Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Feb 17, 2025
Joyce Eastridge of Campbellsville, daughter of the late William Gose Humphress and Maude Lee Chapell Humphress, was born August 8, 1936 in Taylor County, Kentucky. She died at 1:36 P.M., Saturday, February 15, 2025 in Campbellsville. Age: 88
She professed faith in Christ and was a member of Mt. Zion Church of God.
Joyce was a retired employee of Fruit of the Loom and a homemaker.
She united in marriage to Bobby Glen Eastridge December 24, 1954 and he preceded her in death July 8, 2014.
Joyce is survived by one son and two daughters: Barry Eastridge and wife, Pam and Shelia Price and husband, Terry of Campbellsville and Patricia Clark and husband, David of Elk Horn; eight grandchildren: B. J. Price and wife, Holly, Stacy Shuffett, Wendy Shumpert, Richard Parker, Elizabeth Reynolds, Janie Cruse and husband, Adam, Justin Eastridge and wife, Sarah and Jeffrey Eastridge and significant other, Jessica Blakeman; fourteen great-grandchildren: Jamie Eastridge, Samuel Eastridge, Walker Eastridge, Kaden Price, Kodie Price, Christen Shumpert, Joshua Shumpert, Daniel Shumpert, Matthew Parker, Ashlynn Parker, Jacob Dykes, Parker Dykes, Allie Cruse, Clay Cruse; six step-grandchildren: Marnie Reynolds, Noah Reynolds, Zoe Reynolds, Clay Wright, Mariah Umland and Miranda Oliver; two step-great-great-grandchildren: Zion White and Matteo Reyes; two sisters: Yevonne Humphress and Wyeneth Eastridge of Campbellsville; one sister-in-law, Jenny Humphress; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
She was also preceded in death by a great-grandson, Scott Aaron Parker; two brothers: Kenneth Humphress and Malcolm Humphress; a sister-in-law, Ina Humphress and two brothers-in-law: Jack Eastridge and Garry Humphress; two grandsons-in-law, Cameron Shuffett and Rob Reynolds.
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VISITATION: 5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M., Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Friday, February 21, 2025 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Pastor Jake Eldridge
BURIAL: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY REQUESTED TO BE DONATIONS TO GIDEON BIBLES AND MAY BE MADE AT PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME
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Posted by Lyndell Petty on Feb 17, 2025
Gena Ann Bright of Campbellsville, KY., the daughter of the late Horace and Ida Geneva (Sapp) Bright, was born August 17, 1964, in Taylor County, and departed this life on Sunday, February 16, 2025 in at her home. She was 60 years of age.
She had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of the Lowell Avenue Baptist Church.
Gena enjoyed her collectibles, cats, watching TV, especially MeTV, and going to thrift stores.
Survivors include two brothers: Johnny Bright and his wife Jamie of Danville and Frankie Bright and his wife Bonnie; her nephews: Jason Bright and companion Jessica Clark and Michael Bright.
Also her great-nieces and nephews: Jaxon Clark, Cameron, Jazz, Jagger, Taylor, and Mercede Bright; four great-great nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
The funeral service for Gena Ann Bright will be Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home with interment to follow in the Campbellsville Memorial Gardens.
The family requests visitation after 10:00 A.M. Thursday at the funeral home.
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Posted by Lyndell Petty on Feb 17, 2025
Mrs. Tera Shae Sprowles of Campbellsville was born in Green County on March 17, 1977. She departed this life on Saturday, February 15, 2025 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was 47 years of age. Mrs. Sprowles had made a confession of faith in Christ and was of the Methodist faith.
Tera had a kind and gentle spirit, and a passion for helping others. She was a longtime employee of Green River Trails Rehabilitation Center (formerly Green Hill Manor), having worked as a RN there for 17 years. Life’s simple pleasures, like sitting on her porch watching her flowers grow or a relaxing day at the beach, was what brought her the most joy. Her genuine laugh and compassionate heart will be greatly missed.
She leaves to cherish her memory:
Her husband: Travis Lynn Sprowles of Campbellsville,
A daughter: Jada LaShae Pierce of Campbellsville,
Her parents: Jerry Wayne Pierce of Greensburg, and Beverly Ann and David Bloyd of Summersville,
A brother: Jeff Pierce and wife Tonya of Summersville,
All of her coworkers and friends at Green River Trails,
And countless other family members and friends.
She was also preceded in death by her grandparents, Shreve and Sybil Pepper, and Ray and Myrtle Pierce.
Tera had requested cremation be accorded her. There will be a memorial service to honor her life on Friday, February 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST (6:00 PM CST) in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville. Bro. Thomas Metcalfe will officiate.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, Feb. 21, from 5:00 PM EST (4:00 PM CST) until time for the service.
In lieu of flowers, please consider memorials in the form of donations to the Taylor County Good Samaritans. Those can be made directly at www.taylorcountygoodsamaritans.com or in person at the funeral home.
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Posted by Lyndell Petty on Feb 16, 2025
Randy Lee Cox, of Campbellsville, the son of the late Thelbert and Dorothy Olean (Garrett) Cox, was born Ocotber 28, 1966 in Greensburg and departed this life on Saturday, February 15, 2025 in Greensburg at the Green River Trails. He was 58 years of age.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by grandparents: Darlis and Viola Garrett Cox and Sam Allen and Sally Garrett.
Survivors include three sisters and three brothers: Brenda Edwards and husband Jim, Ruby Galloway and Russell Dewayne Cox and wife Lisa, all of Greensburg, Bonita Shofner, Ricky Dale Cox and Charles Thelbert Cox all of Campbellsville and a host of other relatives and friends.
The funeral service for Randy Lee Cox will be on Friday, February 21, 2025, at 1:00 P.M. at the L.R. Petty Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Tallow Creek Cemetery.
Bro. Steven Edwards
Visitation will be on Friday, February 21, 2025, from 11:00 A.M. until the time of the service.
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Feb 14, 2025
Wilma Hazel Lester Gaddie, 94, of Campbellsville, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2025 in Campbellsville. She was born in Mercer County, Kentucky on July 31, 1930 to Thomas and Sara Jane Russell Lester, who preceded her in death. She united in marriage to George Ray Gaddie on November 21, 1951 and he preceded her in death on April 12, 2009.
Wilma graduated from Campbellsville College and Western Kentucky University and was a second and third grade teacher at Taylor County Elementary School until her retirement. She was a devoted wife and mother and very active in ministry with her husband at the churches he pastored including Friendship Baptist, Salem Baptist, Good Hope Baptist and Yuma Baptist in Taylor County. She was active in the Campbellsville/Taylor County BPW, Retired Teacher’s Association, The President’s Club at Campbellsville University and the Women’s Missionary Union. Wilma was a member of the Campbellsville Baptist Church where she loved her Sunday School class and teaching Vacation Bible School.
Wilma is survived by three children: Ray Gaddie, Punta Gorda, Florida, Jane Wheatley, Campbellsville and Rebecca (Van) Ford, Ft. Myers, Florida. She is also survived by one brother, Devon Lester of Mackville, Kentucky and a sister-in-law, Blanche Gaddie of Campbellsville. She was also preceded in death by a son, David Gaddie and a brother, Wallace Lester.
Wilma is survived by four grandchildren: Ben (Jordan) Ford, Campbellsville, Steve (Amanda) Ford, Campbellsville, Jaclyn (Neil) Dabney, Mannsville and Landon (Kenzie) Dickens, Lexington, Kentucky.
Wilma is also survived by ten great-grandchildren: Zach, Desmond, Devon, Zach, Elissa, Hunter, Ethan, Hayden, Noah and Reid, and four great-great-grandchildren; and a host of other friends and family.
The funeral for Wilma Hazel Gaddie will be Sunday, February 16, 2025 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home at 2:00 P.M., with visitation from 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M., before the funeral. The burial will be in Brookside Cemetery.
Officiating at the funeral will be her pastor, Dr. Dwayne Norman. The pallbearers will be Ben Ford, Steve Ford, Neil Dabney, Landon Dickens, Mike Stein and Greg Rice. Honorary pallbearers are the members of her Women’s Sunday School Class.
Contributions should be to Gideon Bibles or the George & Wilma Gaddie Scholarship Fund at Campbellsville University for Ministerial students, and can be made at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home.
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Feb 14, 2025
Randal Rafferty of Campbellsville, son of the late Elbert Carter Rafferty and Pauline Colvin Rafferty, was born July 24, 1949 in Taylor County, Kentucky. He died at 8:45 P.M., Wednesday, February 12, 2025 in Louisville. Age: 75
He professed faith in Christ and was a member of Campbellsville Baptist Church.
Randal was a retired employee of GTE. He later sold real estate and drove the cancer van from Taylor Regional Hospital to Louisville until the Cancer Center at Taylor Regional Hospital was established. Randal then started and ran Broadway Auto Mart and later added Broadway Auto & Tire.
Randall dearly loved his family and enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren. He also enjoyed watching Westerns and working in his yard.
He united in marriage to Lee Anna Blevins January 3, 1986.
Besides his wife, Lee Anna Rafferty of Campbellsville, Randal is survived by two sons and two daughters: Kevin Rafferty, Angie Wise and husband, Brad, Meagan Rafferty and significant other, Juan Hernandez and Matthew Rafferty, all of Campbellsville; three grandchildren: Justin Wise and wife, Erin of Covington, Connor Wise and Ryker Hernandez of Campbellsville; one great-grandson, Reid Wise; one sister, Alice Vaughn and husband, David and one sister-in-law, Wanda Rafferty Sapp, both of Campbellsville; several other nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
Randal was also preceded in death by a brother, Virgil Rafferty.
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VISITATION: 5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Monday, February 17, 2025 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Dr. Dwayne Norman
ENTOMBMENT: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens Mausoleum
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Posted by Lyndell Petty on Feb 13, 2025
Jewelline Shipp of Campbellsville, KY, the daughter of the late Creed Thomas Allen and Gertrude Carlisle Allen, was born February 20, 1952 in Campbellsville, KY, and departed this life on Tuesday, February 9, 2025 in Elizabethtown. She was 73 years of age.
She was of the Baptist faith and was retired from Fruit of The Loom. She enjoyed bowling, watching television, shopping with her sister and spending time with her nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews.
She is survived by her sister, Ruby Sanders of Greensburg and eleven nieces and nephews: Jason Pace and wife Alisha, Misty Smith and husband Tommy, Crystal Gebler and husband Phillip, Bradley Pace and wife Katie, Chris Morgan and companion Sherri, Paul R Allen and companion Verniece, Danny Allen and wife Jenny, Jannifer Fisher and husband Lee, Amanda Allen and husband William, Scottie Allen, Marie Hammack and husband Kevin, and several great-nieces and great-nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister: Sammy Allen, Charles Allen, and Mary Pike.
The Funeral Service for Jewelline Shipp will be held at 12:00 P.M. Saturday, February 22, 2025, at the L.R. Petty Funeral Home Chapel in Campbellsville with burial to follow in the Otter Creek Cemetery.
Bro. Daniel Marcum will officiate.
The family has requested visitation on Saturday, February 22, 2025, from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service.
In lieu of flowers please consider donating Gideon Bibles, which can be made at the funeral home.
Pallbearers: P.R. Allen, Danny Allen, Chris Morgan, Tommy Smith, Phillip Gebler, and Lee Fisher.
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Feb 13, 2025
Christopher Whitley of Lebanon, son of Cristie Michelle Forrest Tungate and the late Charles Douglas Whitley, was born January 6, 1996 in Taylor County, Kentucky. He died at 6:38 P.M., Wednesday, February 12, 2025 in Lebanon after fighting a long, hard battle with Leukemia since May. Age: 29
He professed faith in Christ.
Christopher was an employee of Toyota Boshoku Manufacturing in Lebanon.
He was an avid gun collector and not only enjoyed shooting, but building his own guns. Christopher loved the outdoors and his pets. His family said he had a huge heart and always thought of others before himself.
Christopher is survived by his mother and step-father, Cristie and Brian Tungate of Lebanon; one brother and one sister: Dustin Whitley and Cara Whitley of Lebanon; two step-brothers: Nathan Tungate and Clayton Tungate; his grandparents: Jerry and Carol Forrest of Campbellsville; step-grandparents: Paul and Rena Tungate of Lebanon and many other relatives and friends.
Christopher was also preceded in death by his grandmother, Teresa Malone.
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VISITATION: 5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Sunday, February 16, 2025 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Monday, February 17, 2025 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Pastor Evan Tedder
BURIAL: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens
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Posted by Lyndell Petty on Feb 11, 2025
Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Gordon Greer Brim of Campbellsville passed from this life on Monday, February 10, 2025 at her home. Daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Edna Alberta Fincher Gordon, she was 85 years of age. She had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Brim loved being outdoors; she especially loved camping with her husband, Tilford. It was said that if the fish weren’t biting, she was reading, but either way, she cherished the time with her family.
She leaves to mourn her passing:
Her husband: Tilford Allen Brim of Campbellsville,
A son: Ricky Dean Greer of Coburg,
Siblings: Ondree Gordon of Tennessee, Mark Gordon of Nebraska, and Claran “Con-Jo” Olaes of Deleware,
Seven grandchildren,
A close great-grandchild: Ayden Strader,
A special friend: Crystal Davis,
And a host of other family members and friends.
She was also preceded in death by a son: Gordon Keith Greer; and a sister, DiAnne Marie Kolacki.
There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mrs. Brim on Friday, February 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY. Interment will follow in the Campbellsville Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Bro. Greg Lockard will officiate.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00-8:00 PM on Thursday, February 13.
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Posted by Lyndell Petty on Feb 11, 2025
Mrs. Brenda Lewis Blevins of Campbellsville, daughter of the late Travis and Lora (Davis) Lewis, was born in Yuma, KY on December 6, 1949. She departed this life on February 11, 2025, in Louisville at the University Hospital, being 75 years of age. She had made a profession of faith in Christ and attended the Soule Chapel Church. Mrs. Blevins was the former Director of Radiology at Taylor Regional Hospital and the cherished wife of the late Billy Blevins, who preceded her in death on October 9, 2015.
Mrs. Blevins leaves to mourn her passing:
A sister: Linda Seaver of Scottsville,
Two brothers: Roger Lewis and Donald Lewis, both of Campbellsville,
And a host of nieces, nephews, and other family members and friends.
She was also preceded in death by three brothers: Tony Lewis, Lonnie Dean Lewis, and Travis Eugene Lewis.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY from 6:00-8:00 PM.
She will be entombed in the Brookside Mausoleum at a later date following a private funeral service.
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