Glenda O’Hara, 66

Posted by on Sep 14, 2022

Mrs. Glenda Lou O’Hara of Campbellsville passed peacefully from this life on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at her home. Born in Niagra Falls, New York on July 6, 1956, she was 66 years of age. Mrs. O’Hara was a retired home healthcare provider and was of the Methodist faith. She was a talented gardener and took great pride in her flowers, and enjoyed collecting gnomes and fairies and other knick-knacks from yardsales and thrift stores.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cone Trask, a brother, Freddy Trask, and a grandson, James “Jimmy Jim” Scully, Jr.

Mrs. O’Hara leaves to cherish her memory:

Two children: Kevin Scully and wife Shari, and James “Jim” Scully and companion Heather,

A brother and a sister,

Four grandchildren: Wesley Goodrum, Savanah Duckworth and husband Sterling, Steven Scully, and Jack Scully,

Six great-grandchildren: Junior Goodrum, Maranda Goodrum, Serenity Hicks, James Hicks, Destiny Duckworth, and Evan Duckworth,

A several other family members and friends.

At the request of Mrs. O’Hara, cremation was accorded her by the L.R. Petty Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Campbellsville. There was no public visitation.

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Norman D. Christie, Sr.

Posted by on Sep 14, 2022

Norman D. Christie, Sr., 90, of Campbellsville, Kentucky, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on September 13, 2022.

Norman was born in Marion County, Kentucky, off the Danville Pike on October 13, 1931.  He was the son of the late Leander Shewmaker Christie and Norman Clelon Christie.

He was united in marriage to Margaret Frances Kirkland March 17, 1956.

He is survived by his wife, of sixty-six years, Margaret Kirkland Christie.  Besides his wife, he is survived by his children:  Norman D. Christie, Jr. (Mark Stemple), Debra Ann Waldron (Gary), Elizabeth Isabelle Christie and Thomas Kirkland Christie.  Also surviving are his eight grandchildren:  Commander Ann Morgan MacDonald, Chris Tarter, Kirk Christie, John Christie, Matthew Christie, Amelia Christie, Jeff Waldron and Eric Waldron; seven great-grandchildren:  Miles Tarter, Ian Tarter, Luke Tarter, Annsley Tarter, Edwin MacDonald, Maggie MacDonald and James MacDonald.  A special niece, Laura Sue Clark survives.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter, Anna Marie Christie and his siblings:  Bettie Christie (his twin in infancy), Isabelle Brockman, Patricia Smith, Charles Christie and Margaret Blevins.

Norman served two tours in the military, Army & Army Air Corp in the Korean Conflict as a medic.  Post his military service, Norman owned and operated the LaGwen Diner, was a home builder/contractor and worked for the Kentucky Department of Highways.  The majority of his professional career was as a self-employed estate broker and certified real estate appraiser for over forty-five years.  Norman was a two-time President of the Kentucky Farm Managers and Rural Appraiser’s Society, served on the Campbellsville City Planning and Zoning Board for more than twenty-five years, and served as a board member for (2) four-year terms at the Taylor County Hospital.  He placed great importance on these civic roles in the hopes of making his hometown a better place to live.  Lastly, Norman had a remarkable talent to strike up a friendly conversation with anyone anywhere that would talk to him.

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VISITATION:  5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home

FUNERAL SERVICE:  2:00 P.M., Sunday, September 18, 2022 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Minister Ryan Boatright

BURIAL:  Brookside Cemetery

EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY REQUESTED TO BE DONATIONS TO FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND MAY BE MADE AT PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME

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Geneva Sullivan

Posted by on Sep 13, 2022

Geneva Sullivan of Campbellsville, daughter of the late John Jimmy Hunt and Julie Ben Caulk Hunt, was born March 30, 1932 in Marion County, Kentucky.  She died at 4:00 A.M., Tuesday, September 13, 2022 in Campbellsville.   Age:  90

She professed faith in Christ and was a member of Mt. Washington Baptist Church.

Geneva enjoyed cooking and would feed anyone who visited.  She loved to can, pick blackberries and quilt.  Her family said she had a heart of gold.

She united in marriage to Leon Sullivan March 10, 1951 and he preceded her in death May 17, 2017.

Geneva is survived by two sons and one daughter:  Randy Sullivan and wife, Betty, Mike Sullivan and Donna Wright and husband, Jeff of Campbellsville; six grandchildren:  Lindsay Wright and husband, Andrew, Cory Wright and wife, Chelsea, Jeremy Sullivan, Shanna Judd, Greta Sullivan Caldwell and Amy Sullivan Brown; fifteen great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.

She was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Jade Sullivan May 5, 2012 and five brothers and three sisters:  Walter Hunt, Preston Hunt, Clayton Hunt, Benny Hunt, Gene Hunt, Kathryn Sullivan, Effie Hunt Sullivan and Burnetta Allen.

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VISITATION: 5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Thursday, September 15, 2022 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home

FUNERAL SERVICE:  1:00 P.M., Friday, September 16, 2022 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. Jimmy York and Rev. Donnie Blick

BURIAL:  Mt. Washington Baptist Church Cemetery

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