Dr. J. Chester Badgett

Posted by on May 11, 2011

Dr. J. Chester Badgett of Campbellsville, son of the late Thomas F. Badgett and Lelia Grace McClanahan Badgett was born in Casey County, Kentucky, January 18, 1915. He died at 12:38 P.M., Tuesday, May 10, 2011, in Louisville.              Age:    96

He professed faith in Christ early in life and is a member of the Campbellsville Baptist Church.

He was a 1936 graduate of Georgetown College and received his Th. D. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Dr. and Mrs. Badgett served Clear Creek Baptist Church in Woodford County, Little Mount Baptist Church in Spencer County, Utica Baptist Church in Daviess County, Beaver Dam Baptist Church in Ohio County and Campbellsville Baptist Church in Taylor County, Kowloon Baptist Church in Hong Kong and Bethel Baptist Church in Caracas, Venezuela.  He served on the Boards of Trustees at Campbellsville University and New Orleans Theological Seminary, and was past president of the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and the Kentucky Baptist Convention.

He was the last surviving charter member of the Campbellsville Kiwanis Club.

He united in marriage to Ruth W. Cloyd September 15, 1936. She preceded him in death November 11, 2009.

He is survived by two sons and one daughter: Tony Badgett and wife Priscilla, Ruth Ann Badgett Shaw and husband Bob of Frankfort and Dr. Thomas Badgett and wife Rachel of Louisville; five grandchildren: Dr. Joseph Russell Shaw and wife Caroline of Bloomington, Indiana, Jason Robert Shaw and wife Rachel of Frankfort, Jill Badgett Van Tassel and husband Joel of Lexington, Julie Badgett of Richmond, and Dr. Thomas Curry Badgett and wife Jeanne of Kensington, Maryland; seven great-grandchildren: Ian Shaw, Emma Shaw, Merritt Shaw, Sawyier Shaw, Elizabeth (Beppy) Badgett, Eleanor Ruth Badgett, and Lois Curry Badgett; one sister and brother-in-law, Sue Ella and Victor Gehlhausen of Stanford; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Faulkner Badgett and Wesley Badgett.

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VISITATION:  After 5:00 P.M., Thursday, May 12, 2011 at the Campbellsville Baptist Church 

FUNERAL SERVICE:   10:00 A.M. Friday, May 13, 2011, at the Campbellsville Baptist Church by Rev. Harold Pike, Dr. Skip Alexander, Dr. James E. Jones, Rev. Ken Forman and Rev. Robert Oldham

 BURIAL:                        Brookside Cemetery

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Rev. Billy Ray Bowen, 77

Posted by on May 10, 2011

Rev. Billy Ray Bowen of Campbellsville, son of the late Leslie B. Bowen and Lola Holt Bowen, was born September 20, 1933 in Taylor County, Kentucky.  He died at 2:08 A.M., Tuesday, May 10th, 2011 in Campbellsville.  Age: 77

He professed faith in Christ and was a member of South Campbellsville Baptist Church.

He served his country honorably in the United States Army.

He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #48.

He was a retired Baptist minister for over fifty years and was also a retired police officer with the Anderson Indiana Police Department.

He united in marriage to Sheila Warren Skaggs September 21, 2007.  

Besides his wife, Sheila Skaggs Bowen, he is survived by three sons and one daughter:  Danny Bowen and wife, Penny of Franklin, Indiana, Jeffrey Bowen and wife, Christina and Barbara Harris and husband, J. B. of Anderson, Indiana and John Bowen and wife, Melissa of Petersburg, Illinois; two step-children:  Brandon Skaggs and wife, Amanda and Lori Skaggs and fiancee’, David Lowe of Campbellsville; eight grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; six step-grandchildren; one sister and one brother:  Helen Glasscock of Campbellsville and Edward Bowen of Clarkson; sisters-in-law, Rita Bowen of Campbellsville and Gladys Bowen of Fairfield, Ohio; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Gilbert and Agnes Warren of Campbellsville; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by three brothers and five sisters:  Leslie Bowen, Robert E. Bowen, Raymond Bowen, Bertha Hiestan, Ruth Turner Parrott, Hazel Craig, Lou Belle Anderson and Sarah Morgan.

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VISITATION:  After 11:00 A.M., Thursday, May 12, 2011 at the South Campbellsville Baptist Church 

FUNERAL SERVICE:    2:00 P.M., Thursday, May 12, 2011, at the South Campbellsville Baptist Church in Campbellsville by Rev. Shaun Caudill

 BURIAL:                        Brookside Cemetery

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Kenneth Minor, 66

Posted by on May 10, 2011

Kenneth Minor of Campbellsville, son of Nora Lee Edelen Minor and the late Hanley Minor, was born August 27, 1944 in Taylor County, Kentucky. He died at 9:50 P.M., Monday, May 9th, 2011 in Elizabethtown.  Age: 66
He professed faith in Christ and was a member of Acton Baptist Church.
He was a member of the Elk Horn Masonic Lodge #568 F & AM. 
He was a residential construction contractor.
He united in marriage to Della Ann Wise November 19, 1962. 
Besides his wife, Della Ann Minor, he is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Brad Scalos of Campbellsville; three grandchildren:  Stephanie Scalos of Louisville, Meredith Scalos and Andrew Scalos of Campbellsville; his mother, Nora Lee Minor of Campbellsville; three sisters:  Maxine White and husband, Willie, Connie White and husband, Ronnie and Brenda Watson and husband, Doug of Campbellsville; one sister-in-law, Kathy Minor of Campbellsville; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Minor June 2, 1991.

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VISITATION: After 5:00 P.M., Thursday, May 12, 2011 at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home

FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Friday, May 13, 2011, at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Dr. James Jones & Rev. John Batcher

BURIAL: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens

PALLBEARERS:

Jimmy Bault
David Minor
Chad White
Mark White
Todd White
Danny Williams

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