, Jr., age 70 of New Haven, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Flaget Memorial Hospital. He was born September 21, 1949 in Holy Cross to the late Joseph Daniel Donahue and Mary Clara Nalley. He retired from the U. S. Navy having served from 1967 until 1990. He was a member of the Marion...

Patricia J. Barnes

Patricia J. Barnes

Nov 11, 2019

Patricia J. Barnes, age 81, formerly of Saint Francis and the Portland area of Louisville, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019 at Colonial Nursing Home in Bardstown. She was a former secretary at Saint Anthony Church in Portland.

She is preceded in death by her husbands, Jondal Tony Burden, Sr. and Thomas Barnes; one son, Jondal Burden,...

Gary Duke Fowler

Gary Duke Fowler

Nov 11, 2019

Gary Duke Fowler, age 62 of Mount Sherman, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019 in New Hope. He was born March 26, 1957 in Freeburn, KY to the late Charles W. and Jean Sanders Fowler. He formerly worked as a construction contractor and honorably served his country in the U.S. Air Force.

Survivors include one sister, Diana...

Linda Lee Newton

Linda Lee Newton

Nov 10, 2019

Linda Lee Newton, age 68 of Springfield, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Kindred Hospital in Louisville. She was born September 12, 1951 in Louisville. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Elijah and Catherine Turner Hendricks.

Survivors include six daughters, Mattie Hicks Sullivan of Indiana, Kathy Petty of Louisville, Alisha Roberts-Blevins of...

Irene O'Daniel

Irene O'Daniel

Nov 8, 2019

Mary Irene O'Daniel, age 77, passed away in Louisville, on November 8th surrounded by her family and friends. She was born in Raywick to the late Paul Michael Lee and Mary Ethel Minor. She is preceded in death by her twin sister, Christine Nally (C.L.) of Bardstown and by her brother, Mike Lee (Shelda) of Raywick. She was a...

Robert Thomas Rankin

Robert Thomas Rankin

Nov 5, 2019

Robert Thomas Rankin, age 61 of Lebanon, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at his home with his beloved wife by his side.  He was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia and was a former resident of Saint Mary's, West Virginia where he worked at the old Ormet Aluminum Mill in Hannibal, Ohio.

He was preceded in death...

Kevin Essex

Kevin Essex

Nov 2, 2019

Francis Kevin Essex, age 65, formerly of Loretto, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Christian Heights Nursing and Rehab in Pembroke, KY. He was born May 5, 1954 in Marion County.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Edward and Fredaline Blair Essex; one brother, Charles Gary Essex.

Survivors include one daughter,...

Kenny Mattingly

Kenny Mattingly

Oct 31, 2019

Joseph Kenneth "Kenny" Mattingly, age 62 of Loretto, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

He was born December 10, 1956 in Marion County. He was Co-owner of Mattingly Garage with his brother Phil.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Louis Patrick and Mary Ellen Lucas...

Duck Davis

Duck Davis

Oct 30, 2019

Drexal Legore "Duck" Davis, age 74 of New Hope, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at U of L Hospital. He was born October 13, 1945 in New Hope. He retired from Jim Beam Distillery after 40 years of service. He enjoyed farming and coon hunting. He was a member of Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church where he...

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