Mary Etta Dudgeon
Mary Etta Sapp Dudgeon of Campbellsville, daughter of the late John Floyd Sapp and Cleo Cave Sapp, was born May 13, 1933, in Taylor County, Kentucky. She died at 9:40 P.M., Monday, June 18, 2018 at the age of 85.
She professed faith in Christ as a young girl and followed her faith for Christ through her life. She was a member of Meadowview Baptist Church.
Mary Etta was an employee of the Taylor County Clerk’s Office for some twenty-three years, a member of the Taylor Republican Women’s Club for many years and a long-time proprietor of Sapp’s Lake in Merrimac, Kentucky.
She was a beautiful lady inside and out and was a wonderful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who loved everyone deeply.
She united in marriage to Donald A. Dudgeon June 6, 1953 and he preceded her in death June 8, 2012.
She is survived by one son and two daughters: Allen Dudgeon, Donna Hayes and husband, David and Henrietta Barnett and husband, Steve of Campbellsville; three grandchildren: Dana Hayes Fuller and husband, Ches of Lexington, Drew Allen Hayes and wife, Sarah and Clay Evan Barnett of Campbellsville; three great-grandchildren: Clara Grace Fuller, Eli Chesley Fuller, Anniston Hayes and an expected great-granddaughter; one nephew, Barry Sapp of Louisville; special caregiver and friend, Nettie Cox of Campbellsville and many other relatives and friends.
She was also preceded in death by one brother, Edward Sapp and two brothers in infancy.
VISITATION: 5:00-8:00 P.M., Thursday, June 21, 2018 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Friday, June 22, 2018 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home by Drew Hayes, Rev. Arnold Moon and Rev. Brent Gupton
BURIAL: Brookside Cemetery
PALLBEARERS:
Clay Barnett
Steve Barnett
Ches Fuller
David Hayes
Drew Hayes
Barry Sapp
FAMILY REQUEST EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY BE DONATIONS TO GIDEON BIBLES AND MAY BE MADE AT PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME
Mrs. Cora Ann (Lawson) Gray, a long-time resident of Campbellsville, was born on December 2, 1923 in Brady, West Virginia to the late James Albert and Amelia Ellen (Shreves) Lawson. She departed this life on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at the Jane Todd Hospital in Greensburg, being 94 years, 6 months, and 14 days of age. Mrs. Gray was the wife of Mr. Willis Gray, who preceded her in death in 1973. She had made a profession of faith in Christ at an early age; she first joined the Walnut Street Baptist Church and later became a member of Lowell Avenue Baptist Church. As a young lady, she worked at the Westinghouse plant in Akron, Ohio, which switched to riveting aircraft parts during World War II. After moving to Campbellsville, she worked at the Fruit of the Loom plant for 33 ½ years before her retirement. She loved her cats and animals, often mending wounded strays and offering them a permanent home, but her primary love was for her children and grandchildren.
Mr. Gordon Wesley Doughty of the Mannsville community in Taylor County passed from this life on Sunday, June 17, 2018 after an extended illness. Born in Jackson, TN to the late George W. Doughty, Sr. and Catherine Elizabeth (Craig) Wilson on February 6, 1944, he was 74 years, 4 months, and 11 days of age. He was a retiree of the Fruit of the Loom plant in Campbellsville, where he had worked as a boiler operator. Mr. Doughty professed faith in Christ and attended the Mannsville United Methodist Church as his health allowed. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, and served his country honorably during the Vietnam era.
